Duncan of Liverpool: Britain's first Medical Officer.
William Henry Duncan (1805-1863) was born in Liverpool, qualified in Edinburgh, then moved back to Liverpool to work in general practice. He became physician to the Liverpool Infirmary and began to campaign for improvements to the appalling living conditions of his patients. He was appointed Liverpool's Medical Officer of Health on 1 January 1847 - Britain's first.
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