| PART I. | |
| Introduction | Page 1 |
| Chap. I. Prevalence of Doctrine of Atmospheric Contagion, Injury to Patient, Attendants, and Visitors | 7 |
| Chap. II. Medicine retarded—Forms of Contagion | 18 |
| Chap. III. Historical Sketch | 25 |
| Chap. IV. The Absence of Sufficient Evidence of the Existence of Atmospheric Contagion | 36 |
| Chap. V. Contagious Poisons—Non-Solution in the Air—Results of Experiments | 40 |
| Chap. VI. Contagious Poisons, compared with Yeast—Does that agent assume the Aeriform State? | 50 |
| PART II. | |
| Chap. I. The Negation of Atmospheric Contagion from the History and Actual Observation of Disease | 56 |
| Chap. II. The Evidence drawn from Disease attacking the Relatives, Attendants, and Visitors of the Sick, in favour of Atmospheric Contagion, considered—Facts explained | 67 |
| Chap. III. The argument drawn in favour of the Propagation of Disease by Atmospheric Contagion, from Disease appearing in previously Healthy Houses and Localities to which Persons sick, or lately so, have been removed | 86 |
| Chap. IV. There is no evidence that Atmospheric Contagion travels, or is communicated from one place to another | 89 |
| PART III. | |
| Chap. V. On Vitiated Air | 96 |
| Chap. VI. Air Vitiated by Admixture with Effluvia arising from the Decomposition of Vegetable Matter on the Surface of the Earth | 112 |
| Chap. VII. Malignant Fever | 126 |
| Chap. VIII. General Diseased Condition of the Body, the Product of Malaria | 132 |
| Chap. IX. Other causes of Pestilence—Famine—Unwholesome Food and Drink | 140 |
| Chap. X. Causes of Pestilence continued—Cold, Want of Clothing, and Shelter—Depression of Mind—Influence of Weather, Climate, Habits, &c. | 152 |
| Chap. XI. The Avoidance of Diseases marked with Palpable Contagious Poisons—The Limited Range of Action of Contagion | 165 |
| Chap. XII. The Prevention and Correction of Vitiated Air | 172 |
| Chap. XIII. The Prevention of Vitiated Air in connection with the Disposal of the Dead—Offals—Construction of Towns, Houses, Sewers, &c. | 190 |
| Chap. XIV. Prevention of Disease by an Active and Cheerful State of Mind, Sufficient Clothing, and Wholesome Diet | 206 |