Apothecaries and herbalists in a medieval or fantasy town: how many, and where

About one household of apothecaries and herbalists for every 7,700 townspeople. Counted as masters and heads of household: journeymen, apprentices and servants come on top. This ratio is counted in the Paris tax roll of 1292: only those who paid the taille, so fewer than there were.

TownspeopleHouseholds
3,000none of its own, or one shared with the next town
10,0001
40,0005
150,00019

More of them where

  • the town makes remedies (2 times as many)

Where they work

Around the places of worship: around the great temple and the main places of worship. The districts of a town

Hear it

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Other trades

Physicians and healers, Copyists, Printers

Orders of magnitude for play: sourced figures and Hearth estimates together. Every source, and every figure still waiting for one, is listed in the builder under Sources.

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