Former consultant surgeon Romford (b 1903; q St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, 1927; FRCS), d 11 July 2002.
After house jobs and a period as a ship's doctor, he settled in Romford in general practice, but with surgical ambitions. In 1939, he was refused military service on account of severe polio damage to his right leg. During the war, when his surgical practice required more than his allotted number of beds, he opened a small surgical unit at Rush Green Isolation Hospital. As infectious fever admissions declined, the unit expanded to 100 beds. He retired in 1970, but returned to general practice for the next 10 years. He was a fine organist. Predeceased by his wife, Dorothy, he leaves two sons and four grandchildren.
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