This section explores 18th and 19th century medicine. Focusing on: Changes in Hospitals, Changes in Surgery, The Causes and Discovery of Cholera, Cholera Epidemics, Edward Jenner, Germ Theory in Britain, Health and the Industrial Revolution, John Hunter, Joseph Lister, Louis Pasteur and Germ Theory, Robert Koch and Bacteria, Surgery Pain and Anaesthetics, The Fight Against Disease and The Great Stink and Public Health Reforms. Click on the links below.
- Changes in Hospitals
- Changes in Surgery
- Cholera Causes and Discovery
- Cholera Epidemics
- Edward Jenner
- Germ Theory in Britain
- Health and the Industrial Revolution
- John Hunter
- Joseph Lister
- Louis Pasteur and Germ Theory
- Robert Koch and Bacteria
- Surgery, Pain, and Anaesthetics
- The Fight Against Disease
- The Great Stink and Public Health Reforms