He was knighted in 1964.[33] In 1968, he was elected president of the section.However, he died before delivering his address.[1] 1970–1972 Kenneth Bryn Thomas[34] 1972–1973 Richard Alfred Hunter[35] 1973–1975 William Hartston[36] Chest physician and lecturer for DHMSA.[36] 1975–1977 Frederick F Cartwright[37] Anaesthetist with special interest in Otolaryngology, Cartwright published on history of medicine, became Head of the Department of History of Medicine at King's College Medical School, London and was active at the Faculty of History of Medicine and Philosophy of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries.[37] 1977–1979 Alan Waller Woodruff[38] 1979–1981 Peter Maxwell Daniel[39] 1981–1983 Thomas Douglas Whittet[40] 1983–1985 Gweneth Whitteridge[41] 1986–1987 Victor Cornelius Medvei[42] 1987–1988 John M. T. Ford[43] Actively involved in the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries 1988–1989 Alex Sakula[44] 1989–1990 Theodore T. Macadam[45]