History of Public Health in New York City, 1625-1866

History of Public Health in New York City, 1625-1866
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Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
Total Pages : 640
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ISBN-10 : 9781610441643
ISBN-13 : 1610441648
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Book Synopsis History of Public Health in New York City, 1625-1866 by : John Duffy

Download or read book History of Public Health in New York City, 1625-1866 written by John Duffy and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 1968-10-15 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development of the sanitary and health problems of New York City from earliest Dutch times to the culmination of a nineteenth-century reform movement that produced the Metropolitan Health Act of 1866, the forerunner of the present New York City Department of Health. Professor Duffy shows the city's transition from a clean and healthy colonial settlement to an epidemic-ridden community in the eighteenth century, as the city outgrew its health and sanitation facilities. He describes the slow growth of a demand for adequate health laws in the mid-nineteenth century, leading to the establishment of the first permanent health agency in 1866.


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