Schilling R S, McDonald J C
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Br J Ind Med. 1990 Feb;47(2):135-7. doi: 10.1136/oem.47.2.135.
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, founded in 1929 to study all aspects of public health, set up an occupational health unit in 1956 funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. With financial aid from the Trades Union Congress it expanded into an institute with an information and advisory service. Employers and trade unions sought advice on health problems which led to research projects and enriched teaching. Postgraduate courses in occupational medicine and hygiene attracted many students from all over the world. If the threat to close the institute takes place it will deprive the western world of a major centre for teaching and research in occupational health.
伦敦卫生与热带医学院成立于1929年，旨在研究公共卫生的各个方面，并于1956年在洛克菲勒基金会的资助下设立了职业健康部门。在工会大会的财政援助下，该部门扩展成为一个提供信息和咨询服务的机构。雇主和工会就健康问题寻求建议，这引发了研究项目并丰富了教学内容。职业医学与卫生的研究生课程吸引了来自世界各地的众多学生。如果关闭该机构的威胁成真，将使西方世界失去职业健康领域的一个主要教学与研究中心。
