Havens of Refuge: A History of Leprosy in Western Australia by W S Davidson

Havens of Refuge: A History of Leprosy in Western Australia by W S Davidson

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780859056410
Author: W S Davidson
Edition: 2nd Edition
Publisher: Hesperian Press
Place: Victoria Park WA
Year: 2016
Format: Paperback
Pages: 202 pages
Period: 19th and 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to foredges.

Originally published in 1978 by UWA Press for the Public Health Department of Western Australia, Doctor Davidson provides a detailed account of the history of leprosy in north west Australia.

He traces the probable introduction of the disease by pearling boat crews from Southeast Asia or by Chinese migrants. After initial cases among the Chinese in the 1890s, the disease appeared in Aboriginal people.

Davidson delves into the social impact of the disease and the impact of Bungarun, the Derby leprosarium that was opened in 1936.

Includes a bibliography and index.

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