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friend. Some of the factual knowledge that he gave them willbecome out of date with time, but his example will remain.And a few will always have the memory of other debts to himof the kind that could never be repaid."Mr. Lake married in 1928 Dorothy Rees, who is also a

doctor and who was one of his students. She survives himwith a daughter.

WILLIAM DAVID DOHERTY

M.A., M.Ch. Cantab., F.R.C.S.

Mr. W. D. Doherty, the Guy’s surgeon and one of thehosoital’s most skilled and oooular superintendents, died

on March 31 at the age of 72.The climax to a memorablecareer as surgeon to the genito-urinary department at Guy’s,and tireless servant to the

hospital in many other ways,came in 1948 when he suc-ceeded Prof. T. B. Johnstonas superintendent, and for tenyears thereafter he guided thehospital through the arduousformative years of the NationalHealth Service.

Doherty was educated at Dul-wich College and King’s College,Cambridge, and he entered

Guy’s as a clinical student in1918. He was one of the rugby giants of his day: a blue atCambridge in 1913 led on after the war to the captaincy ofGuy’s (then a mighty force in the game) and Ireland. He

qualified in 1921, became F.R.c.s. in 1923, and took the M.CH.in 1924. He was house-surgeon to Sir Alfred Fripp and laterworked in the anatomy department at Guy’s. In 1923 hebecame surgical registrar, but he had to wait until 1931 beforethere was a vacancy on the surgical staff at Guy’s whichenabled him to achieve the position he had clearly been destinedfor. When Mr. A. R. Thompson retired in 1936, Dohertywas appointed surgeon to the genitourinary department, andfor many years he was one of the foremost men in London inthis specialty.

Soon after the end of the 1939-45 war, he became deputysuperintendent of Guy’s, and he was deeply concerned in thepost-war reconstitution of the hospital. He assumed theburdens of the superintendent’s duties in 1948, and his

sympathetic and wise direction of affairs will long beremembered.

J. J. C. writes:" There has probably never been a Guy’s man in the pasi

fifty years with so many intimate friends, not only at Guy’;but in wider circles. As an Irish international and a Cambridgeblue, he played with all the best-known rugby players of theday, and was a close friend of many of those who fell in thewar. He captained Guy’s for three years at a time when theteam included many South Africans and was probably thestrongest club side in the country.

" George (we never really discovered how that name wasearned) was much more than an outstanding athlete and 2

first-class surgeon. He had a remarkable gift for getting tcknow students, house officers, and junior staff, and he wasalways ready to give helpful advice on a great many subjectsAs superintendent, he undertook a mass of administrativework in the war-scarred hospital, and his advice and

suggestions quickly won the support of the Governors."

N. L. E. adds:"

George Doherty was undoubtedly one of the most popularmen at Guy’s during the past fifty years. He was already

well known for his rugby before he came to the hospital, andhe enhanced his reputation in every way. A magnificentleader of forwards, his battle cry of exhortation could beheard all over the ground. As a member of the staff, he tooka close interest in all the social and sporting activities of thehospital and he was president of many hospital organisations.He had a ready wit and a gift for public speaking, so that anyaddress he made was received with great enthusiasm. As a

colleague he was well loved and admired by all, and heretained their affection as superintendent in the difficult yearsafter the inception of the National Health Service. He joinedFreemasonry in 1925, but he took a back seat during his busycareer, to return with vigour after his retirement, and he madean excellent master in 1964-65. He will be sadly missed by allwho knew him."

In 1922 Mr. Doherty married Annie Ruth MargaretBarker, and they had two sons and a daughter.

WILLIAM ALISTAIR D’ARCY ADAMSONM.B. Edin., F.R.C.S.E.

Mr. W. A. D’A. Adamson, formerly surgeon to theEdinburgh Royal Infirmary, died at his Dorset home onFeb. 28 at the age of 62.

His father was in general practice in Dover, and he waseducated at Sherborne. After serving two years’ apprenticeshipin engineering he decided to take up medicine, and he graduatedM.B. from the University of Edinburgh in 1928. He held house-appointments at the Royal Infirmary and took the F.R.C.S.E. in1931. He also acted as private assistant to Sir David Wilkieand Sir Henry Wade, and in 1937 he was appointed to the staffof the Royal Infirmary. From 1945 to 1951 he was surgeon tothe Deaconess Hospital. He became consultant surgeon withcharge of beds at the Royal Infirmary in 1953, and he retiredin 1963.

A. 1. S. M. writes:" Bill Adamson died suddenly, as he had long predicted he

would, after all too short an enjoyment of the country life towhich he had looked forward so greatly. His professional lifehad been immensely busy. His father had been an Edinburghgraduate, and he himself had been private assistant to Sir DavidWilkie and Sir Henry Wade before becoming clinical tutor toJock Struthers in the Royal Infirmary. This began an associa-tion with the teaching staff of the Royal Infirmary which lastedmore than thirty years. To this background he added efficientsurgical craftsmanship-possibly as a result of his early trainingin engineering his approach to surgery was essentially practicaland his technique simple and without frills-great personalinterest in his patients, and the most scrupulous attention to hisrelations with his medical colleagues. In consequence he builtup a large private practice and his patients were devoted to him.

" His principal recreations were gardening and fishing, andhe was a skilful and successful salmon angler, especially onTweed. Any kind of handiwork came naturally to him, and hishuge hands were capable of remarkably neat work. He was notby nature gregarious, but his experience and his wide readingmade him an agreeable and interesting companion. His

expansive presence, his quiet voice and rather quick manner ofspeaking, his fund of stories, and his infectious chuckle will bemuch missed."

AppointmentsCROSS, A. B., M.B. Belf.: M.o. (surgeon specialist), British Solomon Islands

Protectorate.DE GABRIELLE, GESWALDA, M.D. Lond.: consultant hsematologist,

Chelmsford hospital group.FOSTER, BRUCE, M.B. Lond., F.F.A. R.C.S., D.A.: consultant anesthetist,

United Manchester Hospitals.McDoNNELL, M. W., M.B. Glasg.: M.o., British Solomon Islands

Protectorate.KELHAM, GEOFFREY, M.B. Cantab., D.M.R.E. : consultant radiologist, Devon

and Exeter area, based on North Devon Infirmary, Barnstaple.