Constructing the 'Sanitary Officer': the pathologist's role in infection prevention and control at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, 1892-1939

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Abstract

Historians have perceived the cleanliness of hospitals to be the responsibility of the Matron. This chapter focuses on the roles of doctors and matrons at Barts in managing and reporting issues relating to cleanliness, and the work of the Sanitary Officer, in order to explore the different responsibilities for infection prevention and control. It shows that pathologists were involved in hospital management, patient care and infection control at a much earlier stage than has been suggested by the existing historiography of infection prevention and control.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGerms And Governance
Subtitle of host publicationThe Past, Present And Future Of Hospital Infection, Prevention And Control
EditorsAnne Marie Rafferty, Marguerite Dupree, Fay Bound Alberti
Place of PublicationManchester
PublisherManchester University Press
Chapter8
Pages193-218
Number of pages26
ISBN (Electronic)9781526140807
ISBN (Print)9781526140784
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Apr 2021
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameSocial Histories of Medicine

Keywords

  • hosptials
  • infection prevention
  • infection control

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