Treating Ulster's rural poor: the county infirmaries of Armagh and Down 1766-1851.

This paper considers the role of county infirmaries in providing health care for the inhabitants of two counties in south-east Ulster. It traces the establishment and management of these institutions from their beginnings shortly after the passing of the Infirmaries Act (1765) to the middle of the n...

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Autor principal: Beale, G. M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ulster Medical Society 2002
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2475306/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12513007
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description This paper considers the role of county infirmaries in providing health care for the inhabitants of two counties in south-east Ulster. It traces the establishment and management of these institutions from their beginnings shortly after the passing of the Infirmaries Act (1765) to the middle of the nineteenth century. From the available evidence, the accommodation, staff, patient numbers and diet of the infirmaries are considered and an assessment of their efficacy in offering a valuable service to their communities is discussed.
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spelling pubmed-24753062008-07-22 Treating Ulster's rural poor: the county infirmaries of Armagh and Down 1766-1851. Beale, G. M. Ulster Med J Research Article This paper considers the role of county infirmaries in providing health care for the inhabitants of two counties in south-east Ulster. It traces the establishment and management of these institutions from their beginnings shortly after the passing of the Infirmaries Act (1765) to the middle of the nineteenth century. From the available evidence, the accommodation, staff, patient numbers and diet of the infirmaries are considered and an assessment of their efficacy in offering a valuable service to their communities is discussed. Ulster Medical Society 2002-11 /pmc/articles/PMC2475306/ /pubmed/12513007 Text en
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Treating Ulster's rural poor: the county infirmaries of Armagh and Down 1766-1851.
title Treating Ulster's rural poor: the county infirmaries of Armagh and Down 1766-1851.
title_full Treating Ulster's rural poor: the county infirmaries of Armagh and Down 1766-1851.
title_fullStr Treating Ulster's rural poor: the county infirmaries of Armagh and Down 1766-1851.
title_full_unstemmed Treating Ulster's rural poor: the county infirmaries of Armagh and Down 1766-1851.
title_short Treating Ulster's rural poor: the county infirmaries of Armagh and Down 1766-1851.
title_sort treating ulster's rural poor: the county infirmaries of armagh and down 1766-1851.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2475306/
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