John Day: A Colonial Medical Life

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Day J . Observations on the effects of ozone on the mucous membrane of the throat and air-passages. Aust Med J 1864; 9: 323–5.

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Day J . Some observations on ozone, as recorded in Geelong during the months of August and September 1866. Aust Med J 1866; 11: 353–6.

Day J . On the application of ozone for sanitary purposes: letter. Lancet. 1866; i: 126.

Day J , Physiological effects of ozone. Aust Med J 1865; 10: 397–402.

Day J . Ozonic ether as a deodorizer and disinfectant. Aust Med J 1871; 16: 61–2.

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Day J . On colour tests as an aid to diagnosis. Aust Med J 1869; 14: 328–33.

Day J . On the spontaneous formation of peroxide of hydrogen in kerosene and other allied hydrocarbons, with suggestions for their use as disinfectants. Aust Med J 1873; 18: 162–7.

Day J . On the comparative value of carbolic acid and mineral oils as disinfectants. Aust Med J 1874; 19: 162–7.

Day J . Nascent oxygen as a disinfectant and deodorant in the treatment of wounds and ulcerated surfaces. Med Times Gazette 1878; 2: 193–4.

Day J . An attempt to explain the curative action of remedies in general use. Aust Med J 1877; 22: 368–72.

Day J . A new disinfectant. Aust Med J 1875; 20: 241–2.

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Day J . On the application of nascent oxygen to the disinfection and deodorisation of wounds and ulcerated surfaces. Aust Med J 1878; 23: 183–6.

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Day J . On pine wood and peroxide of hydrogen: letter. Aust Med J 1874; 19: 257–8.

Day J . Wooden hospitals: their advantages from a sanitary viewpoint. Aust Med J 1874; 19: 237–42.

Day J . An attempt to show that the walls and flooring of ordinary hospitals are largely concerned in the production of the septic poisons which give rise to pyaemia. Aust Med J 1875; 20: 363–9.

Day J . On a means of arresting the spread of small-pox. Aust Med J 1871; 16: 225–8.

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On the use of ozonic ether and lard in scarlatina. BMJ 1877; ii: 806–7.

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Personal items. Australasian Med Gazette 1911; 20 June: 357 [This refers to “George” Day, but it is clear that John is meant].

Day J . On peroxide of hydrogen as a remedy in diabetes. Aust Med J 1867; 12: 322–30.

Day J . Peroxide of hydrogen as a remedy in diabetes. Lancet. 1868; i: 45–6.

Day J . Ozonic ether as a remedy in diabetes: letter. Lancet. 1869; ii: 691.

Day J . Ozonic ether treatment of diabetes. Aust Med J 1873; 18: 248–50.

Day J . Peroxide of hydrogen. Lancet. 1879, i: 358.

Day J . On diphtheria. Aust Med J 1868; 13: 266–9.

Taylor AS . Dr. Day's new blood test. Aust Med J 1868; 13 (March): 75–7.

Taylor AS . On the guaiacum process for the detection of blood in medico-legal cases: the antozone test. Guy's Hospital Reports 1867; 13: 431–55.

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Day J . On polarised or allotropic oxygen. Aust Med J 1867; 12: 141–9.

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Obituary: John Day M.D. , Geelong, Victoria. BMJ 1881; i: 577.

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