Cholera 1832: The Social Response to an Epidemic - Paperback

by R. J. Morris (Author)

Originally published in 1976, this is the account of British society's response to the threat of disease. It is the story of an administrative fight to exclude the disease by quarantine and to persuade commerce and working-class people to observe carefully thought-out regulations.

Author Biography

R. J. Morris is Professor Emeritus, Economic and Social History at the University of Scotland, UK