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blueinkedfrost ([personal profile] blueinkedfrost) wrote in [community profile] little_details2025-02-24 08:03 pm

Medical treatment in 1700s Europe

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.
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[personal profile] lilysea 2025-02-24 09:10 am (UTC)(link)
Death via an infected tooth, because she couldn't afford to see someone to get it pulled?

whereas a wealthy person could get their tooth pulled, and then get dentures made from other people's teeth if neccessary