Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Original Half Title; Dedication Page; Preface; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; Chapter I: French Doctors 1888-1902: A Profession in Crisis; Chapter II: The National Public Health Bureaucracy and the Bacteriological Revolution; Chapter III: The Loi Chevandier; Chapter IV: The Creation of a National Medical Assistance Program; Chapter V: The Impact of the Medical Assistance Law,1893-1902; Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendices