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The medical officer of health for London was a public elected position for the city of
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established in 1848. It was the second municipal position of its kind in
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, the first being
William Henry Duncan William Henry Duncan (27 January 1805 – 23 May 1863), also known as Doctor Duncan, was an English doctor who worked in Liverpool as its first Medical Officer of Health. Early life and career Duncan was born on Seel Street, Liverpool on 27 ...
for
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. It was soon followed by the requirement for all regions of
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to have a
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.


Notible medical officers of health for London

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Arthur Newsholme Sir Arthur Newsholme (10 February 1857 – 17 May 1943) was a leading British public health expert during the Victorian era. Personal life He was born at Haworth and died at Worthing. He recalled talking with people who had known the Brontë f ...
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William Henry Duncan William Henry Duncan (27 January 1805 – 23 May 1863), also known as Doctor Duncan, was an English doctor who worked in Liverpool as its first Medical Officer of Health. Early life and career Duncan was born on Seel Street, Liverpool on 27 ...
,
Liverpool Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its E ...
* John Simon, 1848–1855 * Henry Letheby, 1855–1873 * John Simon, City of London (1848–1855) *
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, Camberwell * William Rendle, St. George Southwark (1856-1859) * Edwin Lankester, St. James * George M'Gonigle, Stockton-on-Tees (1924–39) * C. Killick Millard, Leicester (1901–35)


See also

* Metropolitan Commission of Sewers


References

Health in London {{London-stub