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C E Mathieson, Mb, ChbSource: The British Medical Journal, Vol. 281, No. 6237 (Aug. 9, 1980), p. 460Published by: BMJStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25440950 .

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460 BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 9 AUGUST 1980

OBITUARY

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T McM SHARP MD, FRFPSGLAS

Dr T McM Sharp, who was formerly Regional Medical Officer for British Railways in

Scotland, died at his home at Wemyss Bay on

5 July. He was 78.

Thomas McMurtrie Sharp was born on 17

July 1901. He graduated MB, ChB at Glasgow in 1925, became a

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[British Railways

fellow of the Royal

Faculty of Phys icians and Sur

geons, Glasgow (as a physician) in

1936, and pro ceeded MD Glas

gow in 1937. After

resident posts at

the Victoria In

firmary, Glasgow, he went to sea as

a ship's surgeon, but after voyages to the Far East and

America decided to enter general practice in Bute, where he

stayed from 1930 until 1943. In addition to his

work as a general practitioner, he became

honorary civilian consultant to the Admiralty. In 1943 Dr Sharp moved to a general practice at Clarkston, and in 1947 he was appointed

medical officer to the London and North eastern Railway Company in Edinburgh. On

nationalisation in the following year he

became assistant medical officer for the Scottish

Region and, in 1962, regional medical officer; in that capacity his contribution to the structure of the occupational Health Services

of the British Railways Board was highly esteemed.

After retirement in 1968 Dr Sharp went to

live on the shores of the River Clyde, where his contact with the sea and shipping continued as

well as his hobbies of golf and fishing. Dr Sharp is remembered with affection by

his friends and colleagues for his ability to

listen to the problems of those employed in the

industry and for the professional skill with

which he approached his duties. His wife died

three years ago and he is survived by a

daughter and grandchildren, who live in

Greece.?SMcK.

H G HARVEY MRCS, LRCP

Dr H G Harvey, who was formerly in general practice at Dorchester, Dorset, died on 21

June at the age of 79. Hubert Gosling Harvey was born on 10

October 1900 and, after qualifying at St

Thomas's Hospital, London, in 1926, he

became ? clinical assistant in that hospital's

paediatric department, after which he took up a midwifery appointment at St Mary's

Hospital, Dublin. Dr Harvey then returned to

his home in Bermuda, where he was medical

superintendent at the King Edward VII

Memorial Hospital from 1929 to 1933, thus

following in the footsteps of his father, who was the cofounder of Bermuda's first hospital and medical officer of health for Bermuda.

Apart from his excellent work at Dorchester, where he was loved and respected by all who

worked with him, Hubert will be greatly missed because of his kindness, unassuming nature, and keen sense of humour. At the age of 60 he retired to Burley, in the New Forest.

His many interests included sailing, wood

carving, and a passion for Mozart. Even when

he was seriously ill he was cheerful and helpful, and caused as little trouble as possible.

Hubert Harvey's wife Gwen died in 1965, and he is survived by a son, Julian, and a

daughter, Vivien.?CRS.

J S HOVELL MB, CHB, FRCSED, FRCOG

Mr J S Hovell, who had been a consultant

obstetrician and gynaecologist at Darlington, died on 13 July. He was 80.

James Stoddart Hovell, who was born

on 5 March 1900, graduated in medicine

from the University of Edinburgh in 1922,

taking the FRCS there in 1926; he was elected

a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians

and Gynaecologists in 1947.

ED writes: Wherever he worked, James Hovell was completely absorbed in every

aspect of the needs and the wellbeing of his

patients. He was consultant obstetrician and

gynaecologist first at Omdurman Hospital,

Sudan, and then at Greenbank Hospital,

Darlington. After his retirement he worked for

two years in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In Khar

toum, where he had also lectured at the

Kitchener School of Medicine, his warm

personality and true caring are still re

membered with gratitude and affection after

all these years. He modernised the training of

midwives and initiated important programmes of preventive medicine, which included a

successful campaign against female circum

cision. His competence and genuine attitude

won him the confidence of everyone. Some

years ago he was invited to the independence celebrations in the Sudan Republic, and though he could not go it meant a great deal to him to

be remembered.

Throughout his career Jimmy Hovell made

a point of keeping abreast of developments in

obstetrics, gynaecology, and neonatal care.

After returning from the Sudan he gained

further experience at Vienna University. Wherever he worked he made sure of a high

standard and that his unit had the necessary modern equipment. He had great common

sense, a good sense of humour, and never spared himself. Jimmy had many interests, which

included archaeology and history. He travelled

widely and spoke fluent Arabic. He was well

read and had a keen ear for music. He would

recall with amusement playing Handel's Largo at a concert as a schoolboy. For relaxation he

sailed and played golf. Above all else he showed a great human interest in all the medical and

nursing staff who worked with him, towards

whom he was good and caring, as he was to his

patients.

C E MATHIESON MB, CHB

Dr C E Mathieson, who was a general practi tioner at Kippax, Yorkshire, until 1972, died on 30 June at Leeds. He was 77.

Charles Edward Mathieson was born in

Aberdeenshire on 17 July 1902, educated at

Inverurie Academy, and graduated from

Aberdeen University in 1925. After assistant

ships at Buckie, Darlington, and Oxfordshire, he bought a practice at Kippax in 1930, where

he took his bride Molly. Dr Mathieson served

in the RAMC during the second world war in

various parts of the Far East, reaching the

rank of major in charge of Medical Division, 48th Indian General Hospital at Supreme Allied Headquarters at Kandy.

On his return from the war Dr Mathieson

picked up the threads of his practice and

rebuilt it. I joined him in 1960?first as

assistant, and then as partner. He was a superb

diagnostician who knew about his patients, their antecedents, and their family histories.

Teaching naturally, by example rather than

formally, he trained all his assistants in the

business and economics of general practice and its organisation.

Dr Mathieson was a generous host and

gave generously to the life of his adopted

village and district; interested in amateur

dramatics, he promoted the welfare of the

local drama and amateur operatic groups. He

was a life member of the BMA and Medical

Chirurgical Society of Leeds, county surgeon to the St John Ambulance Brigade for several

years, and president of the local branch of the

British Legion. Molly Mathieson died in 1958 and Dr

Mathieson retired from practice in 1972, but

was sustained in his last illness by his daughters Anne and Elizabeth. His patients and

colleagues will miss him as a just man who

loved mercy, and walked humbly with his

God.?WM.

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