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Benjamin Pugh blue plaque

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This blue commemorative plaque records: Dr Benjamin Pugh 1715-1798 Surgeon, pioneer in midwifery and the inoculation of smallpox, who saved many lives. He designed this building (The Mansion House) in 1755 and lived there until 1773

From the Open Plaques record 51695

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