Thomas Dutton (physician)
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Thomas Dutton | |
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| Born | 1854 |
| Died | November 1935 (aged 80–81) London, England |
| Education | Durham University (MB and MD) |
| Occupation(s) | Dietitian, writer |
Thomas Dutton LRCP LRCS (1854 – November 1935) was a British dietitian and physician.
Dutton obtained his MB and MD from Durham University.[1] He was a member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and a Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Dutton was a consultant at Harley Street and specialized in dietetics.[2] He was honorary surgeon to the Royal Defence Corps and former vice-chairman of the Pure Food Society. He authored many medical works which were positively reviewed.[1][2][3] In 1892, his book Indigestion: Clearly Explained, Treated, And Dieted was described by a reviewer in The British Medical Journal "as a very useful little book, full of sound good sense and wise saws".[4] Dutton was an advocate of heliotherapy as treatment for phthisis, tuberculous and typhoid fever.[5][6]
Dutton practised in Whitechapel at the time of the Whitechapel murders. He had his own theories about Jack the Ripper.[7] In his later years Dutton lived as a recluse.[2] The rooms in which he lived were said to be covered in cobwebs. He died age 78 of heart disease at his home in Uxbridge Road.[2] Dutton is reported to have died in poverty.[7]