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THE influence of fogs on health, referred to in the very interesting paper by Dr. Russell (NATURE, November 5, p. 10), seems to call for further investigation. On the face of it, and judging by the composition of fogs, the discomfort they bring, their hurtfulness to plants, &c., fogs must surely damage health. And the injurious effect, I would point out, might not be at once apparent in the death-rate. What, on the other hand, is the precise nature of the beneficial effect of fogs (for such there seems to be)? If they plague mankind, they probably also plague those enemies of mankind, the minute organisms on which disease depends. And if so, we might even suppose some lives to be saved when fog comes on. It would be interesting to hear from hospitals for special diseases, how the patients are affected by fog. I understand that people suffering from asthma often rather enjoy a fog, or the sulphureous atmosphere of the Underground Railway. Has this ever been explained?
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M. Town Fogs and their Effects. Nature 45, 53 (1891). https://doi.org/10.1038/045053a0
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