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BRrnSH 764 MARCH 27, 1954 OBITUARY MEDICAL JOURNAL for Women, Liverpool, before moving to London, where he worked successively as house-physician at the East Obituary London Hospital for Children and as clinical assistant to the ophthalmic out-patients department at the London Hospital. In 1906 he entered a partnership at Eastbourne, H. W. MARETT TIMS, O.B.E., M.D. where he remained until he retired in 1922, except for the period of his service as a temporary captain in the R.A.M.C. H. W. Marett Tims died at Lower Bourne, near Dr. in Italy and France in the first world war. In 1923 he Farnham, Surrey, on March 4, eight days before his was appointed a cavalier of the Order of the Crown of 91st birthday. All through his professional career his Italy for distinguished services rendered during the war. In interests ranged widely over the whole field of biology, 1922 he took up residence in Switzerland and remained there and he was perhaps best known as professor of biology until his death, except for the major part of the last war, at the Royal Veterinary College. when he was in England. He is survived by a widow, two sons, and three daughters. Henry William Marett Tims was born at Calcutta, the son of Dr. T. Lamb Tims, and was educated at Reading Hoylake, School and at Edinburgh University, where he had an Dr. EDGAR STEVENSON, who died at his home at Cheshire, on February 3 at the age of 86, was for many outstanding career as a student. He obtained first-class years well known as an ophthalmic surgeon in the Liver- honours in anatomy, surgery, and clinical surgery and pool area. He studied medicine at Aberdeen, graduating M.B., C.M. in 1887. Three years later he graduated M.B., C.M. in 1889, and proceeded to the M.D., with com- proceeded to the M.D., with commendation. After mendation, three years later. After a period of study at graduation he held the appointment of assistant Strasbourg he returned to his home at Birkenhead. In 1892 demonstrator in anatomy and physiology in Edinburgh he was appointed house-surgeon to the Liverpool Eye and University, and then, in 1889, he came to London to Ear Infirmary, becoming assistant surgeon two years later, continue his postgraduate studies at St. Thomas's as well as honorary ophthalmic surgeon to Toxteth work- house. At the beginning of the century he was appointed Hospital. Then for a number of years in the late to the honorary staff of the Eye and Ear Infirmary--to which 'eighties and early 'nineties he was employed as a medical he later became consulting ophthalmic surgeon-and also officer under the London County Council. In 1892 he demonstrator in ophthalmology in University College, Liver- became lecturer in biology and comparative anatomy at pool, a post he held for a number of years. At Liverpool Westminster Hospital Medical School, an appointment he was in partnership first with Dr. Edgar A. Browne, a he held until 1901, when he took up a similar post at son of Hablot Knight Browne, better known as "Phiz," the Charing Cross Hospital Medical School. A few the illustrator of books by Charles Dickens, and later with years later he became reader in zoology at the Bedford Dr. F. B. Chavasse, son of the second Bishop of Liverpool. College for Women in London University, and in 1908 During the first world war Dr. Stevenson served as an ophthalmic surgeon attached to the 1 st Western General was appointed to the chair of biology at the Royal Hospital. Later he became ophthalmic surgeon to the Minis- Veterinary College. To these two appointments he try of Pensions Hospital at Liverpool. Among his many until the outbreak of devoted a good deal of his time contributions to the medical literature was a paper on the the first world war in 1914, when he relinquished his treatment of corneal opacities by electrolysis which appeared civilian duties to serve in the R.A.M.C., in which he in this Jouirnal in 1896. After his retirement he went to attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel. For his war live at Hoylake. For relaxation he enjoyed fishing, and work he was appointed O.B.E. in 1919, and in the follow- only recently had contributed an article to the Fishing ing year he was awarded the Order of St. Sava by the Gazette. His wife, formerly Miss Helen D. L. Gunn, had King of Yugoslavia. predeceased him by only two weeks. many years Dr. Marett Tims acted as examiner For Dr. G. H. GRILLS, formerly medical superintendent of the in physiology and biology for the Society of Apothe- County Mental Hospital, Chester, died at his home at caries of London and in elementary biology for the Lon- Lymm on February 16 at the age of 82. Galbraith Hamilton don Conjoint Board. After the war he was for a time Grills was born on April 17, 1871, and was educated at the reader in zoology and comparative anatomy in London old Queen's College, Belfast, and at Liverpool University, University and lecturer in comparative dental anatomy graduating M.B., B.Ch. at the former Royal University of at the Royal Dental Hospital of London. Always keenly Ireland in 1899. He proceeded to the M.D. in 1902, and was awarded the diploma in mental and nervous disorders he contributed a number of interested in odontology, of the University and the Gaskell medal and prize of the important papers on the subject to various scientific pub- Royal Medico-Psychological Association. Dr. Grills spent lications. He also edited the seventh and eighth editions practically the whole of his professional life at the County of Tomes's Dental Anatomy. He had been recorder and Mental Hospital, Chester, where he first went in the early vice-president of section D of the British Association, 1900's as assistant medical officer. He later became medical and while resident in the Channel Islands, where he superintendent and held the post for many years, retiring lived for a time after the first world war, he was chair- in 1945, when he went to live at King's Norton, Birming- Last year, however, he returned to the county he had man of the Jersey Division of the British Medical Asso- ham. ciation in 1924-5. In 1888 he married Miss Alice M. M. served so well and took up residence at Lymm, where he died. Findlay, who died in 1950. There was one son and one J. H. M. writes: Having been associated with Dr. Grills daughter of the marriage. for well over 30 years, I find it hard to realize that he nas passed on. Somehow I regarded him as one who had discovered the secret of perpetual youth. His unceasing vitality, his boundless enthusiasm, and his boyishness of Dr. AMBROSE EMERSON, who was in general practice at spirits never suggested that he should grow old, although he Eastbourne for many years, died suddenly at his home at lived to the good age of 82. He was a doyen and a pioneer Vennes-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland, on January 28 at the among medical superintendents. All his vigour of mind age of 78. Ambrose Emerson was born on January 15, and body was given whole-heartedly to his life's work, 1876, and was educated at Cambridge University and at which he loved and in which he spent 45 years of active University College Hospital, graduating M.B., B.Chir. in service. His sympathy, kindliness, and knowledge were ever 1901. He proceeded to the M.D. three years later. He available to his patients as well as to his junior colleagues, held appointments at the Stanley Hospital and the Hospital who mourn the passing of a great and lovable gentleman. BRITISH MARCH 27, 1954 OBITUARY MEDICAL JOURNAL 765 He was invariably in the van in the use of new treatments. tion of Boy Scouts, a post which he filled with great pride His hospital was among the first to introduce malarial to himself and to everybody else's great satisfaction until his therapy, diathermy, sun-ray lamps, electric shock treatment, death. He was also a keen sportsman, being a good shot etc. His motto was " To stand still is to recede." He genu- and fisherman, a life member of the local rowing club, and a inely felt for his patients. My own feeling is that he re- founder member of the tennis club. In quieter vein he was garded it almost as an injustice that they should be so fond of gardening, showing special interest in the growing sorelv afflicted. "What better are we," he used to say, of chrysanthemums. In his heyday Dr. Miles was a tall, "that we should escape?" Material improvements during well-built man, and his character fully matched his physical his tenure of office were many and included a new annexe stature. Forthright and plain spoken, he had all the courage (12 wards) with operating theatre, a handsome home for of his convictions, but nobody suffered hurt thereby. His nurses, and the complete modernizing of the (then) 100-year- was a deeply religious nature, and this brought all the gentle- old building. He had no hobbies as such. He was devoted ness and goodness of religion into his activities and his to his family and home. He was a profound thinker, always dealings with his fellow men. Indeed, he was built four- seeking after truth. 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