ABSTRACT

First published in 1936, this book is a continuation of Sir Arthur Newsholme’s Fifty Years in Public Health and covers a wide variety of topics in relation to the subject. It is in part autobiographical as the author recollects and reflects upon his experiences of the system. The book is divided into two main periods, 1908-19, when Newsholme was the head of the Medical Department of the State’s Central Health Organisation, and from 1919 to 1936, when he no longer held an official position but had the freedom and time to examine both public health and social activities. Topics explored include the administration of public health, insurance for medical care, child health, The Great War, tropical medicine and American pioneers in public health.

part |2 pages

Part One: OFFICIAL LIFE IN WHITEHALL

chapter I|10 pages

Introductory

chapter II|5 pages

Personal

chapter IV|7 pages

Local Administration of Public Health

chapter V|8 pages

Central Administration of Public Health

chapter X|5 pages

Medical Care under the Poor Law

chapter XI|10 pages

Difficulties in initiating Orderly Reform

chapter XII|7 pages

Insurance for Medical Care

chapter XIII|10 pages

National Sickness Insurance

chapter XV|12 pages

The Administrative Control of Tuberculosis

chapter XVI|19 pages

The Control of Venereal Diseases

chapter XIX|7 pages

Public Administration and Child Health

chapter XX|9 pages

Rivalry between Government Departments

chapter XXII|8 pages

Motherhood

chapter XXIII|5 pages

Maternal Mortality

chapter XXIV|10 pages

The Great War

part |2 pages

Part Two: RECOLLECTIONS OF AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK

chapter XXV|6 pages

The Red Cross in Peace Time

chapter XXVI|12 pages

Itineraries

chapter XXVII|9 pages

William Henry Welch

chapter XXVIII|8 pages

Other American Pioneers in Public Health

chapter XXIX|7 pages

Work and Leisure at Baltimore

chapter XXXII|6 pages

City Administration in the United States

chapter XXXVIII|12 pages

Health Problems in Tropical Medicine

part |2 pages

Part Three: THE INCREASING SOCIALISATION OF MEDICINE

chapter XLI|15 pages

Two National Medical Associations: A Contrast

chapter XLII|9 pages

A Visit to Soviet Russia

chapter XLIII|9 pages

Soviet Communism

chapter |3 pages

Epilogue