Lazaretto : how Philadelphia used an unpopular quarantine based on disputed science to accommodate immigrants and prevent epidemics /

"This book tells the compelling story of public health efforts in 19th-century Philadelphia directed at preventing the outbreak of epidemics of cholera, yellow fever, and other diseases. It is a story about quarantine set against the background of the Philadelphia Lazaretto, the first quarantin...

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Main Author: Barnes, David S., (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023.
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Pennsylvania Room

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Call Number: UPA/Ph RA667.P4 B37 2023
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