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BODINGTON, George (1799 – 1882)

BODINGTON, George (1799 – 1882)

1799 – 1882

1 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1840 CE

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Essay on the treatment of and cure of pulmonary consumption.

Bodington was one of the first to advocate the sanatorium treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, with “cold dry air for healing and closing cavities and ulcers of the lungs”. His idea was much criticized and…