Manchester, The Infirmary 1889
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One of the founders of the Infirmary had been Dr White, and it was his son Charles who made many changes and advances in the treatment of women. He was the first doctor to specialise in 'female ailments'. He invented the sanitary towel, and advocated fresh air and hot water in the labour wards. The two statues guarding the hospital entrance are James Watt, right, and John Dalton, left. The Dalton statue was a bronze copy of the marble one by Chantry that stands in the town hall entrance. It was unveiled here on 26 July 1855, the third Dalton statue in Manchester. James Watt was to join him two years later on 26 June 1857. The James Watt statue is still there today, but the John Dalton one was moved; it now stands outside a University building in Chester Street, along with a piece of his gravestone from Ardwick Cemetery.
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