The politics of vaccination : practice and policy in England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, 1800-1874

The politics of vaccination : practice and policy in England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, 1800-1874 /

The introduction of public vaccination was among the greatest of public health triumphs. By the end of the nineteenth century, legislation framed and implemented by medical experts in Britain's government brought smallpox under control for the first time.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brunton, Deborah
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2008.
Series:Rochester studies in medical history.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Geschichte 1800-1974.
Vaccination > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Vaccination > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Politics, Practical.
Vaccination > history
History, 19th Century
Politics
politics.
MEDICAL > Health Risk Assessment.
MEDICAL > Epidemiology.
SCIENCE > History.
Politics, Practical
Vaccination
Pockenimpfung
Ärzteorganisation
Gesundheitspolitik
Ireland.
Wales.
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Irlande.
Pays de Galles.
Great Britain
Irland
Schottland
History
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Summary:The introduction of public vaccination was among the greatest of public health triumphs. By the end of the nineteenth century, legislation framed and implemented by medical experts in Britain's government brought smallpox under control for the first time.
Physical Description:1 online resource (255 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-247) and index.
ISBN:9781580467483
1580467482
ISSN:1526-2715

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