The quest for public health in Manchester : the industrial city, the NHS and the recent history by Jones, Emma L, Pickstone, John V; Madhok, R. (Rajan) instant download

The quest for public health in Manchester : the industrial city, the NHS and the recent history by Jones, Emma L, Pickstone, John V; Madhok, R. (Rajan) instant download

xvi, 158 pages : 24 cm, Manchester was the original modern city. From the notorious districts of high mortality around 1840, through the scandals around 1900 over the poor physiques of would-be soldiers, it has been a classic case in the world-history of industrialisation and health. This book briefly reviews the story to World War Two, including new historical research; but then the focus is on the lesser-known history of the last sixty years, Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-152) and index, From the Industrial Revolution to the Welfare State -- Post-war Public Health : from the introduction of the NHS to its Re-organisation in 1974 -- A Re-organised NHS, 1974-1990 -- The 1990's : Public Health and Neo-Liberalism -- Public Health in the Twenty First Century -- Learning from History