Nineteenth century medicine (Important people) Flashcards
1
Q
Who created Vaccinations?
A
Edward Jenner
2
Q
Who published Germ theory?
A
Louis Pasteur
3
Q
Who discovered that germs caused human diseases?
A
Robert Koch
4
Q
Who wrote ‘The report on the sanitary conditions of the working population of Great Britain?
A
Edwin Chadwick
5
Q
Who discovered that water spread cholera?
A
John Snow
6
Q
Who designed the London sewers?
A
Joseph Bazalgette
7
Q
Who first used ether?
A
William Moston
8
Q
Who discovered chloroform?
A
James Simpson
9
Q
Who popularised chloroform?
A
Queen Victoria
10
Q
Who discovered carbolic acid?
A
Joseph Lister
11
Q
Who was the first female doctor in England?
A
Elizabeth Garrett
12
Q
Who published ‘Notes on Nursing’ and ‘Notes on Hospitals’?
A
Florence Nightingale
