Public Health in the Town of Boston, 1630–1822

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Summary

Blake takes a detailed look, based almost exclusively on original source material, at the public health history of the town of Boston. A significant part of this study is the insight it offers into early attitudes toward disease and death as well as other basic political, social, and economic questions.

Product details

• Authors: John B. Blake, Blake John B.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1959
• EAN: 9780674722507
• ISBN: 978-0-674-72250-7
• Weight: 454 g
• Illustrations: 1 halftone, 7 tables
• Series: Harvard Historical Studies; Harvard Historical Studies (Ha; Harvard Historical Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Health systems & services, Health systems and services, Medical specialties, branches of medicine, Other branches of medicine