The medical officer of health for London was a publicly elected position for the city of London, established in 1848. It was the second municipal position of its kind in England, the first being help by William Henry Duncan in Liverpool. Soon after, all regions of Greater London were required to have a medical officer of health.
Notable medical officers of health for London
Arthur Newsholme William Henry Duncan, Liverpool
John Simon, 1848–1855 Henry Letheby, 1855–1873 John Simon, City of London (1848–1855) John Bristowe, 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
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