Isabel Wilson

Isabel Grace Hood Wilson CBE MD FRCP (6 September 1895 — 8 December 1982) was a Scottish psychiatrist, who was Principal Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health.[1]

Isabel Grace Hood Wilson

CBE FRCP
Born(1895-06-09)9 June 1895
Lasswade, Scotland
Died8 December 1982(1982-12-08) (aged 87)
NationalityScottish
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh
Known forPrincipal Medical Officer, Ministry of Health
Medical career
Fieldpsychiatry

Biography

Isabel Grace Hood Wilson was born on 6 September 1895 in Lasswade, Scotland. Her parents were Susan Charlotte Sandeman and George Robert Wilson, a physician and psychiatrist.[2] She studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1921 with an MB ChB, and MD in 1926.

In 1931, Wilson was appointed as a Commissioner of The Board of Control, holding the position until 1948. From 1949 to 1960 she was a Senior Commissioner, after which the Board was abolished and her position was changed to the Principal Medical Officer, Ministry of Health.[2][3]

She became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1947.[2]

Awards and honours

She received a CBE in the 1961 New Year Honours for services as Medical Senior Commissioner at the Board of Control.[4]

References
  1. "Isabel Grace Hood Wilson, CBE". Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. 7 (5): 98–99. May 1983. doi:10.1192/S014007890000852X. ISSN 0140-0789.
  2. "Munks Roll Details for Isabel Grace Hood Wilson". Munks Roll. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  3. "The Board of Control". The Times. 7 February 1931. p. 12.
  4. "Medical New Year Honours". British Medical Journal. 1 (5218): 47. 1961-01-07. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5218.47. ISSN 0007-1447. PMC 1952753.
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