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Subject: ROGER ALAN BIRDWOOD, M.D., Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:28 pm
"Medical Superintendent of Metropolitan Infectious Hospitals. WE regret to announce the death, at the age of 72, of Dr. Roger Alan Birdwood, who was for maniy ears a medical superintendent of various hospitals in the infectious service of the Metropolitan-Asylums Board.
He was born on October 14th, 1851, at Bombay, where his father, General Clhristopher Birdwood, was Deputy Comiimissary-General, one of his brothers beinig the late Sir George Birdwood, I.M.S. He was educated at the Dollar Academy; School for Sons of Missionialries, Blackheath; King's College, London; Peterhouse, Cambridge; and Guy's Hospital. He took the diploma of M.R.C.S. in 1877, and graduated M.D.Cantab. in 1889. In 1889 lie first joined the service of the Metropolitan Asylums Board as assistant medical officer to the small-pox hospital at Hampstead, where he reemained for a few months. He then went out to South Africa to serve as civil surgeon in the Galeka and Zulu campaigns, in whiclh he gained a medal and clasp. On his return to England he first acted as house-surgeon to the Gravesend Infirmary, where he secured the provision of a separate ward for children, and then rejoined the Metropolitan Asylums Board, and remained in its service until his retirement in 1915.
In June, 1884, he was appointed medical superintendent of the small-pox hospital ships, a post whichi lie held until 1892, when he was transferred to the South-Western Fever Hospital at Stockwell. At the time of hiis appointmenit only convalescent small-pox patients were remiioved out of London; he urged the removal of all cases direct from their homes to the ships, on the grouud that this measure would result in a diminution of the inciden-ce of the disease. This proposal was objected to by experts, who maintained that the patients would die on their w-av to the hospital, that small-pox would not be prevenited, and that it was impracticable. The managers, however, in 1886 adopted Dr. Birdwood's proposal, the wisdom of which was amply proved by its successful results. He also carried out changes in the dietary of smnall-pox patients which resulted in a reduced mortality and expenditure.
In August, 1892, Dr. Birdwood was entrusted with the work of planning, opening, and furnishing the Nortli- Eastern Fever Hospital at Tottenham, which was erected in the course of a few weeks at a time of great pressuire. After serving there as medical superintendent for five years he superintended the opening and equipment of the Park Fever Hospital at Hither Green, where lie remainied until his retirement in 1915. On several occasions Dr. Birdwood's advice was sought by the Board in connexion with special matters, and it was on his initiative that the Board's hospitals were first utilized for medical instruction. In recognition of his long and valuable services the Board granted his request that a term of five years should be added to his actual period of service in computing his superannuation allowance.
Dr. Birdwood wrote a paper in Guy's Hospital Reports for 1891 entitled " A theory of small-pox," in which he maintained that the disease was a skin niveosis and not a blood zymosis, but otherwise did niot miake anv contributions to literature.
In private life Dr. Birdwood was a courteous and affable gentleman of a retiring disposition, his chief recreation being gardening".
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Subject: Roger Allan Birdwood , M.D. Tue Apr 16, 2013 1:22 am
Roger Allan Birdwood is listed in Mack & Shad as ' Civil Surgeon ' was entitled to the Medal and Clasp 78 -79 . 90th