| |
Publications : Microbiology Today : Obituaries |
 | | Tom was born on 27 October 1912 in North Walsham, Norfolk, and obtained his senior schooling at Paston Grammar School (1923-1931). |
 | | Tom's first PHLS job was as Director of the Area Public Health Laboratory at Carmarthen, but in 1948 he moved to Manchester as Consultant Microbiologist and Director of the Regional Public Health Laboratory. |
 | | In turn, Tom's care for members of his staff is epitomized by his support for Winston Maxted, a colleague in his laboratory at Colindale, who was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Leiden in recognition of his work on streptococci. |
| www.cis.sgm.org.uk /pubs/micro_today/obituaries.cfm (9121 words) |