Medical field 1920'sVaccinations were not common during the 1920's. Penicillin was a huge discovery that happened in the year of 1928 by Alexander Fleming. This antibiotic was used to treat infections and kill bacteria. It was referred to as a miracle discovery because it saved many people's lives during this time. This can relate to the roaring twenties because it changed people's lives and allowed them to survive.
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Advances in the hospitals |
Prior to the 1920's medical care was done at the patients home. The U.S population shifted from rural areas to urban style living at the same time medical technology and standardized requirements for medical licensure contributed to the growing acceptance of medicine as science. This led to the turn in development of hospitals as treatment centers encouraged the sick to seek out physicians and hospitals regularly. By the end of the 1920's, the cost of medical care began to increase into the response for greater treatment. In the year of 1929 a group of Dallas teachers contracted with Baylor University hospital to provide 21 days of hospitalization for only $6.00 Hospital plans like these eventually spread and eventually encouraged American Hospitalization Association under Blue Cross. Hospitals prior to this donated their time and was run off basically nothing but charity money, they donated their time to help out others.
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1930's Advancements |
During the 1930's the biggest healthcare concern of America was how to pay for medical needs. The cause of depression decreased the amount of patients who could afford their medical bills so they eventually stopped going. In the first three years of the 1930's the leading causes of death were heart disease, cancer and pneumonia. The health of people steadily increased which I can relate to our game in panic when black Tuesday happened and on October 29,1929 the New York Exchange collapsed which led up to the Great Depression. This also put a negative impact on society for awhile, a lot of companies lost a lot of money.
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