The Control and Eradication of Tuberculosis (Classic Reprint)

Halliday G. Sutherland

ISBN 10: 1331245125 / ISBN 13: 9781331245124

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

About this Item

Print on Demand. This book is a historical look at the fight against the scourge of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom. The author delves into the history of tuberculosis to when it was a widespread and devastating illness that killed countless people. The author takes a multidisciplinary approach, exploring how tuberculosis has been understood by doctors and patients since the 1800s and how it has been framed within debates around sanitation, hygiene, and poverty. Their work reveals how the disease has influenced the government's development of public health policy and its duties of care toward its citizens. This is not a medical book, but a narrative history about how doctors, statisticians, scientists, politicians, and patients responded to the challenge of tuberculosis in the UK. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

Seller Inventory # 9781331245124_0

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Control and Eradication of Tuberculosis (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331245125
• ISBN 13: 9781331245124
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • General Medicine

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Synopsis

Safe, science-based TB control in practice—past lessons shaping today’s public health work.

This collection presents the Edinburgh System as a pioneering approach to preventing and treating tuberculosis. It explains how organized dispensaries, sanatoria, and open-air practices were designed to reduce infection and improve patient care, drawing on experiences from multiple countries. The material blends historical context with practical methods, showing how social organization and medical insight joined forces to combat a global health threat.

Readers will discover how early 20th‑century public health moved beyond treatment to prevention, how inpatient and community care were coordinated, and how shelter, sunlight, ventilation, and diet featured in healing programs. The volume also surveys international anti-tuberculosis movements, offering a window into the spread and adaptation of ideas across nations.

• Foundational concepts behind the Edinburgh System and its open-air approach
• Structure and function of tuberculosis dispensaries and sanatoria
• Design principles for sanatoriums, ventilation, lighting, and patient welfare
• Global perspectives on prevention, treatment, and public health policy

Ideal for students, health professionals, and historians interested in the history of TB control and the evolution of public health strategies.