Robert Makgill was a key figure in the development of New Zealand's public health system. He was one of the country's first district health officers, at a time when central government took on greater responsibility for public health. He was to play an important role during the 1918 influenza pandemic and its aftermath, notably as ‘the chief architect' of the ‘the most useful legacy of the 1918 influenza pandemic’: the 1920 Health Act.
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The 1918 influenza pandemic
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Events
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9 June 1909
Public Trust Office building opens
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7 November 1912
Public Service Act passed into law
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3 September 1958
First open-heart surgery in NZ
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5 August 1988
Cartwright Report condemns cervical cancer treatment
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19 November 1992
Fred Hollows Foundation launched in NZ
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3 May 1897
NZ's first woman doctor registered
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12 October 1918
Niagara's arrival blamed for flu pandemic
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10 February 1967
End of free school milk
Biographies
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Mary Mulcahy
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Robert Triggs
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Alfred William Robin
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Donald Robertson
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Robert Logan
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Truby King
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Ettie Rout
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Douglas Jolly
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Charles Begg
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Margaret Cruickshank
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Robert Makgill
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Brian Barratt-Boyes
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Peter Buck
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Rolls of honour and obituaries
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Honouring public servants
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Repatriation of returned servicemen
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Policing the war effort
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Feeding Britain
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Maintaining public services during the war
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Getting the men to war
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The public service in 1914
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The Public Service at war - overview
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New Zealand in Samoa
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Armistice Day
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The 1918 influenza pandemic
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School of Radiant Living
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Working with statistics
Community contributions