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Feeding the Nation: Nutrition and Health in Britain Before World War One
Dr Yuriko Akiyama
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Description for Feeding the Nation: Nutrition and Health in Britain Before World War One
Hardback. Reveals how cookery came to be seen as an important part of medical care and diet, revolutionising the nation's health. This book assesses the impact of nutrition in hospitals, schools and the military and explores the challenges and struggles faced by those who undertook work to educate the nation in the areas of sanitation, medicine and food. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 482.
In 1842, the average life expectancy for a labourer in Liverpool was just 15 years. The condition of public health in Britain during the nineteenth century from poor sanitation, housing and nutrition resulted in repeated outbreaks of typhus and cholera and prompted the government to usher in an era of welfare and state intervention to improve the health of the nation.The establishment of the National Training School of Cookery in London in 1873 was part of this wave of reform. The school trained cookery teachers to be instructors in schools, hospitals and the armed services, replacing the nineteenth-century laissez-faire attitude ... Read more
In 1842, the average life expectancy for a labourer in Liverpool was just 15 years. The condition of public health in Britain during the nineteenth century from poor sanitation, housing and nutrition resulted in repeated outbreaks of typhus and cholera and prompted the government to usher in an era of welfare and state intervention to improve the health of the nation.The establishment of the National Training School of Cookery in London in 1873 was part of this wave of reform. The school trained cookery teachers to be instructors in schools, hospitals and the armed services, replacing the nineteenth-century laissez-faire attitude ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Series
International Library of Historical Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845116828
SKU
V9781845116828
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Ref
99-10
About Dr Yuriko Akiyama
Yuriko Akiyama completed her PhD at Kings College, University of London.
Reviews for Feeding the Nation: Nutrition and Health in Britain Before World War One
The book’s outstanding strength is the way Akiyama enhances understanding of the role of these schools and, in particular, the role of health reformers who promoted cookery education as a means of caring for the sick.
Journal of British Studies
Journal of British Studies