Spreading Germs: Disease Theories and Medical Practice in Britain, 1865–1900 (Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine) (Volume 0)
Examines the reception and impact of germ theories on British medicine from 1865 to 1900, tracing how new scientific ideas reshaped medical understanding and practice.
About This Book
This volume explores the development of germ theories of disease in Britain between 1865 and 1900.
It examines how new scientific ideas were received, debated, and gradually incorporated into medical practice.
The study draws on contemporary medical literature, professional debates, and institutional records.
Attention is given to the relationship between laboratory research and everyday clinical work.
The book situates these changes within broader social and professional contexts of the period.
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