SUMMARY: Notice that the author says that Dr. Rush “worked from early in the morning until late at night” on a number of tasks, including “writing letters and papers.” Physicians often write papers about health-related topics for publication in medical journals. Imagine that you are Dr. Hodge, Dr. Foulke, or Dr. Rush. Summarize for city politicians the health situation in Philadelphia in 1793. What might you say? Write an objective summary introducing the central or main idea and the details that support it, such as facts, definitions, and examples. Be sure not to include your feelings or judgments. Support your writing with textual evidence.