Florence Nightingale and the Health of the Raj (Hardcover)

Contents: Preface; Florence Nightingale and her times (1820-1910); Hygiene as the handmaid of civilization; The governess of the governors; A brief encounter: Florence Nightingale and the Bengal Social Science Association; The Zemindar, the sun and the watering pot; The Ryot's faithful servant; Florence and Ripon; two old comrades; The health missioners for rural India; Florence and the Zenana force; A private endeavour in public health; A chronology of Florence Nightingale's Indian work; Glossary; Some important personalities and correspondents relating to Nightingale's Indian work; Bibliography; Index.