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About The Book: This book contains the Clinical Illustrations of the More Important Diseases of Bengal suggests that through examining morbid anatomy, a precise judgment can be made about the extent of a disease that has been treated and the confidence in the adopted treatment can be evaluated. However, it is important to remember that morbid anatomy is only useful when compared to the symptoms present during life. Sometimes, the actual morbid condition during life, even the one that caused death, may not be apparent on dissection. For instance, the appearance of the skin in cases of variola or scarlatina, or intense erysipelas on a limb just before death, may not leave significant traces after a few hours of death. Similarly, severe inflammation of the eyes may leave little to no character after death. About The Author: William Twining (1790–1835) was a British military surgeon who practiced in the Indian Subcontinent. William Twining was born in 1790. His father was Reverend William Twining of Nova Scotia. Twining began studying medicine at Guy's Hospital under Astley Cooper in 1808. For two years he worked as an anatomy demonstrator for Joshua Brookes. In 1821 he became personal surgeon to Edward Paget, Governor of Ceylon. In 1824 he became the Assistant Surgeon to the Bengal Establishment in the East India Company. While in that role he also continued his term of military service through 1830. In 1835 Twining wrote what seems to be the first modern clinical description of kala azar, which he called "tropical sprue". In his description, he said that it was "endemic cachexia of the tropical countries that are subject to paludal exhalations", and then listed characteristics which match contemporary understanding of the disease.