Presentation to Dr. J. G. Swayne
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In October last Dr. Swayne terminated his active work at the school, having occupied the post of Lecturer on Midwifery for fifty years, and the occasion seemed a fitting one for emphasising such a remarkably long and eminent service by some token of regard and esteem. A committee, consisting of Mr. J. Paul Bush, Dr. J. Michell Clarke, Dr. A. J. Harrison, Dr. E. Markham Skerritt, and Dr. R. Shingleton Smith, soon succeeded in enlisting the support of a large number of the profession in Bristol and the neighbourhood, enabling them to procure a handsome service of plate which was to be presented at the dinner.
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