Papers of John Simon
TitlePapers of John Simon
ReferenceMS0028
Level of descriptionfonds
Date1838-1894
Admin./ biographical historySir John Simon was a General Surgeon, Pathologist, Chief Medical Officer, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1844). He was apprenticed to Joseph Henry Green, Surgeon at St Thomas's Hospital, London in 1833. He was appointed Senior Assistant Surgeon at the new King's College Hospital, London from 1840 to 1853, as well as being demonstrator in anatomy from 1840 to 1847. He then became Lecturer in Anatomical Pathology at St Thomas's Hospital in 1847, while retaining the surgical post at King's, and held the post until 1876.
He was an original member of the Pathological Society in 1846, and contributed several papers to its Transactions. He was elected the Society's President in 1867. He was the first Officer of Health to the Sewers Commission of the City of London from 1848 to 1855, and Chief Medical Officer of Health to the General Board of Health from 1855 to 1876. He became a full Surgeon at St Thomas's Hospital in 1863. He built up a state medical department for public health and developed the vaccination system. He was influential in bringing about the Sanitary Act, 1866 and Public Health Act, 1875. In 1876, he was a Crown Representative on the General Medical Council.
Simon was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England's Council from 1868 to 1878, and President of the College from 1879 to 1880. He was also a member of the College's Privy Council from 1858 to 1876.
For more information on Simon's life and career, please visit his profile on Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/results?qu=john+simon&te=ASSET.
He was an original member of the Pathological Society in 1846, and contributed several papers to its Transactions. He was elected the Society's President in 1867. He was the first Officer of Health to the Sewers Commission of the City of London from 1848 to 1855, and Chief Medical Officer of Health to the General Board of Health from 1855 to 1876. He became a full Surgeon at St Thomas's Hospital in 1863. He built up a state medical department for public health and developed the vaccination system. He was influential in bringing about the Sanitary Act, 1866 and Public Health Act, 1875. In 1876, he was a Crown Representative on the General Medical Council.
Simon was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England's Council from 1868 to 1878, and President of the College from 1879 to 1880. He was also a member of the College's Privy Council from 1858 to 1876.
For more information on Simon's life and career, please visit his profile on Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/results?qu=john+simon&te=ASSET.
Scope and ContentThis collection contains the papers of Sir John Simon [1816-1904], comprising notes and sketches relating to medical cases under his care as a surgeon at King's College Hospital and St. Thomas' Hospital, London, as well as drafts of publications on Sanitary Institutions, various papers relating to business at the Royal College of Surgeons, and lectures delivered throughout his career. The collection also includes some papers reflecting Simon's role in medical reform and redefining the medical profession.
Extent6 boxes
LanguageEnglish
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Conditions governing reproductionCopies of material in the archives can be supplied for private study purposes only, depending on the condition of the documents. Some items within this collection may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; it is the responsibility of users to obtain the copyright holder's permission for reproduction of copyright material for purposes other than research or private study. Permission to publish material, in print or online, must be sought in advance from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and, where appropriate, the copyright holder. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk in the first instance.
NotesThis lower levels of this catalogue were created by UCL student Hannah Eyles in 2016.
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