03612nam 2200649Ia 450 991096241800332120200520144314.09780299151638029915163897805851761780585176175(CKB)111004366648570(SSID)ssj0000169656(PQKBManifestationID)11183181(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000169656(PQKBWorkID)10204031(PQKB)10946289(MiAaPQ)EBC3444933(OCoLC)646875393(MdBmJHUP)muse12109(Au-PeEL)EBL3444933(CaPaEBR)ebr10351490(OCoLC)932318140(Perlego)4386208(EXLCZ)9911100436664857019960205d1996 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe healthiest city Milwaukee and the politics of health reform /Judith Walzer Leavitt1st ed.Madison, WI University of Wisconsin Pressc1996xxiii, 294 p. illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780299151645 0299151646 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Milwaukee: The City and Its Health Problems -- 2. The City Health Department -- 3. The Politics of Health Reform: Smallpox -- 4. The Politics of Health Reform: Garbage -- 5. The Politics of Health Reform: Milk -- 6. The Volunteers -- 7. The Healthiest City -- 8. The Process of Change -- Chronological Outline of Public Health History in Milwaukee -- Essay on the Sources -- Index.Between 1850 and 1900, Milwaukee's rapid population growth also gave rise to high death rates, infectious diseases, crowded housing, filthy streets, inadequate water supplies, and incredible stench. The Healthiest City shows how a coalition of reform groups brought about community education and municipal action to achieve for Milwaukee the title of "the healthiest city" by the 1930s. This highly praised book reminds us that cutting funds and regulations for preserving public health results in inconvenience, illness, and even death. "A major work.... Leavitt focuses on three illustrative issues-smallpox, garbage, and milk, representing the larger areas of infectious disease, sanitation, and food control."-Norman Gevitz, Journal of the American Medical Association "Leavitt's research provides additional evidence... that improvements in sanitation, living conditions, and diet contributed more to the overall decline in mortality rates than advances in medical practice.... A solid contribution to the history of urban reform politics and public health."-Jo Ann Carrigan, Journal of American History Health care reformWisconsinMilwaukeeHistoryPublic health administrationWisconsinMilwaukeeHistoryPublic healthWisconsinMilwaukeeHistoryMilwaukee (Wis.)Politics and governmentHealth care reformHistory.Public health administrationHistory.Public healthHistory.362.1/09775/95Leavitt Judith Walzer537417MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962418003321The healthiest city4367267UNINA