# Wilson Jameson

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'''Sir (William) Wilson Jameson''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|GBE|KCB}} (12 May 1885 – 18 October 1962) was a [Scottish](/source/Scotland) medical doctor and the ninth [Chief Medical Officer](/source/Chief_Medical_Officer%2C_United_Kingdom) of England, from 1940 to 1950.

Jameson was born in [Perth, Scotland](/source/Perth%2C_Scotland) and educated at the [University of Aberdeen](/source/University_of_Aberdeen). He moved to London before the [First World War](/source/First_World_War) and was appointed as [Medical Officer of Health](/source/Medical_Officer_of_Health) in [Finchley and St Marylebone](/source/Finchley_and_St_Marylebone) in 1920. He also trained in law and was called to the Bar in 1922. He was appointed Dean of the [London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine](/source/London_School_of_Hygiene_and_Tropical_Medicine)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Wilson Jameson |url=http://nhshistory.net/cvjameson.html |publisher=Geoffrey Rivett |access-date=27 November 2013 }}</ref> in 1931.

He introduced much more public health information than had been seen before and was not afraid to tackle sensitive subjects such as [venereal disease](/source/venereal_disease), the subject of a BBC radio broadcast on 23 October 1942.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://healthandcare.scot/default.asp?page=story&story=2957 |title=Long read: The CMO who spoke the unspeakable |first=Chris |last=Holme |work=HealthAndCare.scot |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220162114/https://healthandcare.scot/default.asp?page=story&story=2957 |date=20 December 2021 |archive-date=20 December 2021 |access-date=30 November 2024 }}</ref>

He was influential in the detailed planning for the introduction of the [National Health Service](/source/National_Health_Service) where he worked closely with [Aneurin Bevan](/source/Aneurin_Bevan). Subsequently, healthcare services came to be the main focus of the work of the Chief Medical Officer, rather than [public health](/source/public_health).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sheard |first=Sally |title=The Nation's Doctor |publisher=The Nuffield Trust |location=London |year=2006 |isbn=1846190010 }}</ref>

After retirement in 1950 he became medical adviser to the [King Edward's Hospital Fund for London](/source/King's_Fund).

In 1952 Jameson chaired the Second British National Conference on [Social Work](/source/Social_work), which was held in London.<ref>Kendal Archive, WC/W/A1568/Box 17/W/1/2/A</ref>

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