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Romans Amount Of Medical Progress In Public Health

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I agree partially with the statement, particularly the first part in regards to the fact that the Romans made a substantial amount of medical progress in public health. However I don’t think that their understanding and treatment of disease was any less considerable than their contribution to public health. Firstly yes, they had incredible advancements in public health for the time period that they were in. The Romans tried (as best as they could) to ensure that public health was very high, this was aided by the fact that they had public baths, sewers, aqueducts, hospitals, and generally tried to ensure everyone had access to a doctor of some sort. Public baths and sewers both contributed to medical progress due to the fact that these helped

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