CHAPTER XII. The Rapid Development of Medicine in the Last Fifty Years.--the

THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICINE IN THE LAST FIFTY YEARS.--THE INFLUENCE OF DARWIN.--PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.--THE DISSEMINATION OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE.--THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONDITIONS IN RECENT YEARS WHICH ACT AS FACTORS OF DISEASE.--FACTORY LIFE.--URBAN LIFE.--THE INCREASE OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PEOPLES.--THE INTRODUCTION OF PLANT PARASITES.--THE INCREASE IN ASYLUM LIFE.--INFANT MORTALITY.--WEALTH AND POVERTY AS FACTORS IN DISEASE 241

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DISEASE AND ITS CAUSES