City tributes to health pioneer Sir John Crofton
CITY councillors have paid tribute to the eminent health pioneer Sir John Crofton, who died last month at the age of 97.
A motion by Tory councillor Jason Rust, passed by the council, has recognised the Dublin-born medic, who worked from a study in Colinton.
Sir John developed the cure for TB in Edinburgh in 1954, and is credited with saving at least ten million lives.
In his motion, Cllr Rust said: "The benefits of Sir John's achievements in the field of respiratory disease have been felt locally, nationally and internationally."
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