Whittell, Horatio Thomas (Thomas) (1826 - 1899)

Summary

Thomas Whittell, a medical practitioner, worked for ten years at Queen's Hospital (Birmingham, United Kingdom) after gaining his medical diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons. Before migrating to South Australia in 1852 he achieved in addition the degree of MD from the University of Aberdeen. In Adelaide he established a successful private practice. During a 2-year visit to Europe from 1879 to 1881 Whittell became immersed in the new research on microscopy and bacteria. After his return to Adelaide, he was appointed to several government roles, including President of the Central Board of Health and City Coroner. In these roles he was able to apply his skills in microscopy to public health issues with considerable success. His involvement in the wider medical community included ten years on the Board of the Adelaide Hospital where he was also honorary surgeon. Whittell became President of the Royal Society of South Australia in 1882 and was a founding member of the Society's Field Naturalists' Section.

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Chronology

1858 -

Career position - In private practice, Adelaide

1858

Life event - Arrived in South Australia

1882 - 1883

Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia

1883

Career position - Founding member and Member of Council, Field Naturalists Section, Royal Society of South Australia

1883 - 1886?

Career position - President, South Australian Central Board of Health

1886 - 1889

Career position - Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths, South Australia

1888 -

Career position - Vaccination Officer and Inspector of Anatomy, South Australian Colonial Surgeons Office

1888 -

Career position - City Coroner, Adelaide

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Books

• Whittell, H. T., Practical observations on diphtheria: comprising an epitome of the most recent European experience and opinions on its causes, pathology and treatment (Adelaide: Shawler, 1859), 35 pp. Details