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Dr. Nathaniel Heckford (1842 – 1871) was a paediatrician in Victorian London, who founded the East London Hospital for Children.[1]
Circumcision promotion
In 1865, Heckford claimed that circumcision cures epilepsy (see publication).
Publications
Heckford N. Circumcision as a remedial measure in certain cases of epilepsy and chorea. Clinical Lectures and Reports by the Medical and Surgical Staff of the London Hospital. 1865; 2: 58-64.
See also
References
- ↑
Heckford N (1864): Clinical Lectures and Reports, by the Medical and Surgical Staff of The London Hospital. London: John Churchill & Sons. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
