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Jack Preger, Kolkata’s ‘Pavement Doctor’, dies in Norfolk at 96

Jack Preger, known as Kolkata’s Pavement Doctor, died on Oct 31 in Norfolk, UK, after a brief illness. He was 96 and had spent nearly four decades treating the city’s poorest and most vulnerable people.

Jack Preger, Kolkata’s ‘Pavement Doctor’, dies in Norfolk at 96
Jack Preger, Kolkata’s ‘Pavement Doctor’, dies in Norfolk at 96Photo via Times of India — Kolkata

Jack Preger, Kolkata’s ‘Pavement Doctor’, died on Oct 31 in Norfolk, UK, after a brief illness. He was 96. Over nearly four decades, he treated some of Kolkata’s poorest and most vulnerable people, earning his nickname for his work on the city’s pavements.

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