Welshman, John (2006) Compulsion, localism, and pragmatism : the micro-politics of tuberculosis screening in the United Kingdom, 1950-1965. Social history of medicine, 19 (2). pp. 295-312. ISSN 1477-4666
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The modern history of the regulation of entry of non-citizens, the emergence of the nation-state in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the history of public health, are all receiving increasing historical attention. This article explores the micro-politics of the tuberculosis screening debate in Britain between 1950 and 1965. It focuses on a key question. Given the pressure to adopt a policy of compulsory chest X-rays at ports of entry, why did the United Kingdom adopt the port of arrival system in which the major element comprised the forwarding of addresses of arriving migrants to public health doctors in intended districts of residence? The article explores the three main options available to policy-makers—screening before departure; screening on entry and screening after arrival. It also traces legal, economic, political, epidemiological and pragmatic arguments and debates. The article contributes to contemporary discussion about tuberculosis screening and the port of arrival system in the UK, and draws out broader themes to do with nationalism, migration and public health.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Social history of medicine |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Britain ; chest X-ray ; medical examination ; migrant ; migration ; Ministry of Health ; port of entry ; screening ; tuberculosis ; United Kingdom |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain |
| Departments: | Faculty of Health and Medicine > Health Research Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > History |
| ID Code: | 8338 |
| Deposited By: | Mr Richard Ingham |
| Deposited On: | 18 Apr 2008 10:28 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 18:22 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/8338 |
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