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{{Construction Site}}Professor Sir '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', M.C., {{MD}}, {{DSc}}, {{FRCP}}, ({{LifeData |birth=1892-03-19 |birthplace=Amble, Northumberland |birthcountry=[[United Kingdom]] |death=1954-05-26}}) was a prominent British paediatrician in the early twentieth century.
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[[File:Sir-James-Calvert-Spence.jpg|thumb|Sir James Calvert Spence]]
Spence was a founding member of the British Paediatric Association (later known as the [https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/ Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health]) in 1928.
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|title=The modern decline of breastfeeding
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|journal=Br Med J
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|date=1938-10-08
|volume=2
|issue=4057
|pages=729-33
|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2210420/pdf/brmedj04218-0002.pdf
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|DOI=10.1136/bmj.2.4057.729
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|accessdate=2023-07-11
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==Honours==
His majesty Majesty, King George VI , recognised his contributions with a knighthood in 1950.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_Birthday_Honours
|title=1950 birthday Honours
}}</ref>
The [https://www.jcsc.co.uk/ James Calvert Spence College] in Amble,Northumberland, actually a co-educational secondary school, was named in his honour.
==Death==
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* [[United Kingdom]]
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* {{URLwikipedia|James_Calvert_Spence|James Calvert Spence|2023-03-26}}