Public Health in the Middle Ages Flashcards
1
Q
What did the Middle Ages not have that Rome did?
A
Sewers or water pipes
2
Q
Who realised the importance of good diet and that a poor diet made you more vulnerable to plague?
A
Guy De Chauliac
3
Q
What did monasteries have?
A
Wash rooms and fresh running water
4
Q
What was built for the first time since Roman Times?
A
Hospitals
5
Q
Give an example of one of the first hospitals?
A
St Bart’s in London
6
Q
What was known to linked with disease?
A
Filth
7
Q
What laws were passed?
A
Ones that required the streets to be kept clean
8
Q
What was laid down in the 13th century?
A
Lead pipes to provide water from the River Tyburn
9
Q
Why did most people drink ale?
A
Water was dirty
