General practitioner and medical author. Born Jack Freitag in Lublin, Poland, he emigrated to Britain with his family in 1925. He trained at Guy's Hospital, and in 1947, single-handedly took over a general practice in Beckenham, Kent, where he remained throughout his professional life. He wrote several influential books including 'The Catarrhal Child' and 'Common Diseases'. Died in Farnborough, Kent.
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Doctor John Fry
Dr. John Fry, 1922 - 1944, devoted family doctor and world renowned researche...
Dr John Fry, 1922 - 1994, pioneering family doctor, world renowned researcher...
Set up in a house at 178 King's Road, this hospital, like many at the time, quickly found its premises too small. It moved into the first hospital to be built dedicated to gynaecological diseases, ...
Stood at Portugal Street / Carey Street from 1839 to 1913, when it moved to Denmark Hill, to a site given to it by WFD Smith, of W.H.Smiths.
