Medical Problems In Victorian England

Health and hygiene in the 19th century | The British Library

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Victorian women might be almost continually pregnant, between marriage and menopause. Some contraceptive advice was available, and condoms could be bought, but only ‘under the counter’. Coitus interruptus remained the principal method of family …

Health & Medicine in the 19th Century - Victoria and …

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Early Victorian ideas of human physiology involved a clear understanding of anatomy (at least among experts; but the populace often had hazy knowledge of the location and …

Victorian Medicine - From Fluke to Theory

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Death rates were high, and far worse in cities than in the countryside. Smallpox, typhus and tuberculosis were endemic, and cholera alarmingly epidemic. …

Victorian Health Reform - The National Archives

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Victorian Era Diseases, Illnesses

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Which were the common illnesses during the Victorian era? Cholera, Typhoid, Scarlet fever, and Smallpox were the most common diseases. Diseases like typhus and influenza …

Victorian Diseases - English History

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In Victorian times around 4 in 10 deaths were caused by TB. People with TB were sent to Sanatoriums in the countryside or near the sea as it was thought the clean …

Health and Sanitary Conditions in Victorian …

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During the Victorian Era in 19th century, health and sanitary conditions were not so great. Viruses and bacteria were quickly spread throughout London, such as …

Ailments, Complaints, and Diseases in the …

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There were devastating epidemics in England and Wales in the mid-1800s that killed hundreds of people. Apparently, the epidemics coincided with dry conditions …

Victorian Era Mental Illnesses Facts: …

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In the Victorian era, there was a shift in the attitudes towards mental illness and people, at large, began to realize the importance of paying attention to the conditions of mental …

Victorian Durham: health and medicine for …

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Health and medicine for the poor. Seeing a doctor or going to hospital, unlike today, was not free. Most poor people would not have been able to afford to get treated unless …