▁as ▁P aste ur ▁Institute ▁of ▁Southern ▁India , ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁by ▁H . ▁E . ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Law ley , ▁Governor ▁of ▁Mad ras , ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 th ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁The ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁is ▁Sur geon - General ▁W . R . ▁Brow ne , ▁C . I . E ., ▁I . M . S ., ▁Sur geon - General ▁with ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Mad ras . ▁The ▁first ▁Honor ary ▁Secretary ▁cum ▁Director ▁is ▁Captain ▁J . W . ▁Corn wall , ▁I . M . S ., ▁in ▁his ▁rem emb rance , ▁the ▁road ▁starting ▁from ▁the ▁adjacent ▁area ▁of ▁main ▁gate ▁of ▁the ▁P aste ur ▁Institute ▁of ▁India ▁to ▁Al war pet ▁named ▁as ▁Corn wall ▁Road . ▁ ▁The ▁Institute ▁later ▁re - named ▁as ▁P aste ur ▁Institute ▁of ▁India ▁( register ed ▁as ▁a ▁society ▁under ▁the ▁Soci eties ▁Reg istration ▁Act ▁ 1 8 6 0 ) ▁and ▁started ▁function ing ▁as ▁an ▁autonom ous ▁body ▁under ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Family ▁W elf are , ▁Government ▁of ▁India , ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁February , ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁The ▁affairs ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁are ▁managed ▁by ▁a ▁gover ning ▁body . ▁ ▁Gen esis ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁English ▁lady ▁L ily ▁P aken ham ▁Wal sh , ▁due ▁to ▁hydro ph