ABSTRACT
The LSTM re-opened on 24 July 1920 in new premises on Pembroke Place. The new building visibly reinforced its position as one of the premier institutions for the study, research and treatment of tropical diseases. The School had established a reputation for promoting improvements in health in the tropical colonies through teaching and research work. The overseas interest, beginning with the expeditions, extended in the inter-war period to permanent laboratories in Brazil and West Africa. In different ways, the laboratories affected medical practice in the informal and formal empire but neither could provide a comprehensive health service to the local population.
