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John Spalding, OS,1928-1930, a pioneering neurologist has died aged 103

When polio broke out in the 1950s, Spalding helped set up the respiration unit at Churchill Hospital to treat victims of the virus.
John helped to develop mechanical ventilation and pave the way for modern intensive-care medicine.
John helped to develop mechanical ventilation and pave the way for modern intensive-care medicine.

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