Department of Community Medicine, St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, London

Department of Community Medicine, St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, London was the foremost centre for public health research in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.[1] Some of its records are held in The National Archives (United Kingdom).[2]

It was established in 1968 by Walter W. Holland who subsequently obtained core funding from the UK Department of Health to establish the integral interdisciplinary Social Medicine and Health Services Research Unit. In the 1980s the medical school merged with Guy's Hospital Medical School and subsequently became part of GKT School of Medical Education. The department was renamed the Department of Public Health Medicine. Holland continued to direct the department and unit until 1994 when he retired. He was replaced by Professor Peter Burney who directed the unit until 2006.[3]

Publications

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Over a period of 26 years this research unit produced numerous influential reports, articles and books on major contemporary health challenges. Examples include:

  • Florey, C. duV. et al. (1983) Introduction to Community Medicine. Churchill Livingstone.
  • Holland, W.W., Detels, R. & Knox, G. (eds.)(1986, 1991, 1997) Oxford Textbook of Public Health (4 vols.) Oxford University Press.
  • Murray M., Jarrett, L., Swan A.V. & Rumun, R. (1988). Smoking among young adults. Avebury.
  • Patrick, D.L. & Peach, H. (eds.) (1989). Disablement in the community. Oxford University Press.
  • Peach, H. & Heller, R. (1984). Epidemiology of Common Diseases. Heinemann Medical.

Notable people

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Over the span of its existence a large number of people worked in the centre and many went on to hold senior positions in other institutions. These include:

References

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  9. ^ "Sarah Darby". Oxford Population Health. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  10. ^ Royal Statistical Society Guy Medal in Bronze, MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
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  12. ^ "UK Statistics Authority Welcomes the Re-Appointment of National Statistician". UK Statistics Authority. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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  14. ^ "Richard Heller". Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Walter Werner Holland". International Journal of Epidemiology. 47 (2): 677–678. 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Mark Johnson". Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Joseph Kaufert". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  18. ^ Schou, Lone (2011). "A tribute to David Locker". Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 39: 1–2. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00602.x. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  19. ^ "David Locker Scholarship in Social Science, Oral Health and Dentistry 2018". Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Myfanwy Morgan". Infected Blood Inquiry. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Professor Richard Morris – Inaugural lecture". Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  22. ^ "Michael Murray". Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  23. ^ "Three new honorary fellows elected". Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  24. ^ Palmer, S. (1998). "From public health to health of the public". BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.). 317 (7158): 550–551. doi:10.1136/bmj.317.7158.550. PMC 1113788. PMID 9721107.
  25. ^ "Donald Patrick". Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  26. ^ "Roberto Rona". Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  27. ^ "Obituary: Ellie Scrivens". TheGuardian.com. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  28. ^ "Lasting Tribute page for ELLIE SCRIVENS". Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  29. ^ "Cluster designs: a personal view". Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  30. ^ "Dick Wiggins". Retrieved 28 February 2018.