Former private general practitioner London and chief medical officer Metropolitan Police (b London 1924; q Cambridge/London 1949; CBE, FRCP), d 1 April 2005.
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Ted was house physician to Dr John Richardson (later Lord Richardson) at St Thomas's Hospital, London, and, on his return from national service in Cyprus, he returned to St Thomas's. At that time advancement in the NHS was extremely slow and so he entered private general practice. His friendship with John Richardson led him into close contact with politicians and the security services. It was then that he was appointed chief medical officer to the Metropolitan Police in 1980. Ted was an excellent bridge player and also a good Cresta rider in St Moritz. He died after a fall when he dislocated both hips and developed hepatic encephalopathy, pneumonia, and bleeding from a prepyloric ulcer. He leaves a wife, Veronica; two sons; and six grandchildren.
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