Celebrating William Farr's life and his work in the Victorian era to improve the health and wellbeing of the population. The Father of medical statistics.
Dorrington, England
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Farr’s work exposed the East London Water Company of falsely stating that its water was pure and not the source of the 1866 Cholera outbreak. sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects…
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Farr was the first in the world to use health data to expose health inequalities and identify modifiable factors that affect outcomes in epidemics. This programme looks how health data might be used today. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/b…
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A little over a week to go
The 8th Annual William Farr Memorial Dinner Thu 21 Nov 2024 at19:00. This year’s celebration is in his home village. Learn about his life and work over dinner in Netley Hall Hotel. Funds raised will help secure a lasting memorial to Farr in his village. eventbrite.com/e/the-8th-ann…
I visited Condover church today as part of my research on William Farr & was lucky to hear the organ being played. Farr’s guardian Joseph Pryce was buried here. Above the door there is a plaque highlighting gifts he and his brother gave to the poor of the Parish.
Demolition work starts at former NHS site - William Farr House - in Shrewsbury to make way for housing development.
I wonder whose idea it was to call it after Shropshire’s William Farr ?
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I’m so glad to see that helped Charles Darwin in his studies. Both from Salop. Darwin worked in Salop Infirmary with his father Dr Robert Darwin a year before Farr studied there. Both later in life led to giant leaps in scientific understanding. darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/D…
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It was lovely to put meet many members of our @Academy_Farr this weekend. They were attending the excellent @ConcordCollege concordcollegeuk.com/whats-o… for school students considering a career in Medicine.
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Thank you to the volunteers @SathVolunteers who have been helping our William Farr Academy @Academy_Farr students over the year 😊
My annual report focuses on health in an ageing society.
People are living longer than previous generations. It is something to celebrate but we need to maximise quality of life and minimise the time people spend in ill health. (1/5)
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The 7th Annual William Farr Memorial Lecture Tickets, Thu 30 Nov 2023 at 17:30 | Eventbrite eventbrite.com/e/the-7th-ann…
ALL SOULS' NIGHT (WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS) refers to Florence Emery (nee Farr) daughter of William Farr. She significantly influenced Yeats early career as well as being his lover. #NationalPoetryDay youtube.com/watch?v=gVyOWvfU…
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Nominations are open to doctors in @sathNHS for this year’s William Farr and Dr Webster Awards. Nominees and winners will be announced at our next annual Farr Memorial Lecture on 30th November.