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John Fletcher Little (1843 – 9 August 1914) was an Irish
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and
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politician. Little was born in
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. He studied in
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and took the L.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. in 1866. He practiced medicine at
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. Fletcher was influenced by Silas Weir Mitchell's physical methods of treatment such as
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and visited the United States. Little studied at Cambridge and
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. He took the M.B. in 1888 and M.R.C.P. in 1899. He worked as a physician at the London Temperance Hospital and
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. He was medical officer for Harrow. With Sir
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he started the London post-graduate scheme which developed into the Medical Graduates' College and Polyclinic. He was a liberal and contested
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in 1895. Little was inspired by
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's diet treatment and reported in 1886 that he had spent six weeks living on a diet of lean meat and hot water which made him lose a
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in weight. Little had three sisters and five brothers. He was the brother of Reverend
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at the Grand Lodge of Bri ...
. Little was a former member of the
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. It was estimated that his estate was worth £19,904 in 1914.


Selected publications


''Medical Rubbing''
(''British Medical Journal'', 1882)
''The Carnivorous Diet''
(''British Medical Journal'', 1886) *''Prevention Of Cancer'' (''British Medical Journal'', 1912)
''The Value of Open Spaces in Great Cities''
(''The Hospital'', 1913)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Little, John Fletcher 1843 births 1914 deaths 19th-century Irish medical doctors 20th-century Irish medical doctors Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Low-carbohydrate diet advocates Members of London County Council