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Colonial medical care in North India : gender, state, and society, c. 1840-1920 / Samiksha Sehrawat.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2013.Edition: First editionDescription: liv, 292 pages : illustration, 1 map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780198096603
  • 0198096607
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.109 23 SEH
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Contents:
1. Medical Expenditure As State Charity: The Roots Of Colonial Medical Care, C. 1835-80 2. Financing An Expanding System Of Medical Care: The Colonial State And Its Critics, C. 1890-1920 3. Popularity Of Eye Surgery And Problems Of Colonial Hospital Finance In Delhi 4. Zenana Medical Care: The Dufferin Fund, The Colonial State And Female Medical Experts 5. Founding The Women's Medical Service In India: The Colonial State And The 'Medical Needs' Of Indian Women 6. Army Hospitals For Indian Employees: Ethnicity And 'Economy' In Colonial Medical Care
Summary: This book shows how medical care was introduced, expanded, and funded by the colonial state. Intent on limiting medical expenditure, the colonial state created a medical infrastructure with regional and rural-urban disparities in access to medical care, with an over-reliance on the private and voluntary sectors. For the first time, this book analyses medical care for both male and female patients, examining Dufferin Fund hospitals and hospitals for Indian soldiers.
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1. Medical Expenditure As State Charity: The Roots Of Colonial Medical Care, C. 1835-80 2. Financing An Expanding System Of Medical Care: The Colonial State And Its Critics, C. 1890-1920 3. Popularity Of Eye Surgery And Problems Of Colonial Hospital Finance In Delhi 4. Zenana Medical Care: The Dufferin Fund, The Colonial State And Female Medical Experts 5. Founding The Women's Medical Service In India: The Colonial State And The 'Medical Needs' Of Indian Women 6. Army Hospitals For Indian Employees: Ethnicity And 'Economy' In Colonial Medical Care

This book shows how medical care was introduced, expanded, and funded by the colonial state. Intent on limiting medical expenditure, the colonial state created a medical infrastructure with regional and rural-urban disparities in access to medical care, with an over-reliance on the private and voluntary sectors. For the first time, this book analyses medical care for both male and female patients, examining Dufferin Fund hospitals and hospitals for Indian soldiers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-282) and index.

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