Contagion in Prussia, 1831 : the cholera epidemic and the threat of the Polish uprising / Richard S. Ross III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Richard S., III, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cholera--Germany--Prussia--History--19th century.

Cholera.

Cholera--Poland--History--19th century.

Cholera--Political aspects--History--19th century.

Medical policy--Germany--Prussia--History--19th century.

Medical policy.

Medical policy--Poland--History--19th century.

Public health--Germany--Prussia--History--19th century.

Public health.

Borderlands--Germany--Prussia--History--19th century.v.

Borderlands.

Soldiers--Poland--History--19th century.

Soldiers.

Refugee camps--Germany--Prussia--History--19th century.

Refugee camps.

Social conflict--Germany--Prussia--History--19th century.

Social conflict.

Cholera--history.

History.

Cholera--Political aspects.

Germany.

Germany--Prussia.

Poland.

Medical Subjects:

Cholera--history.

Germany.

Physical Description:

vii, 292 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]

Summary:

"This book examines the Prussian government's strict health policy and its consequences, including social unrest and resulting public health reforms. Polish public health policy is investigated in light of the needs of the revolutionary government. Information is provided on the cholera camps established by Prussia to quarantine Polish soldiers who crossed the border as refugees in July 1831"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cholera approaches

Public health administration in Prussia before 1831

Cholera in Poland

First response to cholera : misery in Danzig

Prussian cholera policy and the Russian war effort

Cholera policy on the Prussian border

Cholera in East Prussia and the city of Kønigsberg

The cholera tumult in Kønigsberg

Cholera enters Berlin

Berlin organizes to combat cholera

The medical legacy of the cholera epidemic of 1831

Prussia, cholera and the Polish refugee crisis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786497720

0786497726

OCLC:

898167341