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[[File:The_Immortal_Life_Henrietta_Lacks_(cover).jpg|200px|thumbnail|left]]Just as science, in general, was becoming a source of societal advancement and cultural awe during the Georgian and Victorian periods, so was medical science advancing alongside it. The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw the advent of some of the most important medical findings in history. The Industrial Revolution had resulted in a massive change in living conditions -- city centers became crammed with people, while public sanitization procedures struggled to keep up -- this influx resulted in a surge of maladies, most detailed below. The following is a list of books that examine these the medical breakthroughs in a highly engaging way. I’ve arranged this list in order from that attempted to solve the most popular, “fun” medical history books, to the more scholarly, academic booksproblems that this new way of living presented.

31 Rebecca Skloot: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – This book falls a bit out of I’ve arranged this list’s tiimeframe, as it takes place during list in order from the mid-twentieth centurymost popular, but Skloot’s book is, undoubtedly, one of the most important works on “fun” medical history and society ever published. It was awarded books, to National Academies Best Book of the Year Award , and spent 75 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list. The book deals primarily with ethical issues in medical researchmore scholarly, and illustrates how lines were crossed that should’ve been left aloneacademic books.

12 Steven Johnson1. Rebecca Skloot: ''The Ghost Map: The Story Immortal Life of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic Henrietta Lacks'' – This book falls a bit out of this list’s timeframe, as it takes place during the mid-twentieth century, but Skloot’s book is a super fun, quick read that examines a particular outbreak undoubtedly, one of cholera in London in 1854, the most important works on medical history and a doctor named John Snow who helped put an end to itsociety ever published. JohnsonIt was awarded the National Academies's work explains how theories Best Book of contagion evolved from blaming sickness the Year Award, and spent 75 weeks on "bad air" (miasma)the New York Times Best Seller list. The book deals primarily with ethical issues in medical research, to blaming sickness on bacteria due and illustrates how lines were crossed that arose from unsanitary conditionsshould’ve been left alone. Dr[[File:51kRIV2XcRL. John Snow's findings changed the nature of epidemiology forever -- one cannot overemphasize the importance of his work_SX310_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg|200px|thumbnail|left]]

32. Bill Wasik & Monica MurphySteven Johnson: Rabid''The Ghost Map: A Cultural History The Story of the World’s London’s Most Diabolical Virus Terrifying Epidemic'' – Rabies This book is stilla super fun, quick read that examines a particular outbreak of cholera in modern timesLondon in 1854, and a doctor named John Snow who helped put an incurable, deadly diseaseend to it. If a creature, human or otherwise, is bitten by a rabid animalJohnson's work explains how theories of contagion evolved from blaming sickness on "bad air" (miasma), to attributing sickness to bacteria that person will most certainly die – arose from unsanitary conditions. Dr. John Snow's findings changed the nature of epidemiology and death from rabies remainsmedical science, in general, even to forever -- one cannot overemphasize the importance of this day, horrifying to witnesswork.

43. Deborah HaydenBill Wasik & Monica Murphy: Pox''Rabid: The GeniusA Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus'' – Rabies is still, in modern times, Madnessan incurable, and the Mysteries of Syphillis – Ahdeadly disease. If a creature, human or otherwise, syphillisis bitten by a rabid animal, the STD that affected so many popular figures of past centuries person will most certainly die – and death from William Shakespeare rabies remains, even to this day, horrifying to Al Caponewitness. Also know as This book examines rabies from a couple of different standpoints -- the “French Pox”, actual threat of the legacy of syphillis traces back from Christopher Columbus’s voyage disease to the Americaspublic health, to and the 40-year Tuskegee syphillis study that began in 1932. The latter is known as one perception of the most racist, unethical studies ever done in the wester worlddisease among individuals.

54. Jennifer Lee CarrellDeborah Hayden: ''Pox: The Speckled Monster: A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox -- Smallpox is a disease that has been around for appoxiamtely 2000 years. Carrell’s study tells Genius, Madness, and the tale Mysteries of Edward JennerSyphilis'' – Ah, syphilis, the English physician who developed the first version STD that affected so many popular figures of an innoculation in 1796past centuries – from William Shakespeare to Al Capone. InnoculationAlso know as the “French Pox”, which means the introduction legacy of a antigenic substance in an effort syphilis traces back from Christopher Columbus’s voyage to boost immunity the Americas, to a certain disease, eventually became the 40-year Tuskegee syphilis study that began in 1932. The latter is known as vaccionation. Carrell also includes crucial discoveries primer to Jenner’s – including one of the Lady Mary Wortley Montagumost racist, who contracted unethical studies ever done in the disease and was among western world. Hayden argues that syphilis is too often disregarded as a contributing factor to the first to have her child innocluateddecisions of important historical figures.

4[[File:0226712400.jpeg|200px|thumbnail|left]]5. Ruth RichardsonJennifer Lee Carrell: ''The Speckled Monster: DeathA Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox'' -- Smallpox is a disease that has been around for approximately 2000 years. Carrell’s study tells the tale of Edward Jenner, Dissectionthe English physician who developed the first version of an inoculation in 1796. Inoculation, and which means the Destitute – This book falls introduction of a bit outside the “popular medical history” category due antigenic substance in an effort to boost immunity to its academic prose, but it is, nonetheless, a highly readablecertain disease, fascinating work for anyone interested in medical historyeventually became known as vaccination. In Carrell also includes crucial discoveries prior to Jenner’s – including the 1830sLady Mary Wortley Montagu, who contracted the field of medicine disease and was burgeoningamong the first to have her child inoculated. Due to her high societal standing, and dissectible corpses were perhaps the most Lady Montagu played a crucial teaching mechanism for future doctors. The problem was, most nineteenth-century people were not amenable to having their corpses used for medical purposesrole in spreading the word about the efficacy of inoculation. This meant that other means of obtaining fresh bodies must be considered…

7. Nadja Durbach: ''Bodily Matters: The Anti-Vaccination Movement in England, 1853-1907 '' – This book work explores the science and social history of smallpox. Durbach's work is perhaps one of the most relevant on this list in these modern times when anti-vaccination activists are opposing such important medical discoveries. In England, the Compulosry Vaccionatiion Compulsory Vaccination Act made smallpox vaccines mandatory for all children, beginning in 1853 -- such an act a statute was considered by many working-class Englishmen and women as an infringement upon their natural rights, and was met with fierce indignation. [[File:9780521400473.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]8. W.F. Bynum & Roy Porter: ''Medical Fringe and Medical Orthodoxy 1750-1850'' – During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, there was no consensus as to what constituted “accepted” medicine, and what constituted “alternative” medicine – they simply blended together. This work explores the science studies this important time when demarcations between scientifically-validated medicine, and social history of smallpoxholistic/alternative medicine were being made.

89. W.F. Bynum & Roy PorterMary Fissell: Medical Fringe ''Patients, Power, and Medical Orthodoxy 1750the Poor in Eighteenth-1850 Century Bristol'' – Fissell’s work was one of the first academic medical history studies to deal with medicine and sickness from a societal point of view, rather than from the purview of upper-class physicians and the like. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuriestime that Fissell deals with, there was no consensus as to what constituted “accepted” medicine, and what consitituted “alternative” medicine which type of medical practitioners were the most effective – they simply blended together. This work studies this important time when such demarcations were maderesulted in a medical marketplace full of questionable characters and dubious remedies.

9. Mary Fissell: Paitents, Power, and the Poor in Eighteenth-Century Bristol – Fissell’s works was one of the first academic medical history books to deal with medicine and sickness from a societal point of view, rather than the purview of upper-class physicians and the like. During this time, there was no consensus on which type of medical practitioners were the most effective – this resulted in a medical marketplace full of questionable characters.  10. Mike Saks: ''Alternative Medicine in Britain '' – This book is a collection of essays on the place of “alternative” medicine in Britain , from the nineteenth century to the present day. In Victorian Britain, there was on no consensus on what constituted “real” medicine, and what constituted “alternative” medicine.This work deals with such practices as acupuncture, osteopathy, and spiritual healing, and it also focuses on the professionalization of medicine during the nineteenth century.{{Mediawiki:NativeAds}}[[Category:Medical History]][[Category:British History]][[Category:Booklists]][[Category:Expert Booklists]]