In the Name of the Child: Health and Welfare, 1880-1940 (Studies in the Social History of Medicine)

In the Name of the Child explores a variety of professional, social, political and cultural constructions of the child in the crucial decades around the First World War when modern notions of the child' were elaborated and widely institutionalised. In essays specially written for the book, the contributors describe how medical and welfare initiatives in the name of the child were shaped and how changes in medical and welfare provision were allied to political and ideological interests. Chapters concentrate on the medical invasion of schools, the use of children for medical experiments in American orphanages, how medical intervention gave new priorities in health care, and the construction of child abuse before 1914. Taken as a whole, the book shows clearly how wider moral, political, class and gender interests were imposed on children. The essays bridge the gap between traditional histories of medicine and welfare, and the social, intellectual and cultural history of childhood. They lay the foundation for understanding contemporary conflicts and concerns about the child, and will appeal not only to those interested in childhood studies and in the history of medicine, psychology, social policy and welfare, but also to students of the culture of modernisation between the 1880s and 1940s. Recent Revelations Of Child Abuse In Britain Have Highlighted The Need For Understanding The Historical Background To Current Attitudes Towards Child Health And Welfare. In The Name Of The Child Explores A Variety Of Professional, Social, Political And Cultural Constructions Of The Child In The Crucial Decades Around The First World War When Modern Notions Of 'the Child' Were Elaborated And Widely Institutionalized. In Essays Specially Written For The Book, The Contributors Describe How Medical And Welfare Initiatives In The Name Of The Child Were Shaped And How Changes In Medical And Welfare Provision Were Closely Allied To Political And Ideological Interests. Chapters Concentrate On The Medical Invasion Of Schools, The Use Of Children For Medical Experiments In American Orphanages, How Medical Intervention Gave New Priorities In Health Care, And The Construction Of Child Abuse Before 1914. Taken As A Whole, The Book Shows Clearly How Wider Moral, Political, Class And Gender Interests Were Imposed On Children. The Essays Bridge The Gap Between Traditional Histories Of Medicine And Welfare, And The Social, Intellectual And Cultural History Of Childhood. They Lay The Foundation For Understanding Contemporary Conflicts And Concerns About The Child, And Will Appeal Not Only To Those Interested In Childhood Studies And In The History Of Medicine, Psychology, Social Policy And Welfare, But Also To Students Of The Culture Of Modernization Between The 1880s And The 1940s. Bodies, Figures And Psychology : Margaret Mcmilland And The Late Nineteenth-century Remaking Of Working-class Childhood / Carolyn Steedman -- Child Labour, Medical Capital, And The School Medical Service, C. 1890-1918 / Harry Hendricks -- Wonderlands Of Buttercup, Clover And Daisies : Tuberculosis And The Open-air School Movement In Britain, 1907-1939 / Linda Bryder -- Orphans As Guinea Pigs : American Children And Medical Experimenters, 1890-1930 / Susan E. Lederer -- From Isolation To Therapy : Children's Hospitals And Diptheria In Fin De Siècle Paris, London And Berlin / Paul Weindling -- Cleveland In History : The Abused Child And Child Protection, 1880-1914 / Harry Ferguson -- From Bodies To Minds In Childcare Literature : Advice To Parents In Inter-war England / Deborah Thom -- Darkly Through A Lens : Changing Perceptions Of The African Child In Sickness And Health, 1900-45 / Jennifer Beinart -- (cont.) Welfare, Wages, And The Family : Child Endowment In Cpmparative Perspective, 1900-50 / John Macnicol. Edited By Roger Cooter. Originated In A Conference Held At The Institute Of Historical Research In Oct. 1987, Sponsored By The Society For The Social History Of Medicine And The British Paediatric Association. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of illustrations......Page 8 Notes on contributors......Page 10 Preface and acknowledgements......Page 13 INTRODUCTION......Page 14 BODIES, FIGURES AND PHYSIOLOGY: MARGARET MCMILLAN AND THE LATE NINETEENTH-CENTURY REMAKING OF WORKING-CLASS CHILDHOOD......Page 32 CHILD LABOUR, MEDICAL CAPITAL, AND THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE, c. 1890 1918 45......Page 58 'WONDERLANDS OF BUTTERCUP, CLOVER AND DAISIES': TUBERCULOSIS AND THE OPEN-AIR SCHOOL MOVEMENT IN BRITAIN, 1907 39......Page 85 ORPHANS AS GUINEA PIGS: AMERICAN CHILDREN AND MEDICAL EXPERIMENTERS, 1890 1930......Page 109 FROM ISOLATION TO THERAPY: CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND DIPHTHERIA IN FIN DE SICLE PARIS, LONDON AND BERLIN......Page 137 CLEVELAND IN HISTORY: THE ABUSED CHILD AND CHILD PROTECTION, 1880 1914......Page 159 FROM BODIES TO MINDS IN CHILDCARE LITERATURE: ADVICE TO PARENTS IN INTER-WAR BRITAIN......Page 187 WISHES, ANXIETIES, PLAY, AND GESTURES: CHILD GUIDANCE IN INTER-WAR ENGLAND......Page 213 DARKLY THROUGH A LENS: CHANGING PERCEPTIONS OF THE AFRICAN CHILD IN SICKNESS AND HEALTH, 1900 45......Page 233 WELFARE, WAGES AND THE FAMILY: CHILD ENDOWMENT IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE, 1900 50......Page 257 Index......Page 289 In this chapter ideas about child health and growth in childhood, current at the end of the last century and at the beginning of this, will be considered from the perspective of working-class childhood.