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Royal Institute of Public Health

Royal Institute of Public Health merged in 2008 with the Royal Society for Health to form Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).[1]

History

The institute was the amalgamation of a few societies. The Metropolitan Association of Medical Officers of Health was an English society of metropolitan Medical Officer for Health established on 3 April 1856.[2] In 1869 "Metropolitan" was dropped from the title,[3] and in 1873 it became the Society of Medical Officers of Health, and in 1989 it became the Society of Public Health.

Timeline

Presidents

Past presidents include:

Publications

Previous publications

References

  1. ^ RSPH, About Us, https://www.rsph.org.uk/en/about-us/index.cfm, retrieved (22/05/2015)
  2. ^ Anne Hardy (2003). "Public health and the expert: the London Medical Officers of Health, 1856-1900". Government and Expertise: Specialists, Administrators and Professionals. Cambridge University Press. p. 130. ISBN 0-521-53450-X.
  3. ^ a b Michael Warren, 1850-1899, A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999. ISBN 1-900273-06-3
  4. ^ Wellcome Library, Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, http://archives.wellcomelibrary.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=show.tcl&dsqSearch=%28RefNo==%27SARSP%2FB%27%29, retrieved (22/05/2015)

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