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  • Title: Dr William Farr of Shropshire (1807-1883): obstetric mortality and training.
    Author: Dunn PM.
    Journal: Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed; 2002 Jul; 87(1):F67-9. PubMed ID: 12091298.
    Abstract:
    William Farr, chief statistician to the General Register Office for more than 40 years, was the most significant medical epidemiologist and statistician of the Victorian era. Often working behind the scenes, he helped to bring about many advances in hygiene and public health as well as developing a modern approach to the classification of disease and the collection and analysis of medical information data.
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