LRCP LM Edin 1881, LRCS Edin 1881; DPH Camb 1897; MD Durham 1899.
Smith gained his medical education in Leeds and Manchester. He was medical officer of health for Reddish, Stockport, and a general practitioner. Smith was a member of Manchester Medical Society and Stockport Medical Society, and a fellow of the Society of Medical Officers of Health.