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This text looks at illness and death in Britain as something very dependant upon the whole environment. It adopts the environmental and geographical approach to the study of diseases and death from Medieval to modern times. Maps illustrate the favourable or unfavourable mortality experience of different parts of the country. This scientific study is aimed at the non-expert, to show the way in which the health of the British people is, and has been, influenced by (i)their racial history, blood groups, genes, and (ii)the environment - physical (weather, water, soils), biological (bacteria, viruses, pollen, fungi) and human (housing, food, drugs, pollution, noise, tabacco, alcohol, life-style, social environment). The way in which certain affilictions such as plague, cholera, tuberculosis, smallpox and so on have been, and still are more commonly suffered by the residents of one city, county or region than by others, is comprehensively studied - at various stages throughout British history.
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- PublisherUniversity of Wales Press
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0708313736
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Book Description hardcover. Condition: new. This text looks at illness and death in Britain as something very dependant upon the whole environment It adopts the environmental and geographical approach to the study of diseases and death from Medieval to modern times Maps illustrate the favourable or unfavourable mortality experience of different parts of the country This scientific study is aimed at the nonexpert to show the way in which the health of the British people is and has been influenced by itheir racial history blood groups genes and iithe environment physical weather water soils biological bacteria viruses pollen fungi and human housing food drugs pollution noise tabacco alcohol lifestyle social environment The way in which certain affilictions such as plague cholera tuberculosis smallpox and so on have been and still are more commonly suffered by the residents of one city county or region than by others is comprehensively studied at various stages throughout British history. Seller Inventory # DADAX0708313736
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This text looks at illness and death in Britain as something very dependant upon the whole environment. It adopts the environmental and geographical approach to the study of diseases and death from Medieval to modern times. Maps illustrate the favourable or unfavourable mortality experience of different parts of the country. This scientific study is aimed at the non-expert, to show the way in which the health of the British people is, and has been, influenced by (i)their racial history, blood groups, genes, and (ii)the environment - physical (weather, water, soils), biological (bacteria, viruses, pollen, fungi) and human (housing, food, drugs, pollution, noise, tabacco, alcohol, life-style, social environment). The way in which certain affilictions such as plague, cholera, tuberculosis, smallpox and so on have been, and still are more commonly suffered by the residents of one city, county or region than by others, is comprehensively studied - at various stages throughout British history. This text looks at illness and death in Britain as something very dependant upon the whole environment. It adopts the environmental and geographical approach to the study of diseases and death from medieval to modern times. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780708313732
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