Sir William Job Collins, KCVO,FRCS (9 May 1859 – 11 December 1946) was an English surgeon, anti-vaccinationist and later a Liberal politician and legislator.
Collins was born at 46 Gloucester Road, Regent's Park, London[1] the eldest son of William Job Collins (also a doctor) and Mary Anne Francisca (née Treacher). He attended University College School, London, and began his medical training at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he became ophthalmichouse surgeon, extern midwifery assistant and assistant demonstrator of anatomy at the medical school. His Times obituary reported that "his further progress toward the staff of the school was barred by the heterodox views he held, and freely expressed, on the subject of vaccination."
In vaccination we use an animal poison whose mode of action is unknown to us, and whose effects we cannot measure; and that no amount of care and caution can obviate a repetition of disasters like that which has recently shocked us at Norwich. Such being the case it is the grossest tyranny to continue the compulsory enforcement of vaccination.[2]
He was a member of the Royal Commission on Vaccination, 1889–1896. In 1889, the Royal Commission began an examination of vaccination. Of the fifteen members of the Commission only Collins and James Allanson Picton were anti-vaccinationists.[3]
Political careeredit
In later life he turned to politics, elected as member of London County Council for St Pancras in 1892, reaching the office of chairman in 1897. In 1904, Collins was the first chairman of the education committee, which laid the foundation of the education service in London.
He was elected LiberalMember of Parliament (MP) for St Pancras West, 1906–1910, and for Derby in 1917–18. In parliament he was particularly instrumental in promoting the Metropolitan Ambulance Act, that resulted in the establishment of the London ambulance service.
He served on various government committees, including the Vivisection Committee 1906–1912, as British plenipotentiary at the international opium conferences at The Hague, 1911–1914, the Sussex Agricultural Wages Committee, and the Select Committee on the Hop Industry.
Collins died aged 87 at 1 Albert Terrace, Regent's Park where he had lived since the age of two.[1]
Publicationsedit
1883 Sir Lyon Playfair's Logic LONDON: E.W. ALLEN
1883 A Review of the Norwich Vaccination Inquiry LONDON: E.W. ALLEN
1884 Specificity and Evolution in Disease
See alsoedit
Regent High School in Somers Town, London, formerly South Camden Community School and previously Sir William Collins Secondary School which was named after him.
^ abWilliam Job Collins at the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography – subscription required, accessed 30 July 2012
^ abWilliamson, Stanley. (2007). The Vaccination Controversy: The Rise, Reign, and Fall of Compulsory Vaccination for Smallpox. Liverpool University Press. p. 222. ISBN9781846310867
^Brown, Edward. The Case for Vaccination. London: Baillière, Tindall and Cox. p. 8
^"The Coronation Honours". The Times. No. 36804. London. 26 June 1902. p. 5.
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For other people named William Collins see William Collins disambiguation Sir William Job Collins KCVO FRCS 9 May 1859 11 December 1946 was an English surgeon anti vaccinationist and later a Liberal politician and legislator Sir William CollinsKCVO FRCSChairman of the London County CouncilIn office 1897 1898MonarchVictoriaLord LieutenantThe Duke of WestminsterPreceded bySir Arthur ArnoldSucceeded byThomas McKinnon WoodPersonal detailsBorn9 May 1859Regent s ParkDied11 December 1946Regent s ParkOccupationSurgeon politician Contents 1 Background 2 Anti vaccination 3 Political career 4 Personal life 5 Publications 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground editCollins was born at 46 Gloucester Road Regent s Park London 1 the eldest son of William Job Collins also a doctor and Mary Anne Francisca nee Treacher He attended University College School London and began his medical training at St Bartholomew s Hospital where he became ophthalmic house surgeon extern midwifery assistant and assistant demonstrator of anatomy at the medical school His Times obituary reported that his further progress toward the staff of the school was barred by the heterodox views he held and freely expressed on the subject of vaccination He subsequently became a Fellow Scholar and gold medallist in Sanitary Science and Obstetrics at the University of London graduating as BSc in 1880 and MD in 1881 He specialised in anatomy and ophthalmology in 1918 receiving the University of Oxford Doyne Ophthalmic Medal He served two terms as Vice Chancellor of the University of London in 1907 1909 and 1911 12 Anti vaccination editCollins was an anti vaccinationist and spoke at meetings for the London Society for the Abolition of Compulsory Vaccination 2 Along with Charles Creighton and Edgar Crookshank he became one of a small number of medical critics of smallpox vaccination in the late 19th century Collins commented that In vaccination we use an animal poison whose mode of action is unknown to us and whose effects we cannot measure and that no amount of care and caution can obviate a repetition of disasters like that which has recently shocked us at Norwich Such being the case it is the grossest tyranny to continue the compulsory enforcement of vaccination 2 He was a member of the Royal Commission on Vaccination 1889 1896 In 1889 the Royal Commission began an examination of vaccination Of the fifteen members of the Commission only Collins and James Allanson Picton were anti vaccinationists 3 Political career editIn later life he turned to politics elected as member of London County Council for St Pancras in 1892 reaching the office of chairman in 1897 In 1904 Collins was the first chairman of the education committee which laid the foundation of the education service in London He was elected Liberal Member of Parliament MP for St Pancras West 1906 1910 and for Derby in 1917 18 In parliament he was particularly instrumental in promoting the Metropolitan Ambulance Act that resulted in the establishment of the London ambulance service He served on various government committees including the Vivisection Committee 1906 1912 as British plenipotentiary at the international opium conferences at The Hague 1911 1914 the Sussex Agricultural Wages Committee and the Select Committee on the Hop Industry He was knighted in the 1902 Coronation Honours 4 receiving the accolade from King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October that year 5 He was later appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KCVO in 1914 and served as Vice Lieutenant of the County of London from 1925 to 1945 Personal life editOn 2 August 1898 Collins married Jane Stevenson Wilson 1856 1936 daughter of John Wilson MP for Glasgow Govan Jane was a Sister at the National Temperance Hospital in Hampstead Road north London Collins died aged 87 at 1 Albert Terrace Regent s Park where he had lived since the age of two 1 Publications edit1883 Sir Lyon Playfair s Logic LONDON E W ALLEN 1883 A Review of the Norwich Vaccination Inquiry LONDON E W ALLEN 1884 Specificity and Evolution in DiseaseSee also editRegent High School in Somers Town London formerly South Camden Community School and previously Sir William Collins Secondary School which was named after him List of members of London County Council 1889 1919 where he is listed for Saint Pancras West List of Vice Chancellors of the University of LondonReferences edit a b William Job Collins at the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography subscription required accessed 30 July 2012 a b Williamson Stanley 2007 The Vaccination Controversy The Rise Reign and Fall of Compulsory Vaccination for Smallpox Liverpool University Press p 222 ISBN 9781846310867 Brown Edward The Case for Vaccination London Bailliere Tindall and Cox p 8 The Coronation Honours The Times No 36804 London 26 June 1902 p 5 No 27494 The London Gazette 11 November 1902 p 7165 COLLINS Sir William Job 1859 1946 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Biography ref GB 0096 MS 812 Senate House Library University of London Obituaries Sir William Collins The Times Saturday 14 December 1946 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPsExternal links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by William Collins Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byHarry Graham Member of Parliament for St Pancras West1906 Dec 1910 Succeeded byFelix Cassel Preceded byThomas Roe and J H Thomas Member of Parliament for Derby1916 1918 With J H Thomas Succeeded byAlbert Green and J H Thomas Political offices Preceded bySir Arthur Arnold Chairman of the London County Council1897 1898 Succeeded byThomas McKinnon Wood Academic offices Preceded bySir Edward Busk Vice Chancellor of the University of London1907 1909 Succeeded byProfessor Micaiah Hill Preceded byProfessor Micaiah Hill Vice Chancellor of the University of London1911 1912 Succeeded bySir Wilmot Herringham KCMG CB Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Collins English surgeon amp oldid 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