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London (Ancient And Modern) From The Sanitary And Medical Point Of View

This little book is an expansion of two addresses delivered in January, 1889. One deals with sanitary issues in London. The other deals with medical issues, mainly through the lives and careers of physicians. Though ancients are included, the main emphasis is upon the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries. - Summary by Book Preface and David Wales

Year of Publication: 1889Genres: Technology & Engineering , Medical

Running Time: 04 hours 18 minutes 23 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface David Wales	1:38
2	Chapter 1 - London From The Sanitary Point Of View: Situation; Water Supply; Medieval London David Wales	24:33
3	Ditto: Gardens And Pleasure Grounds David Wales	27:32
4	Ditto: The London 'Death Rate'; Improved Conditions Of Modern London; What Is The Outlook?; Annual Death Rate Per 100,000 Living Children; The Loose Ends Of Our Sanitation David Wales	38:58
5	Chapter 2 - London From The Medical Point Of View: Chaucer's Doctor; Earliest London Practitioners; The Severance Of Medicine And Surgery; The Earliest Medical Act David Wales	21:13
6	Ditto: The College Of Physicians David Wales	25:12
7	Ditto: The Plague David Wales	29:30
8	Ditto: Secret Remedies; The Crusade Against Quackery; Medicine In The Days Of Pepys; The Barber Surgeons; The First Anatomy Lectures; The Apothecaries David Wales	33:01
9	Ditto: The Royal Society; Gresham College; The Earliest Hospitals; The Royal Hospitals; Early Hospital Practice David Wales	32:28
10	Ditto: The Pharmacopoeias; The Rise Of The Medical Schools; Hospitals Built By Public Benevolence; Modern Medical Schools And Examinations; London As A Place Of Study David Wales	24:18