Gilbert Blane
Sir Gilbert Blane of Blanefield, 1st Baronet FRSE FRS MRCP was a Scottish physician who instituted health reform in the Royal Navy. He saw action against both the French and Spanish fleets, and later served as a Commissioner on the Sick and Wounded Board of the Admiralty. He was President of the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London in 1813.
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A Statement of Facts Tending to Establish an Estimate of the True Value and Present State of Vaccination
Discover how early 19th-century data and observations championed vaccination as a life-saving defense against the scourge of smallpox.
By Gilbert Blane
Observations on the Diseases of Seamen
In the 1700s, a Royal Navy doctor collected reports from ship surgeons to help combat diseases suffered by British sailors on long, difficult voyages.
By Gilbert Blane