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He began his working life in a chemist's shop but came to Burnley in 1879 as assistant in the practice of Dr. Briggs and Dr. Brown.
He lived at 66/68 Bank Parade and practised medicine, midwifery and some surgery in a community where poor, insanitary housing and overcrowded conditions produced many of the ailments he treated.
The picture on the left shows the entrance to his surgery on Bank Parade. |
