MEDICAL RESEARCH.
A FELLOWSHIP AWARDED
EX-HAMILTONIAN HONOURED.
TUBERCULOSIS INVESTIGATION
(By Telegraph.—press Association.)*
WELLINGTON, Tuesday.
Dr. H. B. Turbott (formerly cf Hamilton), medical officer of health In the East Cape district, has been awarded the Dorothy Temple Fellowship in tuberculosis by the Medical Research Council.
He proposes to carry out a very complete investigation In his district. The inquiry will be largely clinical, but will also involve a full investigation into the housing and nutrition of the subjects examined. The work will net involve the fulltime services of Dr. Turbott, who will continue to carry out his duties as medical officer of health and school medical 'officer.
In making the announcement-, Dr. Watt, Director-General of Health, says It is most gratifying to know that there is this measure of co-operation between New Zealand and Great Britain in regard to medical research, and he hoped this would be the fore-run-ner of similar investigations on matters of common interest in Britain an 9 New Zealand.
Dr. Turbott, who was formerly a pupil of the Hamilton High Scho-’o), studied medicine at Otago University, and subsequently held an appointment for a short time as a medical missionary in China. After his return to New' Zealand, he was appointed medical officer of health for the East Gape district.
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Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18946, 16 May 1933, Page 6
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