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jan 26, 1843 - Oliver Wendell Holmes publishes "The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever"- 1843

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American scientist Oliver Wendell Holmes publishes his groundbreaking piece on how midwives and surgeons helping mothers give birth should be required to wash their hands before operating. He noticed a correlation between hand-washing and lowered mortality rates from illness.

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