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Operations in the early 19th century resulted in a high death rate. Explain why so many patients sis not survive there operations.
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Task 1: Operations in the early 19th century resulted in a high death rate. Explain why so many patients sis not survive there operations. In the early 19th century the amount of operations carried out each week was a very small amount when compared to today's figures. There were many reasons for this, but one was the patients attitudes towards allowing themselves have an operation. It was well known at this time the conditions of hospitals. They were very unsanitary and the majority of people did not come out alive. Before 1847, patients that underwent an operation in hospital did so as a last resort. There chances of survival were minimal. This was common knowledge and because of this many people did not want to go to hospital to receive the treatment they needed. An operation in the 19th century usually consisted of an amputation of a limb or the removal...
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