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Colonel Bailey K. Ashford (September 28, 1873 – September 10, 1934) was an American physician who had a military career in the United States Army, and afterward taught full-time at the School of Tropical Medicine, which he helped establish in San Juan.A pioneering physician in the treatment of anemia, while stationed in Puerto Rico Ashford organized and conducted a parasite treatment campaign against hookworm, which cured approximately 300,000 persons (one-third of the Puerto Rico population). This reduced the death rate from associated anemia by 90 percent. He was a founding member of the Puerto Rico Anemia Commission.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 28, 1873
Birth place	Washington D.C. , United States
Date of death	September 10, 1934
Place of death	San Juan Puerto Rico
Resting place	Bayamón Puerto Rico , Puerto Rico National Cemetery

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