khuzistan irrigation program and the british policy 1870-1910

The British Guiana Medical Annual for 1910

Nastin Treatment of Leprosy in British Guiana. It is of special interest as Professor Deycke himself practically inaugurated the treatment in 1908. His methods have been carried on ever since, in the later months somewhat modified. The conclusion drawn by the author is, as regards Deycke's statements that injections of Nastin cause definite changes [to take place in the lepra bacilli, and that ...

Social intervention and the decline of infant mortality: Birmingham and Sheffield, c. 1870-1910.

The beginning of the secular decline in infant mortality in England and Wales can be dated fairly precisely, since from 1900 substantial and sustained decrease in the national infant mortality rate (IMR) occurred and continued throughout the twentieth century. The causes of long-term infant mortality decline are relatively easy to understand in general terms and are related to the process of mo...

British Romantic Generalism in the Age of Specialism, 1870-1990.

This essay explores the impact of 'generalism' and 'general practice' on the specialisation of British medicine using the case of neurology in Britain to reveal characteristics of British 'generalist medical culture' from 1870 to 1990. It argues that 'generalism' represented a particular epistemological position in Victorian medicine, one that then created a natural bridge between science and m...

How Good Was The Profitability Of British Railways , 1870 - 1912 ?

Stretching the Inelastic Rubber: Taxation, Welfare and Lobbies in Amazonia, 1870-1910

This paper examines the effect of government intervention via taxation on domestic welfare. A case-study of Brazilian market power on rubber markets during the boom years of 1870-1910 shows that the government generated 1.3% of GDP through an export tax on rubber but that it could have generated 4.7% in total, had the government set the tariff at the optimal level. National, regional and local ...

Theodor I. Preda Hospital from Craiova Between the Years 1870–1910

One of the most important hospitals in Craiova, hospital Theodor I. Preda, was the result of private initiatives in health care. It was founded in 1870 by the Municipality of Craiova, according to the request expressed by Theodore I. Preda in his will. Until 1910 it functioned in the homes of the donor and the money necessary for the activity came from leasing out the Stârcoviţa and Cearângul e...