Water, race, and disease

273 Pages·2004·1.379 MB·English

by  Werner Troesken

Water, Race, and Disease
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Contents
Acknowledgments xiii
Preface xv
1 Introduction 1
2 WaterborneDiseases 17
3 Sewers:When,Where,andtoWhatEffect? 35
4 TyphoidMaryMeetsJimCrow:StoriesfromMemphis,
Savannah,andJacksonville 65
5 TheExceptionThatProvestheRule:Shaw,Mississippi 93
6 WaterFiltration:WhoBenefittedandWhy 117
7 Verification 137
8 FurtherTests 179
9 Conclusions 201
Appendix.TheNegroMortalityProject 209
Notes 221
References 237
Index 247

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