Libava
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Libava is a port city and resort in Latvia located on a narrow sandy spit separating the Libava Bay from the Baltic Sea. The city offers marine bathing and various therapeutic baths as treatments for various diseases.
Encyclopedia article (1928–1936)
LIBAVA (Liepaja), a port city and resort in Latvia, located on a narrow sandy spit separating Libava Bay (otherwise called Little Lake) from the Baltic Sea, at an elevation of 5.8 m above sea level at 50°31'N latitude and 21°1'E longitude from Greenwich. Average annual air temperature +6.6°C. Average summer temperature +15.5°C. Relative humidity 70-80%. Precipitation 500-600 mm per year. The main therapeutic means are sea bathing. The water temperature in the open sea in June is +13.1°C, in July +15.5°C, and in August +16.7°C. Libava has a well-equipped hydrotherapy facility that provides warm sea, carbonic, alkaline, ferruginous, sulfur, hydroelectric, and mud baths. Season - year-round, sea bathing from June 1 to September 1. Indications for Libava include: diseases of the motor organs, neuritis, neuralgia, gout, anemia, neurasthenia, and others. In immediate proximity to Libava, right by the sea, among dense forests, the Bernaty colony has recently arisen, which is the embryo of a future resort.
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“Libava.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/libava/