Quinine and Quarantine: Missouri Medicine through the Years

143 Pages·2000·4.85 MB·English

by  Loren Humphrey

Quinine
and
QUARANTINE
PROJECT SPONSORS
Missouri Center for the Book
Warren and Clara Cole Estate
Western Historical Manuscript Collection,
University of Missouri–Columbia
CONSULTANT
William Crowley,M.D.
SPECIAL THANKS
H.Denny Donnell,M.D.
Fae Sotham,State Historical Society of Missouri,Columbia
MISSOURI HERITAGE READERS
GENERAL EDITOR,
Rebecca B. Schroeder
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the state’s rich cultural heritage. Focusing on people, places, his-
torical events, and the details of daily life, these books illustrate
the ways in which people from all parts of the world contributed
to the development of the state and the region. The books incor-
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German Settlement in Missouri:New Land,Old Ways
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Jesse James and the Civil War in Missouri
by Robert L. Dyer
On Shaky Ground:The New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811–1812
by Norma Hayes Bagnall
Orphan Trains to Missouri
by Michael D. Patrick and Evelyn Goodrich Trickel
The Osage in Missouri
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Paris,Tightwad,and Peculiar:Missouri Place Names
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The Trail of Tears across Missouri
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Quinine
and
QUA R A N T I N E
Missouri Medicine through the Years
Loren Humphrey
University of Missouri Press
COLUMBIA AND LONDON
Copyright © 2000 by
The Curators of the University of Missouri
University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri 65201
Printed and bound in the United States of America
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Humphrey, Loren, 1931–
Quinine and quarantine : Missouri medicine through the
years / Loren Humphrey.
p. cm. — (Missouri heritage readers)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8261-1269-7 (alk. paper)
1. Medicine—Missouri—History. 2. Medical care—
Missouri—History. I. Title. II. Series.
R263.H86 2000
610'.9778—dc21
99-054575
This paper meets the requirements of the
American National Standard for Permanence of Paper
for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48, 1984.
Designer: Elizabeth K. Young
Typesetter: Crane Composition, Inc.
Printer and binder: Thomson-Shore, Inc.
Typefaces: Times New Roman, Academy Engraved
Dedicated to
state and county health officials, past and present,
nurse and physician pioneers, 1799–1998,
the Missouri State Medical Association,
the Missouri Nurses Association, and
to Missourians of the future who continue the
battle to obtain the best possible health for all citizens.

Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
Part I:Potluck Medicine,1799-1848
1. Diseases and Injuries on the Trail 14
2. Growth of Education and Number of Physicians 23
3. Home Remedies, Smallpox Vaccine, and Quinine 32
Part II:Community Medicine,1849-1898
4. Evils of Cities and Medical School Problems 41
5. Buying a Medical License 50
6. Medical Lessons from War 56
Part III:Standards for Medicine,1899-1948
7. Growth of Travel, Cities, and Medical Schools 67
8. Improving Medical Education 75
9. Scientific Diagnosis 83
Part IV:Scientific Medicine,1949-1999
10. Viruses and Chemicals Everywhere 91
11. Specialization and Immunization 97
12. New Parts 104
For More Reading 117
Index 119
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