Statue showing a doctor treating a poor person, Europe, 1850

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Statue showing a doctor treating a poor person, Europe, 1850. Science Museum, London. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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‘The Charity Patient’ plaster statue shows a doctor or a pharmacist attending to a mother, dressed in rags, with a small baby. The doctor examines the baby while grinding up a treatment in a pestle and mortar. Medical treatment was not free, so the poor had to rely on charitable provision or workhouse infirmaries. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Europe

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