Explore Some of the Major Public Health Issues in the Antebellum

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Essay

Explore some of the major public health issues in the antebellum period. What major health problems existed? How did Americans attempt to deal with them? How successful were they in either eliminating and/or improving the conditions?

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Definitions:

Preferred Stock

A special type of stock whose owners, though not generally having a say in running the company, have a claim to profits before other stockholders do.

Capital Lease

A lease agreement that grants a lessee the benefits and risks of ownership of the asset, typically recognized on the balance sheet.

Balance Sheet

A “snapshot” of an organization’s financial position at a given moment.