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Muriel Helen Deem OBE (née Easterfield, 26 February 1900 – 26 October 1955) was a New Zealand doctor, medical officer, Plunket medical adviser and university lecturer. The daughter of Thomas Hill Easterfield, she was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 26 February 1900.[1]

In the 1952 New Year Honours, Deem was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services as medical advisor to the Plunket Society.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bryder, Linda. "Muriel Helen Deem". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "No. 39423". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 1 January 1952. p. 42.