John Challice

John Challice was an English physician.

Biography

Challice was born at Horsham, Sussex, in 1815. He became a physician in London, and besides attaining some eminence in his profession was an active liberal politician, an intimate friend of Sir [William Molesworth, 8th Baronet|Sir William Molesworth], Admiral [Sir Charles Napier], and other representatives of Southwark. He was one of the first medical officers of health for Bermondsey, in which capacity he published various reports in 1856 and subsequent years. He also wrote 'Should the Cholera come, what ought to be done?' ; a cheap tract 'How to avoid the Cholera,' of which many thousands were sold; 'Medical Advice to Mothers' ; 'Letter to Lord Palmerston on Sanitary Reform' ; and 'How do People hasten Death?'. He was M.D. and Royal [College of Physicians of Edinburgh|F.R.C.P. Edin]. He died suddenly on 11 May 1863.
His wife was the author Annie Emma Challice.