Bombay Presidency, 1850-1920: Disease, Sanitation and Public Health Personalities

by Mridula Ramanna

This work focuses on the major health and sanitation problems of the nineteenth century: the health of the European poor, battling alcoholism and venereal diseases; the views of Indian men and women doctors, about diseases, curatives and birthing practices; and Florence Nightingale's interest in the Presidency, particularly her advocacy of village sanitation. Besides, the contributions of doctors B.K. Bhatwadekar and N.H. Choksy, to public health,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9358521511
• ISBN13: 9789358521511
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Primus Books
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"