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Daniel Drake's medical geography

F A Barrett1

  • 1Atkinson College, York University, Ontario, Canada.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|March 1, 1996
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Area of Science:

  • Medical Geography
  • Geographical Medicine
  • History of Medicine

Background:

  • Daniel Drake's seminal work, "Principal Diseases of the Interior of North America" (1850-1854), is analyzed within the historical context of medical geography.
  • The study uniquely examined the relationship between continental geography and disease occurrence in North America.

Discussion:

  • Drake's methodology for analyzing disease-geography relationships over a vast area was unprecedented for its time.
  • His approach appears to have developed independently from contemporary European medical geographical literature.
  • The study highlights a physician's turn towards geographical methods to understand disease patterns.

Key Insights:

  • Drake's "Principal Diseases of the Interior of North America" represents a significant, yet under-analyzed, contribution to medical geography.
  • The research pioneered a detailed examination of environmental factors influencing disease distribution across a large geographical expanse.
  • Investigates the stimuli behind Drake's geographical approach and critical reception by contemporaries.

Outlook:

  • Further in-depth analysis of Drake's work by medical geographers is warranted.
  • This study serves as a foundation for understanding the historical evolution of medical geography in North America.

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