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What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Sir Hugh Cairns (1896 - 1952) neurosurgeon, advocate of crash helmets lived here Recorded plaque organisation: Loughton Town Council.
Hugh Cairns was a pioneering British neurosurgeon who significantly advanced the field through his work on head injuries and was a strong advocate for the use of crash helmets to prevent such injuries.
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