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John Cumpston

Australian public servant, director-general of health (1880-1954)

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  • The Medical Mission for Experts on their visit to India: group portrait includes Sir Weldon Dalrymple-Champneys (front row, centre right) and Henry E. Sigerist (back row, second from right). Photograph after a photograph by Kundan Lal, ca. 1950.

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12 works

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    The history of small-pox in Australia, 1788-1908 / [J.H.L. Cumpston].

    Cumpston, J. H. L. (John Howard Lidgett), 1880-1954. | Date: 1914
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    The history of diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles and whooping cough in Australia, 1788-1925 / [J.H.L. Cumpston].

    Cumpston, J. H. L. (John Howard Lidgett), 1880-1954. | Date: 1927
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    Australia and yellow fever.

    | Date: [1915?]
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    The history of the intestinal infections (and typhus fever) in Australia 1788-1923 / [J.H.L. Cumpston].

    Cumpston, J. H. L. (John Howard Lidgett), 1880-1954. | Date: 1927
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    Pre-school centres in Australia / by J.H.L. Cumpston, Christine M. Heinig. Building, equipment and programme. The Lady Cowrie child centres.

    Cumpston, J. H. L. (John Howard Lidgett), 1880-1954. | Date: 1945]

Frequent collaborators

Australia. Department of Health
Frank McCallum

Related topics

Australia
Smallpox

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