The Rise and Fall of the Healthy Factory [electronic resource] : The Politics of Industrial Health in Britain, 1914-60 /
Long, V.author.
The first account of the emergence and demise of preventive health care for workers. It explores how trade unions, employers, doctors and the government reconfigured the relationship between health, productivity and the factory over the course of the twentieth century within a broader political, industrial and social context.
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Cpyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 War and Industrial Health: The Productive Alliance; 2 The Rise of the Healthy Factory; 3 Taking Responsibility: The Politics of Industrial Health; 4 Tailoring Provisions for Individualised Needs; 5 A National Industrial Health Service?; 6 The Fall of the Healthy Factory; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The first account of the emergence and demise of preventive health care for workers. It explores how trade unions, employers, doctors and the government reconfigured the relationship between health, productivity and the factory over the course of the twentieth century within a broader political, industrial and social context.
World politics.
Civilization-History.
Great Britain-History.
History.
Social history.
History, Modern.
Political History.
Cultural History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Science.
Social History.
Modern History.