Fever Hospital

A History of Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital

W.K. Anderson

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Melbourne University Press
02 June 1998

History: specific events & topics; Medicine; Health systems & services; Infectious & contagious diseases

Fever Hospital is a valuable social and institutional history.

Infectious diseases have threatened life and social order throughout human history, inducing deep and pervasive fear. The story of Fairfield Hospital is central to the story of infectious diseases in Victoria, and is thus a significant chapter in Australia's history.

Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital began life in 1904 as a fever hospital. It treated patients for typhoid, diphtheria, cholera and smallpox, and grappled with epidemics of polio and scarlet fever. It later became one of the world's foremost centres for the research and treatment of infectious diseases, especially HIV/AIDS. And then it was closed, in 1996, amid controversy, protest and distress.

Fever Hospital is an invaluable record of the work and achievements of Fairfield. W. K. Anderson sets these achievements in the context of Australian developments in medicine and health. He describes important initiatives in research, medical treatment and patient care. He traces a century of change in organisational structure and personnel.

The combined expertise of the Fairfield Hospital team is now scattered. But Anderson, in gathering together the fruits of their knowledge, experience and skill, has ensured that the story of a remarkable and much-loved hospital is not lost to us.

Fever Hospital is a valuable social and institutional history. But above all it is a faithful, tangible and generously illustrated record of a great hospital, written for the people who worked at Fairfield and for those who found healing and comfort there.

By: W.K. Anderson
Imprint: Melbourne University Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780522849646
ISBN 10: 0522849644
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 02 June 1998
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

W. K. Anderson is a freelance historian and a poet. He has a PhD in history from the University of Melbourne and is a Research Associate in the Arts Faculty at Monash University. His books include James Connolly and the Irish Left (2nd edn 1997) and On Western Lands- A History of Hampden Shire (1996).