A Social History of Medicine - Health, Healing and Disease in England, 1750-1950

Traces the development of medical practice from the Industrial Revolution to the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide range of source material, it charts the changing relationship between patient and practitioner.

List of contents

Preface, Joan Lane; Introduction, Joan Lane; Chapter 1 Medical Practitioners in Eighteenth-and Nineteenth-Century England, Joan Lane; Chapter 2 Population and Contraception, Joan Lane; Chapter 3 Medical Care under the Old and the New Poor Law, Joan Lane; Chapter 4 Medical Care Provided by Friendly Societies, Joan Lane; Chapter 5 Hospitals and Dispensaries, Joan Lane; Chapter 6 Asylums and Prisons, Joan Lane; Chapter 7 Midwifery and Nursing, Joan Lane; Chapter 8 Infections and Disease Control, Joan Lane; Chapter 9 The Pharmaceutical Industry, Joan Lane; Chapter 10 Medicine and War, Joan Lane; Chapter 11 The National Health Service, Joan Lane; Chapter 102 Conclusion, Joan Lane;

About the author

Joan Lane

Summary

Traces the development of medical practice from the Industrial Revolution to the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide range of source material, it charts the changing relationship between patient and practitioner.

Product details

• Authors: Joan Lane, Lane Joan
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.02.2001
• EAN: 9780415200370
• ISBN: 978-0-415-20037-0
• No. of pages: 244
• Weight: 610 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / World, Social & cultural history, MEDICAL / History, HISTORY / Study & Teaching, History of Medicine, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history