Health and Society in Twentieth Century Britain

<p>Few things tell us more of a nation's general well-being than the development of the life-expectancy of its citizens; the rising standards of health that they come to demand; and how evenly that improvement is shared throughout society. Helen Jones examines the record of twentieth-century Britain in these respects. She has much heartening progress to record - yet stark inequalities remain. Her book is thus both a review of, and contribution to, the current debates over gender, class and ethnic inequalities in standards of health in Britain today.</p> <p>1. Introduction: a Picture of health<br>2. The Race for health: Edwardian Britain<br>3. Fighting fit? 1914-1918<br>4. Poverty and the public health: the inter-war years<br>5. The people's health: 1939-45<br>6. Hidden from view: 1945-68<br>7. Open sores: the late 1960s to early 1990s<br>8. Inequalities in heath experience: the debate<br>Bibliographical note<br>Tables<br>Index</p>