Known as ""The Great Killer"" and ""The White Plague,"" few diseases influenced American life as much as Tuberculosis. The ""preventorium"", an institution designed to protect children from the ravages of the disease, emerged in this era of progressive ideals in public health. In this book, Cynthia A. Connolly provides a provocative analysis of public health and family welfare through the lens of the tuberculosis preventorium.
Known as ""The Great Killer"" and ""The White Plague,"" few diseases influenced American life as much as Tuberculosis. The ""preventorium"", an institution designed to protect children from the ravages of the disease, emerged in this era of progressive ideals in public health. In this book, Cynthia A. Connolly provides a provocative analysis of public health and family welfare through the lens of the tuberculosis preventorium.
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Child-Saving in the United States Chapter 2. Tuberculosis: A Children's Disease Chapter 3. Founding the Preventorium Chapter 4. The Preventorium Goes Nationwide Chapter 5. Science and the Preventorium Chapter 6. Tuberculosis in the "World of Tomorrow" Conclusion: Saving Children: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Notes Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Child-Saving in the United States Chapter 2. Tuberculosis: A Children's Disease Chapter 3. Founding the Preventorium Chapter 4. The Preventorium Goes Nationwide Chapter 5. Science and the Preventorium Chapter 6. Tuberculosis in the "World of Tomorrow" Conclusion: Saving Children: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Notes Index
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