History of the PHLS

In 1967, four years after his retirement as Director of the PHLS, Wilson proposed to the Chairman of the PHLS Board (E.T.C. Spooner) 'to gather together some of the miscellaneous pieces of information about the early history of the Service to supplement that which has already appeared in print'. He thought that 'it might be of value to a future historian - say in another 20 or 30 years' time - if some basic information, now buried in files or retained in the memory of a few of the original staff was put down on paper'. See C.13. In June 1970 Wilson deposited 'Some Historical Notes on the Formation and Development of the Public Health Laboratory Service 1938-1963' with the Library of the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale. See C.29

1939-1985

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