Pre-famine fever epidemics : a case study of the Cork Street Fever Hospital, Dublin / Ciarán McCabe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCabe, Ciarán, author.

Series:

Maynooth studies in local history ; no. 175.

Maynooth studies in local history ; number 175

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hospitals--Ireland--Dublin--History--19th century.

Hospitals.

Hospitals--History.

Cork Fever Hospital (Dublin, Ireland)--History--19th century.

Cork Fever Hospital (Dublin, Ireland).

Ireland.

Ireland--Dublin.

Physical Description:

62 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dublin, Ireland ; Chicago, IL : Four Courts Press, [2025]

Summary:

This book explores the workings of the Cork Street Fever Hospital in Dublin's south-western quarter in the decades after its opening in May 1804. The foundation of the hospital, its significant role with the wider international fever hospital movement, and its management and financial structures are discussed, as are the experiences both of medical staff (physicians, apothecaries and nurses) and of patients. Through case studies of the fever epidemics of 1817-19 and 1826-7, this book demonstrates that in 'normal' times and in times of crisis, the Cork Street Fever Hospital was central to efforts in curtailing the progress of contagion in Dublin city.-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781801511797

1801511799

OCLC:

1527331776

Publisher Number:

90104716589

CIPO000289551