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Poxed and Scurvied: The Story of Sickness and Health at Sea

Poxed and Scurvied: The Story of Sickness and Health at Sea

Brown, Kevin

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceNaval History

Publisher Price: $34.95

ISBN10: 159114809X
ISBN13: 9781591148098
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: Aug 15 2011
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.35
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
When European sailors began to explore the world, keeping crews healthy on long voyages became an acute problem. As navies developed, the well-being of crews became a dominant factor in the success of naval operations, and the Royal Navy led the way in shipboard medicine, sponsoring many of the advances in diet and hygiene, which by the Napoleonic Wars gave its fleets a significant advantage over all its enemies. Eventually, the struggle to improve the fitness of seamen became a national concern, manifest in a series of far-reaching public health measures, generally directed against the effects of drunkenness and the pox.

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