Alexander Wood, M.D., F.R.C.P.E. : a sketch of his life and work / by Thomas Brown.

  • Brown, Thomas (fl. c.1870)
Date:
1886
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Credit: Alexander Wood, M.D., F.R.C.P.E. : a sketch of his life and work / by Thomas Brown. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    But besides writing sucli appeals and exposi- tions, Dr. Wood felt that he must take action. The sanitary arrangements of the city were managed at that time by a body of Commis- sioners of Police, elected by the different wards of the city. The position of Police Commissioner was not certainly one to be coveted by a gentle- man of Dr. Wood’s standing—but there was no help—he must get his hand into the work. He carried his election for one of the Wards, and soon afterwards was appointed chairman of a sanitary committee nominated by the Com- missioners. And it was not long till he had an opportunity of aiding in the advancement of the cause which he had at heart. ‘ I was sent to London to promote a Public Health Bill, introduced by Lord Advocate Rutherfurd. My colleagues were John Thomson Gordon the Sheriff, Mr. David Smith, W.S., and John Sinclair the Town-Clerk. Mr. Adam Black, as representing the Town-Council, accompanied us. The training I then first got in parliamen- tary work from John Sinclair was of great use to me when subsequently I had to do with the Medical Bill of 1858, the Lunacy and Vaccina-