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    Dr Andrew Buchanan Macdonald

    Status Physician
    Country United Kingdom

    Notes

    Dr Andrew Buchanan Macdonald was the founder and Medical Superintendent of the Itu Leper Colony, Nigeria. He worked there from 1923 to 1954. His wife, Mrs Macdonald, was a nurse at the colony.

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    Itu Colony   Founder and Medical Superintendent of the Itu Leper Colony, Nigeria. Doctor there 1923-1954 (Dates supplied by LEPRA)
    National Library of Scotland   The National Library of Scotland contains the papers of Dr MacDonald, including the typescripts of three manuscripts, three radio scripts and correspondence from Itu, Nigeria (1927-37)

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