10 January 2014
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Edinburgh in 1865 - National Library of Scotland talk
National Library of Scotland presents 'Insanitary City: Edinburgh in 1865', an illustrated talk. ...
National Library of Scotland presents 'Insanitary City: Edinburgh in 1865', an illustrated talk.
Why, in a wealthy, windy city whose university and Royal Colleges produced more medical graduates than anywhere else in the UK, was the urban environment so hostile to health?
Edinburgh's first medical officer of health, Dr HD Littlejohn, gave the answer in one of the finest health reports ever written on a British city.
Paul Laxton and Richard Rodger use maps and case studies to illustrate new research on Littlejohn's diagnosis, presecription and the vested interest he faced.
13 February 2014, 6pm. Booking is essential - tel 0131 623 3734. For more on the National Library of Scotland events, visit the NLS website.
Keep up to date with the latest history news, discoveries and research in every issue of History Scotland and Scottish Memories magazines, available in print and digital versions.
Why, in a wealthy, windy city whose university and Royal Colleges produced more medical graduates than anywhere else in the UK, was the urban environment so hostile to health?
Edinburgh's first medical officer of health, Dr HD Littlejohn, gave the answer in one of the finest health reports ever written on a British city.
Paul Laxton and Richard Rodger use maps and case studies to illustrate new research on Littlejohn's diagnosis, presecription and the vested interest he faced.
13 February 2014, 6pm. Booking is essential - tel 0131 623 3734. For more on the National Library of Scotland events, visit the NLS website.
Keep up to date with the latest history news, discoveries and research in every issue of History Scotland and Scottish Memories magazines, available in print and digital versions.
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