Lazaretto :: how Philadelphia used an unpopular quarantine based on disputed science to accommodate immigrants and prevent epidemics /

"This book tells the compelling story of public health efforts in 19th-century Philadelphia directed at preventing the outbreak of epidemics of cholera, yellow fever, and other diseases. It is a story about quarantine set against the background of the Philadelphia Lazaretto, the first quarantin...

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1. Verfasser: Barnes, David S. (David Stepanek), 1962- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2023]
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Zusammenfassung:"This book tells the compelling story of public health efforts in 19th-century Philadelphia directed at preventing the outbreak of epidemics of cholera, yellow fever, and other diseases. It is a story about quarantine set against the background of the Philadelphia Lazaretto, the first quarantine house built in the United States, and one of the largest in the world"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 296 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1421446456
9781421446455

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