Title:

Bacilli and Bullets

Creator:

Osler, William

Date:

1914

Description:

Besides his hospital appointments during World War I, Osler helped educate the public and the military about the dangers of disease in wartime. In this pamphlet, taken from one of his addresses to British troops, he talked about the perils of dysentery, pneumonia, and typhoid fever (enteric), and urged his listeners to get vaccinated against typhoid.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Original Repository:

Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives. William Osler Collection

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Articles
Speeches
Pamphlets

Subject:

Tuberculosis, World War I, and Military Hygiene

Format:

Text

Extent:

7 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives. William Osler Collection. 12829

Legacy ID:

GFBBYS

NLM ID:

101743406X413

Profiles Collection:

The William Osler Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743406X413

Story Section:

Sir William: Regius Professor at Oxford, 1905-1919