Henry Mc William Lyle

bmj;378/sep30_2/o2346/FAF1faHenry Mc William Lyle (“Harry”) was the first doctor in his farming family in Northern Ireland. Having gained honours at Queen’s, he started out in surgical training, but this was cut short when he contracted tuberculosis. He spent six months in Forster Green Sanatorium, and then six months at home recovering; his father constructed a cabin with fold down walls so he could lie in the fresh air daily. Antibiotics saved the day. He was advised against returning to hospital work and so chose general practice. He and Sadie, his new wife, crossed the Irish sea to work and live in Thurcroft, a mining village in south Yorkshire, where he remained as a family doctor for the next 40 years. He and his partner looked after the medical needs of 6000 patients, supported the local midwives in home deliveries, performed forceps deliveries in the local maternity home around the clock,…
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