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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
Dr Benjamin Pugh, a pioneering surgeon and advocate of midwifery and smallpox inoculation, designed The Mansion House in 1755 and resided there until 1773. His medical innovations significantly contributed to public health in 18th-century Britain.
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