Christopher Aldous is a Principal Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Winchester, UK.Akihito Suzuki is a Professor of History at Keio University, Japan.

"Reforming Public Health in Occupied Japan, 1945-52 is a persuasive reconstruction of a turbulent and reform-oriented period in the history of public health in Japan. Furthermore, it is a significant addition to existing occupation literature and helps us to understand the decision-making processes in occupied Japan, as well as the limits of indirect occupation in the implementation of alien initiatives... this book will surely take a well-deserved place in the historiography of the occupation of Japan."- Juha Saunavaara (University of Oulu); H-US-Japan, H-Net Reviews. June, 2012

• Introduction 1. Confronting Epidemics 2. The Limits of Disease Prevention 3. ‘Controlling Wildfire Diseases’ 4. ‘We’re Cleaning up Japan’ 5. Nutrition and Disease 6. Chronic Infectious Diseases 7. The Health Centre. Conclusion

Christopher Aldous is a Principal Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Winchester, UK.Akihito Suzuki is a Professor of History at Keio University, Japan.

"Reforming Public Health in Occupied Japan, 1945-52 is a persuasive reconstruction of a turbulent and reform-oriented period in the history of public health in Japan. Furthermore, it is a significant addition to existing occupation literature and helps us to understand the decision-making processes in occupied Japan, as well as the limits of indirect occupation in the implementation of alien initiatives... this book will surely take a well-deserved place in the historiography of the occupation of Japan."- Juha Saunavaara (University of Oulu); H-US-Japan, H-Net Reviews. June, 2012

• Introduction 1. Confronting Epidemics 2. The Limits of Disease Prevention 3. ‘Controlling Wildfire Diseases’ 4. ‘We’re Cleaning up Japan’ 5. Nutrition and Disease 6. Chronic Infectious Diseases 7. The Health Centre. Conclusion

Christopher Aldous is a Principal Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Winchester, UK.Akihito Suzuki is a Professor of History at Keio University, Japan.

"Reforming Public Health in Occupied Japan, 1945-52 is a persuasive reconstruction of a turbulent and reform-oriented period in the history of public health in Japan. Furthermore, it is a significant addition to existing occupation literature and helps us to understand the decision-making processes in occupied Japan, as well as the limits of indirect occupation in the implementation of alien initiatives... this book will surely take a well-deserved place in the historiography of the occupation of Japan."- Juha Saunavaara (University of Oulu); H-US-Japan, H-Net Reviews. June, 2012

• Introduction 1. Confronting Epidemics 2. The Limits of Disease Prevention 3. ‘Controlling Wildfire Diseases’ 4. ‘We’re Cleaning up Japan’ 5. Nutrition and Disease 6. Chronic Infectious Diseases 7. The Health Centre. Conclusion