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Merchant Seamen´s Health, 1860-1960: Medicine, Technology, Shipowners and the State in Britain
Tim Carter
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Description for Merchant Seamen´s Health, 1860-1960: Medicine, Technology, Shipowners and the State in Britain
Hardback. Discusses the many measures taken in this period to improve seamen's health and fitness. Num Pages: 234 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
Discusses the many measures taken in this period to improve seamen's health and fitness. This book examines successive campaigns fought by reformers to improve seamen's health and fitness, sometimes aided by, often opposed by, bureaucracies and vested interests, such as ship-owners. It shows how these campaigns originated; how reformers, bureaucracies and vested interests interacted; and how far the campaigns succeeded. Among the many successes were the controls for infectious diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, tuberculosis and venereal infections; fewer accidents and health problems resulting from alcohol consumption; improvements to diet and medical care aboard ships; and improved assessment ... Read more
Discusses the many measures taken in this period to improve seamen's health and fitness. This book examines successive campaigns fought by reformers to improve seamen's health and fitness, sometimes aided by, often opposed by, bureaucracies and vested interests, such as ship-owners. It shows how these campaigns originated; how reformers, bureaucracies and vested interests interacted; and how far the campaigns succeeded. Among the many successes were the controls for infectious diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, tuberculosis and venereal infections; fewer accidents and health problems resulting from alcohol consumption; improvements to diet and medical care aboard ships; and improved assessment ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843839521
SKU
V9781843839521
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
Reviews for Merchant Seamen´s Health, 1860-1960: Medicine, Technology, Shipowners and the State in Britain
A useful starting point for future scholars working in a relatively uncultivated field.
HISTORY
[An] important study [and] a valuable addition to the literature. It is the product of thorough research and the material is handled carefully, critically and perceptively to explore the realities and perceptions of seamen's health and medical care ashore and afloat. It deserves a ... Read more
HISTORY
[An] important study [and] a valuable addition to the literature. It is the product of thorough research and the material is handled carefully, critically and perceptively to explore the realities and perceptions of seamen's health and medical care ashore and afloat. It deserves a ... Read more