What did St Bartholomew’s Hospital specialise in?
The treatment of poor, pregnant women
Where was St Bartholomew’s Hospital?
London
What was England’s first hospital for the mentally ill?
St Mary of Bethlehem
Who was St Mary of Bethlehem devoted to healing?
Sick paupers
What is significant about St Mary of Bethlehem now?
It is the oldest psychiatric hospital in the world
Where were people with leprosy isolated in?
Lazar houses outside of town walls
What were set up to provide a home for the old and unemployed to stop them begging?
Alms houses
What did hospitals provide until patients felt better?
Warmth, food and rest