The Great Stink of Paris and the 19th Century Struggle Against Filth and Germs.The Great Stink of Paris and The 19th Century Struggle Against Filth and Germs David S. Barnes David S. Barnes is an Assistant Professor of History and Sociology of Science and Director of the Health and Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He is an historian specializing in public health issues of Third Republic France. Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C. Press 2715 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218-4363 0801883490 $35.00 www.press.jhu.edu In late summer of 1880 odors Odors anosmia Medicine. the absence of the sense of smell; olfactory anesthesia. Also called anosphrasia. — anosmic, adj. halitosis bad breath; an unpleasant odor emanating from the mouth. began drenching drenching farmer's term for the administration of medicines as solutions or suspensions in water by mouth with a drench bottle, gun or funnel. drenching bit to be included in a bridle as a bit. Paris from its sewers, and residents feared an epidemic would follow. Fifteen years later another Great Stink occurred--this time with little fear of resulting disease. Historian Barnes considers the evolving science of public health in Paris between the 1880s and 1890s, blending history, culture, science and medicine with a review of how public health policies changed during the era. A work of impeccable scholarship, The Great Stink of Paris and The 19th Century Struggle Against Filth and Germs is highly recommended and informative reading for students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the history of modern medicine, as well as 19th century French history. |
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