• Contents: Preface; The 17th century; The Baltic crisis, 1709-1714: policy and procedure; The Baltic crisis, 1709-1714: mercantile worries; The Marseilles crisis 1720-1723; Gibraltar and Minorca, 1720-1814; The Messina crisis, and legislation, 1728-1754; Indecision in Britain, 1756-1788; The foul-bill dilemma, 1786-1800; Land or sea? The lazaretto debate, 1793-1800; British Board of Health and Kentish fiasco, 1803-1820; Malta: war, peace and plague, 1640-1814; Anti-contagionism in Britain, 1805-1825; Malta and the Ionian islands, 1815-1826; Mediterranean misery, plus cholera, 1825-1835; International deliberation, 1835-1853; Malta, 1826-1851, and the demise of quarantine; Glossary; Bibliography; Appendices; Index.

’Booker discusses a wealth of information about costs, shipping, ports, lazarets, traders, politicians and officials - a great deal of it accumulated by meticulous archival research. This book will long stand as a major work of reference in a field which the author has unquestionably made his own.’ Social History of Medicine ’Using a wealth of archival research in Britain, Malta and Marseilles John Booker has produced an exhaustive account, and one that will be a remarkable resource for those interested in all aspects of maritime quarantine... It is likely that this book will serve as the standard account of quarantine for some time to come.’ The Mariner's Mirror ’... Booker has assembled a clear, encyclopaedic and well-indexed narrative that will be a valuable reference work for specialists in the history of public medicine and the fascinating subject of maritime quarantine.’ International Journal of Maritime History ’... the subject of maritime history has been thoroughly unpacked by Booker, and his findings should find their way into numerous relevant historical fields.’ Journal British Studies ’S’appuyant sur une importante masse d’archives, John Booker apporte un éclairage plutôt complet sur ce thème si controversé de la politique britannique et de l’histoire marchande...’ Annales de Démographie Historique

• Contents: Preface; The 17th century; The Baltic crisis, 1709-1714: policy and procedure; The Baltic crisis, 1709-1714: mercantile worries; The Marseilles crisis 1720-1723; Gibraltar and Minorca, 1720-1814; The Messina crisis, and legislation, 1728-1754; Indecision in Britain, 1756-1788; The foul-bill dilemma, 1786-1800; Land or sea? The lazaretto debate, 1793-1800; British Board of Health and Kentish fiasco, 1803-1820; Malta: war, peace and plague, 1640-1814; Anti-contagionism in Britain, 1805-1825; Malta and the Ionian islands, 1815-1826; Mediterranean misery, plus cholera, 1825-1835; International deliberation, 1835-1853; Malta, 1826-1851, and the demise of quarantine; Glossary; Bibliography; Appendices; Index.

’Booker discusses a wealth of information about costs, shipping, ports, lazarets, traders, politicians and officials - a great deal of it accumulated by meticulous archival research. This book will long stand as a major work of reference in a field which the author has unquestionably made his own.’ Social History of Medicine ’Using a wealth of archival research in Britain, Malta and Marseilles John Booker has produced an exhaustive account, and one that will be a remarkable resource for those interested in all aspects of maritime quarantine... It is likely that this book will serve as the standard account of quarantine for some time to come.’ The Mariner's Mirror ’... Booker has assembled a clear, encyclopaedic and well-indexed narrative that will be a valuable reference work for specialists in the history of public medicine and the fascinating subject of maritime quarantine.’ International Journal of Maritime History ’... the subject of maritime history has been thoroughly unpacked by Booker, and his findings should find their way into numerous relevant historical fields.’ Journal British Studies ’S’appuyant sur une importante masse d’archives, John Booker apporte un éclairage plutôt complet sur ce thème si controversé de la politique britannique et de l’histoire marchande...’ Annales de Démographie Historique

• Contents: Preface; The 17th century; The Baltic crisis, 1709-1714: policy and procedure; The Baltic crisis, 1709-1714: mercantile worries; The Marseilles crisis 1720-1723; Gibraltar and Minorca, 1720-1814; The Messina crisis, and legislation, 1728-1754; Indecision in Britain, 1756-1788; The foul-bill dilemma, 1786-1800; Land or sea? The lazaretto debate, 1793-1800; British Board of Health and Kentish fiasco, 1803-1820; Malta: war, peace and plague, 1640-1814; Anti-contagionism in Britain, 1805-1825; Malta and the Ionian islands, 1815-1826; Mediterranean misery, plus cholera, 1825-1835; International deliberation, 1835-1853; Malta, 1826-1851, and the demise of quarantine; Glossary; Bibliography; Appendices; Index.

’Booker discusses a wealth of information about costs, shipping, ports, lazarets, traders, politicians and officials - a great deal of it accumulated by meticulous archival research. This book will long stand as a major work of reference in a field which the author has unquestionably made his own.’ Social History of Medicine ’Using a wealth of archival research in Britain, Malta and Marseilles John Booker has produced an exhaustive account, and one that will be a remarkable resource for those interested in all aspects of maritime quarantine... It is likely that this book will serve as the standard account of quarantine for some time to come.’ The Mariner's Mirror ’... Booker has assembled a clear, encyclopaedic and well-indexed narrative that will be a valuable reference work for specialists in the history of public medicine and the fascinating subject of maritime quarantine.’ International Journal of Maritime History ’... the subject of maritime history has been thoroughly unpacked by Booker, and his findings should find their way into numerous relevant historical fields.’ Journal British Studies ’S’appuyant sur une importante masse d’archives, John Booker apporte un éclairage plutôt complet sur ce thème si controversé de la politique britannique et de l’histoire marchande...’ Annales de Démographie Historique