Frederick Menzies
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2 November 1875
Frederick Menzies | |
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 Menzies in 1936 | |
| Medical Officer of Health to London County Council | |
| In office 1926–1939 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Norton Kay Menzies 2 November 1875 Caernarvon, Wales |
| Died | 14 May 1949 (aged 73) London, England |
| Occupation | Physician |
Sir Frederick Norton Kay Menzies (2 November 1875 – 14 May 1949) was a British physician and public health expert. He was Honorary Physician[clarification needed] to King George VI.[1]
He was born in Caernarvon on 2 November 1875, the son of Edith Madeline Kay and her husband, John Menzies, a civil engineer. He was educated at Llandovery College then studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh graduating with an MB ChB in 1899.
Early medical career
He then undertook postgraduate studies in both Berlin and Vienna returning to work at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, receiving his doctorate (MD) in 1903.[2] He moved on to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London then Brompton Hospital and the Western Fever Hospital.[3]
In 1907 he became a Demonstrator in Public Health at University College, London under Prof Henry Richard Kenwood also becoming Kenwood's deputy as Medical Officer of Health for the Stoke Newington district. In 1909, he worked part time as a school doctor for London County Council, taking up a full time post in the East End of London in 1911.[4][1]
