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David Jacob Aaron Chowry Muthu was born in 1864 in India. He went to England to qualify in medicine and was, by the 1890s, got MD and MRCS.
David Jacob Aaron Chowry Muthu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1864 |
| Education | MD MRCS |
| Medical career | |
| Sub-specialties | Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Research | Tuberculosis |
| Notable works |
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Chowry-Muthu had established the Hill Grove sanatorium at Mendip Hills, Somerset, England in the 1910s.
In 1928, he established 12-bed sanatorium hospitals on 250 acres of land in Tambaram, Chennai, India. This was the first sanatorium hospital in India.[1]
Following his wife's death in 1930, he requested the government to acquire the sanatorium and moved back to England. [2]
Works
editHis notable medical books / journals include:
- Muthu, David C. (1922). Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Its Etiology and Treatment. London: Baillere, Tindall and Cox.
- Burton-Fanning, Frederick William; Moore, John William; Chowry-Muthu, D. J.; Kingscote, Ernest; Calwell, William; Walker, Jane Harriet; Colebrook, Esther Lillie; Sommerville, David (1900). "A Discussion On The Therapeutics Of Open Air". The British Medical Journal. 2 (2076): 1095–1097. JSTOR 20266004 – via JSTOR.
- Chowry-Muthu, D. J. (July 1, 1905). "The Sanatorium Treatment of Consumption: Is It Worth While?". Br Med J. 2 (2322): 46. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.2322.46. S2CID 60516463 – via www.bmj.com.
- Muthu, D. J. Chowry (March 21, 1907). "The Sanatorium Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis-Is It a Success?". Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Journal (1883). 25 (95): 50–54. PMC 5046717. PMID 28896882.
References
edit- ^ "The story of a sanatorium". The Hindu. February 7, 2013 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "The Tambaram Sanatorium - Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music". sriramv.com. February 5, 2013.
External links
edit- "Knowing more on Dr Muthu - Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music". sriramv.com. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2024.