Scantlebury Brown, Vera

 Person: id 54061
University connections
UMelb
Event flag
World War I
Family name
Scantlebury Brown
Given name(s)
Vera
Initials
V.
Gender
Female
Survived
Survived WWI
OCRd book entry or other narrative
Not listed on the Roll of Active Servcice. In 1917 she sailed to England and was attached to the Royal Army Medical Corps as assistant surgeon to Dr L. Garrett Anderson at Endell Street Military Hospital London 1917 - 1919
Publications
1929 - A Guide to Infant Feeding, 1937- Report for the National Health and Medical Reserach Council, 1947- A Guide to the care of the Young Child
Visible notes
In 1925 the Victorian government appointed Dr Scantlebury and Dr Henrietta Main to make a survey of the welfare of women and children, comparing Victoria with New Zealand. In 1926 the government created a section of infant welfare in the Health Department, and Dr Scantlebury was appointed part-time director, a position she held until her death. From ADB entry.
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