Francis Edmund Anstie 1833-1874.

LONDON (England); ENGLAND

The article focuses on the life and works of Francis Edmund Anstie, the physician who proposed the limit of alcohol intake. Better known as Anstie's limit, it refers to the daily amount of alcohol intake that the average individual can consume without ill effects. In the 1860s, London, England was experiencing the full impact of railway development and alcoholism was widespread, especially among the working class. Anstie was convinced that taking alcohol moderately is nutritious. However, this was faced with controversy especially with some French men who stated that alcohol is a poison. He was appointed to Lancet Commission, which visited 38 health institutions during the periods when medical and nursing care was lacking until his death at the age of 41.