Health and the People

3. Number of humours that the body was said to contain
5. Medieval doctors might taste this to diagnose a patient
9. Method of treatment endorsed by the Church, to atone for sin
10. Drilling a hole in a person's head to release evil spirits
12. Muslim doctor who wrote the book 'Doubts about Galen'
13. Period of enlightenment and progress following the Middle Ages
17. These people dabbled in surgery as well as haircuts
19. These creatures were used to remove blood from a patient
20. Ancient Greek doctor who sounds like a storage facility for large animals
21. Name for the leader of the Islamic empire
23. Century in which the NHS was established in Britain

1. Series of religious wars which helped spread medical knowledge
2. Muslim doctor who wrote 'Canon of Medicine' and 'The book of healing'
4. These were built to deal with people who had leprosy
6. A sudden outbreak of a disease
7. People who believed in whipping themselves to cure disease
8. Given to a patient to put them to sleep before surgery
11. Religion in believed in caring for the sick but not treating them
14. The other 'humour' in the body, besides blood, yellow bile and black bile
15. Colour associated with plague - the '______ death'
16. The study of a dead body, usually to establish cause of death
18. Islamic name for a hospital
22. Anyone daring to oppose ancient Church-endorsed beliefs could be accused of this