Health at the Gateway
Problems and International Obligations of a Seaport City

Originally published in 1931, this book looks at the challenges associated with maintaining public health in a port city.

E. W. Hope (Author)

9781107655652, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 10 October 2013

254 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.33 kg

Originally published in 1931, this book looks at the challenges associated with maintaining public health in a port city. Professor Hope, taking Liverpool as his example, stresses the importance of preventative measures in preserving the health of the city at large, the treatment of immigrants with pre-existing medical conditions and the impact of public health legislation. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of public health and the administration required to run a massive port.

Preface
Foreword
1. Port administration
2. Earlier conditions and growth of the city
3. Efforts towards social improvement
4. Other infections
5. Administrative developments
6. Schools and school children
7. Water supply
8. Supervision of dwellings
9. Housing operations
10. Municipal cleanliness
11. Control of food supplied
12. General effects of public health legislation
Index.

Subject Areas: Epidemiology & medical statistics [MBNS]