{"product_id":"a-social-history-of-medicine-9780415200387","title":"A Social History of Medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Social History of Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e traces the development of medical practice from the Industrial Revolution right through to the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a wide range of source material, it charts the changing relationship between patients and practitioners over this period, exploring the impact made by institutional care, government intervention and scientific discovery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study illuminates the extent to which medical assistance really was available to patients over the period, by focusing on provincial areas and using local sources. It introduces a variety of contemporary medical practitioners, some of them hitherto unknown and with fascinating intricate details of their work. The text offers an extensive thematic survey, including coverage of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* institutions such as hospitals, dispensaries, asylums and prisons\u003cbr\u003e* midwifery and nursing\u003cbr\u003e* infections and how changes in science have affected disease control\u003cbr\u003e* contraception, war, and the NHS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface, 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;","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018116202839,"sku":"9780415200387","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415200387.jpg?v=1750775678","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-social-history-of-medicine-9780415200387","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}