Person

Dale, John (1885 - 1952)

OBE MID

Born
2 May 1885
Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
Died
27 September 1952
Venice, Italy
Occupation
Physician and Health administrator

Summary

Dr John Dale OBE MD ChB BSc was Medical Officer for the City of Melbourne 1927-1950, and lectured in Public Health at the University of Melbourne 1929 - 1950. During the Second World War he presented many health talks on ABC radio. From 1920 to 1927 he was a Medical Officer of Health, and Assistant Inspector of Hospitals, Department of Public Health, Western Australia.

A portrait of "Dr John Dale, OBE" c1932, painted by Colin Colahan, is in the National Gallery of Victoria collection.

Details

Chronology

1908
Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (ChB), University of Birmingham
1909
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Birmingham
1914 - 1919
Military service - First World War. Major, Royal Army Medical Corps [also Deputy Assistant Director of medical services (sanitation) to the Second and Fourth Armies and the Army of the Rhine]
1918
Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1919
Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Birmingham
1920
Life event - Migrated to Sydney, Australia
1920 - 1927
Career position - Medical Officer of Health and Assistant Inspector of Hospitals, Department of Public Health, Perth, Western Australia
1923
Career event - Elected Associate Member (Pathology), Australian National Research Council
1927 - 1950
Career position - City Health Officer, City of Melbourne
1929 - 1950
Career position - Lecturer, Public Health, University of Melbourne
1941 - 1945
Career position - Radio broadcaster. Provided many general health talks on ABC radio during the Second World War
1950
Life event - Retired
1951 - 1952
Career position - Medical Officer, Department of Immigration, Commonwealth of Australia [in Holland]

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Archival resources

Wellcome Collection

  • Victoria Eugenics Society, 1940 - 1961, SA/EUG/E.4; Eugenics Society [SA/EUG]; Wellcome Collection. Details
  • Victoria Eugenics Society, 1914 - 1939, SA/EUG/E.3; Eugenics Society [SA/EUG]; Wellcome Collection. Details

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