Dr Southwood Smith - A Retrospect

Klappentext This 1898 biography of doctor and public health reformer Southwood Smith is revealing about social conditions in nineteenth-century England. Zusammenfassung Thomas Southwood Smith (1788–1861) was a minister, physician and social reformer, who considerably improved the health of the poor by linking sanitation with epidemics. His views on better living conditions and quarantine reduced deaths from cholera. This 1898 biography was written by his granddaughter Gertrude, sister of Octavia Hill. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction: recollections of my grandfather; 1. Early life, 1788-1820; 2. First years in London. Dawn of the science of modern hygiene, 1820-34; 3. London continued. Literary and other work, 1820-34; 4. Work on the Factory Commission, 1833; 5. Rise of the sanitary movement, 1837; 6. Philanthropic and medical work, 1840-8; 7. The ten years' struggle for sanitary reform, 1838-48; 8. Official life. General Board of Health, 1848-54; 9. Retirement from public life. St. George's Hill, Weybridge, 1854-60; 10. The sunset of life. Italy, 1861; 11. The afterglow; Appendices; Index.

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• Authors: Gertrude Hill Lewes, Lewes Gertrude Hill
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108037983
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03798-3
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social issues & processes, Social and cultural history, Social and ethical issues