Discuss the view that the ‘cost’ of the suffering of relatively few, was outweighed by the benefits to many by developments in surgery in the 19th century
Try and think of a theme that could be used here to help understand the improvements in health, especially in surgery from 1850 onwards. You need to make a considered judgement on why the arguments and evidence you put forward are compelling, or why there is a case, for other factors to be considered and how these should be seen against the claim contained within the question.