An English nurse and statistician whose work during the Crimean War established the link between sanitation and mortality in hospital settings, and who pioneered the visual presentation of statistics, including her polar area diagram showing causes of death, to argue for hygiene reform to government and the public.
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Notable ForCrimean War hospital sanitation reform and pioneering statistical graphics 1 Connections
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