Allen Daley

Sir William Allen Daley (19 February 1887–February 1969) was a British medical officer of health at the time of the formation of the UK's National Health Service (NHS).^[1][2][3][4]

Daley was born in Bootle in 1887. He qualified as a medical doctor in 1912,^[5] and married Mary Toomey in 1913.^[1] Daley was responsible for the organisation of London's health services during World War 2,^[1] and was knighted in the 1944 Birthday Honours.^[6] Daley retired in 1952.^[1]

Daley and his wife had two children,^[1] including medical doctor and author Raymond Daley (1917-1989).^[7]

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Godber, George. "Sir William Allen Daley | RCP Museum". history.rcplondon.ac.uk. Royal College of Physicians. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
2. ^ "Sir (William) Allen Daley - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
3. ^ "Daley, Sir (William) Allen (1887-1969)". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
4. ^ "William Allen Daley". Lancet. 1 (7593): 534–535. 8 March 1969. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 4179612.
5. ^ Virginia, Smith (2009). "The backstage man: Sir Allen Daley (1887-1969) | Alumni | From Fever to Consumption - The Story of Healthcare in Hackney". health.hackneysociety.org. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
6. ^ "The London Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. No. Supplement 36544. 2 June 1944. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
7. ^ Goodwin, JF (1989). "Raymond Daley". history.rcplondon.ac.uk. Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

This United Kingdom biographical article related to medicine is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e