A medical history of Hong Kong 1842-1941

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This book tells the fascinating story of the development of medical and sanitation services in Hong Kong during the first century of British rule and how changing political values and directions of the colonial administration and the socioeconomic status of the Hong Kong affected the policies of dev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chan-Yeung, Moira
Autor Corporativo: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : The Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2018]
Temas:
Medicine, Chinese > China > Hong Kong > History.
Médecine chinoise > Chine > Hongkong > Histoire.
Medicine, Chinese
China > Hong Kong
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The reluctant birth of medical services in Hong Kong
  • Diseases of Venus : prostitution and its control
  • The Chinese Hospital (Tung Wah) : its rise, decline, and rebirth
  • Western medicine : a hard sell in Hong Kong
  • The inconvenient truths : sanitation in Hong Kong
  • The "great dying" : bubonic plague
  • Plague : a breeding ground for improvements in public health
  • Women's medicine : maternal and infant health
  • The three great killers : malaria, smallpox, and beriberi
  • A century of development and achievement.

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