FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AND CHADWICK, FRIENDS OF STATISTICAL METHODS
nursing evolved as part of a broader 19th century n activity. There was a strong connection between ng and the movement for sanitary reform, as in discussions between Chadwick and Nightin These 2 supporters of statistical methods applied ques from the field of statistics to implement san- measures for health reform in London. Neither ad- ed theories of contagion. Nightingale conducted ch on"lying-in hospitals in 1867 and shared sults with Chadwick. who replied. "I have given reading, and I think it most complete and satis- y, and a good example of the statistical method e about the use of numerical methods, with con- contributions, the use of numerics began to be- s power 29 Even though there were years of accepted as a credible step in conducting Eventually, US the Public Health Service this method of carrying out service ch 30 Increasingly the nation's health condi- to see a need to investigate poor health on the basis of numerical data. 261