Until well into the 20th century it was common for children to be birthed at home: childbed fever. Until Semmelweiss began to develop the modern understanding of germs and how they can be transferred, there was no chance of stopping death in hospitals. True, microbes had been known for a couple of centuries, ever since the invention of the microscope, but no one made the connection. Even Semmelweiss didn't quite get it at first. He thought it was the smell that carried disease.
Of course, nowadays, we have antibiotics and medical facilities that don't recycle anything that can't be steamed to death, but every advance requires someone to make it. And that's what this overwrought episode of John Nesbitt's THE PASSING PARADE is about.
Of course, nowadays, we have antibiotics and medical facilities that don't recycle anything that can't be steamed to death, but every advance requires someone to make it. And that's what this overwrought episode of John Nesbitt's THE PASSING PARADE is about.