Medieval Flashcards
When was the Sanitary Act?
1347- it tried to keep the streets cleaner
When were killers of swine appointed?
1281
How was the role of the Church distributed for the sick in hospitals ?
-47% cares for the old or dying
31% cared for leapers but could not treat them
-10% cared for the sick
Who were responsible for delivering children in hospitals?
Women
Who were responsible for care in hospitals?
Monks and nuns
Name 3 treatments/preventions of disease
- bloodletting
- carrying nice smelling things
- herbs and minerals (bezoar)
What were the conditions like in hospitals?
Cramped and dirty
What did the church ban?
Dissection
What did the church control?
Medical training and they had to approve medical books
What were the conditions like in streets?
Dirty, people relived themselves in the street and threw their rubbish into the street
Who were employed to try and improve hygiene standards?
Gongfarmers (cleaned out sewers) and muck rakers (to clean streets)
What was a result of poor hygiene in 1348?
The Black Death
