Disease in the Merchant Navy: A History of the Seamen's Hospital Society, by G. C. Cook
Condition: VeryGood.
"Disease in the Merchant Navy: A History of the Seamen's Hospital Society by G. C. Cook delivers a deep dive into the Seamen's Hospital Society’s heroic voyage from 1812 onward. It charts the SHS’s crusade against maritime maladies like scurvy, spotlighting its pioneering efforts in tropical medicine and the creation of the first tropical disease school at Albert Dock Hospital. Readers learn about the groundbreaking Dreadnought Hospital and nursing reforms inspired by Nightingale herself. The book also navigates through the society’s wartime roles and its gradual fade after the NHS debut in 1948. A robust chronicle for those intrigued by maritime medicine’s unsung heroes."
Very mild shelfwear.
CRC Press
Hardcover
ISBN: 1846192366
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"Disease in the Merchant Navy: A History of the Seamen's Hospital Society by G. C. Cook delivers a deep dive into the Seamen's Hospital Society’s heroic voyage from 1812 onward. It charts the SHS’s crusade against maritime maladies like scurvy, spotlighting its pioneering efforts in tropical medicine and the creation of the first tropical disease school at Albert Dock Hospital. Readers learn about the groundbreaking Dreadnought Hospital and nursing reforms inspired by Nightingale herself. The book also navigates through the society’s wartime roles and its gradual fade after the NHS debut in 1948. A robust chronicle for those intrigued by maritime medicine’s unsung heroes."
Very mild shelfwear.
CRC Press
Hardcover
ISBN: 1846192366
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