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image no.: 21764
contact sheet: A0719
collection: Thorlakson Manitoba Medical College Collection
description: Dr. J. Wilford Good, Born 1852 In Kincardine, Bruce County, On. Graduate In Medicine From Trinity College, Toronto In 1877. After Studying In Edinburgh He Came To Winnipeg In 1879. He Was A Surgeon And Interested In Diseases Of The Eyes, Ear, Nose And Throat, Especially Ophthalmology And Became The First True Specialist In Western Canada. He Was Active In And Proficient In Many Sports Especially Boxing And Riding. He Served As The 2nd Dean Of Manitoba Medical College From 1887 To 1898. In 1898 He Went To The Klondike And While There He Did Much To Reduce Diseases Such As Typhoid. He Returned To Winnipeg In 1900 And Resumed A Busy Practice And Continued Teaching At Eh Manitoba Medical College. When Ww1 Began He Offered His Services But Was Declined Because He Was Too Old - 62 Years. In 1916 He Went To France And In 1917 Returned To Winnipeg. In 1922 He Went To Victoria. He Died September 1, 1926
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