page_title: John Dill Robertson
section_title: City Health Commissioner
hierarchical_section_title: John Dill Robertson / Career / City Health Commissioner
caption_attribution_description: English: Health Commissioner, Dr. John Dill Robertson, and Mayor William Hale Thompson, riding in an automobile during a parade
context_page_description: John Dill Robertson was a medical professional and politician. He served as Health Commissioner and President of the Board of Education in Chicago. In 1927, Robertson ran a third-party campaign for Chicago mayor.
context_section_description: For seven years, under Mayor William Hale Thompson, Robertson served as City Health Commissioner. He was appointed in 1915 and served through 1922.
  At the same time, Robertson also headed the Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium. He hired architect Jarvis Hunt to design multiple additions to the complex. Under his direction, in 1916, the sanitarium also added more beds for children.
  Robertson worked to cut down on public spitting.
caption: Robertson (center left) rides with Mayor Thompson (center right) in an automobile during a 1915 parade
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