 In 1954 he published a paper titled "The curious obscurity of Dr James Lind" in the "Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences" which contributed to the inspiration of research into James Lind following the bicentenary year of the Treatise he produced.In 1959 he co-authored the acclaimed textbook "Human Nutrition and Dietetics" with Sir Stanley Davidson and R. Passmore.Meiklejohn was married to Jean, and they had two sons.