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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

De morbis puerorum, or, a treatise of the diseases of children.

Publication Details

London: J. Legatt for P. Stevens, 1653 CE.

The second work in English on pediatrics, published more than 100 years after the publication of Phaer’s book. Pemell was a general practitioner living at Cranbrook in Kent; he was buried only five days after the publication of his book. Reprint, Tuckahoe, 1971.

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Entry Number#6320
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/8087
External URLde-morbis-puerorum-or-a-treatise-of-the-diseases-of-children

Geographic Context

Publication place: London