Abstract
The households represented by archaeological remains at the Sullivan Street site in Greenwich Village are used to explore issues related to health care in 19th-century New York City. Backyard features and domestic artifact assemblages are discussed in the context of institutional development and specific changes in medical practice. Consumer choices are seen as responses to differential access to sanitation, medical care, and information. Social class had a significant effect on both the infrastructure and material culture of health and hygiene for these households.
DOI
10.22191/neha/vol22/iss1/10
Recommended Citation
Howson, Jean E.
(1993)
"The Archaeology of 19th-Century Health and Hygiene at the Sullivan Street Site, New York City,"
Northeast Historical Archaeology:
Vol.
22
22, Article 10.
https://doi.org/10.22191/neha/vol22/iss1/10
Available at:
https://orb.binghamton.edu/neha/vol22/iss1/10
