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William Cadogan Prize

The BSHPCH offers a £300 prize for an original essay of up to 3000 words, on any aspect of the history of paediatrics and child health, in any period of time or place.

The prize has been established in memory of Dr William Cadogan of Bristol (1711-1797) an eminent pioneer of child health care and father of infant care in Britain.

Further enquiries (and submissions) should be directed to the Hon Secretary: Mr Nicholas Baldwin at [email protected].
Previous Prizewinners: 

2023 - Maya Raju
​2021 - Dr Cameron Morrice
​2019 - Dr Stuart Bradwel
2018 - Dr Iain Ferguson
​2017 - Dr E Estlin
2016 - Mrs Helen Franklin
2015 - Dr Mary Cox
2014 - Dr Jean Yong

2013 - Dr H Newton
2012 - Ms V Bates
2011 - Ms E Yang
2010 - Ms S Haque
2009 - Ms M Mills
2008 - Ms E Barry
2007 - Mr M Smith
2006 - Professor M Levene

The George Armstrong Lecture

George Armstrong (1709-1789) studied medicine in Edinburgh and was reputed to be a very good student.  He moved to London and was adventurous in setting up his practice in Hampstead as Surgeon and Apothecary.   He was not challenged by the Company of Surgeons of London.  He moved from Hampstead to Red Lion Square in 1769 where he held a Dispensary for the Poor under the title of Surgeon.  George had the concept of a hospital for children but never achieved the support necessary for this development. 

A very capable doctor as far as his medical skills was concerned George Armstrong was a meticulous record keeper but a poor financier.  Many of the medicines he prescribed were donated by him.  His unfortunate link with financiers resulted in the downfall of George and of the collapse of his innovative dispensary.  It has been commented on many occasions that the content of Underwood’s famous books were in reality a reproduction of a great deal of George Armstrong’s acute observations and records of ill children.

In recognition of his substantial contribution to the development of paediatrics the Society each year invite a distinguished historian or paediatrician to deliver an Armstrong lecture.
Armstrong Lecturers:

2024 - Dr Lee Hudson
2023 - Professor Sir Stephen Holgate
2022 - Sir Terence Stephenson

2019 - Professor Jo Sibbert
​2018 - Dr Angus Ferguson
2017 - Professor Taunton Southwood

2016 - Professor Peter Pharoah
2015 - Dr Alice Reid
2014 - Professor Sir Alan Craft
2013 - Professor Russell Viner
2012 - Dr Jonathan Reinarz
2011 - Dr Andrea Tanner
2010 - Professor Peter Dunn
2009 - Professor Mark Gardiner
2008 - Dr Morrice McCrae
2007 - Professor John Pearn 
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