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Ch. 1. Medical Practitioners In Eighteenth- And Nineteenth-century England -- Ch. 2. Population And Contraception -- Ch. 3. Medical Care Under The Old And New Poor Law -- Ch. 4. Medical Care Provided By Friendly Societies -- Ch. 5. Hospitals And Dispensaries -- Ch. 6. Asylums And Prisons -- Ch. 7. Midwifery And Nursing -- Ch. 8. Infections And Disease Control -- Ch. 9. The Pharmaceutical Industry -- Ch. 10. Medicine And War -- Ch. 11. The National Health Service Title -- Illustrations And Tables -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction: Medicine Before The Industrial Revolution -- 1. Medical Practitioners In Eighteenth- And Nineteenth-century England -- 2. Population And Contraception -- 3. Medical Care Under The Old And The New Poor Law -- 4. Medical Care Provided By Friendly Societies -- 5. Hospitals And Dispensaries -- 6. Asylums And Prisons -- 7. Midwifery And Nursing -- 8. Infections And Disease Control -- 9. The Pharmaceutical Industry -- 10. Medicine And War -- 11. The National Health Service -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Index Of Places Index Of Medical Namessubject Index. Joan Lane. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 203-208)-and Indexes. Electronic Reproduction. London Available Via World Wide Web.