history hospitals

Question 1

catholic churches

Answer 1

In Medieval times…
The Catholic Church was supremely powerful in society and restricted what ideas to with medicine were acceptable.

They only allowed The Four Humours.
In Renaissance times…
The power of the Catholic Church was challenged.

Printed books meant the Catholic Church no longer had control over what ideas could be printed and reproduced.

Question 2

herbal remedies

Answer 2

In Medieval times
Herbs that people used included Therica (a mix of 70) and ingredients like honey oil, mallow and camomile.
In Renaissance times
Herbs were more exotic and came from overseas.

Coffee was used as a treatment for depression and constipation.

Question 3

medieval hospital care

Answer 3

Monasteries

Nuns

Monks

Diet

Physicians
Hospitals were mainly staffed by religious devotees.

You would go for rest not treatment.

A fresh diet of salmon and vegetables and fresh bedding would be provided.

Physicians would sometimes visit

Question 4

Physicians

Answer 4

Diagnose illness

Connected to hospitals

Explore new remedies

Medieval physicians would use star charts and urine charts.

Renaissance physicians took an interest in the size, shape and colour of particular herbs when trying to work out the best remedies.

Question 5

Apothecaries

Answer 5

In Medieval times
Apothecaries were people who mixed herbal remedies and had good knowledge of which plants had healing powers thanks to a good study of the materia medica.
In Renaissance times
Apothecaries were some of the first people to experiment with chemicals / arsenic compounds.

Question 6

Care in the home

Answer 6

Preferred up until the modern world gave us specific technology

Used a lot by the rich

In Medieval times people would see hospital as a chance to escape chaotic towns.

In Renaissance times people would be visited by “health maidens” bringing them remedies.

The very richest in Industrial times had all their care provided for them in their homes.

Question 7

pest houses

Answer 7

Contagious diseases

Replaced monastery-style hospitals

Became more common after 1536.

After the theory of contagious diseases was written down, these became places where people with specific diseases like leprosy, plague and pox would go.

Apothecaries and physicians would have contracts with Pest Houses.

Question 8

19th century Hospitals

Answer 8

More of them

Treatment not rest

Charity

Hospitals became places you would get treated, not simply rest in.

Physicians/Doctors would visit everyday.

Charity hospitals existed for the “deserving poor”.

Rich preferred care at home.

Question 9

NHS

Answer 9

It was
Healthcare paid for through taxes.

It mattered
Organised hospitals.

The poor no longer relied on charity.

Government funding meant hospitals could access new high-tech science and tech.

Question 10

Factors helping the fight against Lung Cancer

Answer 10

Scanners
CT Scans and PET CT Scans to analyse cells.
Dyes
To stain potentially cancerous cells.
Transplants
To allow patients access to healthy lungs.
Government
1965: banned advertising on TV.

2007: Smoking Ban in public places.