LEADER 03612nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910962418003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780299151638 010 $a0299151638 010 $a9780585176178 010 $a0585176175 035 $a(CKB)111004366648570 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000169656 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11183181 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000169656 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10204031 035 $a(PQKB)10946289 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444933 035 $a(OCoLC)646875393 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse12109 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3444933 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10351490 035 $a(OCoLC)932318140 035 $a(Perlego)4386208 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366648570 100 $a19960205d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe healthiest city $eMilwaukee and the politics of health reform /$fJudith Walzer Leavitt 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMadison, WI $cUniversity of Wisconsin Press$dc1996 215 $axxiii, 294 p. $cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780299151645 311 08$a0299151646 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 8 $aBetween 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 606 $aHealth care reform$zWisconsin$zMilwaukee$xHistory 606 $aPublic health administration$zWisconsin$zMilwaukee$xHistory 606 $aPublic health$zWisconsin$zMilwaukee$xHistory 607 $aMilwaukee (Wis.)$xPolitics and government 615 0$aHealth care reform$xHistory. 615 0$aPublic health administration$xHistory. 615 0$aPublic health$xHistory. 676 $a362.1/09775/95 700 $aLeavitt$b Judith Walzer$0537417 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910962418003321 996 $aThe healthiest city$94367267 997 $aUNINA