WELCH, William Henry (1850 – 1934)

1891

#5061

The histological changes in experimental diphtheria.

An account of the pathological changes brought about by experimental inoculation of diphtheria toxins.

1892

#2508

A gas-producing bacillus (Bacillus aërogenes capsulatus nov. spec.) capable of rapid development in the blood-vessels after death.

Discovery of the gas gangrene bacillus (Welch bacillus) Cl. perfringens. Reprinted in Medical Classics, 1941, 5, 852-85.

1892

#5621

Conditions underlying the infection of wounds.

Discovery of Staph. epidermidis (albus) and its relation to the infection of wounds.

1897

#2308

Adaptation in pathological processes.

Reproduced in Bibliotheca Medica Americana, Baltimore, 1937, Vol. 3.

1899

#3011

Thrombosis and embolism. In Allbutt, C., System of medicine, 4, 284-310; and in 2nd ed., 6, 691-821

1900

#2516

Morbid conditions caused by Bacillus aërogenes capsulatus.

Welch grouped together the diseases caused by Cl. perfringens, earlier discovered by him in association with Nuttall (see No. 2508).

1903

#11627

Physiological aspects of the liquor problem. Investigations made by and under the direction of W. O. Atwater, John S. Billings, H. P. Bowditch, R. H. Chittenden, and W. H. Welch Sub-Committee of the Committee of Fifty to Investigate the Liquor Problem. 2 vols.

Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1917

#11266

Bibliography of William Henry Welch.

Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1920

#86.2

Papers and addresses by William Henry Welch. [Edited by Walter C. Burket]. 3 vols.

Vol. 1: Pathology and preventive medicine. Vol. 2: Bacteriology. Vol. 3: Medical education, history, miscellaneous subjects, and Welch's bibliography. Introduction by Simon Flexner. Digital facsimile from the Internet…

1924

#1766.603

The medical sciences in the German Universities: a study in the history of civilization. Translated by William H. Welch.

German edition first published in 1876.