GB 0113 MS-WILLC - WILLCOX, Sir William Henry (1870-1941)

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GB 0113 MS-WILLC 1896, 1911-1915, 1923-1924, 1932-1941 Collection (fonds) 1 box Willcox , Sir , William Henry , 1870-1941 , Knight , physician
Sir W H Willcox (1870 - 1941) was Physician to St Mary's Hospital, London, where he lectured on chemical pathology, forensic medicine and related subjects. As scientific analyst and honorary medical adviser to the Home Office, he was associated with many famous criminal trials, and became widely known to the British public in the early years of the twentieth century. An account of his life is given in Philip Henry Almroth Willcox, The detective-physician: the life and work of Sir William Willcox (Heinemann Medical, London, 1970).

Papers of Sir William Henry Willcox, relating to a variety of topics: murder trials, criminal abortion, the use of insulin and the production of table salt.

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Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine holds papers of Willcox relating to dietary deficiences during World War One (Ref: GC/185).

Compiled by Geoffrey Yeo. Compiled 18 Feb 1999; modified 15 Jul 1999, 14 Jan 2002 Abortion Birth control Chemical compounds Crime Criminology Diabetes mellitus Diseases Family planning Forensic medicine Homicide Inorganic compounds Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Medical sciences Pathology Salt Surgery Willcox , Sir , William Henry , 1870-1941 , Knight , physician

Papers of Sir William Henry Willcox, relating to a variety of topics: murder trials, criminal abortion, the use of insulin and the production of table salt.

Unrestricted

All requests should be referred to the Archivist.

• English

• Latin

English.

Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine holds papers of Willcox relating to dietary deficiences during World War One (Ref: GC/185).

• English