▁July ▁ 1 9 8 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁phys ician ▁and ▁medical ▁administrator , ▁who ▁special ised ▁in ▁tropical ▁dise ases ▁and ▁public ▁health . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Chief ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁and ▁Prote ctor ▁of ▁Ab orig ines ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁established ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁infrastr ucture ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁health ▁system ▁there , ▁including ▁four ▁hosp it als , ▁a ▁t uber cul osis ▁clin ic , ▁a ▁n urs ing ▁school ▁and ▁the ▁N urs es ’ ▁Board ▁of ▁North ▁Australia . ▁ ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁Aer ial ▁Medical ▁Service ▁together ▁with ▁Dr ▁C ly de ▁F ent on , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁found ing ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁Medical ▁Board . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁controvers ial ▁for ▁his ▁attempts ▁to ▁" u pl ift ▁the ▁mor ality " ▁of ▁ab orig ines ▁by ▁" bre eding ▁out ▁the ▁colour ". ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Cook ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁in ▁B ex hill , ▁Sus sex , ▁England . ▁ ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁Em ily ▁( née ▁P uck le ), ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁older ▁brother , ▁Er rol ▁Auf r ere , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁His ▁father , ▁James ▁White ford ▁Murray ▁Cook , ▁moved ▁to ▁Australia ▁soon ▁after ▁Cec il ▁was ▁born , ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1