清末民初的物價與醫療

The Consumer Price and Medical Care in Late Qing Dynasty and Early Republic of China

本文主要在探討清末民初的物價與醫療行為。其原因為：一、這是一個中西醫學激盪衝擊劇烈的時代。二、這段期間國內的物價呈現一個相對穩定的情況，可以提供做為互相比較的客觀條件。而根據當時一般庶民的醫療行為，可以看出找中醫看病，或者購買成藥。中醫較西醫來得低廉，這應是民眾選擇看中醫的重要因素，同時也是在這個時期中醫不致式微或滅亡的原因。故本文即參考這一時期的物價指數，一般庶民的薪資收入；來對購買中西藥成藥，看病時中醫及西醫所需費用，做一比較分析。

This article is mainly about the consumer price and medical care in late Qing dynasty and early Republic of China. There are two reasons why I choose this period of time to do research. First, this is the time when western medicine met with Chinese medicine and cause great impact on each other. Secondly, the consumer price maintained a relatively stable level, which offer an objective point of view to compare. According to the medical need back to that time, people seek for help from traditional Chinese medicine doctor or buy over the counter Chinese herbs. Chinese medicine is cheaper than western medicine, which is an important reason why people choose Chinese medicine. It is also the reason why Chinese medicine survive during this period of time. This article use the data of average income of ordinary people and the consumer price at that time to analyze patients’ medical needs and cost of medical care.