![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Left is a colour drawing of a vaccination effected by close longitudinal scratches on a child’s arm ( MS), one of the many cases under the care of John Simon. Thomas's Hospital in 1863 and remained in post until 1876. He then became Lecturer in Anatomical Pathology at St Thomas's Hospital in 1847, a post he held until 1871, while retaining the surgical post at King's. Simon was appointed Senior Assistant Surgeon at King's College Hospital, 1840-1853, as well as being demonstrator in anatomy, 1840-1847. Simon’s medical training began in 1833 when he was an apprentice to Joseph Henry Green, a Surgeon at St Thomas's Hospital and professor of surgery at King’s College. The portrait to the right is from the Council Club Photograph Album, RCS-GOV/2/11/1. Through his promotion and efforts to improve public health, Simon transformed the idea of sanitation, and this led to the establishment of modern standards of public health service. October 2016 marked the 150 th anniversary of the Sanitary Act (1866), which Simon was influential in bringing about. Sir John Simon (10 October 1816 – 23 July 1904), pathologist, surgeon and public health reformer, was born 200 years ago. ![]()
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