Announcements of members were carried in the major national newspapers, including
The Times. • On inception of the board in 1913, the chairman was
Sir William Byrne with
Arthur Rotherham and
Mary Dendy joining the
ex officio members of the previous
Lunacy Commissioners;
C.H. Bond,
Marriott Cooke,
S. Coupland,
B. T. Hodgson,
S. J. F. MacLeod,
F. Needham L. L. Shadwell,
A. H. Trevor • In 1916, due to Sir William Byrne moving on, Marriott Cooke became acting chairman, and
Robert Welsh Braithwaite was appointed to the board. • In 1921,
Dr Ruth Darwin was appointed to the board. • In 1926 due to
Robert Welsh Braithwaite's retirement,
Robert Cunyngham Brown was appointed a commissioner. • In 1928, due to the retirement of the chairman,
Sir Frederick Willis,
Laurence George Brock was appointed chairman. • In 1929,
Dr Bedford Pierce was appointed a commissioner. From the start of 1931, the board was reconstituted, with a chairman and four other members.
L.G. Brock continued as chairman, with
S. J. Fraser MacLeod,
C. Hubert Bond,
Arthur Rotherham,
Ellen Pinsent. •
William Rees-Thomas was appointed to the board in 1931. • In 1931,
Dr Isabel Wilson was appointed as a commissioner, holding the position until 1948. From 1949 to 1960 she was a Senior Commissioner, after which the board was abolished and her position was changed to the Principal Medical Officer,
Ministry of Health. ==References==