William Henry Duncan (27 January, 1805 - 23 May,1863), also known as Doctor Duncan was an English Doctor who worked in Liverpool and was also Britain's first Chief Medical Officer. He was born in Liverpool, qualified as a Medical Doctor in Edinburgh, returning to Liverpool to work in General Practice. He was appointed Medical Officer of Health on 1st January 1847. He is buried in Westpark, Elgin. Wikipedia
The name commemorates Doctor Duncan, a relentless campaigner against poor living conditions in the Liverpool of the Victorian era, and the first Chief Medical Officer of Health to be appointed in the UK. www.cainsbeers.com/index/articles_view.php?article_id=102
It includes the shocking report produced by Liverpool's first Director of Public Health, Dr William Duncan, in 1847. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/3088324.stm
The Duncan Society, stimulating debate, discussion and understanding of issues and policies which affect the health and quality of life of the people of Merseyside and Cheshire. www.duncansociety.org.uk/
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Dr. William Henry Duncan was born in Seel St in 1805 -----his former home is The Blue Angel nightclub. www.geocities.com/johnhussey1@btinternet.com/courts.htm
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