Thanks Sue and Peter; Doesn't
make sense to list oneself as a Quack on the census though.?
Thought there might be a different definition from so long ago.?
Fran
On 04/07/2024 5:48 p.m., Sue Herrington
via groups.io wrote:
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A quack doctor was surely one who dealt with quack
medicines ie bogus ones. I would imagine a quack surgeon was one
who was untrained, unqualified and probably somewhat dangerous
in practice.
Sue
Hi All; I had a chuckle when I read
today that Thomas Whitehead: b ca 1783 in either
Saddleworth (resided here) or Anston, Yorkshire, was
listed as a Quack Surgeon.? If I have the correct Thomas
in 1841 he was a Butcher.? Being a butcher? I believe is
plausible to becoming a surgeon at least in that
time-frame.? However, never saw the term Quack used with
it.? Nothing comes up in search for "quack surgeon" except
references to what I believe is a video game: "Quack Surgeon is a
Charisma-based perk in Fallout 76"
All thoughts, suggestions welcomed.?
Fran in Canada
