Health Services in England
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Health Services in England describes and studies the health services in England. Specifically, this book looks into the treatment of the sick; the preservation of health and control of the spread of the diseases; and the achievements of the health services in the featured country. This text concludes with some criticisms and plans for a national health service in England. This book will be very invaluable to those in the field of medicine, including students and experts, as well as to those in the related fields.
Table of Contents
Contents
I.—Introductory
Preface
II.—The Treatment of the Sick
General Practitioner Services , Including The District
Medical Service
District Nursing Service
Hospitals and Specialists
Voluntary Hospitals
Municipal Hospitals
Criticism of Hospital Arrangements
The Emergency Medical Service
III.—The Preservation of Health
Environmental Services
Water Supplies and Sewage Disposal
Housing
Occupation and Health
Atmospheric Pollution
Food and Drugs Legislation
The Control of Infectious Diseases
The Personal Health Services
Maternity and Child Welfare Services
School Health Services
Industrial Health Services
The Control of Tuberculosis
The Control of Venereal Disease
The Peckham Pioneer Health Center
Dental Services
Mental Health Services
Nutrition
Economic and Social Measures For Preserving Health
Public Provision for the Aged
Unemployment Insurance and Assistance
National Health Insurance
Workmen's Compensation
Health Education
International Health Organizations
IV. —The Achievements of the Health Services
Infant Mortality
Maternal Mortality
Results of Mass Medical Examinations
Mortality-Rates and Epidemics
Tuberculosis
Problem Families
General Advances in Medicine
V . —The Future
Some Criticisms of the Existing Health Services
Plans For A National Health Service
The Future Training of Doctors
The Future of the Dental Services
Medical Research
The Patient
VI.—Postscript
National Health Service Act,1946
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 204
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 1947
- Published: January 1, 1947
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9781483195285