João Pereira da Silva, son of José Pedroso de Lima, from the village of Aldeia Nova in the municipality of Santo André de Poiares, received his Bloodletter’s Certificate (a copy of which is included in this document) after passing an examination on 28 October 1870. He had already been practising the Art of Bloodletting in the town of Lousã since 1842, under the supervision of the Medical-Surgeon responsible for that municipality. However, only after taking the Bloodletter’s examination at the Normal Anatomy Cabinet of the Faculty of Medicine was he authorised to practise the Art of Bloodletting independently.
This document is an example of another type of certificate or diploma issued by the University for the exercise of a profession that was, at the time, widely practised.
In PT/AUC/ELU/UC – University of Coimbra (F); Course Certificate Files (SR)