Should your people become unhealthy, they become more susceptible to disease. When they become diseased, they need treatment by a hospital. If there is no room in a hospital at that time, they will die. Only a barbarian would go unshaven in public, and patricians need daily trims so that their appearance matches their status. Clinic - Residents expect doctors to make regular housecalls.
Doctors are good at preventing disease, assuming that their supply of owls' toes holds out.
Hospital - When disease does strike, citizens visit hospitals for cures. If your city's coverage is adequate, disease is rarely serious. Without enough hospital beds, though, people die. Reproduction of anything contained herein is prohibited without express written consent of Impressions Software .