title: Prevention is better than cure: the work of the early Nottingham Medical Officers of Health, 1873-1929.
abstract: In the past few years, a considerable amount of work has been undertaken to examine the work of the early Medical Officers of Health (MOsH), but this has been more of a general overview of their work rather than looking at the work of individuals. It is a great omission that the first three MOsH for Nottingham have been neglected; little is recorded in the literature about these three men who were at the vanguard of public health in the city. This article aims to examine a small part of their work: the environment; the spread of disease; and the use of isolation in controlling disease and vaccination. This is only a small window on the work of these men, but it goes some way to rectify the previous lack of information.
authors.affiliation: University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. denise@boobbyer.fsnet.co.uk
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Amos
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000266:history; D012499:Sanitation / Q000266:history