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A talk on the patient hospital experience of the 18th & 19th Century
In 1811, Frances Burney (later Madame D’Arblay) underwent a mastectomy without anaesthetic, leaving an account of the “most tortuous pain†she suffered in her journals. Although there are few records from a patient perspective for the charity hospitals like St Thomas’ (patients were poor and usually uneducated), anecdotes of famous operations – including Burney, Samuel Pepys and Lord Nelson – can provide a picture of the patient experience in a time before modern medicine.
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Museum Curatorial Staff | talks |
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Date and Time: |
26 May 2007 at 2:00 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour |
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Venue: |
Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret |
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Tickets: |
£5.25/£4.25/£3 |
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To reserve a space, call 020 7188 2679 or email curator@thegarret.org.uk |
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