P K Crimmin
Biographic Data
| ID | 2368035 |
|---|---|
| NAME | P K Crimmin |
| GIVEN NAMES | P K |
| FAMILY NAME | Crimmin |
| SIGNATURE | CRIMMIN P K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Greenwich |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Sick and Hurt Board and the problem of scurvy
Scurvy, the result of a vitamin C deficiency, was a mortal, seamen's disease and left survivors permanently debilitated. Recognition of a link with the restricted sea diet gradually emerged, but scurvy's cause was unknown and despite the trials of proposed remedies instituted by the Sick and Hurt commissioners, none were really effective. During the American War (1775–83), Gilbert Blane, physician to Admiral Rodney's West Indian Fleet, improved s…
Health and Medicine at Sea, 1700-1900
Maritime medicine, together with its links to the development of empire, is a burgeoning area of historical interest and enquiry. This book, based on extensive original research, explores the history of health and medicine in maritime and imperial contexts in a key period, reflecting the growing professionalization of medicine at sea from the establishment of the Sick and Hurt Board to the end of the Victorian era. The chapters, written by leadin…
The sick and hurt board and the health of seamen C. 1700–1806
Letters and Documents Relating to the Service of Nelson's Ships, 1780-1805
The principal subject of this report is the administration of the British Mediterranean fleet, 1796-8 and 1803-5. Fifteen volumes of documents in the Library of the Wellcome Institute contain official returns and reports to Admiral Nelson by his officers. They provide the foundation on which strategy was planned and campaigns waged and form the administrative base which sustained the more visible victorious battlefleet. The subjects range from th…
The Sick and Hurt Board and the problem of scurvy
Scurvy, the result of a vitamin C deficiency, was a mortal, seamen's disease and left survivors permanently debilitated. Recognition of a link with the restricted sea diet gradually emerged, but scurvy's cause was unknown and despite the trials of proposed remedies instituted by the Sick and Hurt commissioners, none were really effective. During the American War (1775–83), Gilbert Blane, physician to Admiral Rodney's West Indian Fleet, improved s…
The sick and hurt board and the health of seamen C. 1700–1806
Letters and Documents Relating to the Service of Nelson's Ships, 1780-1805
The principal subject of this report is the administration of the British Mediterranean fleet, 1796-8 and 1803-5. Fifteen volumes of documents in the Library of the Wellcome Institute contain official returns and reports to Admiral Nelson by his officers. They provide the foundation on which strategy was planned and campaigns waged and form the administrative base which sustained the more visible victorious battlefleet. The subjects range from th…
The sick and hurt board and the health of seamen C. 1700–1806
Health and Medicine at Sea, 1700-1900
Maritime medicine, together with its links to the development of empire, is a burgeoning area of historical interest and enquiry. This book, based on extensive original research, explores the history of health and medicine in maritime and imperial contexts in a key period, reflecting the growing professionalization of medicine at sea from the establishment of the Sick and Hurt Board to the end of the Victorian era. The chapters, written by leadin…
The Sick and Hurt Board and the problem of scurvy
Scurvy, the result of a vitamin C deficiency, was a mortal, seamen's disease and left survivors permanently debilitated. Recognition of a link with the restricted sea diet gradually emerged, but scurvy's cause was unknown and despite the trials of proposed remedies instituted by the Sick and Hurt commissioners, none were really effective. During the American War (1775–83), Gilbert Blane, physician to Admiral Rodney's West Indian Fleet, improved s…
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