John Haygarth, FRS by Christopher Booth
An excellent biography of John Haygarth, an important 18th-century physician who is most well known for his visionary plan to eliminate smallpox from Great Britain through the careful practice of inoculation & isolation. Haygarth made many more innovative & far-reaching contributions to medicine & to philanthropy. He became a physician in Chester in 1767. There he introduced separate wards in the Chester Infirmary where patients with fever could be isolated & cared for. It was the stimulus for the development of the fever hospitals of 19th cent. England. He also played a major role in the foundation of the Bath Provident Institution for savings, a model for the savings-bank movement in England. Black & white illustrations.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780871692542 |
| Title | John Haygarth, FRS |
| Author | Christopher Booth |
| Series | Memoirs Of The American Philosophical Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | American Philosophical Society Press |
| Year published | 2005-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 169 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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