| Author |
Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854-1920 |
| LoC No. |
15014771
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| Title |
Sanitation in Panama
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| Original Publication |
United States: D. Appleton and Company, 1915.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Contents |
Yellow fever and the discoveries of its transmission -- The experiments of the Reed board -- The discoveries of the Reed board -- The sanitary board of Havana -- The results accomplished in Havana -- Correspondence with Dr. Reed -- History of yellow fever -- Appointed chief sanitary officer for the Isthmus -- Preliminary organization and work at Panama -- Yellow-fever work at the Isthmus -- Nombre de Dios -- The work of the sanitary inspectors -- The work at the hospitals -- Malaria work and the hospital system -- Medical and surgical service of Ancon hospital -- The sanitarium at Taboga -- The leper colony -- Quarantine system -- Measures against bubonic plague -- The work of the sanitary department of Panama.
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| Credits |
Bob Taylor, deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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| Summary |
"Sanitation in Panama" by William Crawford Gorgas is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the medical and sanitary efforts undertaken to eliminate yellow fever in Panama, as well as the essential discoveries made regarding its transmission. Through the analysis of historical battles against the disease, the work discusses the strategies implemented to safeguard health during the construction of the Panama Canal. At the start of the book, Gorgas establishes the severe threat yellow fever posed to both humans and economies, particularly in Havana. He recounts the devastating impacts of the disease during past epidemics and introduces the significant discoveries of the Reed Board, highlighting the role of the stegomyia mosquito in transmitting yellow fever. The opening sets the stage for Gorgas's preventive measures, emphasizing the importance of sanitation in eradicating the disease as well as detailing the ongoing challenges faced by health officials in containing its spread. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
RA: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
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| Subject |
Sanitation -- Panama
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| Subject |
Sanitation -- Cuba -- Havana
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| Subject |
Yellow fever -- Cuba -- Havana
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
70624 |
| Release Date |
Apr 22, 2023 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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