Contrary to this person's blog, doctors of the 19th century knew the difference between croup and diptheria, and used syrup of Ipecac to treat croup. Example fr

Contrary to this person's blog, doctors of the 19th century knew the difference between croup and diptheria, and used syrup of Ipecac to treat croup. Example from this manual of 1897 (for spasmodic croup): https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t5cc24v3f&view=1up&seq=84 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t5cc24... He mentions putting leeches on the larynx earlier on. If you look at something like the Merck Manual of 1899, a modern doctor would have a great deal of trouble finding any pills that he would be comfortable prescribing today. In Anne's time (the 1870s), doctors -- extremely learned and studied individuals, even compared to today's standards -- still killed more people than they saved.