Mining and Medicine in 1872-1954: The Doctors of Waratah Hospital, Tasmania, Part 2

Abstract

The published clinical case load of the doctors of the Waratah Hospital, Tasmania between 1901 and 1920 is described with emphasis firstly on the accidents occurring in the mines, and the subsequent support of the victims over a twenty year period, then secondly on the infectious diseases in the community in the era before antibiotics and vaccines.