XII. A WAR AND AN EPIDEMIC

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
3. CONTENTS xi
4. PROLOGUE 1
5. I. THE NEW ENGLAND BACKGROUND 5
6. II. IN PURSUIT OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE 15
7. III. BEGINNING A CAREER: PHYSICIAN, TEACHER, AND HEALTH OFFICER 24
8. IV. ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION 44
9. V. THE OPTIMISTIC VIEW: “STAMPING OUT” INFECTIOUS DISEASES 61
10. VI. TOWARD THE MAKING OF AN AUTHORITY 78
11. VII. MUNICIPAL CLEANLINESS: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE PUBLIC COMFORT 93
12. VIII. THE SOURCES AND MODES OF INFECTION 110
13. IX. THE NEW PUBLIC HEALTH 126
14. X. THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY: THE VALUE OF VITAL STATISTICS 143
15. XI. THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH MOVEMENT COMES OF AGE 158
16. XII. A WAR AND AN EPIDEMIC 181
17. XIII. NEW FORMS FOR OLD TECHNIQUES: PUBLIC HEALTH APPRAISAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGY 194
18. XIV. HYGEIA: ILLUSION AND REALITY 213
19. XV. HONORS AND RETIREMENT 224
20. EPILOGUE 238
21. APPENDIXES. BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS. NOTES • INDEX
22. APPENDIX A. 243
23. APPENDIX B. 245
24. A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 247
25. NOTES 261
26. INDEX 293