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Death, disease & dissection : the life of a surgeon-apothecary, 1750-1850

Title

Death, disease & dissection : the life of a surgeon-apothecary, 1750-1850 / Suzie Grogan.

Author

Grogan, Suzie

Publication

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2017.
©2017

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Description

xviii, 149 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm

Summary

"Imagine performing surgery on a patient without anaesthetic, administering medicine that could kill or cure. Welcome to the world of the surgeon-apothecary... During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries significant changes occurred in medicine. New treatments were developed and medical training improved. Yet, with doctors' fees out of the reach of ordinary people, most relied on the advice of their local apothecary, among them, the poet John Keats, who worked at Guys Hospital in London. These men were the general practitioners of their time, making up pills and potions for everything from toothache to childbirth. Death, Disease and Dissection examines the vital role these men played their training, the role they played within their communities, the treatments they offered, both quack and reputable against the shocking sights and sounds in hospitals and operating theatres of the time. Suzie Grogan transports readers through 100 years of medical history, exploring the impact of illness and death and bringing the experiences of the surgeon apothecary vividly to life."--Publisher's description.

Subject

Genre/Form

Biography.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-146) and index.

Contents

The structure of the medical profession 1750-1850 -- The great voluntary hospital movement -- Digging for dissection -- feeding the horrors of the anatomy table -- The rise of the general practitioner -- What could the surgeon-apothecary treat" Eighteen century medical treatments -- Quack quack -- the medical profession and a battle for the pennies of the poor patent medicines -- 'His genius gain'd such trust...' some good men of their time -- Three men of Guy's -- Keats, Stephens and Thackrah -- The Weekes letters -- a country practice, a medical dynasty -- Appendix I: Treatments available to the surgeon-apothecary -- Some common complaints -- Women in medicine.

ISBN

1473823536
9781473823532

OCLC

ocn991218297
991218297
SCSB-8963637

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries