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Constantly treating patients for {{Wiki|scabies}}, Fletcher became convinced that he could cure it with {{Wiki|potassium sulfate}}. He created a treatment bath system, which, although it cured some, proved fatal to several patients, most notably the five-year-old [[Henry Cartwright]] in 1842. | Constantly treating patients for {{Wiki|scabies}}, Fletcher became convinced that he could cure it with {{Wiki|potassium sulfate}}. He created a treatment bath system, which, although it cured some, proved fatal to several patients, most notably the five-year-old [[Henry Cartwright]] in 1842. | ||
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Revision as of 17:53, 17 September 2018
Thomas S. Fletcher was a surgeon at the Bromsgrove Workhouse during the mid-19th century.
Constantly treating patients for scabies, Fletcher became convinced that he could cure it with potassium sulfate. He created a treatment bath system, which, although it cured some, proved fatal to several patients, most notably the five-year-old Henry Cartwright in 1842.