The age of agony
Subtitle: the art of healing, c1700-1800
By: Guy Williams.
Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Chicago, Il
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Medicine -- History -- 18th century.
Description: Topics of 18th century medical history covered include prenatal care, child care, epidemics, hospital care, surgery, venereal disease, spas and watering-places, psychiatric care (including "Bedlam"), quacks and quakery, medical care for the armed forces, seniors health, and death.
Notes: Reprint. Originally published: London, Constable, 1975.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 229-231.