What English physician was able to influence public health improvements?
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1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak The Broad Street cholera outbreak (or Golden Square outbreak) was a severe outbreak of cholera that occurred in 1854 near Broad Street (now Broadwick Street) in the Soho district of London, England. This outbreak, which killed 616 people, is best known for the physician John Snow's study of its causes and his hypothesis that contaminated water, not air, was the source of cholera. This discovery came to influence public health and the construction of improved sanitation facilities beginning in the mid-19th century. Later, the term "focus of infection" would be used to describe sites, such as the Broad Street pump, in which conditions are good for transmission of an infection. John Snow's endeavor to find the cause of the transmission of cholera caused him to unknowingly create a double-blind experiment.
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John Snow John Snow (15 March 1813 – 16 June 1858) was an English physician and a leader in the adoption of anaesthesia and medical hygiene. He is considered one of the fathers of modern epidemiology, in part because of his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in Soho, London, in 1854. His findings inspired fundamental changes in the water and waste systems of London, which led to similar changes in other cities, and a significant improvement in general public health around the world.
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William Henry Power Sir William Henry Power, KCB (15 December 1842 - 28 July 1916) was a British medical doctor.
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R. T. Claridge Captain Richard Tappin Claridge, FSA (c. 1797/1799 –1857), was a prominent asphalt contractor and captain in the Middlesex Militia, who became best known for his prominent promotion of hydropathy, now known as hydrotherapy, in the 1840s. It was also known as the "Cold Water system" or "Cold Water cure". Claridge is widely credited with introducing the methods of Vincent Priessnitz to England, thus initiating the populist movement of the time. Indeed, much of what is popularly known about Priessnitz in the English-speaking world comes from two seminal publications. Firstly, Claridge's "Hydropathy; or The Cold Water Cure, as practiced by Vincent Priessnitz..." (1842 & 1843). Secondly, Richard Metcalfe's "Life of Vincent Priessnitz" (1898), with Metcalfe himself drawing upon Claridge, although Metcalfe also later wrote a historical overview and added more about Claridge and his role in the promotion of hydropathy.
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Charles Murchison (physician) Charles Murchison (26 July 1830 – 23 April 1879) was a British physician and a noted authority on fevers and diseases of the liver.
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Hippocrates Hippocrates of Kos ( ; Greek: Ἱπποκράτης ὁ Κῷος ; "Hippokrátēs ho Kṓos"; 460 – 370 BC), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles (Classical Greece), and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is sometimes referred to as the "Father of Early Medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of Medicine. This intellectual school revolutionized medicine in ancient Greece, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields with which it had traditionally been associated (theurgy and philosophy), thus establishing medicine as a profession.
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William Browne (physician) Sir William Browne FRS (1692 – 10 March 1774) was an English doctor.
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Medicine in ancient Rome Medicine in ancient Rome combined various techniques using different tools, methodology, and ingredients. Roman medicine was highly influenced by Greek medicine. Greek physicians including Dioscorides and Galen practiced medicine and recorded their discoveries in the Roman Empire. These two physicians had knowledge of hundreds of herbal, among other, medicines.
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George Godber Sir George Edward Godber, GCB (4 August, 1908 – 7 February, 2009) served as Chief Medical Officer for Her Majesty's Government in England from 1960–1973 and was instrumental in the establishment of the National Health Service (NHS).
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William Burnett Sir William Burnett, KCB, FRS (16 January 1779 – 16 February 1861) was a British physician who served as Physician-General of the Royal Navy.
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Richard Bright (physician) Richard Bright (28 September 1789 – 16 December 1858) was an English physician and early pioneer in the research of kidney disease. Known particularly for his description of Bright's disease.
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John Caius John Caius (born John Kays) ( ; 6 October 1510 – 29 July 1573), also known as Johannes Caius and Ioannes Caius, was an English physician, and second founder of the present Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
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William Hawes (physician) William Hawes M.D. (1736–1808) was an English physician, founder of the Royal Humane Society.
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Samuel Wathen Samuel Wathen, M.D. (c. 1720–1787) was an English physician who practised in London during the Georgian era. He was the personal physician to Rev. John Wesley and may have served Queen Charlotte of England as a male midwife.
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William Alison William Pulteney Alison (12 November 1790 – 22 September 1859) was a Scottish physician, social reformer and philanthropist. He was a distinguished professor of medicine at Edinburgh University. He served as president of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh (1833), president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (1836–38), and vice-president of the British Medical Association, convening its meeting in Edinburgh in 1858.
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William Lambe William Lambe, FRCP (26 February 1765 – 11 June 1847) was an English physician and pioneer of vegetarianism.
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Charlton Wollaston Charlton Wollaston (1733–1764) was an English medical doctor, physician to Guy's Hospital from 1762. He was also physician to the Queen's Household.
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Sir Henry Morris, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Morris, 1st Baronet FRCS (7 January 1844 – 14 June 1926) was a British medical doctor and surgeon. He was President of the Royal Society of Medicine and the author and editor of significant works on anatomy. He was also known for his work in the field of cancer.
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George Bate George Bate (1608–1668) was an English court physician.
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Nathaniel Johnston Nathaniel Johnston M.D. (1627 – 1705) was an English physician, political theorist and antiquary.
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Josiah Clerk Josiah Clerk, M.D. (1639–1714) was an English physician, briefly president of the College of Physicians.
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Sir William Church, 1st Baronet Sir William Selby Church, 1st Baronet, KCB, M.D., LL.D., D.C.L., D.Sc. (4 December 1837 – 27 April 1928) was a successful British physician, and president of the Royal College of Physicians from 1899 to 1905.