Medical treatment in 1700s Europe
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Any medical conditions from 1700s continental Europe where a wealthy person would have a better prognosis compared to a poor person?
I'm looking for a condition to kill off a poor middle aged woman, one where a wealthy woman of the same age would have been more likely to survive with period appropriate treatment. Until her illness and death, the woman was a labourer and quite physically active.
I'm looking for a condition to kill off a poor middle aged woman, one where a wealthy woman of the same age would have been more likely to survive with period appropriate treatment. Until her illness and death, the woman was a labourer and quite physically active.
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Date: 2025-02-24 09:10 am (UTC)whereas a wealthy person could get their tooth pulled, and then get dentures made from other people's teeth if neccessary
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Date: 2025-02-24 01:33 pm (UTC)You can survive cholera if you get enough clean water and electrolytes in you to replace the loss. (This was not known until much later.) It's transmitted via contaminated water supplies. (Also not known until much later.)
So a wealthy person being taken care of in bed with different servants feeding them tea and soft food and other servants dealing with the chamberpot is much more likely to survive.
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