Poverty, inequality and health in Britain: 1800-2000 : : A reader / / ed. by George Davey Smith, Daniel Dorling, Mary Shaw.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• HerausgeberIn: Davey Smith, George,; Dorling, Daniel,; Shaw, Mary,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2001]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (462 p.)

Inequalities in health, in terms of both empirical evidence and policies to tackle their reduction, are currently high on the research and political agendas. This reader provides two centuries of historical context to the current debate. Poverty, inequality and health in Britain: 1800-2000 presents extracts from classic texts on the subject of poverty, inequality and health in Britain. For the first time, these key resources are presented in a single volume. Each extract is accompanied by information about the author, and an introduction by the editors draws together themes of change and continuity over two hundred years. Some extracts present empirical evidence of the relationship of poverty and health, while others describe the gritty reality of the everyday struggles of the poor. This book will be of interest to students, researchers, academics and policy makers working in a range of disciplines: the social sciences, historical studies and health. It will also be of interest to all those concerned with tackling health inequalities and social justice generally. Studies in poverty, inequality and social exclusion series Series Editor: David Gordon, Director, Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research. Poverty, inequality and social exclusion remain the most fundamental problems that humanity faces in the 21st century. This exciting series, published in association with the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research at the University of Bristol, aims to make cutting-edge poverty related research more widely available. For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- Sources and acknowledgements -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Further reading -- Timeline -- Clarkson, T. (1788) An essay on the impolicy of the African slave trade -- Malthus, T. (1798, 1985) An essay on the principle of population -- Factory Inquiry Commission Report (1833) -- Farr, W. (1837, 1885, 1975) Vital statistics: A memorial volume of selections from the reports and writings of William Farr -- Chadwick, E. (1842, 1965) Report on the sanitary conditions of the labouring population of Gt Britain -- Engels, F. (1845, 1987) The condition of the working class in England -- Mayhew, H. (1851-52) London labour and the London poor -- Marx, K. (1864, 1992) Inaugural address of the International Working Men’s Association -- Rowntree, B.S (1901, 1971) Poverty: A study of town life -- Booth, C. (1902-3, 1967) On the city: Physical pattern and social structure -- Pember Reeves, M.S. (1913, 1988) Round about a pound a week -- Tressell, R. (1914, 1955) The ragged trousered philanthropists -- Collis, E.L. and Greenwood, M. (1921) The health of the industrial worker -- White, F.W. (1928) ‘Natural and social selection: a ‘Blue-Book’ analysis’ -- M’Gonigle, G.C.M. and Kirby, J. (1936) Poverty and public health -- Boyd Orr, J. (1936, 1937) Food, health and income -- Hannington, W. (1937) The problem of distressed areas -- Spring Rice, M. (1939) Working-class wives: Their health and conditions -- Beveridge, W. (1942) Social Insurance and Allied Services (The Beveridge Report) -- Titmuss, R. (1943) Birth, poverty and wealth -- Morris, J.N. (1944) Health -- Hewetson, J. (1946) Ill-health, poverty and the state -- Bevan, A. (1947) In place of fear -- Abel-Smith, B. and Townsend, P. (1965) The poor and the poorest -- Roberts, R. (1971) The classic slum: Salford life in the first quarter of the century -- Tudor Hart, J. (1971) ‘The inverse care law’ -- Inequalities in health: Report of a Research Working Group chaired by Sir Douglas Black (The Black report) (1980) -- Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health (The Acheson Report) (1998) -- Index