A J Milne

DR . ARTHUR JOHN MILNE, for fifteen years
Medical Officer of Health for Johannesburg,
died at Johannesburg on Wednesday, October 23rd.
at the age of 6 1.
Or. Milne was a Lieutenant-Colonel (specialist
hygiene officer) in the Union Defence Forces, and a
past president of the South African Health Officials'
Association.
He was born and educate d at Aberdeen , Scotland.
where he obtained his M.B. , Ch.B. in 1901. He
came out to South Africa as a civil surgeon in the
Anglo-Boe r War. and later on entered the Health
Service of Mauritius. where he worked for some
time under Sir R011ald Ross. In 1914 he was
appointed assistant M. O .H. under the late Dr.
Porter at Johannesburg .
He served with the South Africa General
Hospital in East Africa in 1916. but was recalled to
resume duty at Johannesburg in the absence of D r.
Porter on war service . After Porter's retirement.
Milne succeeded him as M. O.H. of Johannesburg .
which post he held a the time of his death.