Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 624 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
The history of medicine in context |
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History of medicine in context
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Contents |
The seventeenth century -- The Baltic crisis, 1709-1714 : policy and procedure -- The Baltic crisis, 1709-1714 : mercantile worries -- The Marseilles crisis, 1720-1723 -- Gibraltar and Minorea, 1720-1814 -- The Messina crisis and legislation, 1728-1754 -- Indecision in Britain, 1756-1788 -- The foul-bill dilemma, 1786-1800 -- Land or sea? : the Lazaretto debate, 1793-1800 -- British Board of Health and Kentish fiasco, 1803-1820 -- Malta : war, peace and plague, 1640-1814 -- Anti-contagionism in Britain, 1805-1825 -- Malta and the Ionian islands, 1815-1826 -- Mediterranean misery, plus cholera, 1825-1835 -- International deliberation, 1835-1853 -- Malta, 1826-1851, and the demise of quarantine |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-571) and index |
Notes |
Description based on print version record |
Subject |
Quarantine -- Great Britain -- History
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Communicable diseases -- Great Britain -- Prevention -- History
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Naval hygiene -- Great Britain -- History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Taylor & Francis
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ISBN |
9781315249704 (electronic bk.) |
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1315249707 (electronic bk.) |
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