Acknowledgements; List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; 1. Using Bacteriology in Teaching Hospitals; 2. Integrating the Laboratory into Gentlemanly Practice; 3. Anthrax in Bradford; 4. Anthrax in London; 5. Charity, Compensation and Carriers; 6. The 'Typhoid Trials'; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index
Summary
Focusing on the years between the identification of bacteria and the production of antibiotic medicine, Wall presents a study into how bacteriology has affected both clinical practice and public knowledge