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What did Hippocrates do
Made Hippocratic oath
Made 4 humours
Linked 4 humours to 4 seasons
What did Galen do
Agreed with 4 humours
Developed the opposite theory
Dissected human bodies
Wrote 60 books
Islamic contribution ?
Hospitals that would treat patients
Ancient knowledge
Influenced people to learn new things
Hugh of Luca and his son
Used wine to prevent infection in wounds , went against Hippocrates
Public health problems
Town people used rivers and streams to remove sewage Some threw it on street Cesspits Open drains Cess pits polluting rivers
Public heath actions
1298 kind Edward 1 complains of unhygienic conditions in York
1330 stop throwing animal remains in streets
1371 no killing animals in city walls
Public health in monasteries and abbeys
Elaborate piping Filter systems for portable water Actual toilets Washed regularly Educated and disciplined Trained in the use of herbal medicine Built a long distance from towns
Black Death
Was 2 plagues , bubonic and pneumonic plagues
The bubonic plague was spread by fleas ,buboes or lumps were found .
The pneumonic plague was more deadly infecting lungs causing fever and coughing.
1348 came and went
1/3 population died
Statue of labourers
1351 stopped peasants from moving around and looking for higher payed jobs
Lead to peasant revolt 1381