Health At the Gateway - Problems and International Obligations of a Seaport City

Klappentext Originally published in 1931, this book looks at the challenges associated with maintaining public health in a port city. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1931! this book looks at the challenges associated with maintaining public health in a port city. Professor Hope! taking Liverpool as his example! stresses the importance of preventative measures in preserving the health of the city at large! the treatment of immigrants with pre-existing medical conditions and the impact of public health legislation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Foreword; 1. Port administration; 2. Earlier conditions and growth of the city; 3. Efforts towards social improvement; 4. Other infections; 5. Administrative developments; 6. Schools and school children; 7. Water supply; 8. Supervision of dwellings; 9. Housing operations; 10. Municipal cleanliness; 11. Control of food supplied; 12. General effects of public health legislation; Index.

Product details

• Authors: E. W. Hope, Hope E. W.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2013
• EAN: 9781107655652
• ISBN: 978-1-107-65565-2
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Epidemiology & medical statistics, MEDICAL / Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Medical statistics