Education
Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
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Professor William Robert SMITH
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Career
Professor of Forensic Medicine in King’s College London. Principal of the Royal Institute of Public Health. Mayor of Holborn, 1905-1906.
Chairman St. Giles’ Board of Guardians, 1907. Late Medical Officer of the School Board for Loudon, and Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich. Public Analyst for Woolwich and Boston.
For many years he has taken a prominent part in all matters concerning the public health, and to his exertions it is mainly due that statutory |jrovision exists necessitating that medical officers of health should possess a qualification in public health. Founder of the British Institute of Public Health. President 1894-1995. As a Manager of Metropolitan Asylum Board has taken a prominent part in dealing with question of infectious hospital provision and infectious disease treatment in London, and as first Medical Adviser of School Board took a noteworthy part in pmtting all questions of school hygiene upon a proper footing, and has rendered great service in connection with the Special Schools for Feeble-minded Children.
Harben Lecturer, 1899. Harben Gold Medal, 1902. Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps (Territorial) and Sanitary Officer 2nd London Division.
Member of Dexmrtmental Committee War Office, 1887, of Dex-artmental Committee (Educated Department) on Feeble-Minded Children.
Membership
Clubs: Carlton, Royal Societies, Savage.
