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This blue commemorative plaque records: Doctor William Henry Duncan born here 27 January 1805 Died at West Park, Elgin 23 May 1863 Liverpool and the country's first Medical Officer of Health 1 January 1847
Dr William Henry Duncan was a pioneering public health official who served as Liverpool’s, and the country's, first Medical Officer of Health from 1847; his work significantly advanced urban sanitation and public health standards in Victorian Britain.
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