Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Table and Figures xi
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Introduction: Grounds for Intervention 1
6. Interlude I Sarah Smith 24
7. 1 Institutional Limits 25
8. Interlude II Frances Burney 59
9. 2 The Challenge of Quackery 61
10. 3 Rebranding Authority 93
11. Interlude III Children’s Reminiscences 129
12. 4 Statistical Approaches 134
13. 5 Hereditary Concerns 162
14. Interlude IV The Deaf Milliner 196
15. Epilogue: A Crisis of Communication and Care 197
16. Notes 205
17. Bibliography 255
18. Index 301