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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-10-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000961b.htm person Borthwick Thomas AACR2 13 January 1860 11 March 1924 Place of Birth Peebles, Scotland Place of Death Largs Bay, South Australia, Australia Bacteriologist Public health worker Thomas Borthwick worked as a bacteriologist at the Adelaide Children's Hospital from 1894 and from 1899-1920 he was an examiner and Lecturer in Bacteriology, University of Adelaide. He was also Medical Officer of Health for the City of Adelaide 1900-1924.

Born Peebles, Scotland, 13 January 1860. Died Largs Bay, 11 March 1924. Educated University of Edinburgh (graduated in medicine 1881, MD 1891). South Africa 1882-83; arrived Adelaide 1883; practised at Kensington; medical officer of health for Kensington, Norwood, St Peters and Burnside 1885-91; course in practical sanitary science, Edinburgh, 1891; set up bacteriological laboratory at his home in Adelaide 1892; honorary bacteriologist, Adelaide Children's Hospital 1894 -ca 1911; studied the anti-toxin treatment of diphtheria, London 1895; lectured to nurses on hygiene and bacteriology; examiner in hygiene and lecturer in bacteriology, University of Adelaide 1899-1920; honorary bacteriologist, Adelaide Hospital 1902-11, consultant from 1911; part-time medical officer of health, city of Adelaide 1900-24; health officer, Metropolitan Dairies Board (later the Metropolitan County Board of Food and Drugs); consultant medical officer, Metropolitan Abattoirs Board from 1913. Brought about the Health Act of 1898, which established a Central Board of Health.

 The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Examiner in hygiene 1899 - 1920; Lecturer in bacteriology 1899 - 1920

 Adelaide Hospital (1840 - )

Consultant 1911 - ; Honorary bacteriologist 1902 - .

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 'Borthwick, Thomas', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Borthwick, Thomas Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Borthwick, Thomas (1860-1924), medical practitioner Hicks, Neville; Leopold, Elisabeth Borthwick, Thomas (1860-1924), medical practitioner Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1979 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 350-351 Journal Article: Thomas Borthwick Hayward, G. C. Thomas Borthwick 1924 Medical Journal of Australia 1924 1 352 Thomas Borthwick - Records State Records of South Australia Thomas Borthwick - Records 1894 - 1924 Annual reports of the Adelaide Children's Hospital 1894-1924 and of the (Royal) Adelaide Hospital 1898-1924. Thomas Borthwick - Records Adelaide City Council Archives Thomas Borthwick - Records 1900 - 1924 Reports of the Medical Officer of Health 1900-01, 1923-24.