Tag Archives: Scotland

Sir Andrew Balfour

Posted on January 30, 2019 by

On this day, Sir Andrew Balfour, first Director of LSHTM and Scottish Medical Officer, died in 1931. Born in Edinburgh in 1873, it seemed that Balfour would follow in the footsteps of his successful father, Dr T.A.G Balfour, an Edinburgh … Continue reading →

BLOG: Just how useful are licensing laws for improving public health?

Posted on May 12, 2015 by SPHRatLSHTM

Despite legal changes in Scotland, councils are struggling to use public health as an argument against new pubs and off-licences.  We need to reconsider the role of licensing in the context of other ways to achieve the same ends, suggests … Continue reading →