Historical Bibliography Updated: August 25, 2026
Puerperal fever, as a private pestilence.
Boston, MA: Ticknor & Fields, 1855.
Because his first paper (No. 6274) had been published in a short-lived journal with very small circulation, Holmes enlarged his famous essay on the contagiousness of puerperal fever, and in this reiteration mentioned the steps already being taken by Semmelweis. Reprinted in Med. Classics, 1936, 1, 245-68.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #6276 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/7992 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | puerperal-fever-as-a-private-pestilence |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Boston, MA