Walter Essex Wynter
Walter Essex Wynter (1860–1945) was a physician who is noted for his role in the development of the procedure of lumbar puncture, the means by which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is obtained for the diagnosis of meningitis and other diseases.
Wynter was the son of Andrew Wynter, a physician and the editor of the
Wynter retired to Bartholomew Manor at Newbury in Berkshire where he founded the Essex Wynter Charity, providing housing for retired nurses from Middlesex Hospital in the former Raymond Almshouses alongside his home. He is buried nearby in the Newtown Road Cemetery.
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