Royal Institute of Public Health merged in 2008 with the Royal Society for Health to form Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).RSPH, About Us, https://www.rsph.org.uk/en/about-us/index.cfm, retrieved (22/05/2015)
History The institute was the amalgamation of a few societies. The Metropolitan Association of Medical Officers of Health was an English society of metropolitan Medical Officer for Health established on 3 April 1856. In 1869 "Metropolitan" was dropped from the title, and in 1873 it became the Society of Medical Officers of Health, and in 1989 it became the Society of Public Health.
Timeline Timeline of the Royal Institute of Public Health and HygieneWellcome Library, Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, http://archives.wellcomelibrary.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=show.tcl&dsqSearch=%28RefNo==%27SARSP%2FB%27%29, retrieved (22/05/2015)Yearevent1886 Formation of the Society of Medical Men Qualified in Sanitary Science, name quickly changed to The Public Health Medical Society1891 International Congress on Hygiene in London1892 Society Incorporated as British Institute of Public Health1895 Harben Gold Medal and lectureship inaugurated1897 Queen Victoria becomes patron and issues letters patent. Name changed to Royal Institute of Public Health1901 King Edward VII becomes patron1903 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 Water1905 RIPH laboratories open for chemical, bacterial, and pathological specimens1907 Midlands Counties Branch becomes the first IH provincial branch1908 Further provincial IH branches approved1909 IH makes public appeal to help finance rapid development1910 King George V becomes RIPH patron1912 RIPH launch appeal for £3000 for building work. W. H. Lever donates £600 for the foundation of a museum1913 RIPH Lever Museum inaugurated1914 Queen visits RIPH1915 IH involved in the design of respirators for use of public in the event of a gas attack1916 Secretary of RIPH and four doctors are killed in action1917 IH offer their services to new Ministry of Food (offer rejected)1918 January–February IH Food Saving exhibition1920 IH replaces monthly Periodical Letter to Members with Health Notes1923 IH Membership Badge instituted1924 IH Journal replaces Health Notes1925 IH new headquarters at 28 Portland Place opened by Princess Mary on 5 June1926 Leicester Personal Health Association becomes affiliated with IH1927 Department of State Medicine of RIPH set up to train London medical students in forensic medicine and toxicology1928 IH becomes an associate member of the Central Council for Health Education1929 IH granted Royal Charter of Incorporation1930 RIPH public lectures on birth control1931 RIPH public lectures on Health of the Citizen1932 RIPH begin negotiations with Royal Sanitary Institute, and later the Institute of Hygiene and the British Social Hygiene Council, for amalgamation1933 Opening of 23 Queen Square as new RIPH headquarters1934 RIPH negotiations with Royal Sanitary Institute terminated1935 Negotiations between RIPH and IH reopened. Draft agreement for amalgamation reached1937 IH supplemental charter granted by Privy Council1938 Journals combined1940 Exhibition and lectures on Food and Fitness1947 First Bengue Memorial Award lecture1948 RIPHH publishes History of State medicine in England by Sir A. Macnalty1949 Provincial health lectures start at Leicester1951 Queen Elizabeth II becomes patron1954 Abortive discussions on amalgamation with Royal Sanitary Institute1958 Courses on Food Hygiene and the Handling of Food introduced1962 Closure of Hygiene Museum1977 Closure of laboratories
Presidents Past presidents include: John Simon, first presidentMichael Warren, 1850-1899, A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999. Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior Nora Wattie
Publications Public Health (journal), now owned by Royal Society for Public Health.
Previous publications Journal of State Medicine Health & Hygiene
References
External links Data for Societies Founded from 1850 to 1859 Archives of the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene at the Wellcome Library Royal Society for Public Health