Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. List of Illustrations ix
5. Preface xi
6. Acknowledgements xiii
7. List of Abbreviations xiv
8. Glossary of nautical terms used xvi
9. Introduction 1
10. 1 Health at sea before 1860 9
11. 2 Unseaworthy seamen 23
12. 3 The health of merchant seamen in the nineteenth century 37
13. 4 Injury and disease at sea in the nineteenth century 51
14. 5 The seaman ashore: victim, threat or patient? 68
15. 6 Bad food and donkey’s breakfasts 85
16. 7 Fit for lookout duties 101
17. 8 The long-term health of seamen 116
18. 9 War, manpower and fitness for service 136
19. 10 Seamen’s health in the welfare state 153
20. 11 Retrospect and prospect 171
21. Bibliography 189
22. Index 205