Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication Page; Preface; 1. Medicine and Surgery in Early Victorian Britain; 2. The Advance of Anaesthesia; 3. The Fight for Chloroform; 4. Germs, Inflammation and Antisepsis; 5. The Fight for Antisepsis; 6. The Fight for New Ideas; Appendix; Index