Ronald Illingworth

Ronald Stanley Illingworth (7 October 1909 in Harrogate – 4 June 1990 in Bergen, Norway) was a British born Yorkshireman and a paediatrician of renown. He was also a prolific writer, who wrote some 600 articles and at least 21 books, which were exceedingly popular and sold in large quantities. Illingworth was principally known for being largely responsible for introducing the science and practice of paediatrics to the UK in the early to mid-1940s.

Life Illingworth was the youngest of three children of Ellen Brayshaw and her husband, Herbert Edward Illingworth, an architect. He was educated in Clifton House Preparatory School, then Bradford Grammar School. He achieved a scholarship in classics to read medicine at the University of Leeds. After a number of house appointments, Illingworth was appointed as a clinical pathologist in general practice at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Photography Illingworth was considered a renowned photographer and was a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and a frequent lecturer at photographic societies. Basic developmental screening, 0–2-year. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications; distributed in the US by F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia. 1973. Common ailments in toddlers. British Medical Association. Series: Family doctor booklet. Infections and immunisation in childhood. Edinburgh; New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1981. An Introduction to Development Assessment in the First Year Preface by Dr Mary D. Sheridan. [With illustrations]. National Spastics Society (Medical Education and Information Unit), 1962. Some Aspects of Child Health. Sheffield, 1949. All about feeding your baby. British Medical Association, 1966. Children and sleep. Family Health Publications, [1956?] All about Feeding your Baby, illustrated by Gavin Rowe. Corgi, 1971. Toddlers-common problems. British Medical Association. British Medical Association, 1987. Basic developmental screening: 0–4 years. Blackwell Scientific, 1994. Common ailments in babies. British Medical Association, 1980. Lessons from childhood: some aspects of the early life of unusual men and women (with Cynthia M Illingworth). E. & S. Livingstone, 1969. The treatment of the child at home. Blackwell Scientific, 1972.