Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Chimney sweepers Cancer

Pericivall Pott English Orthopedic Surgeon
Born in London 6 Januaty 1714
Death 22Dec 1788
Found association between exposure to soot
Among chimney sweeper's and high incidence of scrotal cancer .  Among Chimney sweepers many boys were as young as 8 years old.
In 1840 chimney sweepers act prohibited persons under 21 .

Pericivall  Pott showed human relationship
of environmental  carcinogen.
He also showed occupational cancer relation.



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