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Dunedin City Council – Kaunihera-a-rohe o Otepoti

Elizabeth Gunn

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Elizabeth Gunn

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Background

(1879-1963).  Born in Dunedin and educated at Otago Girls High School and Otago University before moving to Scotland and graduating from the Edinburgh Medical School in 1903.  She was a GP in Wellington before serving in the NZ Medical Corps 1915-17.  Her time in England in 1917 highlighted the problems of child welfare.  On returning to NZ, she promoted the introduction of daily milk for school children,  inaugurated the Children's Health Camp Movement in 1919 and spent the rest of her career promoting children's health.

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Historical or notable people

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Female

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