Nightingale's Diagram

Florence Nightingale discovered that poor sanitary conditions, not war wounds, were causing high death rates among British soldiers. She created the Rose Diagram to visually represent the causes of death, highlighting preventable diseases. Her work led to significant sanitary reforms, drastically reducing deaths. Nightingale's innovative use of visual data influenced military and political leaders, leading to the establishment of new statistical and sanitary departments in the British Army.

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