OCRd book entry or other narrative
Not in the original roll of service. Cumpston was the first director general of the Commonwealth Department of Health, implementing numerous public health initiatives in Australia, including vaccines.
Publications
Prolific publisher:
Cumpston, J. H. L., The history of smallpox in Australia (1788-1908) (Melbourne: Government Printer, 1914), 182 pp. Details
Cumpston, J. H. L., The history of diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles and whooping cough in Australia (1788-1925) (Melbourne: Department of Health, 1927), 617 p. pp. Details
Cumpston, J. H. L. and MacCallum, F., The history of smallpox in Australia (1909-1923) (Melbourne: Department of Health, 1925), 243 p. pp. Details
Cumpston, J. H. L. and McCallum, F., A history of the intestinal infections (and thyphus fever) in Australia 1788-1923 (Melbourne: Department of Health, 1927), 738 pp. Details
Cumpston, J. H.L. and McCallum, F., The history of plague in Australia, 1900-1925 (Melbourne: Department of Health, 1926), 238 pp. Details
