{"product_id":"john-haygarth-frs-christopher-booth-9780871692542","title":"John Haygarth, Frs: A Physician of the Enlightenment (1740-1827), Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 254)","description":"An excellent biography of John Haygarth, an important 18th-century physician who is most well known for his visionary plan to eliminate smallpox from Great Britain through the careful practice of inoculation \u0026amp; isolation. Haygarth made many more innovative \u0026amp; far-reaching contributions to medicine \u0026amp; to philanthropy. He became a physician in Chester in 1767. There he introduced separate wards in the Chester Infirmary where patients with fever could be isolated \u0026amp; cared for. It was the stimulus for the development of the fever hospitals of 19th cent. England. He also played a major role in the foundation of the Bath Provident Institution for savings, a model for the savings-bank movement in England. Black \u0026amp; white illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Booth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0871692546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780871692542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Philosophical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Christopher Booth","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48435710492927,"sku":"9780871692542","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b88150f-268b-4137-9a80-fb75efb428db.jpg?v=1777152189","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-haygarth-frs-christopher-booth-9780871692542","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}