The Alcock chloroform vaporizer. An early calibrated temperature-compensated plenum apparatus in its historical context.
A long-forgotten chloroform inhaler, probably the first accurately calibrated, temperature compensatable, plenum vaporizer, is described. Its place in the dosimetric movement at the beginning of the 20th century is considered, together with a brief account of the life of its designer.
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Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, London.
D002725:Chloroform / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000266:history*; D004739:England; D004867:Equipment Design; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007494:Ireland; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers / Q000266:history*
D002725:Chloroform