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 and was also Britain's first Chief Medical Officer [http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12870037 Journal of Medical Biography 2003 Aug;11(3):142-9] .

He was born in Liverpool to Scottish parents. He was the nephew of James Currie, an earlier influential Liverpool physician. He was also the nephew of Henry Duncan of Ruthwell and received his early education in Scotland, under Henry Duncan's protection. William Henry Duncan 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.

A pub in Liverpool called "Doctor Duncan's" is named in his honour. One of the buildings of the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Liverpool is named after William Duncan, The Duncan Building whose entrance is on Daulby Street.

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* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12870037 Doctor Duncan of Liverpool: Britain's first medical officer]
* [http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.145 Doctor William Henry Duncan (1805-1863)]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/3088324.stm 1847 report produced by Doctor William Duncan goes online at MerseyGateway.org]
* [http://www.duncansociety.org.uk/ The Duncan Society at the University of Liverpool]
* [http://www.cainsbeers.com/index/articles_view.php?article_id=102 Doctor Duncan's pub in Liverpool]
* [http://www.geocities.com/[e-mail]/courts.htm The Liverpool slums which were the inspiration for Duncan's work.]