VICTORIAN TURKISH BATHS: WELLS, Thomas Spencer, Sir |

Sir Thomas Spencer Wells (1818—1897):
gynaecological surgeon

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Spencer Wells achieved success from a background without money or social standing. He pioneered the controversial ovariotomy operation and in 1865 published Diseases of the ovaries, later becoming surgeon to Queen Victoria's household.

In 1860, he lectured at the Grosvenor School of Medicine on The Revival of the Turkish, or ancient Roman bath.

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Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline

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Sir Thomas Spencer Wells (1818—1897):gynaecological surgeon