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The Making of Chester’s Smallpox Physician: An Exploration of Dr John Haygarth’s Early Life in the Yorkshire Dales

4th July @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

John Haygarth (1740-1827) founded Chester Smallpox Society in 1788 to prevent and control the disease. Regarded as an outstanding and visionary physician who significantly contributed to the foundations of public health, his early life in a remote Yorkshire Dales village is equally fascinating and not as well known to the public.

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Date:
4th July
Time:
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
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Chester Town Hall
Northgate Street
Chester, CH1 2HJ
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