Because of Dr Floyer the English were beginning to try seawater therapy whereas France was still only using is at a remedy to treat rabies.
60 baths were created in England in just one Century
In 1753, Dr Richard Russell wrote « The use of sea water », the first modern dissertation maintaining the therapeutic benefits of seawater: “you need to drink seawater, bathe in it, and eat all forms of seafood in which all the virtues of the sea can be found”
In 1790, Dr John Latham created England’s first military marine hospital.