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Bailey Ashford
American soldier, physician and author
Colonel Bailey Kelly Ashford (September 18, 1873 – November 1, 1934)[1] was an American physician who had a military career in the United States Army, and afterward taught full-time at the School of Tropical Medicine in Puerto Rico, which he helped establish in San Juan.
Bailey k ashford biography of rory gilmore
A pioneering physician in the treatment of anemia, Ashford organized and conducted a parasite treatment campaign against hookworm while stationed in Puerto Rico. This cured approximately 300,000 persons (one-third of the Puerto Rico population) and reduced the death rate from associated anemia by 90 percent.
He was a founding member of the Puerto Rico Anemia Commission.
Early years
Ashford was born in Washington, D.C., on September 18, 1873,[2][3] as one of five children in the family of Francis Ashford, a prominent physician, and his wife.
His general education was obtained at the public schools and at Columbian Univers