Observations on the functional disorders of the kidneys, which give rise to the formation of urinary calculi : with remarks on their frequency in the county of Norfolk / by William England.

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[1830]
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Credit: Observations on the functional disorders of the kidneys, which give rise to the formation of urinary calculi : with remarks on their frequency in the county of Norfolk / by William England. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    with those of other parts of the empire where cal- culous diseases are infrequent^ may probably he thrown into the scale^ when we are impartially weighing the mass of evidence on both sides of the question. The true theory and practice of our art does not repose upon an approximation to the discovery of final causes; the most inquisitive and comprehen- sive mind will continuallyfind ample employment in investigating the necessary effects of the above causes^ or what may be justly considered in the true spirit of reason^ those various modifications of vital laws or vital powers in health and disease^ which constitute the only ultimate facts in physio- logy and pathology. The following Observations ivill be divided into eight Sections, I. Different Opinions on the Origin of Urinary Calculi, II. On the External and Internal Cutaneous System^ or Skin and Mucous Membranes, III. On Natural and Morbid Sympathy, IV. On Renal Secretions.