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Thomas Richard Allinson (the 29th of March 1858 - the 29th of November 1918) was an English physician, dietetic reformer, and vegetarianism activist. He is best known for founding the Natural Food Company in 1892 and developing the wholemeal bread recipe that still carries his name across Europe today.
Allinson was struck off the Medical Register in 1892. The General Medical Council objected to his opposition to doctors' frequent use of toxic drugs, his opposition to compulsory vaccination against smallpox, and his self-promotion in the press.
Allinson's theory of Hygienic Medicine, developed during the 1880s, held that health came from diet, exercise, fresh air, and bathing rather than drug treatments. He advocated a vegetarian diet, the avoidance of alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea, and especially promoted stone-ground wholemeal bread. He also argued, radically for his time, that smoking was a cause of cancer.
Mahatma Gandhi was studying law in Britain at the same time Allinson was expelled from the Vegetarian Society over his views on birth control. Gandhi, also a member of the Vegetarian Society, spoke in favour of Allinson's right to advocate for contraception, even though Gandhi personally opposed it.
The Allinson bread advertising slogan is "Bread wi' nowt taken out" (meaning with nothing taken out). It has been used since the 1980s and reflects the 100% whole grain flour recipe Allinson originally developed in the 1890s.
Allinson was expelled from the Vegetarian Society because of his views on birth control and his advocacy for contraception. In 1893 he sued the Vegetarian newspaper for libel after it published a comment suggesting his theories encouraged sexual immorality; the jury dismissed the case with costs against Allinson. He was later convicted under the Obscene Publications Act in 1901 for his book A Book for Married Women, which advocated a woman's right to choose the size of her family.