The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c13.154

c13.154

The organization of medical help was not neglected. It has already been mentioned that the city of Dehlī possessed seventy hospitals under Muḥammad bin Tughluq.³ Most of these must have dated back to previous reigns. Fīrūz Shāh added to their number.⁴ 'Afīf gives us some insight into the working of a Dehlī hospital of those days. The staff consisted of physicians as well as surgeons; attendants served the sick and nursed them; medicines, food and drink were provided. Eye specialists formed part of the staff.⁵ Sher Shāh, whose reforms were mostly inspired by his reading of history and were often the revival of older traditions, had a physician resident in every sarāi, which indicates a widespread system of medical help.⁶