Pestilence, Politics, and Pizazz ― The Story of Public Health in Las Vegas

This book takes an in-depth look at Las Vegas' controversial lifestyles and how they have threatened public health: fatal alcoholism; unsanitary living conditions where children played in sewage water; flies on meat in the markets; Block Sixteen's notorious prostitution; rampant venereal disease; and infectious diseases and epidemics.
Through recent interviews, Pestilence, Politics, and Pizazz reveals the beliefs of campaigners against prostitution and gambling; candid comments by the widow of Nevada's "brothel doc;" and the experiences of modern-day public health workers. The devastating effects of the still-deadly tuberculosis are looked at through the eyes of an infected carnival drifter.