Doctor in Rome, Developed 4 Humours and theory of oppisites, Views went unchallenged for a while, Disected animals
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Vesalius
Anatomy Professor, Challenged Galens ideas, Published books correcting Galen, Studied anatomy
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Pare
French Surgeon, Developed dealing with battle wounds, introduced less painful ways of sealing wounds, On the field used egg yolk rather than oil cause they ran out of oil
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Harvey
London Doctor, Discovered and proved how the heart works like a pump, Worked out blood circulates around the body, Though understanding circulation didn't help at the time, Published findings
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John Hunter
London Surgeon, Focused on research and specimin collection, Focused on diseases and observation, looked closely at Gonorrhoea and syphilis, Collected over 3000 animals, Published number of books
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Edward Jenner
Country Doctor, Experimented with Cowpox disease and worked out it could be used to stop Smallpox, His vaccination became very popular.
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Louis Pasteur
Germ Theory, Challenged theory of Miasma by proving germs caused diseases
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Joseph Lister
Carbolic Acid (Antiseptics), He used carbolic acid for anticeptics
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Robet Koch
Bacteria in petri dish, Began linking disease to microbes that caused it
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John Snow
Studied chorlera outbreak, Noticed all victims used the same water pump, Removed handle from pump and stopped the outbreak
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Edwin Chadwick
Published reports about poor living conditions causing disease, Suggested publishing laws for proper drainage and sweage by rich being taxed moresystems, Public health act was based on Chadwicks report
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Joseph Bazalgette
Constructed new sewer system.
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Charles Booth
Imporvements on poor living conditions, showed wages werent high enough
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James Simpson
Edinburgh Surgeon, Discovered chloroform as an anaesthetic, Campaigned for increased use of anaesthetics in surgery and childbirth, As doctor to queen Victoria his ideas became popular
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David Lloyd George
Implemented Taxation, Free school meals and social insurance/national insurance
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Paul Ehrlich
Magic Bullets that targeted syphilis
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Alexander Flemming
Penicillin, realised germ killing potential and published it the same year.
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Florey & Chain
Mass production of penicillin
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William Beveridge
Report on fighting the five giant evils (Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor & Idleness), Proposed nation health service,
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Nye Bevan
NHS, promising salary for doctors and letting them do private work.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Doctor in Rome, Developed 4 Humours and theory of oppisites, Views went unchallenged for a while, Disected animals
Back
Galen
Card 3
Front
Anatomy Professor, Challenged Galens ideas, Published books correcting Galen, Studied anatomy
Back
Card 4
Front
French Surgeon, Developed dealing with battle wounds, introduced less painful ways of sealing wounds, On the field used egg yolk rather than oil cause they ran out of oil
Back
Card 5
Front
London Doctor, Discovered and proved how the heart works like a pump, Worked out blood circulates around the body, Though understanding circulation didn't help at the time, Published findings
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