biography
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| (1716–94)
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| biography:
| Physician, born in Edinburgh, EC Scotland, UK. He served in the navy as a surgeon's mate, qualified in medicine at Edinburgh, and became physician at the Haslar naval hospital at Gosport. He is remembered for his research into cases of scurvy aboard ship; and his recommendation to the Royal Navy to issue citrus fruits and juices to sailors eradicated the disease. He also instigated delousing procedures, hospital ships, and distillation of seawater for drinking. |
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