Hospital care in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries
I can evaluate the extent of change in hospital care in Britain between 1500 and 1800.
Hospital care in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries
I can evaluate the extent of change in hospital care in Britain between 1500 and 1800.
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Key learning points
- Many hospitals closed as a result of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
- More general and specialist hospitals were set-up in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- After the 16th century, more medical professionals were employed in hospitals.
- Hospital treatments were often based on the Theory of the Four Humours.
- Hospital conditions became more unsanitary during the 18th century.
Keywords
Dissolution - the act or process of closing an organisation
Unsanitary - dirty or unhealthy and therefore likely to cause disease
Common misconception
Treatments in hospitals became significantly more effective as more medical staff were employed there.
Treatments in most hospitals continued to be based on the incorrect Theory of the Four Humours so unhelpful practices such as bloodletting remained common.
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