Brown, Kevin (Author)
When European sailors began to explore the rest of the world, the problem of keeping healthy on such long voyages became acute. Malnourishment and crowded conditions bred disease, but they also carried epidemics that decimated the indigenous populations they encountered - and brought back new diseases like syphilis. As navies developed, the well-being of crews became a dominant factor in the success of naval operations, so it is no surprise that the Royal Navy led the way in shipboard medical provision, and sponsored many of the advances in diet and hygiene which by the Napoleonic Wars gave it.
...MoreReview Vale, Brian (2013) Review of "Poxed and Scurvied: The Story of Sickness and Health at Sea". Mariner's Mirror (pp. 105-107).
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