Project Gutenberg 2013-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 158 Creighton, Charles 1847 1927 A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume 2 (of 2) From the Extinction of Plague to the Present Time E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume 2" by Charles Creighton is a historical account that was written in the late 19th century. This volume serves as a continuation of the history of epidemics, extending from the extinction of plague to more contemporary times, and focuses on various infectious diseases that impacted Britain throughout this period. It explores the complex interplay between epidemics and societal conditions, providing insights into how economic and social changes influenced the prevalence of diseases. At the start of the work, the author outlines the challenges he faced while compiling the systematic history of epidemics, particularly highlighting the shift from the relatively uniform plague outbreaks to a more diverse array of fevers and diseases in the post-plague era. Creighton emphasizes the importance of understanding the social and economic factors that contributed to the frequency and severity of these epidemics. He introduces various chapters that will detail specific diseases such as typhus, dysentery, and influenza, and their impact on different populations, especially the working classes. The beginning sets a scholarly tone as Creighton seeks to balance medical history with broader social contexts, paving the way for a comprehensive analysis of public health in Britain. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43671/43671-h/images/cover.jpg en Epidemics -- Great Britain -- History RA Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - British 4048922 4048730 2024-09-18T10:25:16.482907 2023-09-19T06:24:37.113674 text/html text/html 3967444 2013-09-08T16:54:53 text/html 1123765 2013-09-08T16:59:41 text/html application/zip 1190532 2024-09-18T10:27:10.045812 application/epub+zip 1237150 2024-09-18T10:25:47.056702 application/epub+zip 1224658 2024-09-18T10:25:31.584792 application/epub+zip 2321402 2024-09-18T10:27:49.074602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1897181 2024-09-18T10:26:43.691545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1884341 2022-09-19T21:21:22.315877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2566120 2024-09-18T10:24:57.059490 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2580433 2020-06-15T17:03:15 text/plain; charset=utf-8 940887 2020-06-15T17:03:15 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2564665 2013-09-08T16:48:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 937529 2013-09-08T16:48:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2564776 2013-09-08T16:48:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 937065 2013-09-08T16:48:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21436 2024-09-18T10:27:49.378587 application/rdf+xml 10525 2024-09-18T10:25:32.444778 image/jpeg 1990 2024-09-18T10:25:32.028785 image/jpeg 1102604 2024-09-18T10:25:16.771879 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia