Fever Hospital
A History of Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital
$52.99
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
2 June 1998
Summary
Fever Hospital is a valuable social and institutional history.Infectious diseases have threatened life and social order throughout human history, inducing deep and pervasive fear. The story of Fairfield Hospital is central to the story of infectious diseases in Victoria, and is thus a significant chapter in Australia’s history.Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital began life in 1904 as a fever hospital. It treated patients for typhoid, diphtheria, cholera and smallpox, and grappled with epid…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522849646 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522849644 |
| Author: | W.K. Anderson |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 2 June 1998 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 244mm x 162mm x 23mm |
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About The Author
W.K. Anderson
W. K. Anderson is a freelance historian and a poet. He has a PhD in history from the University of Melbourne and is a Research Associate in the Arts Faculty at Monash University. His books include James Connolly and the Irish Left (2nd edn 1997) and On Western Lands- A History of Hampden Shire (1996).
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