[1] He was excused military service during World War II, as he had tuberculosis.
[1] In 1958 he became Professor of Social and Preventive Medicine at Queen's University Belfast, retiring in 1976 and becoming emeritus.
[2] He was also a consultant in Social and Preventive Medicine at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
[2] in 1957 he was both founder member and first treasurer of the Society for Social Medicine and co-founder of the International Epidemiological Association.
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