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Life In The Victorian Hospital
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Author : Michelle Higgs
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2017-05-08
Life In The Victorian Hospital written by Michelle Higgs and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-08 with Medical categories.
Throughout the Victorian period, life-threatening diseases were no respecter of class, affecting rich and poor alike. However, the medical treatment for such diseases differed significantly, depending on the class of patient. The wealthy received private medical treatment at home or, later, in a practitioner's consulting room. The middle classes might also pay for their treatment but, in addition, they could attend one of an increasing number of specialist hospitals. The working classes could get free treatment from charitable voluntary hospitals or dispensaries. For the abject poor who were receiving poor relief, their only option was to seek treatment at the workhouse infirmary. The experience of a patient going into hospital at this time was vastly different from that at the end. This was not just in terms of being attended by trained nurses or in the medical and surgical advances which had taken place. Different methods for treating diseases and the use of antiseptic and aseptic techniques to combat killer hospital infections led to a much higher standard of care than was previously available.
Life In The Victorian Asylum
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Author : Mark Stevens
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-10-30
Life In The Victorian Asylum written by Mark Stevens and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-30 with History categories.
A vivid portrait of the day-to-day experience in the public asylums of nineteenth-century England, by the bestselling author of Broadmoor Revealed. Life in the Victorian Asylum reconstructs the lost world of nineteenth-century public asylums. This fresh take on the history of mental health reveals why county asylums were built, the sort of people they housed, and the treatments they received, as well as the enduring legacy of these remarkable institutions. Mark Stevens, a professional archivist, and expert on asylum records, delves into Victorian mental health hospital documents to recreate the experience of entering an asylum and being treated there—perhaps for a lifetime. Praise for Broadmoor Revealed “Superb.” —Family Tree magazine “Detailed and thoughtful.” —Times Literary Supplement “Paints a fascinating picture.” —Who Do You Think You Are? magazine
A Victorian Hospital
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Author : Katrina Siliprandi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
A Victorian Hospital written by Katrina Siliprandi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Great Britain categories.
Looks at the treatment of diseases and hygiene in Victorian times as well as conditions in Victorian hospitals and their gradual improvement with the increase in medical knowledge. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
The Victorian Hospital
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Author : Lavinia Mitton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
The Victorian Hospital written by Lavinia Mitton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Hospital care categories.
Health Medicine And Society In Victorian England
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Author : Mary Wilson Carpenter
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2009-11-19
Health Medicine And Society In Victorian England written by Mary Wilson Carpenter and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-19 with History categories.
This work offers a social and cultural history of Victorian medicine "from below," as experienced by ordinary practitioners and patients, often described in their own words. Health, Medicine, and Society in Victorian England is a human story of medicine in 19th-century England. It's a story of how a diverse and competitive assortment of apothecary apprentices, surgeons who learned their trade by doing, and physicians schooled in ancient Greek medicine but lacking in any actual experience with patients, was gradually formed into a medical profession with uniform standards of education and qualification. It's a story of how medical men struggled with "new" diseases such as cholera and "old" ones known for centuries, such as tuberculosis, syphilis, and smallpox, largely in the absence of effective drugs or treatments, and so were often reduced to standing helplessly by as their patients died. It's a story of how surgeons, empowered first by anesthesia and later by antiseptic technique, vastly expanded the field of surgery—sometimes with major benefits for patients, but sometimes with disastrous results. Above all, it's a story of how gender and class ideology dominated both practitioners and patients. Women were stridently excluded from medical education and practice of any kind until the end of the century, but were hailed into the new field of nursing, which was felt to be "natural" to the gentler sex. Only the poor were admitted to hospitals until the last decades of the century, and while they often received compassionate care, they were also treated as "cases" of disease and experimented upon with freedom. Yet because medical knowledge was growing by leaps and bounds, Victorians were fascinated with this new field and wrote novels, poetry, essays, letters, and diaries, which illuminate their experience of health and disease for us. Newly developed techniques of photography, as well as improved print illustrations, help us to picture this fascinating world. This vivid history of Victorian medicine is enriched with many literary examples and visual images drawn from the period.
A Visitor S Guide To Victorian England
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Author : Michelle Higgs
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2014-02-12
A Visitor S Guide To Victorian England written by Michelle Higgs and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-12 with History categories.
An “utterly brilliant” and deeply researched guide to the sights, smells, endless wonders, and profound changes of nineteenth century British history (Books Monthly, UK). Step into the past and experience the world of Victorian England, from clothing to cuisine, toilet arrangements to transport—and everything in between. A Visitor’s Guide to Victorian England is “a brilliant guided tour of Charles Dickens’s and other eminent Victorian Englishmen’s England, with insights into where and where not to go, what type of people you’re likely to meet, and what sights and sounds to watch out for . . . Utterly brilliant!” (Books Monthly, UK). Like going back in time, Higgs’s book shows armchair travelers how to find the best seat on an omnibus, fasten a corset, deal with unwanted insects and vermin, get in and out of a vehicle while wearing a crinoline, and avoid catching an infectious disease. Drawing on a wide range of sources, this book blends accurate historical details with compelling stories to bring alive the fascinating details of Victorian daily life. It is a must-read for seasoned social history fans, costume drama lovers, history students, and anyone with an interest in the nineteenth century.
Life In The Victorian Asylum
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Author : Mark Stevens (Archivist)
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2014
Life In The Victorian Asylum written by Mark Stevens (Archivist) and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Mentally ill categories.
Life in the Victorian Asylum reconstructs the lost world of the nineteenth century public asylums. This fresh take on the history of mental health reveals why county asylums were built, the sort of people they housed and the treatments they received, as well as the enduring legacy of these remarkable institutions. Mark Stevens, the best-selling author of Broadmoor Revealed, is a professional archivist and expert on asylum records. In this book, he delves into Victorian mental health archives to recreate the experience of entering an asylum and being treated there, perhaps for a lifetime. Praise for Broadmoor Revealed 'Superb, ' Family Tree magazine 'Detailed and thoughtful, ' Times Literary Supplement 'Paints a fascinating picture, ' Who Do You Think You Are? magazine
Life In The Victorian Asylum
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Author : Mark Stevens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Life In The Victorian Asylum written by Mark Stevens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
The Victorian Hospital Lovedale Notes On The Training Of Native Nurses
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Author : Lovedale. Victorian Hospital
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1936
The Victorian Hospital Lovedale Notes On The Training Of Native Nurses written by Lovedale. Victorian Hospital and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1936 with categories.
Seventy Fifth Anniversary Of The Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital Melbourne
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Author : Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital (Melbourne, Vic.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Seventy Fifth Anniversary Of The Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital Melbourne written by Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital (Melbourne, Vic.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Hospitals categories.