The conquest of water: the advent of health in the Industrial Age

Abstract

Part 1 Water, purity and hygiene: new knowledge new objectives the triumph of hygiene. Part 2 Mass diffusion: the power of the press the role of the hospital schools and the moulding of attitudes. Part 3 The effects of the conquest: water becomes an industrial product the development of the infrasctructure water in everyday life. Conclusion: the significance of change.