Thomas Brushfield
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Dr. Thomas Brushfield was an English
psychiatrist
who worked in the field of mental deficiency. He is remembered for describing Brushfield spots
, and was the medical superintendent of the Fountain Hospital for Imbeciles, Tooting
, from 1914 to 1927. He died on 17 May 1937, aged 79.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
who worked in the field of mental deficiency. He is remembered for describing Brushfield spots
Brushfield spots
Brushfield spots are small white or grayish/brown spots on the periphery of the iris in the human eye due to aggregation of connective tissue, a normal iris element. The spots are named after the physician, Thomas Brushfield, who first described them in his 1924 M.D...
, and was the medical superintendent of the Fountain Hospital for Imbeciles, Tooting
Tooting
Tooting is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated south south-west of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, from 1914 to 1927. He died on 17 May 1937, aged 79.