Obituary
DR. J. SIMPSON (N.Z. Press Association) GISBORNE, Dec. 15. Dr. James Simpson, chest physician at Cook Hospital, Gisborne, died today. He was 49. Dr. Simpson, who fought his way back to health after contracting tuberculosis during the Second World War, made his life’s work the alleviation of the tuberculosis sufferers and applied himself unsparingly in combating the disease throughout the whole of the East Coast area in which he conducted clinics.
Born in Kilmarnock, he studied medicine at Glasgow University, and served in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1941 to 1946 as a chest specialist in Burma. While there he contracted tuberculosis. Restored to health after a year in hospital in Johannesburg, he returned to Britain and held posts as a tuberculosis specialist at Glasgow and Stirling hospitals. During his 12 years in Gisborne, Dr. Simpson served for several periods M actingsuperintendent
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30626, 17 December 1964, Page 12
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