British Medicine in an Age of Reform

<p><em>British Medicine in an Age of Reform</em> charts the nature and dynamics of the radical changes which occurred between 1780 and 1850 - a great turning point in British medicine. Medicine was reformed just as politics was being reformed. It became a recognizable profession and at the same time there was an impetus from within to base the subject upon science. By the end of the 1850's medicine had become perceptibly `modern'.<br> Contributions by acknowledged experts cover subjects from Apothecaries' Act of 1815 to froensic medicine and the effect of scientific medicine on the doctor-patient relationship. Fascinating and detailed <em>British Medicine in an Age of Reform</em> provides a rich source of information for students of social history the history of medicine and science and for those working in the medical profession.</p>