Extensions of the Reformation of Martin Luther to public health in his time

: The reformation as the decisive social change during the first half of the 16th century influenced directly also the organisational forms of the contemporary social welfare and indirectly the development of public health of that time. By evaluation of still existing account health of that time. By evaluation of still existing account-books of the Gemeinen Kasten the changes in the provision of the poor and the development of the old hospitals caused by reformation were investigated. Here the personal influence of Martin Luther is shown.