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Walking London's Medical History
A fascinating guide to medical London, this book contains seven guided walks around the city that focus on the rich medical history surrounding each area. Each walk is centered around a medical theme - history and past events are bought to life as sex, murder and intrigue mingle with medical
events and figures in by-gone times. Linking together past and contemporary events in healthcare, readers are able to familiarize themselves with the developments of medicine through the ages.
Packed full of curious and surprising facts about medicine and beautifully illustrated with maps, photographs and images, this is the perfect guide book for anyone with a passion for urban walks, the history of London and of course, medicine.
With a foreword written by Peter Ackroyd, best selling and award winning writer, biographer and poet.
events and figures in by-gone times. Linking together past and contemporary events in healthcare, readers are able to familiarize themselves with the developments of medicine through the ages.
Packed full of curious and surprising facts about medicine and beautifully illustrated with maps, photographs and images, this is the perfect guide book for anyone with a passion for urban walks, the history of London and of course, medicine.
With a foreword written by Peter Ackroyd, best selling and award winning writer, biographer and poet.
240 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2006
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December 17, 2021
A generous four stars from me for this book. I use the second edition published in 2012 by Hachette.
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