Victorian Social Medicine: The Ideas and Methods of William Farr
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1979.
First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". x, 262pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in brown cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Previous owner's name in ink to front free endpaper. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound.
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
William Farr, a statistician who pioneered the quantitative study of morbidity and mortality, was one of Victorian England's most prominent figures in the public health and reform movements. His findings about the excessive mortality rates among the urban poor and the medical risks of certain occupations made him a cogent spokesman for health reform.(Publisher). Very good / very good. Item #15555
ISBN: 0801822467
Price: $20.00