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London (Ancient And Modern) From The Sanitary And Medical Point Of View

Name: London (Ancient And Modern) From The Sanitary And Medical Point Of View
Author: George Vivian Poore

George Vivian Poore

Read by David Wales · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Preface (1:38)
Chapter 1 - London From The Sanitary Point Of View: Situation; Water Supply; Medieval London (24:33)
Ditto: Gardens And Pleasure Grounds (27:32)
Ditto: The London 'Death Rate'; Improved Conditions Of Modern London; What Is The Outlook?; Annual Death Rate Per 100,000 Living Children; The Loose Ends Of Our Sanitation (38:58)
Chapter 2 - London From The Medical Point Of View: Chaucer's Doctor; Earliest London Practitioners; The Severance Of Medicine And Surgery; The Earliest Medical Act (21:13)
Ditto: The College Of Physicians (25:12)
Ditto: The Plague (29:30)
Ditto: Secret Remedies; The Crusade Against Quackery; Medicine In The Days Of Pepys; The Barber Surgeons; The First Anatomy Lectures; The Apothecaries (33:01)
Ditto: The Royal Society; Gresham College; The Earliest Hospitals; The Royal Hospitals; Early Hospital Practice (32:28)
Ditto: The Pharmacopoeias; The Rise Of The Medical Schools; Hospitals Built By Public Benevolence; Modern Medical Schools And Examinations; London As A Place Of Study (24:18)