Charles P. Childe
Charles Plumley Childe | |
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| Born | 1858 |
| Died | 30 January 1926 (aged 67–68) |
| Occupation(s) | Surgeon, writer |
Charles Plumley Childe (1858 – 30 January 1926) was a British surgeon, cancer researcher and public health activist.
Biography
Childe was born in
F.R.C.S. in 1892 and was appointed assistant surgeon to the Royal Portsmouth Hospital. He established himself as one of the most successful surgeons in the South of England.[1] He was surgeon to the Southsea Home for Sick Children and Hampshire and Isle of Wight School for the Blind.[1]
Childe retired in 1923 and was appointed senior honorary consulting surgeon and chairman of the committee of management. He was President of the
His best known work was The Control of a Scourge: Or How Cancer is Curable, published in 1906.[2][6] Childe died at Monte Carlo on Jan 30th, 1926, from influenza and pneumonia. He was buried at Highland Road Cemetery, Southsea.[1]
Selected publications
- The Control of a Scourge: Or, How Cancer is Curable (1906)
- Cancer, Public Authorities, and the Public (1914)
- Surgical Nursing and Technique (1916)
- Cancer and the Public: The Educational Aspect of the Cancer Problem (1925)
References
- ^ PMID 20772366.
- ^ PMC 2911267.
- ISBN 978-1-349-60109-7
- PMID 4898393.
- ISBN 978-0197230756
- S2CID 4061458.
External links
- Charles Plumley Childe (Royal College of Surgeons of England)