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Sir Herbert J. Read, G.C.M.G., C.B.
345 r~'RANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.
Vol. 43. No. 3. November, 1949.
OBITUARY. SIR HERBERT J. READ, (;.C.M.G., C.t~.
In the death of Sir HERBERTREADthe Society has lost one of its distinguished Honorary Fellows, one who was elected as long ago as 1921. As Assistant Private Secretary to Mr. JOSEPH CttAMBERLAm in 1896 Mr. READ became intimately associated with the Colonial Office and got to know about the unhealthy state of the African Colonies ; conditions which were very disturbing to Mr. CHAIVmERI,AINas Colonial Secretary. At this time Dr. MANSON had come home from China and the idea of tropical teaching was discussed, the result being the foundation of the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. RE.~LD,working behind the scenes, had much to do with this and it is right that the part he played in it should be more widely recognized than it has been. Then we have the Sleeping Sickness Bulletin, the Tropical Diseases Bulletin and the Bulletin of Hygiene, all of the greatest value to tropical workers. READ had much to do with the foundation of these and sat on their management committees. He also joined, in 1898, the Committee of Management of the Seamen's Hospital Society, the body associated with the tropical school and the source of tropical cases, and was a Vice-President of that Society at the time of his death. In view of his great services to tropical medicine our Society elected him an Honorary Fellow in 1921, and later on he was very helpful and active in the establishment of Manson House, our Headquarters, opened by the then PRINCE OF WALES on 17th March, 1932. READ was also interested in the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and was a Vice-President there as well. Outside tropical medicine he had many other activities, for example, he was Governor of Mauritius 1924 to 1930, and when he retired was chairman of the executive committee of the Royal College of Science and Technology. Sir HERBERT was of a modest and retiring nature, charming to meet at all times and a general favourite. He was created C.M.G. in 1907 and C.B. in 1914, and promoted K.C.M.G. in 1918 and G.C.M.G. in 1935. G. C. L.
Vol. 43. No. 3. November, 1949.
OBITUARY. SIR HERBERT J. READ, (;.C.M.G., C.t~.
In the death of Sir HERBERTREADthe Society has lost one of its distinguished Honorary Fellows, one who was elected as long ago as 1921. As Assistant Private Secretary to Mr. JOSEPH CttAMBERLAm in 1896 Mr. READ became intimately associated with the Colonial Office and got to know about the unhealthy state of the African Colonies ; conditions which were very disturbing to Mr. CHAIVmERI,AINas Colonial Secretary. At this time Dr. MANSON had come home from China and the idea of tropical teaching was discussed, the result being the foundation of the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. RE.~LD,working behind the scenes, had much to do with this and it is right that the part he played in it should be more widely recognized than it has been. Then we have the Sleeping Sickness Bulletin, the Tropical Diseases Bulletin and the Bulletin of Hygiene, all of the greatest value to tropical workers. READ had much to do with the foundation of these and sat on their management committees. He also joined, in 1898, the Committee of Management of the Seamen's Hospital Society, the body associated with the tropical school and the source of tropical cases, and was a Vice-President of that Society at the time of his death. In view of his great services to tropical medicine our Society elected him an Honorary Fellow in 1921, and later on he was very helpful and active in the establishment of Manson House, our Headquarters, opened by the then PRINCE OF WALES on 17th March, 1932. READ was also interested in the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and was a Vice-President there as well. Outside tropical medicine he had many other activities, for example, he was Governor of Mauritius 1924 to 1930, and when he retired was chairman of the executive committee of the Royal College of Science and Technology. Sir HERBERT was of a modest and retiring nature, charming to meet at all times and a general favourite. He was created C.M.G. in 1907 and C.B. in 1914, and promoted K.C.M.G. in 1918 and G.C.M.G. in 1935. G. C. L.