[History of public health in the country of Vaud in the middle ages: an evaluation]. / L'histoire de la santé dans le pays de Vaud au Moyen Age: un bilan.

The rich archival sources of mediaeval Vaudois institutions make it possible to study a great variety of health problems of that country. Recent studies elucidate, e.g., the administration of the vineyards of the hospital of the town of Vevey as well as the management of great numbers of pilgrims or victims of a disaster by the same hospital. Progression and demographic consequences of the plaque outbreaks of 1348 and 1360 have been worked out and the network of leper-houses could be reconstructed. Finally, the ambiguous attitude of the citizens of Lausanne towards their hospital in the 14th century has been revealed: pious legacies on the one hand, endeavour to control them politically on the other.