John Netten Radcliffe
John Netten Radcliffe (20 April 1826 – 11 September 1884) was an English epidemiologist.
Life
The son of Charles Radcliffe, and younger brother of Dr.
Leeds school of medicine. Shortly after obtaining his diploma he went to the Crimea as a surgeon attached to the headquarters of Omar Pasha, and remained there till the close of the war. He received for his services the Order of the Medjidie as well as the Turkish and English medals, with a clasp for Sebastopol. On returning home he became medical superintendent of the Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic in Queen Square, London.[1]
In 1865 Radcliffe was asked to prepare a report on the appearance of
local government board
in 1871, he was made assistant medical officer. In poor health, he resigned the post in 1883.
He died on 11 September 1884 and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.[1]
Works
Radcliffe, before his official appointment, wrote:[1]
- The Pestilence in England, London, 1852.
- Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites, London, 1854.
- The Hygiene of the Turkish Army, London, 1858; reprinted with additions from the Sanitary Review.
In his official capacity Radcliffe prepared reports dealing with epidemics and quarantine. These included:[2]
- On the Means for preventing Excrement Nuisances in Towns and Villages, 1869 and 1873.
- On an Outbreak of Enteric Fever in Marylebone, 1873.
- On the Diffusion of Cholera in Europe during the ten years 1865–74.
- On the Progress of Levantine Plague, 1875–77.
Notes
- ^ a b c Woodward 1896, p. 132.
- ^ Woodward 1896, pp. 132–133.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Woodward, Bernard Barham (1896). "Radcliffe, John Netten". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 47. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 132–133.
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