Reminiscences Of A Workhouse Medical Officer

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LibriVox recording of Reminiscences Of A Workhouse Medical Officer by Joseph Rogers. Read in English by David Wales Joseph Rogers (1821-1889) was an English physician, medical officer, and health care reformer in London. The system of poor-law dispensaries and separate sick wards, with proper staffs of medical attendants and nurses, was due to the efforts of Rogers and his colleagues. His memoir, published in 1889, contains an informative biography written by his brother. His career was not without conflict as his zeal sometimes offended governing boards. - Summary by David Wales For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (175MB)

Directors & creators

Joseph Rogers

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;history; London; poverty; england; medicine; disease; physicians; sanitation; public health; indigent health; indigent illness; public health infirmaries; indigent hospitals

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