Aachen
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article describes Aachen, a German spa town in the Rhine province, detailing its climate, the properties of its hot hydrogen sulfide-salt springs, and their therapeutic uses for syphilis, rheumatism, and nervous and skin diseases.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
AACHEN, a spa in Germany, in the Rhine province. 175 m above sea level. Mean annual temperature +9.68°, winters +2.5°, springs +9.1°, summers +17.3°, autumns +10.1°. Precipitation 844 mm per year. The main spa factor is the hot hydrogen sulfide-salt springs. There are 33 springs in the possession of the city and private individuals. Their temperature ranges from 33 to 73°. The total discharge is up to 3,900,000 liters (about 300,000 buckets) per day. The dry residue is 4 to 5 g per liter; NaCl is 2.3 to 2.7 g; H.S is 0.0028-0.0031 g. Special bath houses* with all their fittings and physiotherapy installations, as well as baths in hotels for visiting patients. Main indications: syphilis, rheumatism, nervous and skin diseases. Seasons: summer and winter. Congresses: up to 6,000 patients.
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“Aachen.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/aachen/