Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene

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