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A 19-Century French Child Was Treated With Mercury For Scurvy And Rickets
At the archaeological site of Rue Thubeuf in Rouen, France, 53 burials dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries […] ...
19th-century toddler may have died from doctor’s mercury treatment, bones reveal
Rickets is a disease seen in children caused by severe vitamin D deficiencies, according to the study. Archaeologists can ...
Study uncovers mercury treatment in 19th-century French child suffering from rickets and scurvy
A recent study, published in the International Journal of Paleopathology, examined the skeletal remains of a child who lived ...
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Lady Killers – The lives and crimes of eight 19th-century women
In 19th-century Britain and North America, women were regarded as the ‘weaker sex’. Their ability to bear children gave rise to a feminine ideal based on marriage and motherhood, while their ...