Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations viii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Town and Country Beginnings 8
8. 2 Medical Beginnings 15
9. 3 A Chance Discovery 25
10. 4 Dixon and Koch 35
11. 5 Building a New Academy 53
12. 6 Dixon and His Department of Health 64
13. 7 Dixon’s War on Tuberculosis 109
14. 8 The Department Ascendant 136
15. Conclusion 163
16. Epilogue 170
17. Notes 173
18. Bibliography 183
19. Index 189