David Jacob Aaron Chowry Muthu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1864 |
| Education | MD MRCS |
| Medical career | |
| Sub-specialties | Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Research | Tuberculosis |
| Notable works |
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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.
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
His 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
- ^ "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
- "Knowing more on Dr Muthu - Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music". sriramv.com. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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