Medicine and charity in Georgian Bath : a social history of the General Infirmary, c. 1739-1830 / Anne Borsay.

First published in 1999, this rewarding volume offers a close and systematic analysis of the General Infirmary at Bath, which was founded in 1739 to grant lepers and cripples, and other indigent strangers' access to the spa waters. Four main themes are pursued in order to locate the hospital wi...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Borsay, Anne (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2018.
Series:History of medicine in context.
Routledge revivals.
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