/Dr.-Semmelweis-and-the-discovery-of-handwashing-

In 1847 the Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis makes a breakthough discovery: He discovers handwashing. Contaminated hands was a major cause of childbed fever and by enforcing handwashing at his hospital he saved hundreds of lives. In this python project we will reanalyze the medical data Semmelweis collected.

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Dr.-Semmelweis-and-the-discovery-of-handwashing-

In 1847 the Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis makes a breakthough discovery: He discovers handwashing. Contaminated hands was a major cause of childbed fever and by enforcing handwashing at his hospital he saved hundreds of lives. In this python project we will reanalyze the medical data Semmelweis collected.