The society of public health: 1957-1997

History of the Period 1957-1997 The Society of Public Health: 1957-1997 is in two parts that are complementary but may be read independently of each other. Part 1: A History of the Period 1957-1997 This account details the progress and activity of the last forty years of the Society of Public Health (previously The Society of Community Medicine: Originally The Society of Medical Officers of Health) before its ammalgamation with the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene to form The Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene and Society of Public Health. The appendices to this account cover the Presidents of The Society and Its Branches (Home And Overseas) and Special Interest Groups, Editors, its Faculty, Awards and Conferences since the Society's establishment in 1856 or their own beginning, as appropriate. Published in Public Health (2000) 114, 73-107 Part 2: Profiles of Some Fellows of the Society of Public Health To be published in Public Health (2000) 114, (3) This consists of profiles of eminent people active within the Society and the wider discipline of public health during the period 1957-1997. As it is based on availability of information the series cannot be all inclusive and readers are invited to consult the history in Part 1 and the listings in its appendices for additional information regarding members of the Society of Public Health.