Medical negligence in Victorian Britain : the crisis of care under the English Poor Law, c.1834-1900 / Kim Price.

London : Bloomsbury Academic, [2015]

xi, 235 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Publisher's website lists ISBN 9781441125460 (on title page verso) as applicable to this title; the ISBN on the back cover is assigned to another title.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and index.

Introduction: the nuances of neglect under the new Poor Law -- Victorian "state doctors': medical officers of the new Poor Law -- Negligence: the 'psychological moment' -- Controversies: the poor law of negligence -- A latent failure: the crusade against outdoor relief -- Survival of the fittest: indoor neglect -- A catch-22 -- Conclusion: the patients' voice: seen but not heard?