The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle against Filth and Germs Kindle Edition

The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle against Filth and Germs Kindle Edition
Author: Visit ‘s David S. Barnes Page ID: B001R4BBX8

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File Size: 3563 KBPrint Length: 328 pagesPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press; 1 edition (May 17, 2006)Publication Date: May 17, 2006 Sold by:  Digital Services, Inc. Language: EnglishID: B001R4BBX8Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Word Wise: Not EnabledLending: Not Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Not Enabled Best Sellers Rank: #1,530,944 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #769 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > History > Science & Medicine > Medicine #866 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Medical eBooks > Administration & Policy > Public Health #1496 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Medical eBooks > Special Topics

During a recent trip to China in 2001, I passed fields fertilized with human waste, and saw toilets which were made by laying wooden planks across a small stream of water. In other words, the problems of human stink and poor sanitation are not only of historical interest, circa Paris 1880. In this book, the author gives a ripe account of the public outcry when the Odor of Paris turned from an almost-amusing bother to a public health emergency. He traces the change in belief about the health dangers of stink, weaving sociology and the history of science together, and gluing it firmly with an authoritative and believable re-telling of the ups and downs of local French government as it tried to serve the public, incorporate the recent discoveries of Pasteur, and educate the public in the basics of sanitation. Intended for scholars rather than the masses, this book contains a well-researched, thoughtful and complete record, which is surprisingly warm and lively, of this period in human olfactory history.

This book would be an interesting read by anyone interested in history, Paris, public health, disease, medicine, waste disposal, hygiene, sanitation, etc. It tells how things went from bad to worse, in 1880 when there was a garbage and sewage crisis in Paris.

In late summer of 1880 odors began drenching Paris from its sewers, and residents feared an epidemic would follow. Fifteen years later another Great Stink occurred – this time with little fear of resulting disease. Historian Barnes considers the evolving science of public health in Paris between the 1880s and 1890s, blending history, culture, science and medicine with a review of how public health policies changed during the era. A work of impeccable scholarship, The Great Stink of Paris and The 19th Century Struggle Against Filth and Germs is highly recommended and informative reading for students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the history of modern medicine, as well as 19th century French history.
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