medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Ann: I´m curious; was the gift, in fact, in addition to the bill? Presumably after a visit by the doctor to your home - rather
than a visit to his office?
Both. When I was a young child, in the 40s and 50s, the doctors all made house calls, In my case, one spent the night at my house because my fever was so high and she thought I would die during the night. Later in the 50s and 60s (and by the 60s I actually worked in the local hospital) we sometimes took presents when we went to the doctor. Also, of course if we were in the hospital gifts were given to the nurses and the doctors routinely. These were not expensive gifts -- generally food like cakes, pies, cookies, candy, canned goods, etc. and also handcrafts. Particularly popular when I was a nurse's aid were silly little crocheted covers for Kleenex and toilet paper. Ugh.
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