1994 Dr Spence Galbraith: Dr John Snow – Early Life and Later Triumphs

Professor Paul Fine, the Pumphandle President, welcomed members and non-members alike to an overflowing Manson theatre at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on Thursday 8th September 1994 to commemorate the 140th anniversary of John Snow’s removal of the pump handle. He introduced the speaker, Dr Spence Galbraith, who founded the Epidemiological Research …

1993 Dr Nick Ward: Global Polio Eradication- a call for action

There was an expectant buzz of excitement around the crowded Manson Lecture Theatre at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on Wednesday 8th September 1993. On the bench in front of the audience stood the society’s ceremonial cast iron water pump. There was standing room only as Professor Paul Fine, the Inaugural President, …