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The epidemic streets [electronic resource] : infectious disease and the rise of preventive medicine, 1856-1900 / Anne Hardy.
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon, 1993Description: 1 online resource (xii, 325 p.).ISBN: 9780191675966.Subject(s): Communicable diseases -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century | Medicine, Preventive -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century | Epidemiology -- England -- London | Health and WellbeingAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198203773DDC classification: 614.409421 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This title provides a study of death and disease in the 19th century, and how Victorian society coped with infectious disease. It tells how a century ago whooping cough, measles, scarlet fever and many other diseases ravaged millions of families and made life desperately uncertain.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This title provides a study of death and disease in the 19th century, and how Victorian society coped with infectious disease. It tells how a century ago whooping cough, measles, scarlet fever and many other diseases ravaged millions of families and made life desperately uncertain.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.