John Roberton is the name of two Scottish physicians and social reformers: *

John Roberton (born 1776) John Roberton (1776 – 1840) was a Scottish physician and social reformer. A radical and fringe figure in the medical profession, he is best remembered for advocating the founding of a ''medical police'' to promote health and social welfare ...

, died 1840 *

John Roberton (born 1797) John Roberton (20 March 1797 – 24 August 1876) was a Scottish physician and social reformer. He was a pioneer of modern obstetrics and of evidence-based medicine, and influential in the intellectual life of Victorian Manchester. Life Roberton ...

, died 1876

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