The successful emergence of Shanghai as a world city by the close of the 19th century was built upon the establishment of a modern urban base. No aspect of Shanghai's infrastructural developments was more critically important than the creation of a public health system. This volume traces Shanghai's medical infrastructure from its conception to the implementation of a Western-style public health system and a municipal government to manage it. Kerrie MacPherson details the pioneering actions of Shanghai's capitalist, professional and religious communities who skilfully adapted the ideas and practices gaining currency in Western science, medicine, public morality and urban circumstances to the Asian metropolis.
Author Biography
Kerrie L. MacPherson is Associate Professor of History at the University of Hong Kong.
