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'''Professor Sir {{FULLPAGENAME}}''', M.D., F.R.C.P., ({{LifeData |birth=1892-03-19 |birthplace= |birthcountry= |death=1954-05-26}}) was a prominent British paediatrician in the early twentieth century. | '''Professor Sir {{FULLPAGENAME}}''', M.D., F.R.C.P., ({{LifeData |birth=1892-03-19 |birthplace= |birthcountry= |death=1954-05-26}}) was a prominent British paediatrician in the early twentieth century. | ||
He established his practice at Newcastle upon Tyne where he developed an interest in social paediatrics. | He established his practice at Newcastle upon Tyne where he developed an interest in social paediatrics, which included interests in providing adequate nutrition to children in poor families and support for [[breastfeeding]]. | ||
[[Douglas Gairdner]] joined him in 1945 as his first assistant and stayed until 1948 during which time Spence served as a mentor to the younger Gairdner. | [[Douglas Gairdner]] joined him in 1945 as his first assistant and stayed until 1948 during which time Spence served as a mentor to the younger Gairdner. Spence urged Gairdner to write a review of infant [[circumcision]]. | ||
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