1st Edition

Bacteria in Britain, 1880–1939

By Rosemary Wall Copyright 2014
    272 Pages
    by Routledge

    272 Pages
    by Routledge

    Focusing on the years between the identification of bacteria and the production of antibiotic medicine, Wall presents a study into how bacteriology has affected both clinical practice and public knowledge.

    Introduction; Chapter 1 Using Bacteriology in Teaching Hospitals: London and Cambridge, 1880-1920; Chapter 2 Integrating the Laboratory into Gentlemanly Practice; Chapter 3 Anthrax in Bradford: Understanding Deadly Disease in the Workplace, 1880-1905; Chapter 4 Anthrax in London: Leather, Zoo Keeping and Shaving Brushes, 1882'“1932; Chapter 5 Charity, Compensation and Carriers: The Development of Blame and Responsibility in Response to Epidemics; Chapter 6 The 'Typhoid Trials': Compensation Culture in 1930S Croydon; conclusion Conclusion;

    Biography

    Wall, Rosemary