
Fighting Fit The Wartime Battle for Britain's Health
by Laura Dawes
Book Details
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2016
Language: en
Pages: 276
ISBN: 9781474601979
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Description
At the beginning of the Second World War, medical experts predicted epidemics of physical and mental illness on the home front. Rationing would decimate the nation's health, they warned; drugs, blood and medical resources would be in short supply; air raid shelters and evacuation would spread diseases; and the psychological effects of bombing raids would leave mental hospitals overflowing. Yet, astonishingly, Britain ended the war in better health than ever before.
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HistoryModern20th CenturySocial History
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