Pills, Shocks & Jabs

Peter Cullimore, author of Saints, Crooks & Slavers tells the remarkable story of the dissenting doctors of Georgian Bristol.

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Publisher: Bristol Books

ISBN: 9781909446298

Author	Peter Cullimore
Pub Date	01/01/2022

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A pioneer in jabs against the deadly smallpox pandemic of the 1700s; a “madhouse” doctor who reformed brutal treatment of the mentally ill; a male midwife with a sideline in painting exquisite watercolours; an amateur GP who dispensed pills free of charge and treated disease with electric shocks. All were prominent doctors in Georgian Bristol - and all were Quakers.