1st Edition
A Social History of Medicine Health, Healing and Disease in England, 1750-1950
By Joan Lane
Copyright 2001
256 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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A Social History of Medicine traces the development of medical practice from the Industrial Revolution right through to the twentieth century.
Drawing on a wide range of source material, it charts the changing relationship between patients and practitioners over this period, exploring the impact made by institutional care, government intervention and scientific discovery.
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Preface, Joan Lane; Introduction, Joan Lane; Chapter 1 Medical Practitioners in Eighteenth-and Nineteenth-Century England, Joan Lane; Chapter 2 Population and Contraception, Joan Lane; Chapter 3 Medical Care under the Old and the New Poor Law, Joan Lane; Chapter 4 Medical Care Provided by Friendly Societies, Joan Lane; Chapter 5 Hospitals and Dispensaries, Joan Lane; Chapter 6 Asylums and Prisons, Joan Lane; Chapter 7 Midwifery and Nursing, Joan Lane; Chapter 8 Infections and Disease Control, Joan Lane; Chapter 9 The Pharmaceutical Industry, Joan Lane; Chapter 10 Medicine and War, Joan Lane; Chapter 11 The National Health Service, Joan Lane; Chapter 102 Conclusion, Joan Lane;
Biography
Joan Lane
