Hives of Sickness: Public Health and Epidemics in New York City PDF

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An 1865 report on public health in New York painted a grim picture of "high brick blocks and closely-packed houses . . . literally hives of sickness" propagating epidemics of cholera, smallpox, typhoid, typhus, and yellow fever, which swept through the whole city. In this stimulating collection of essays, nine historians of American medicine explore New York's responses to its public health crises from colonial times to the present. The essays illustrate the relationship between the disease environment of New York and changes in housing, population, social conditions, and the success of medical science, linking such factors to New York's experiences with smallpox, polio, and AIDS. The volume is essential reading for anyone interested in American public health and the social history of New York. The volume is essential reading for anyone interested in American public health and the social history of New York. The contributors are Ronald Bayer, Elizabeth Blackmar, Gretchen A. Condran, Elizabeth Fee, Daniel M. Fox, Evelynn M. Hammonds, Alan M. Kraut, Judith Walzer Leavitt, and Naomi Rogers. David Rosner is a professor of history at Baruch College and The Graduate School of the City University of New York. Robert R. Macdonald is the director of the Museum of the City of New York.

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• Hardcover: 223 pages
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press (March 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813521580
• ISBN-13: 978-0813521589
• Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 6.3 x 9.2 inches
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Hives of Sickness: Public Health and Epidemics in New York City PDF

I had purchased this book for a Public Health class I took in Graduate College. It was such an interesting book I shared it with another professor who taught Environmental Health protection. I haven't had my book returned to me so I am assuming that he also found it interesting and shared it with another person. I would recommend this book to anyone who wishes to get a taste of our health's history

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