title: The Albert Dock Hospital, London: the original site (in 1899) of Tropical Medicine as a new discipline.
abstract: The London School of Tropical Medicine, and indeed the 'new' discipline of tropical medicine, originated in 1899 at the Albert Dock Hospital - situated in London's east-end. The founder of the discipline was Patrick Manson - with a great deal of political assistance from the British Secretary of State for the Colonies (Joseph Chamberlain). The hospital (originally opened in 1890) was rebuilt in 1937-1938 and ultimately demolished in 1993.
authors: The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, 183, Euston Road, NW1 2BE, London, UK.
authors: G C
authors: GC
authors: Cook
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Webb
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000266:history*; D008131:London; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history; D014330:Tropical Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*