Author : Keir Waddington
Release : 2000
Genre : Charities
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 467/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Charity and the London Hospitals, 1850-1898 by : Keir Waddington
Download or read book Charity and the London Hospitals, 1850-1898 written by Keir Waddington. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drawing on a comparative study of hospital records, Charity and the London Hospitals investigates how and why Victorians contributed in order to show that benevolence was rarely amenable to a single form or reason. Whilst charity remained central to the hospitals' raison d'etre, philanthropy's contribution was modified at a financial and administrative level as hospitals shifted from being philanthropic to medical institutions. Why this process occurred and the impact of professionalisation and scientific medicine are assessed."--BOOK JACKET.