title: [The "Historiae Morborum" of Franz v. Ottenthal - an interim report].
abstract: The general practitioner in Sand-in-Taufers (the main village in the South Tyrolean valley of Taufers) for over 50 years, Franz von Ottenthal (1818-1899) left as a legacy descriptions of over 85,000 illnesses. Referring to his peasant patients by name, age and residence, his notes describe symptoms, diagnoses and treatments. Sometimes he also mentions former diseases, nutritional conditions, number of children or pregnancies, religious inclination etc., making each entry more of a biographical sketch than a simple anamnesis. Ottenthal's records assume importance far beyond the primarily medico-historical realm, by providing detailed information on social structures, family ties, demographical trends, gender relations, working conditions and prevalent illnesses in the rural Tyrolean world of the second half of the 19th century.
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roilo
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D049672:History, 19th Century; D008374:Manuscripts, Medical as Topic / Q000266:history*; D008499:Medical Records; D009017:Morbidity; D012423:Rural Health / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: "Historiae Morborum" des Franz v. Ottenthal - ein Zwischenbericht.