Des usages autonomes à la médicalisation des eaux : cohabitation entre médecins et villageois autour des établissements de bains de Basse-Auvergne (1772-1840)

In the 18th and 19th centuries, rural spa establishments developed in Basse-Auvergne while spas in the area were proliferating. In these spa villages, doctors attempted to impose a medical vision of care on patients who had previously enjoyed free, independent access to the springs. Local patients s...

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Main Author: Lucie Henriet
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Language:English
Published: Presses universitaires du Midi 2023-12-01
Series:Histoire, Médecine et Santé
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/hms/7453
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description In the 18th and 19th centuries, rural spa establishments developed in Basse-Auvergne while spas in the area were proliferating. In these spa villages, doctors attempted to impose a medical vision of care on patients who had previously enjoyed free, independent access to the springs. Local patients set up somewhat organized strategies to maintain their access to the waters. Other locals took advantage of the situation, finding a new source of income: spa establishments required a large number of staff to act as a link between medical inspectors and patients.
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spelling doaj.art-b8270258c1b84488ac9dd2431e18a7af2023-12-06T15:51:44ZengPresses universitaires du MidiHistoire, Médecine et Santé2263-89112557-21132023-12-01249310910.4000/hms.7453Des usages autonomes à la médicalisation des eaux : cohabitation entre médecins et villageois autour des établissements de bains de Basse-Auvergne (1772-1840)Lucie HenrietIn the 18th and 19th centuries, rural spa establishments developed in Basse-Auvergne while spas in the area were proliferating. In these spa villages, doctors attempted to impose a medical vision of care on patients who had previously enjoyed free, independent access to the springs. Local patients set up somewhat organized strategies to maintain their access to the waters. Other locals took advantage of the situation, finding a new source of income: spa establishments required a large number of staff to act as a link between medical inspectors and patients.http://journals.openedition.org/hms/7453Basse-Auvergnemedical inspectorvillagersmaintenance staffthermalismspas
spellingShingle Lucie Henriet
Des usages autonomes à la médicalisation des eaux : cohabitation entre médecins et villageois autour des établissements de bains de Basse-Auvergne (1772-1840)
Histoire, Médecine et Santé
Basse-Auvergne
medical inspector
villagers
maintenance staff
thermalism
spas
title Des usages autonomes à la médicalisation des eaux : cohabitation entre médecins et villageois autour des établissements de bains de Basse-Auvergne (1772-1840)
title_full Des usages autonomes à la médicalisation des eaux : cohabitation entre médecins et villageois autour des établissements de bains de Basse-Auvergne (1772-1840)
title_fullStr Des usages autonomes à la médicalisation des eaux : cohabitation entre médecins et villageois autour des établissements de bains de Basse-Auvergne (1772-1840)
title_full_unstemmed Des usages autonomes à la médicalisation des eaux : cohabitation entre médecins et villageois autour des établissements de bains de Basse-Auvergne (1772-1840)
title_short Des usages autonomes à la médicalisation des eaux : cohabitation entre médecins et villageois autour des établissements de bains de Basse-Auvergne (1772-1840)
title_sort des usages autonomes a la medicalisation des eaux cohabitation entre medecins et villageois autour des etablissements de bains de basse auvergne 1772 1840
topic Basse-Auvergne
medical inspector
villagers
maintenance staff
thermalism
spas
url http://journals.openedition.org/hms/7453
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