Focusing on the years between the identification of bacteria and the production of antibiotic medicine, Wall presents a study into how bacteriology has affected both clinical practice and public knowledge.
Introduction; Chapter 1 Using Bacteriology in Teaching Hospitals: London and Cambridge, 1880-1920; Chapter 2 Integrating the Laboratory into Gentlemanly Practice; Chapter 3 Anthrax in Bradford: Understanding Deadly Disease in the Workplace, 1880-1905; Chapter 4 Anthrax in London: Leather, Zoo Keeping and Shaving Brushes, 1882'“1932; Chapter 5 Charity, Compensation and Carriers: The Development of Blame and Responsibility in Response to Epidemics; Chapter 6 The 'Typhoid Trials': Compensation Culture in 1930S Croydon; conclusion Conclusion;
