Public health and insurance : American addresses / by Sir Arthur Newsholme.

  • Newsholme, Arthur, Sir, 1857-1943.
Date:
1920
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    CONTENTS LECTURE I Public Health Progress in England during the Last Fifty Years 1-41 Parallelism of Events in Old and New England. The Utilization of Lay Workers in Public Health Work. The Influence of Urbanization and Industrialism. Laissez faire Economic Teaching. Man and his Environment. Dirt and Disease. Cholera, Typhoid Fever, Typhus Fever. Summary of Results in Life-Saving. Specific Causation of Disease. Importance and Present Limitations of Epidemiology. The Importance of Vital Statistics. Conditions of Medical Practice Bearing on Public Health. Poor-law versus Public Health. Insurance versus Public Health. A National Medical Service. Hospitals Important Housing Auxiliaries. The Need to Avoid Complacency. LECTURE II Historical Development of Public Health Policy in England 42-70 Town-Dwelling and Health Problems. The Scope of Public Health Work.