| William Wilde's census of the deaf: a 19th century report as a model for the 21st century. | |
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PMID: 19887991 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Sir William Robert Willis Wilde (1815-1876) made many contributions to otology. Perhaps his greatest, and the one least appreciated, was his performing, analyzing, and reporting of the 1851 census of the deaf of Ireland. He is the first to recognize and document genetic deafness as a major cause in early-onset deafness. His census techniques used trained enumerators, and for each family suspected as having a deaf person, a physician was sent who, before obtaining the very detailed family and medical history, was required to obtain an informed consent. Wilde's career is analyzed to show how his previous publications led to his appointment in 1850 as the only Assistant Medical Census Commissioner for the 1851 census. |
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Authors:
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Robert J Ruben |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology Volume: 31 ISSN: 1537-4505 ISO Abbreviation: Otol. Neurotol. Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-01-26 Completed Date: 2010-04-02 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100961504 Medline TA: Otol Neurotol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 352-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10461, USA. ruben@aecom.yu.edu |
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Censuses
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history Deafness / epidemiology*, genetics, history History, 19th Century Humans Ireland / epidemiology Mutism / epidemiology Otolaryngology / history* Social Conditions |
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Personal Name Subject:
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William Wilde |
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