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Medicine in Modern Britain 1780-1950 provides an introduction to
the development of medicine - scientific and heterodox, domestic
and professional - in Britain from the end of the early modern
period and through modern times. Divided thematically, each chapter
within this book addresses a different aspect of medicine, covering
diseases, ideas, practices, institutions, practitioners and the
state. This book centres on an era of rapid and profound change in
medicine and gives students all they need to establish a solid
understanding of the history of medicine in Britain, by offering a
clear and coherent narrative of the changes and continuities in
medicine, including names, dates, events and ideas. Each aspect of
medicine discussed within the book is explored and contextualised,
providing an overview of the wider social and political background
that surrounded them. The chapters are followed by a documents
section, containing important primary sources to encourage students
to engage with original material. With a selection of images,
tables, a who's who of all the key people discussed and a glossary
of terms, Medicine in Modern Britain 1780-1950 is essential reading
for all students of the history of medicine in Britian.
A detailed examination of the political forces and events that
shaped smallpox vaccination policy in England, Wales, Ireland, and
Scotland during the nineteenth century. The introduction of public
vaccination was among the greatest of public health triumphs. By
the end of the nineteenth century, legislation framed and
implemented by medical experts in Britain's government brought
smallpox under control for the first time. The Politics of
Vaccination: Practice and Policy in England, Wales, Ireland, and
Scotland, 1800-1874, by historian Deborah Brunton, reveals the
conflict that accompanied this success, and highlights how power
differentials among government officials, medical experts, and
general practitioners influenced vaccination policy across Great
Britain. Brunton challenges the assumption that expert supervision
was crucial, showing instead that local organization was pivotal to
successful public vaccination. Throughout Britain, ordinary
practitioners -- eager to enhance their professional status --
demanded the right to shape and supervise public vaccination. But
their achievement depended on wider political considerations, and
varied from country to country. In England and Wales, for instance,
practitioners were defeated by a new band of medical experts who
had established apower base within government. In Scotland, medical
professionals contrived to keep most vaccination within the private
sector, but local enthusiasm ensured very high levels of
participation. Public vaccination was most successfulin Ireland,
where practitioners had limited influence over dispensary provision
and smallpox was nearly eradicated, if briefly, in the 1860s. In
The Politics of Vaccination, Brunton demonstrates that public
vaccination was not simply a medical matter: it was a divisive
political issue, with outcomes strongly influenced by competing
partisan interests. Deborah Brunton is senior lecturer in History
of Medicine at the Open University.
Medicine in Modern Britain 1780-1950 provides an introduction to
the development of medicine - scientific and heterodox, domestic
and professional - in Britain from the end of the early modern
period and through modern times. Divided thematically, each chapter
within this book addresses a different aspect of medicine, covering
diseases, ideas, practices, institutions, practitioners and the
state. This book centres on an era of rapid and profound change in
medicine and gives students all they need to establish a solid
understanding of the history of medicine in Britain, by offering a
clear and coherent narrative of the changes and continuities in
medicine, including names, dates, events and ideas. Each aspect of
medicine discussed within the book is explored and contextualised,
providing an overview of the wider social and political background
that surrounded them. The chapters are followed by a documents
section, containing important primary sources to encourage students
to engage with original material. With a selection of images,
tables, a who's who of all the key people discussed and a glossary
of terms, Medicine in Modern Britain 1780-1950 is essential reading
for all students of the history of medicine in Britian.
Medicine in the 19th century may strike us as primitive by today's
standards, but widespread social change of the era brought about
new ideas and practices in health and healing-all described in this
engaging book. Exploring the history of medicine in the 19th
century around the world, this book showcases the wide range of
medical ideas, practices, institutions, and patient experiences,
revealing how the exchanges of ideas and therapies between
different systems of medicine resulted in patients enjoying a
surprising degree of choice. The author offers a unique perspective
that provides an introduction to 19th-century medicine on a global
stage and places the advancement of medicine within the context of
wider historical changes. Chapters examine areas of dramatic
change, such as the development of surgery, as well as the
fundamental continuities in the use of traditional forms of
supernatural healing, covering western, Chinese, unani, ayurvedic,
and folk medicine-based understandings of the body and disease.
Additionally, the book describes how the culture of medicine
reflected and responded to the challenges posed by urbanization,
industrialization, and global movement. Comprehensively describes
the major systems of medical theory around the world Sets medicine
into a wider historical context that shows how all systems
responded to urbanization and the global spread of disease Explores
the patient's experience of illness and describes the breadth of
the available therapeutic options
During the nineteenth century, the provision of medical care
underwent a radical transformation. In 1800, the body was still
understood in terms of humours and fluids, and treatment was
provided by a wide range of individuals, some of whom had little or
no formal training. Institutions were marginal to the medical
enterprise, and governments took almost no part in providing
medical services. By 1930, however, a recognisably modern medicine
had begun to emerge across Europe. New understandings of human
physiology had resulted in the new science of surgical therapy;
hospitals had become centres for care, research and training; and
the newly organised medical professions increasingly sought to
regulate medical practice. In most countries, the state had
accepted responsibility for public health and the provision of
basic welfare services. This volume provides readers with
unrivalled access to a comprehensive range of sources on these
major themes. Extracts from contemporary writings vividly
illustrate key aspects of medical thought and practice, while a
selection of classic historical research and up-to-date work in the
field helps further our understanding of medical history.
Thematically arranged, these sources are assembled to complement
the essays in the companion volume, Medicine Transformed: Health,
Disease and Society in Europe, 1800-1930. In addition, brief
scholarly introductions make the sources accessible to both the
specialist and the general reader. -- .
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