title: [Physicians and surgeons in Saragossa during the modern age. Number, social and family structure].
abstract: Documentation at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saragossa, scattered throughout many archives, made it possible to trace the evolution of the number of physicians and surgeons in the city of Saragossa in the Modern Age with regard to the number of inhabitants of this city. Also studied are the possible causes of increases or decreases in their numbers, and the proportions of physicians and surgeons to inhabitants are compared with figures from other Spanish regions. By studying a 1723 census, the social and family structures of the different health professions in Saragossa are analyzed. Comparisons of these figures to the structures of other professions made it possible to determine the different social level of each structure. The social level of physicians was the same as that of apothecaries, whereas it was higher than that of surgeons and veterinarians and lower than that of legal professionals, notaries and jurists.
authors.affiliation: Asociada de Historia de la Medcina. Universidad de Zaragoza. Facultad de Medicina, Zaragoza.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandez Doctor
mesh_terms: D019352:Censuses / Q000266:history*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049692:History, Early Modern 1451-1600; D049691:History, Medieval; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*; D012923:Social Class; D012952:Societies / Q000266:history; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Médicos y cirujanos de Zaragoza en la edad moderna. Su número y estructura sociofamiliar.