[[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.
1. 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.
21. Steven JohnsonRebecca Skloot: ''The Ghost Map: The Story Immortal Life of London’s Most Terrifying EpidemicHenrietta 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: ''RabidThe Ghost Map: A Cultural History The Story of the World’s London’s Most Diabolical VirusTerrifying 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: ''PoxRabid: The Genius, Madness, and A Cultural History of the Mysteries of SyphillisWorld’s Most Diabolical Virus'' – AhRabies is still, in modern times, an incurable, deadly disease. If a creature, syphillishuman or otherwise, is 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 Genius, Madness, and the Mysteries of Battling SmallpoxSyphilis'' -- Smallpox is a disease – Ah, syphilis, the STD that has been around for appoxiamtely 2000 yearsaffected so many popular figures of past centuries – from William Shakespeare to Al Capone. Carrell’s study tells Also know as the tale of Edward Jenner“French Pox”, the English physician who developed legacy of syphilis traces back from Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the first version of an innoculation in 1796. InnoculationAmericas, which means to the introduction of a antigenic substance 40-year Tuskegee syphilis study that began in an effort to boost immunity to a certain disease, eventually became 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: ''Death, Dissection, and the DestituteThe Speckled Monster: A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox'' – This book falls -- Smallpox is a bit outside disease that has been around for approximately 2000 years. Carrell’s study tells the “popular medical history” category due to its academic prosetale of Edward Jenner, but it is, nonethelessthe English physician who developed the first version of an inoculation in 1796. Inoculation, which means the introduction of a antigenic substance in an effort to boost immunity to 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 doctorsrole in spreading the word about the efficacy of inoculation. The problem was, most nineteenth-century people were not amenable to having their corpses used for medical purposes. This meant that other means of obtaining fresh bodies must be considered…
74. Nadja DurbachRuth Richardson: ''Bodily Matters: The Anti-Vaccination Movement in EnglandDeath, Dissection, 1853-1907and the Destitute'' – This book falls a bit outside the “popular medical history” category due to its academic prose, but it is perhaps one of the most relevant on this list , nonetheless, a highly readable, fascinating work for anyone interested in these modern times when anti-vaccination activists are opposing such important medical discoverieshistory and the poor. In Englandthe 1830s, the Compulosry Vaccionatiion Act made smallpox vaccines mandatory field of medicine was burgeoning, and dissectible corpses were perhaps the most crucial teaching mechanism for all childrenfuture doctors. The problem was, beginning in 1853 most nineteenth-- such an act was considered by many working-class Englishmen and women as an infringement upon century people were not amenable to having their natural rights, and was met with fierce indignationcorpses used for medical purposes. This work explores the science and social history meant that other means of smallpox.obtaining fresh bodies must be considered…
7. Nadja Durbach: ''Bodily Matters: The Anti-Vaccination Movement in England, 1853-1907'' – This 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 Compulsory Vaccination Act made smallpox vaccines mandatory for all children, beginning in 1853 -- such 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 consitituted constituted “alternative” medicine – they simply blended together. This work studies this important time when such demarcations between scientifically-validated medicine, and holistic/alternative medicine were being made.
9. Mary Fissell: ''PaitentsPatients, Power, and the Poor in Eighteenth-Century Bristol'' – Fissell’s works work was one of the first academic medical history books 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 this the timethat Fissell deals with, there was no consensus on as to which type of medical practitioners were the most effective – this resulted in a medical marketplace full of questionable charactersand dubious remedies.
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]]
