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Sir Charles Alexander Cameron
1830–1921
A leading Irish physician and chemist, he spent decades pushing Dublin toward cleaner streets, safer food, and stronger public health standards. His long career made him one of the city’s most influential voices on hygiene and reform.
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The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock
by Sir Charles Alexander Cameron
About the author
Born in Dublin in 1830, Sir Charles Alexander Cameron became an Irish physician, chemist, and prolific writer whose work helped shape modern public health. Reliable biographical sources describe him as a central figure in the adoption of medical hygiene, and he built a reputation not just in medicine but also in chemical analysis and public policy.
He is especially remembered for his long service to Dublin Corporation’s public health department, where he worked for more than fifty years. He also served as Medical Officer of Health for Dublin and was elected President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1885, reflecting the high regard he earned in professional circles.
Alongside his official work, Cameron published extensively and left behind memoirs that offer a picture of a deeply engaged public servant. He died in Dublin in 1921, after a career closely tied to improving urban health, sanitation, and everyday living conditions in Ireland.