"This book examines the Prussian government's strict health policy and its consequences, including social unrest and resulting public health reforms. Polish public health policy is investigated in light of the needs of the revolutionary government. Information is provided on the cholera camps established by Prussia to quarantine Polish soldiers who crossed the border as refugees in July 1831"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-288) and index.
Contents
Cholera approaches -- Public health administration in Prussia before 1831 -- Cholera in Poland -- First response to cholera : misery in Danzig -- Prussian cholera policy and the Russian war effort -- Cholera policy on the Prussian border -- Cholera in East Prussia and the city of Kønigsberg -- The cholera tumult in Kønigsberg -- Cholera enters Berlin -- Berlin organizes to combat cholera -- The medical legacy of the cholera epidemic of 1831 -- Prussia, cholera and the Polish refugee crisis.