{"product_id":"john-haygarth-frs-9780871692542","title":"John Haygarth, FRS","description":"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 \u0026amp; isolation. Haygarth made many more innovative \u0026amp; far-reaching contributions to medicine \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; white illustrations.","brand":"Christopher Booth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48174479343867,"sku":"9780871692542","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_1af8cccf-c7e1-4226-96ac-d52ed4ac508d.jpg?v=1770647780","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/john-haygarth-frs-9780871692542","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}