1860 – The first English milk law was passed prohibiting watering of milk
The first English milk law was passed prohibiting watering of milk.
1860 – G. F. H. Kuchenmeister recommended the use of carbolic acid as a general disinfectant
The first application of phenolic compounds as antimicrobial agents goes back as far as 1815, when coal tar was used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. It was, however, not until Kuchenmeister in 1860 and Lister in 1867 used phenol (carbolic acid) as a dressing for wounds and in surgery, respectively, that the full potential of…
1860 – E. A. Parkes was first to hold a professorship in hygiene (at Army Medical School, England.)
When the incompetence of the medical services in the Crimea became common knowledge, Parkes was appointed to organize and take charge of a temporary hospital at Renkioi in Asia Minor to relieve pressure on the hospitals in Scutari. As a result of the glaring faults of organization in the Army Medical Department, which were revealed…
1860 – Ann Marie Jarvis
She noted the exceptionally high infant mortality rate in Taylor County, WV; seven of her eleven children died of communicable disease. She organized Mothers Day Work Clubs through churches in five local towns to provide medicine for the indigent, inspection of milk for wholesomeness, and care for children of tubercular mothers. She asked area physicians…