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Opening of the University of Toronto’s “Antitoxin Laboratory in the Department of Hygiene”
On May 1st, 1914, The University of Toronto created the Antitoxin Laboratory in the Hygiene Department. One main contributor to this was Dr. John G Fitzgerald. The lab allowed for the research of many new vaccines and antitoxins that were not known or used in Canada at the time. The distribution of the vaccines was spread throughout all of Canada and the major cities. (Rutty, 2019)(Lem) -
Connaught Laboratories was built
On October 25, 1915, a new laboratory was built by John G. Fitzgerald with the funding from Colonel Gooderham. This is because the size of the University Lab made it very hard to nearly impossible to work on large scale production of antitoxin that was needed for the troops in need that were fighting in Belgium and France. This new laboratory. made the production faster which in the end lowered the cost for the army.(Lem) -
Canada's First Federal Department of Health is Established.
The Federal Department of Health was created to take charge and do things like quarantine, food, and drug standards, as well as to cooperate with other organizations to help fight against dominant diseases. (Lem) -
Discovery of Insulin
Fredrick Banting along Charles Best discovered the cure for a very common disease, diabetes. This disease used to be very fatal as there was no cure for this discovery. This discovery is still one of Canada's greatest medical research contributions of all time. (Bellis, 2019). (Lem) -
First Successful Use of Insulin & Modifications.
After the discovery of Insulin, a patient had an allergic reaction to the injection of it. James Collip modified it but purifying the Insulin to fix the extract. He worked on it for nearly two weeks and discovered the final product which was then finally injected on January 23rd, 1922. -
Discovery of the Parathyroid Hormone
Dr. James Collip discovers the Parathyroid Hormone, this hormone increases your bodies calcium levels in bones, kidneys, and intestines. This discovery helped speed the process up in the research for osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and bone disorders.
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The University of Toronto opens the School of Hygiene
The University of Toronto opened its school of Hygiene with the help of Dr. John Fitzgerald. It was built to increase the quality of the medical field and research ability in Canada. It allowed for better and faster research, as well as allow people to understand the work that was being done. (Lem) -
The First Manufacturer of Vitamin D2 in Canada.
In 1928, Charles E. Frost, as well as the Montreal Co, was deemed the license to manufacture and produce Synthetic Vitamin D2. This made Vitamin D easy to purchase, as well as lower the price. This was big at the time because it helped prevent a common disease, rickets. (Over a Century of Innovation). -
Cause and Consequence Question
The two events that I chose is the discovery of insulin and the opening of the School of Hygiene. These two events are a great example of cause and consequence because before the discovery of insulin the labs and research facilities in Canada were very small and didn't allow scientists to achieve their full potential in research. And, after the discovery, the opening of the School of Hygiene had a lot more funding and better research labs which allowed for faster research and advances. -
Example of Continuity and Change
My two events are the opening of Antitoxin Laboratory in the Department of Hygiene and the discovery of Insulin. This is an example of Continuity and Change because the lab that was opened allowed for research in the medical department in Canada. This laboratory sparked and is the leading cause of the Discovery. The discovery is one of the biggest medical discoveries in Canadian history and is a huge reason that the Canadian medical research department is as big as it is today.
