Victorian London - Health and Hygiene - Medical Advice, Cures and
Technology - Leeches
OH, HORROR!
Surgeon. "YOU PULSE IS STILL VERY HIGH, MY FRIEND!
DID YOU GET THOSE LEECHES ALL RIGHT I SENT THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY?" Patient. "YES, SIR, I GOT 'EM RIGHT ENOUGH. BUT MIGHTN'T I
HAVE 'EM BILED NEXT TIME, SIR?"