Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Contents:
Health and hygiene -- Theories about health -- Common complaints -- Surviving birth and childhood -- Plague -- Doctors -- Non-professional healers -- Cures and remedies -- Herbs and herbals -- Madness -- Hospitals -- Wounds and operations.
Summary:
Examines the state of health and medical knowledge and care in England during Shakespeare's time.
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