Gwendoline M Ayers 1971, published by the Wellcome Institute of the History of Medicine. Reproduced by permission.
Chapter 1 The Destitute Sick and the Pursuit of a Policy
Chapter 2 ‘Gathorne Hardy’s Act’ and the Birth of the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Chapter 3 England’s First State Hospitals for Infectious Diseases
Chapter 4 England’s First State ‘Imbecile Asylums’
Chapter 5 The MAB Infectious Disease Hospitals: The First Phase – 1870 to 1878
Chapter 6 The MAB Infectious Disease Hospitals: The Second Phase – 1879 to 1886
Chapter 7 The MAB Infectious Disease Hospitals: The Third Phase – 1887 to 1891
Chapter 8 The MAB Infectious Disease Hospitals: The Fourth Phase – 1892 to 1900
Chapter 9 From Poor Law to Public Health Status: The Forces of Transition
Chapter 10 Infection and Prevention in the Metropolis, 1870 to 1900: An Evaluation