After years of neglect the last decade has witnessed a surge of interest in the medical history of India under colonial rule. This is the first major study of p

"Public health services, which reduce a population's exposure to disease through such measures as sanitation and vector control, are an essential part of a coun

Contagion and Enclaves examines the social history of medicine across two intersecting British enclaves in the major tea-producing region of colonial India: the

This book analyzes the diverse facets of the social history of health and medicine in colonial India. It explores a unique set of themes that capture the divers