John Howard Cook

Many of Cook's siblings died during childhood as a result of diseases like diphtheria, pneumonia, and typhoid fever.

[1] In the early years of his medical career he served as an ophthalmic assistant at University College Hospital.

In addition, he spent time as an assistant to the throat and ear department of the College and as a demonstrator of anatomy.

[3] Following in his older brother's footsteps, John Howard Cook arrived in Uganda in 1899, shortly after the Ugandan Mutiny.

[6] John Howard Cook died in Kilburn, England on 19 September 1946 at the age of 75.

John Howard and his brother Albert also earned a reputation as some of the first doctors to focus on sleeping sickness and were highly respected by their peers.