Pioneers in Public Health

The public health movement provided impetus and numerous individuals who made the case for change and put new practices into place. However despite a growing interest in how we understand history to inform current evidence based practice, there is no one book that focuses on our progressive pioneers in public health and environmental health. This book seeks to fill that gap. It examines carefully selected public and environmental health pioneers who made a real difference to the UK's health, some with international influence.

Jill Stewart worked as an Environmental Health Officer specialising in private sector housing for several years before becoming a lecturer in London universities teaching housing, public health, environmental health and social work at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. She is a Corporate Member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, a Fellow of both the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health and the Royal Geographical Society and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing.

Chapter 1 Introduction, Jill Stewart Chapter 2 Thomas Fresh: the First Environmental Health Practitioner, Norman Parkinson Chapter 3 Sir John Simon: A role model for public health practice? Alan Page Chapter 4 John Snow: a pioneer in epidemiology, Hugh Thomas Chapter 5 Sir Joseph Bazalgette: a man of persistence and vision, Alan Page Chapter 6 George Smith of Coalville ('the Children's Friend'): campaigner for factory and canal boats legislation, Susan Lammin Chapter 7 Duncan of Liverpool: The first Medical Officer of Health, Stephen Battersby Chapter 8 Margaret McMillan: advocate and practitioner of improvements in children's health, Susan Lammin Chapter 9 George Cadbury and Corporate Social Responsibility: Working conditions, housing, education and food policy, Zena Lynch and Surindar Dhesi Chapter 10 Charles Booth's Inquiry; Poverty, Poor Housing and Legacies for Environmental Health, Matthew Clough Chapter 11 Christopher Addison: health visionary, man of war, Parliamentarian and practical pioneer, William Hatchett Chapter 12 Margery Spring Rice: throwing light on hidden misery, Deirdre Mason Chapter 13 Berthold Lubtekin: 'Nothing is too good for ordinary people', Ellis Turner Chapter 14 Conclusions, Jill Stewart