Public Health Heritage Walk

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  Step 1: Town Hall - Central role in public health governance, especially during cholera outbreak

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  Step 2: Cunard - Laid the groundwork’s for modern port health protocols. 40 days of quarantine measures to prevent the spread of diseases

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  Step 3: Sailors’ Home gates - Opened in 1850 at Canning Place, aimed to provide clean, safe and affordable board and lodging to mariners

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  Step 4: Duke Street - Birthplace of public health pioneer Dr William Henry Duncan (1805-1863)

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  Step 5: Upper Frederick’s Street - In 1842 the combined public baths and wash house was opened. Kitty Wilkinson was the pioneer

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  Step 6: Liverpool Medical Institution - Historic hub for medical education and supports the medical community that informs public health governance

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