translate English to French: The allopathic barber surgeons were mainly British immigrants, often ex-military men, who enjoyed a high social status and political influence by attending to the wealthy.
Les barbiers-chirurgiens allopathes étaient surtout des immigrants britanniques, souvent des exqui jouissaient dun statut social élevé et dune forte influence politique grâce aux services quils dispensaient à la classe riche.