Papers of Sir Andrew Balfour 1907-1946

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Papers of Sir Andrew Balfour 1907-1946

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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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Balfour, Andrew, Sir, 1873-1931

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Balfour | Sir | Andrew | 1873-1931 | Knight | Director of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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Born in Edinburgh in 1873, Balfour received his education at George Watson's college and at the University of Edinburgh where he graduated MB CM in 1894. After graduation he joined his father in general practice but it soon became clear that he was inclined toward preventive rather than curative medicine. He went to Cambridge University in 1895, taking his Diploma in Public Health in 1897. He returned to Edinburgh University where he graduated MD with a thesis on the toxicity of dye...