Old beliefs overshadowed the knowledge of new discoveries about the human body. However, the medical profession advanced through the establishment of standards and a common board by which the public could benefit. Shakespeare in His Time. Nelson Ltd., 1967. This book describes Shakespeare's life and times.
Several pages tell of some common ailments of the population.
The book would have been a better resource for a report on Shakespeare. The Pageant of Elizabethan England. Charles Scribner and Sons, Inc., 1958. This book is informative about the life of Elizabethan people. History of Medicine.