Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. NOTES ON SOURCE MATERIAL ix
3. PREFACE xiii
4. CONTENTS xv
5. ILLUSTRATIONS xvii
6. PART ONE: AZTEC MEDICINE
7. Introduction 3
8. 1. Status of the Aztec Civilization 7
9. 2. The Role of Mythology in Medicine 16
10. 3. Aztec Public Health and Welfare 32
11. 4. Aztec G.P.'s and Specialists 45
12. 5. Aztec Herbs and Therapies 62
13. 6. Legacies from Aztec Medicine 74
14. PART TWO: SPANISH COLONIAL MEDICINE
15. Introduction 83
16. 7. Medical Progress in New Spain 85
17. 8. Centuries of Killer Epidemics 102
18. 9. The Last Years of the Colony 113
19. PART THREE: MODERN MEXICAN MEDICINE
20. Introduction 127
21. 10. The Problem of Quacks and "Witches" 131
22. 11. Rural Medicine—With Hazards 148
23. 12. Fomenting Proper Hygiene 164
24. 13. Moving In on Malnutrition 178
25. 14. Improving Poor Environments 193
26. 15. Combating Tropical Diseases 205
27. 16. Colorful Mexican Institutions 235
28. 17. The Status of Medicine in Mexico 250
29. 18. Medical Research and Discoveries 274
30. 19. Facing the Future 298
31. A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 301
32. INDEX 305