Frederic E Manby, 1888 - 1889

A regular churchgoer, Manby originated from Lincolnshire and came to Wolverhampton in 1868. During the smallpox epidemic of 1870 and 1871, he was the local Medical Officer of Health for Wolverhampton District. As a member of the medical profession, he went into partnership with C A Newnham and established a general practice. He joined Wolverhampton Council in 1879 as a Conservative representative for St George's Ward. He was a member of the Streets and Sanitary Commission, and oversaw the extension of the Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Dudley Road. He also joined the medical staff of the 3rd South Staffordshire Regiment of Volunteers, improving the comfort and convenience of serving men. He established the voluntary Field Ambulance Corp and a local branch of the St John's Ambulance Association, and through this he arranged first aid classes for employees of local factories, the railway and the police force. He helped to establish the Women's Sanitary Association, of which the Countess of Dartmouth was president, with the objective of instructing working class women in health, hygiene and the management of the home. He was elected mayor in 1888, and shortly afterwards became Honouree Surgeon to the local hospital, a position he held until his death in 1891. Manby is buried in Tettenhall churchyard.

J Jones The Mayors of Wolverhampton Vol 2
Obituary Wolverhampton Chronicle 8th July 1891
Photograph Index - Y1/MANB FE