Charity and the London Hospitals, 1850-1898

A study of the development of the hospital as a economic, medical and voluntary institution in the second half of the nineteenth century.

List of contents

Introduction: philanthropy and the London hospitals
The philanthropic imperative
Paying for the sick poor
Financial diversification: an explanation
Charity and control: voluntarism and the management of the London hospitals
Striving for influence: lay versus medical control
State aid versus voluntarism
Conclusion: 1898 and beyond

About the author

Keir Waddington

Summary

A study of the development of the hospital as a economic, medical and voluntary institution in the second half of the nineteenth century.

Product details

• Authors: Keir Waddington
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.06.2015
• EAN: 9780861933310
• ISBN: 978-0-86193-331-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 381 g
• Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History; Royal Historical Society Studies in History; Royal Historical Society Studi; Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous