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Medieval England c.1250-1500
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EDEXCEL GCSE History medicine through time
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Medieval England c.1250-1500
Treatments
Religous actions
Praying- Asking God to forgive the sin which they are being punished for
Pilgrimage- prove true devotion to god
Four Humours
Phlebotomy- blood letting by cutting a vein and draining blood to rebalence
Zodiac charts- allowed doctors to work out when was best to perform surgery
Apothecaries- made medicines and remedies for people and physicians
Emetic- substance to make people sick
Enema- name of common laxative
Herbal remedies- home made medicines
Theriaca- common spice remedy
Hospital care
Would not admit ill people as fear of causing infection
Offered food and warmth
Cared for 'Poor and silly' persons
Looked after people who were already getting better
Treatment and Care in the community
Women- could only become midwifes or surgeons but not physicians
Treated most illnesses
Physicians- trained in University for 7 years
Surgeons- trained as apprenices
Barber surgeons- the local barber would also carry out surgeries on people
Preventions
Religious Actions
Praying- asking God to forgive sins that they may be punished for
Pilgrimage- prove a persons true devotion to god
Keep Towns and Cities clean
Laws to punish people for dumping rubbish and other waste in the street. People would have to pay fines or other forms of punishments
The Sanitary Refoms
Causes
The four Humours
Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates
observed symptoms and recorded them
supported by Galen who created the theory of opposites to rebalence the humours
Famous Roman doctor. Started out as a gladiator surgeon.
Blood; black bile; yellow bile and phlegm
If your body contained too much of any of the 4 humours you would become ill
God
In medieval times people believed that God was the main cause of disease
For many people the church was their only education so they would not ever be questioned
Rid you of sin
Punishment that would make you a better person
Astrology
Believed to be one of the largest contributing factors to disease
Physicians would consult star charts to work out what was wrong
If the planets were badly aligned it would cause certain ailments
Miasma
Bad smells that supposedly caused disease
Case study: The Black Death 1348-49
Information
Arrived from China via India and Europe
New plague- British Doctors did not know how to treat it
40% of the British population
Probably Bubonic plague spread by infected fleas
It was a pandemic but we say it was an epidemic in England
Pandemic- widespread epidemic which may affect a continent or the world
Epidemic- a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
contemporary people called it a 'Pestilence'
Symptoms
Shivering
Red rings appear on skins
Coughing up blood
Eyes hurt
Diahorea
Hullocinations
Skin turned black
Buboes
Died within 7 days
Causes
God
Miasma
The Planets
Four Humours
Treatments/Prevention
Religious Actions
Religious Services/ Processions everyday
Lighting Candles
Fasting
Pilgramages to tombs of saints
Stop wrestling matches in churchyards
Public punishment e.g the flagellants whipping themselves in the streets
Begging for forgiveness in public
Praying
Miasma
Cleanse the City
Carry sweet smelling herbs
Light Fires
Ringing bells
Keeping birds to fly around the house
Rakers to remove animal manure from the streets
Fines for throwing rubbish
The Planets
Consult star charts
Linked to God
Stars and planets affected peoples bodies
Four Humours
Rich consult trained Physicians
Taking laxatives and other Humour balancing remedies
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