Former consultant in infectious diseases and respiratory intensive care Ham Green Hospital, Bristol (b Sussex 1921; q Cambridge/University College Hospital 1945; MD), d 26 September 2001.
Ronnie was a pioneer in the measurement of pulmonary function and in positive pressure respiration. An accomplished inventor and engineer, he designed and built most of his own equipment, including an early kidney machine. As well as a wooden disposable smallpox unit, he installed a high risk infectious disease unit at Ham Green. He was well ahead of his time, living in a Corbusier style house, which he helped to design and build. His true passion was motor cycles, of which he owned many exotic types. Predeceased by a son, he leaves a wife, Betty; and two children.
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