1757 – James Lind’s Treatise on naval hygiene published
In 1748, Lind retired from the navy and went to Edinburgh University to take professional qualifications. In 1753, he published ‘A Treatise of the Scurvy’ and in 1757 ‘An Essay on the Most Effectual Means of Preserving the Health of Seamen in the Royal Navy’, which threw much light on the appalling living conditions and…