Medicine - Health care since 1900 (1)
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Health care until 1948
- Most healthcare was still done by women in the family using herbal or folk remedies, patent or other medicines bought from a chemist
- Doctors charged for each visit, used mainly by the wealthy
- Increasingly, doctors were either GPs who set up "practices" and visited patients in the homes, or specialists who worked in large hospitals
- Most cities had infirmaries, fever houses and asylums offering free basic care for the poor. They were run by local authorities and/or charities
Government role
- 1902 - Midwives Act: midwives to be trained and registered
- 1907 - Health visitors paid by government to help mothers
- 1911 - National Insurance Act…
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