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that the lack of doctors available to help
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Shirlaw had operated alone, except for a nurse, Sister
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Campbell was a collector or dental implements and an historian of dentistry. After their marriage, Margaret became his partner in this interest, and maintained it even after his death. She died in 1990.
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