Liverpool was transformed from a small town of 7,000 people in 1800 to the second city of the British Empire, with over 350,000 residents, by 1851. Despite having the country's highest death rate and being a place of violence and disease, Liverpool was home to the first integrated sewer system in the world and the first medical doctor of health in the country.

Join Blue Badge Guide John McFerran on a journey to tell the story of Liverpool's great healthcare pioneers.

This tour is graded as moderate access as it is a walking tour with few places to stop and sit down.