Royal Institute of Public Health


Royal Institute of Public Health merged in 2008 with the Royal Society for Health to form Royal Society for Public Health.

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

Presidents

Past presidents include: