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156 May fly. He read widely in French, German, and Spanish and was most knowledgeable about music, of which he was very fond. To his medical knowledge and skill he added an unusual degree of common sense. A Yorkshireman, round of face, with a jovial countenance, he was the best of companions." A. J. C. recalls early days in Cambridge: " I met Sidney Riddiough first in 1915 in his room at The Leys School, where he sat affably receiving small boys bring- ing exercise books. Then two years later, when I was up for an exam, he was house-physician to Professor Bradbury at Addenbrooke’s. Bradder seemed to relish mispronouncing his name-"This patient, Mister Rid-di-owe, has been smoking te-back-er " the old man would give out. Riddioff had a gift for mimicry and Bradder was his best impersonation. A small party of us that summer of 1917 hacked with Tibbs, and Riddiough always organised a race in some suitably large field. How those war half-dieted poor old screws flew as we came into the straight neck and neck. He fully maintained these sporting traditions, but we lost touch. And now he is no longer in the saddle or on the fens." DOUGLAS HUTCHISON M.B. Glasg., D.P.M. Dr. Hutchison, who was killed in a climbing accident in Scotland on Jan. 3 at the age of 31, had spent the last three years as registrar and senior registrar in the depart- ment for children and parents at the Tavistock Clinic, London, and was in his final year of training at the Insti- tute of Psychoanalysis. He graduated M.B. from Glasgow University in 1950 and, after holding house-appointments, began his psychiatric training in Prof. Ferguson Rodger’s department in 1953. After taking the D.P.M. he came to London in 1955 to train in child psychiatry and psychoanalysis. He was an experienced climber and a former president of the Glasgow University Mountaineering Club. He had several difficult Alpine climbs to his credit. On his last climb he was a member of a party of six who set off in perfect weather to walk up the easy snow-covered north-west ridge of Ben More, Perthshire. He slipped without warning as he was crossing a frozen slope towards a sheltered corner on a lip of the corrie. He was unable to stop his slide with his ice-axe and fell 1500 feet. Of his work at the Tavistock Clinic J. B. writes: " There are too few young men of Douglas Hutchison’s stamp coming into child psychiatry and his loss is correspond- ingly great. He was not afraid to learn from mistakes, while his modest charm earned him much affection. He read hard and thought for himself. Although reticent and slow to advance his own views, when he began to make contributions they bore the stamp of intelligent and careful thought. In his clinical work he never spared himself. It was this attitude of responsibility to his work that inspired confidence and, combined with high ability, led us to believe he would go far." R. D. L., who was a fellow student at Glasgow, writes: " After qualifying, Douglas Hutchison had first studied chemistry as an aspect of his lifelong pursuit of the truth, but he abandoned it and turned to psychiatry and psychoanalysis when he realised that the ’ truth ’ he sought was that of his own existence and that of others. With truth, he loved freedom and this made it too difficult for him ever to suppose that the truth could be found ultimately in any particular theory. Thus his thinking had a rare untrammelled lack of bias. With humility, he combined exceptional talent: with a certain , canniness ’ an unimpaired generosity. His customary reserve concealed a native wildness and did not cripple his capacity to rejoice." ROBERT BERTRAM BLAIR M.B. Edin., F.R.C.S.E. Mr. Blair, who was for many years honorary surgeon to the Royal Infirmary and the Victoria Hospital for Sick Children in Hull, died on Dec. 31 at the age of 71. He was born in Fife and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating M.B. in 1911. After holding appoint. ments at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and the Radcliffe Iniir. , mary, Oxford, he served as a volunteer in the R.A.M.C. Asa surgeon specialist to the British Expeditionary Force, with the i rank of major, he gave most of his attention to limb surgery. After the war he settled in Hull and was appointed honorary assistant surgeon to the Royal Infirmary there in 1919. The following year he was appointed to the staff of the Victoria Children’s Hospital, where he took special interest in ortho. psedic work. For 30 years he was also surgeon to the HuD Park Avenue crippled children’s school. He was largely responsible for having a fracture clinic built at the Hull Roy4 Infirmary, and he took a leading part in the negotiations that led to the building of the Sutton annexe. During the late war, besides his other work, he had E.M.S. beds under his care at Driffield, Beverley, and Cottingham, After his retirement in 1947 he continued to give valuable service by assisting in the casualty department at the Hull Royal Infirmary and in general practice. In 1945 he was elected a member of the board of management of Hull Royal Infirmary and chairman of the standing medical committee, and in 1948 he became a member of Hull " A " group hospital management committee. He also held an appointment as general surgeon with the committee. E. M. D. writes: " Mr. Blair was always one who bore his years lightly and seemed to be full of energy and a desire to continue in active medicine. He was a first-class surgeon and showed his special skill in orthopxdics. He was particularly interested in treat- ing orthopaedic abnormalities in children, and many patients owe their subsequent activity to his kindliness and skill. He was always willing to advise his junior colleagues and to help assist them to develop their own knowledge and skill. When he was president of the Hull Literary and Philosophies Society, he conducted its affairs with dignity and indicated that his interests were spread over a much greater field than I that of his professional sphere." Mr. Blair leaves a widow, a daughter, and three sons, one of whom is a doctor. Appointments CuSACK, ANNYS M., M.B. Lond., D.P.H.: senior M.o., school health service, Leicester. FOXEN, E. H. M., F.R.C.S., D.L.O. : consultant surgeon, E.N.T. department, French Hospital and Dispensary, London. PLEYDELL, M. J., M.C., M.D. Lond.: M.O.H., Oxfordshire. RUSSELL, J. D., M.B. Sydney, D.P.H.: assistant county M.o. and district M.O.H., Ryde, Sandown-Shanklin, and Ventnor, Isle of Wight. South Western Regional Hospital Board : JOHNSON, D. H., M.D. Brist.: consultant pathologist, Bristol clinical area. KELLY, T. S-B., M.B. Manc., F.R.C.S.E., D.O.M.S. : consultant ophthalmic surgeon, Bath Eye Infirmary. MONKS, P. J. W., M.B. Lond., F.R.C.S.: consultant surgeon, Exeter c1inic area. SIME, D. A., M.B. Edin.: S.H.M.O., Royal Western Counties Institution, Starcross, Devon. Births, Marriages, and Deaths BROwNE.-On Jan. 9, at Liverpool, James Charles Haines Browne, M.R.C.S., medical superintendent, Cunard White Star Line, aged 48. PiNBS.—On Jan. 10, at his home, 38, Basing Hill, London, N.W.11, Noab Pines, M.B., aged 71.
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May fly. He read widely in French, German, and Spanish andwas most knowledgeable about music, of which he was
very fond. To his medical knowledge and skill he added anunusual degree of common sense. A Yorkshireman, roundof face, with a jovial countenance, he was the best of
companions."
A. J. C. recalls early days in Cambridge:" I met Sidney Riddiough first in 1915 in his room at The
Leys School, where he sat affably receiving small boys bring-ing exercise books. Then two years later, when I was up foran exam, he was house-physician to Professor Bradbury atAddenbrooke’s. Bradder seemed to relish mispronouncing hisname-"This patient, Mister Rid-di-owe, has been smokingte-back-er " the old man would give out. Riddioff had a giftfor mimicry and Bradder was his best impersonation. A smallparty of us that summer of 1917 hacked with Tibbs, andRiddiough always organised a race in some suitably largefield. How those war half-dieted poor old screws flew as wecame into the straight neck and neck. He fully maintainedthese sporting traditions, but we lost touch. And now he isno longer in the saddle or on the fens."
DOUGLAS HUTCHISONM.B. Glasg., D.P.M.
Dr. Hutchison, who was killed in a climbing accidentin Scotland on Jan. 3 at the age of 31, had spent the lastthree years as registrar and senior registrar in the depart-ment for children and parents at the Tavistock Clinic,London, and was in his final year of training at the Insti-tute of Psychoanalysis.He graduated M.B. from Glasgow University in 1950 and,
after holding house-appointments, began his psychiatrictraining in Prof. Ferguson Rodger’s department in 1953.After taking the D.P.M. he came to London in 1955 to train inchild psychiatry and psychoanalysis.He was an experienced climber and a former president of the
Glasgow University Mountaineering Club. He had severaldifficult Alpine climbs to his credit. On his last climb he was amember of a party of six who set off in perfect weather to walkup the easy snow-covered north-west ridge of Ben More,Perthshire. He slipped without warning as he was crossing afrozen slope towards a sheltered corner on a lip of the corrie.He was unable to stop his slide with his ice-axe and fell1500 feet.
Of his work at the Tavistock Clinic J. B. writes:" There are too few young men of Douglas Hutchison’s
stamp coming into child psychiatry and his loss is correspond-ingly great. He was not afraid to learn from mistakes, whilehis modest charm earned him much affection. He read hardand thought for himself. Although reticent and slow to
advance his own views, when he began to make contributionsthey bore the stamp of intelligent and careful thought. In hisclinical work he never spared himself. It was this attitudeof responsibility to his work that inspired confidence
and, combined with high ability, led us to believe he wouldgo far."
R. D. L., who was a fellow student at Glasgow, writes:" After qualifying, Douglas Hutchison had first studied
chemistry as an aspect of his lifelong pursuit of the truth, buthe abandoned it and turned to psychiatry and psychoanalysiswhen he realised that the ’ truth ’ he sought was that of his ownexistence and that of others. With truth, he loved freedomand this made it too difficult for him ever to suppose that thetruth could be found ultimately in any particular theory.Thus his thinking had a rare untrammelled lack of bias. Withhumility, he combined exceptional talent: with a certain, canniness ’ an unimpaired generosity. His customary reserveconcealed a native wildness and did not cripple his capacityto rejoice."
ROBERT BERTRAM BLAIRM.B. Edin., F.R.C.S.E.
Mr. Blair, who was for many years honorary surgeonto the Royal Infirmary and the Victoria Hospital for SickChildren in Hull, died on Dec. 31 at the age of 71.He was born in Fife and studied medicine at the University
of Edinburgh, graduating M.B. in 1911. After holding appoint.ments at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and the Radcliffe Iniir. ,mary, Oxford, he served as a volunteer in the R.A.M.C. Asasurgeon specialist to the British Expeditionary Force, with the irank of major, he gave most of his attention to limb surgery.
After the war he settled in Hull and was appointed honoraryassistant surgeon to the Royal Infirmary there in 1919. Thefollowing year he was appointed to the staff of the VictoriaChildren’s Hospital, where he took special interest in ortho.psedic work. For 30 years he was also surgeon to the HuDPark Avenue crippled children’s school. He was largelyresponsible for having a fracture clinic built at the Hull Roy4Infirmary, and he took a leading part in the negotiations thatled to the building of the Sutton annexe.
During the late war, besides his other work, he had E.M.S.beds under his care at Driffield, Beverley, and Cottingham,After his retirement in 1947 he continued to give valuableservice by assisting in the casualty department at the HullRoyal Infirmary and in general practice. In 1945 he waselected a member of the board of management of Hull RoyalInfirmary and chairman of the standing medical committee,and in 1948 he became a member of Hull " A " group hospitalmanagement committee. He also held an appointment as
general surgeon with the committee.
E. M. D. writes:" Mr. Blair was always one who bore his years lightly and
seemed to be full of energy and a desire to continue in activemedicine. He was a first-class surgeon and showed his specialskill in orthopxdics. He was particularly interested in treat-ing orthopaedic abnormalities in children, and many patientsowe their subsequent activity to his kindliness and skill. Hewas always willing to advise his junior colleagues and to helpassist them to develop their own knowledge and skill. Whenhe was president of the Hull Literary and PhilosophiesSociety, he conducted its affairs with dignity and indicatedthat his interests were spread over a much greater field than Ithat of his professional sphere."Mr. Blair leaves a widow, a daughter, and three sons,
one of whom is a doctor.
Appointments
CuSACK, ANNYS M., M.B. Lond., D.P.H.: senior M.o., school health service,Leicester.
FOXEN, E. H. M., F.R.C.S., D.L.O. : consultant surgeon, E.N.T. department,French Hospital and Dispensary, London.
PLEYDELL, M. J., M.C., M.D. Lond.: M.O.H., Oxfordshire.RUSSELL, J. D., M.B. Sydney, D.P.H.: assistant county M.o. and district
M.O.H., Ryde, Sandown-Shanklin, and Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
South Western Regional Hospital Board :JOHNSON, D. H., M.D. Brist.: consultant pathologist, Bristol clinical area.KELLY, T. S-B., M.B. Manc., F.R.C.S.E., D.O.M.S. : consultant ophthalmic
surgeon, Bath Eye Infirmary.MONKS, P. J. W., M.B. Lond., F.R.C.S.: consultant surgeon, Exeter c1inic
area.
SIME, D. A., M.B. Edin.: S.H.M.O., Royal Western Counties Institution,Starcross, Devon.
Births, Marriages, and Deaths
BROwNE.-On Jan. 9, at Liverpool, James Charles Haines Browne, M.R.C.S.,medical superintendent, Cunard White Star Line, aged 48.
PiNBS.—On Jan. 10, at his home, 38, Basing Hill, London, N.W.11, NoabPines, M.B., aged 71.
