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Hermann M. Biggs
(29 Sep 1859 - 28 June 1923)
American physician and New
York City's Public Health Officer who pioneered the use of
bacteriological studies in the field of public health for the
prevention and control of contagious diseases.
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“The human body is the only machine
in which there are no spare parts.”
— Hermann M. Biggs
“Public health is purchasable.
Within a few natural and important
limitations any community can determine its own health.”
— Hermann M. Biggs
