The Therapeutic Value of Ultra-Violet Light

George Murray Levick (1876–1956), Antarctic explorer

“…Levick was one of three medical doctors on Scott's expedition, the others being Edward Wilson (1872Wilson ( -1912 as Zoologist and Chief of Scientific Staff and Edward Atkinson RN (1881-1929 as doctor and parasitologist. According to Priestley, Levick learnt about photography en route to the Antarctic -'he knew nothing whatever about it until he set out in the Terra Nova.…”

“…Levick responded that the cost 'was more than justified by the results obtained' and that the Medical Research Council (MRC) statement was a reflection on those who ran such departments. 33 He also wrote to The Times arguing that this went against the experience of doctors and that light therapy could not be tested by controlled trials since different people required different doses and this required clinical judgment. 34 Massage was an important part of the treatment of trauma during the First World War and this was a therapy that could be administered by the blind.…”