Medicine Flashcards
What percentage of chidren, in medieval times, died before the age of seven?
30%
How many books did Hippocrates write?
60
What books did Avicenna write?
“Cannon of Medicine”
“Book of Healing”
What was the name of the theory where it was believed god made diseases?
Doctrine of Signatures
How many hospitals did the church set up in the 12th and 13th centuries?
160
What places of learning did the Church help to establish?
Universities and schools of medicine
What was the disadvantage of the Church schools?
Taught Galen and Hippocrates
What diagram was used to treat wounds caused by weapons?
The Woundman
Which medieval town tried to clean up?
Coventry (1421)
What happened to the wages post-BD?
Increased
What was the death rate of BD?
1/3
What ways did Islam improve medicine?
Translated medical books, used clinical observation, understood hygiene, set up hospitals
What did Ibn al - Nafis discover
He discovered how blood was circulated
How did Pare help wounds to heal?
He used an ointment of egg yolks, oil of roses and turpentine
How many people were on the medical directory in the early 1800s?
10,200
When and what did Nicholas Culpeper write?
“A Complete Herbal”
1653
What was Daffy’s Elixir said to cure?
‘convulsion fits, consumption, agues, piles, fits, children’s distempers, worms, gout, rheumatism, kidney stones, colic and griping of the bowels’
How many patients were treated in London’s hospitals by 1800?
20,000
How many people died from smallpox in 1796 and between 1840
1796 - 35 000
1840 - 42 000
When and how much did the Government support Jenner with?
1802 - £10,000
1807 - £20,000
When was smallpox vaccination made compulsory?
1853
When was the Great Plague?
1665
How long was the isolation for the GP?
40 days
How did the great fire stop GP?
Destroyed poor quality houses and killed rats
