Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene
- Date:
- 1892-1997
- Reference:
- SA/RSP/B
- Part of:
- Royal Society for Public Health and predecessors
- Archives and manuscripts
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Description
Publication/Creation
Physical description
Biographical note
Timeline:
1886 - Formation of the Society of Medical Men Qualified in Sanitary Science, name quickly changed to The Public Health Medical Society
1891 - International Congress on Hygiene in London
1892 - Society Incorporated as British Institute of Public Health
First Annual Congress held in Dublin
Journal of State Medicine started
Society of Medical Officers of Health declined amalgamation
Campaign for appointment of a Minister of Health
1895 - Harben Gold Medal and lectureship inaugurated
1897 - Queen Victoria becomes patron and issues letters patent. Name changed to Royal Institute of Public Health
1901 - King Edward VII becomes patron
1903 - Institute of Hygiene Limited registered as a company "for the advancement of knowledge of hygiene (especially personal and domestic) and for establishing a museum of hygiene to exhibit articles of merit"
1904 - Report of RIPH Committee on Bacterial Examination of Water
RIPH decide to set up new headquarters with permanent staff
IH Museum of Hygiene opens to the public
1905 - RIPH laboratories open for chemical, bacterial, and pathological specimens
IH lectures commence
IH Hygiene Handbook starts
RIPH Committee on Clean Milk make recommendations for control
Institute of Hygiene granted Incorporation
University of London refuses RIPH application for admission as a school of the university, but recognises them as a public institution
1907 - Midlands Counties Branch becomes the first IH provincial branch
1908 - Further provincial IH branches approved
RIPH commences instruction in hygiene for Salvation Army Officers
1909 - IH makes public appeal to help finance rapid development
RIPH Ladies Committee set up to develop classes and examinations in domestic science. Queen Alexandra is patroness
RIPH appoint Harben demonstrator of bacteriology
RIPH provide instruction in military hygiene and sanitation to the medical branch of the Territorial Army
1910 - King George V becomes RIPH patron
RIPH Certificate for Health Visitors approved by local government board
IH Diploma for School Nurses and Health Visitors launched
1912 - RIPH launch appeal for £3000 for building work. W. H. Lever donates £600 for the foundation of a museum
1913 - RIPH Lever Museum inaugurated
1914 - Queen visits RIPH
RIPH start providing instruction on venereal disease
1915 - IH involved in the design of respirators for use of public in the event of a gas attack
1916 - Secretary of RIPH and four doctors are killed in action
IH Domestic Economy exhibition opened by Princess Louise
IH weekly letter to members ceases due to paper shortage
1917 - IH offer their services to new Ministry of Food (offer rejected)
RIPH lectures on Public Health Problems in and after War.
1918 - January-February IH Food Saving exhibition
RIPH Journal reduced in size to save paper
1920 - IH replaces monthly Periodical Letter to Members with Health Notes
1923 - IH Membership Badge instituted
RIPH Journal restored to full size
1924 - IH Journal replaces Health Notes
1925 - IH new headquarters at 28 Portland Place opened by Princess Mary on 5 June
IH Sir Malcolm Morris Prize created
1926 - Leicester Personal Health Association becomes affiliated with IH
1927 - Department of State Medicine of RIPH set up to train London medical students in forensic medicine and toxicology
RIPH apply to become a school of the University of London (application rejected 1928).
1928 - IH becomes an associate member of the Central Council for Health Education
RIPH lectures on Industrial Diseases
RIPH lectures, and postgraduate course, on forensic medicine
1929 - IH granted Royal Charter of Incorporation
1930 - RIPH public lectures on birth control
1931 - RIPH public lectures on Health of the Citizen
IH give evidence to the Departmental Committee on Foods other than Milk
1932 - RIPH begin negotiations with Royal Sanitary Institute, and later the Institute of Hygiene and the British Social Hygiene Council, for amalgamation
IH advocates for more teachers to be trained in hygiene
1933 - Opening of 23 Queen Square as new RIPH headquarters
1934 - RIPH negotiations with Royal Sanitary Institute terminated
RIPH founder, Sir William R. Smith dies
New IH Department of Cookery opens
Joint lectures on Prevention of Disease held at 28 Portland Place
1935 - Negotiations between RIPH and IH reopened. Draft agreement for amalgamation reached
Joint lectures and Congress held
IH petitions Privy Council for supplementary charter
1937 - IH supplemental charter granted by Privy Council
Formal ratification of agreement to amalgamate
Amalgamation comes into effect 1 October. New body "Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene"created
1938 - Journals combined
1940 - Exhibition and lectures on Food and Fitness
1947 - First Bengue Memorial Award lecture
1948 - RIPHH publishes History of State medicine in England by Sir A. Macnalty
1949 - Provincial health lectures start at Leicester
1951 - Queen Elizabeth II becomes patron
First Blackham Lecture
1954 - Abortive discussions on amalgamation with Royal Sanitary Institute
1958 - Courses on Food Hygiene and the Handling of Food introduced
1962 - Closure of Hygiene Museum
First course in Mortuary Hygiene and Technology
1977 - Closure of laboratories