The history of the development of surgery started from around 1840, but surgery at that time was limited to trauma, amputation, debridement, etc. Steam sterilization was introduced in 1877, arm sterilization in 1889, and the use of rubber gloves in surgery in 1890.
The story of Jack the Ripper takes place in 1888, at a time when surgery was in its infancy. At that time, people's knowledge of anatomy was poor. In order to pursue accurate anatomical knowledge, some doctors used to dig up corpses for research purposes. This is true, because in those days, it was almost impossible for people to donate corpses to universities. . Death, burial is religiously sacrosanct.
It should be said that, very, very, it is not ruled out that some doctors, out of the pursuit of knowledge, will kill some people at the bottom for anatomical purposes, so as to understand the precise anatomical position of the living body. And they die when they die, and no one cares about the lives of prostitutes, tramps, and beggars.
I remember that when we first graduated from university, some of our classmates who were doing surgery also thought that if we could buy a corpse from the medical university's autopsy room to practice dissection, it would be very helpful for our professional skills. Of course, this ultimately failed to materialize. The sources of corpses in the anatomy teaching and research department are scarce and precious. We cannot afford to buy them, nor do they sell them.
In general, the development of Western medicine itself, in its early stage, even now seems to be a bit of a slap in the face, let alone at that time.
In the end, the old doctor, facing the trial, had no regrets, but for me, he had a different feeling. After all, this is how medicine developed.
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