Person
Morris, Emanuel Sydney (1888 - 1957)
- Born
- 22 October 1888
Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 31 August 1957
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Medical practitioner and Public service administrator
Summary
Emanuel Morris was a public health administrator and medical practitioner whose main focus was the implementation of sound, professional measures of national hygiene. In 1924 he was director of the maternal and baby health services in Sydney, focussing his attention on reducing infant and maternal mortality, improved midwifery training and the integration of private and public health services. He was responsible for a greatly expanded baby health care system and, in rural areas, the cooperation of the Country Women's Association. As a long-serving Member of the National Health and Medical Research Council, Morris advocated reforms in the delivery of health services. In 1941, on his recommendation, the New South Wales Government combined all public health administration in one department. He was, however, not appointed to head this new Department but remained President of the Board of Health and served on a number of medical boards.
Details
Chronology
- 1911
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB), University of Sydney
- 1912
- Education - Master of Surgery (ChM), University of Sydney
- 1913 - 1915
- Career position - Junior Medical Officer, Hospitals for the Insane, Victoria
- 1915 -
- Career position - Medical Superintendent, Hospital for the Insane, New Norfolk, Tasmania
- 1918 - 1919
- Military service - First World War. Captain, Australian Army Medical Corps, Australian Imperial Force
- 1920
- Education - Diploma in Public Health, University of Sydney
- 1920 - 1924
- Career position - Chief Health Officer, Tasmania
- 1924 - 1934
- Career position - Senior Medical Officer and Director of Maternal and Baby Health, Sydney
- 1926
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Sydney
- 1934
- Career position - President, Royal Sanitary Institute in New South Wales
- 1934 - 1937
- Career position - Director General of Health, New South Wales Board of Health
- 1936 - 1952
- Career position - Member, National Health and Medical Research Council
- 1937 - 1952
- Career position - President, New South Wales Board of Health
- 1938
- Award - Fellow, Royal Sanitary Institute in New South Wales
- 1938 - 1957
- Career position - Founding Member, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1939
- Career position - President, Section I (Medical Science and National Health), Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1952
- Life event - Retired
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Gillespie, James, 'Morris, Emanuel Sydney (1888-1957), Public Health Administrator' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2000), pp. 411-412. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150481b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Morris, E. Sydney, 'Presidential address: Physical education in relation to national fitness [Section I - Medical Science and National Health]', Report of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Canberra meeting, January, 1939 (1939), 194-197. Details
Resources
- CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office, 'NAA: B2455, Morris Emanual Sydney', B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=7981840. Details
- 'Morris, E Sydney (18881022-19570831)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-564978. Details
Helen Cohn; Ken McInnes
Created: 6 April 2018, Last modified: 28 August 2024