Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History practice

Explain two ways in which the understanding and prevention of infection in surgery changed between 1800 and 1900. (8 marks) [8 marks]

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Option 11: Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches

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