The Albert Dock Hospital, London: the original site (in 1899) of Tropical Medicine as a new discipline. |
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| Authors: | G C Cook A J Webb |
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| Affiliation: | The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, 183, Euston Road, NW1 2BE, London, UK. |
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The London School of Tropical Medicine, and indeed the 'new' discipline of tropical medicine, originated in 1899 at the Albert Dock Hospital - situated in London's east-end. The founder of the discipline was Patrick Manson - with a great deal of political assistance from the British Secretary of State for the Colonies (Joseph Chamberlain). The hospital (originally opened in 1890) was rebuilt in 1937-1938 and ultimately demolished in 1993. |
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