John Bradley, aged seventy-five in 1937, reflects on fifty years as a general practitioner in Sedgebury [Sedgley] in the Black Country, after being trained at North Bromwich [Birmingham] Medical School. He recalls his marriage to Clara Medhurst, their son Matthew, and the hopes and disappointments that go with family life. He remembers the characters he met in North Bromwich and Sedgebury, and the life-long friendships he began, especially with Martin Lacey. In the days before the National Health Service, he reveals how precarious the rewards of a practice could be and the parts played by chance and determination. John Bradley remembers sympathetically his range of patients and the importance of medical advancements, particularly the use of antiseptics in saving lives. The novel is surprisingly modern in the medical issues it deals with such as childbirth and the misuse of drugs. Undoubtedly, being a GP is a lifetime’s ‘noble calling’.
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John Bradley, North Bromwich, Jacob Medhurst, Mary Sanders, Black Country, Boulton Crescent, George Munslow, George Perks, Janet Medhurst, Martin Lacey, Crabb's Lane, Matthew Bradley, Cottage Hospital, Aaron Sanders, Sedgebury Main, Captain Kidd, Matt Bradley, Laura Munslow, Prince's Hospital, Mawne Heath, Friendly Societies, Uncle Jacob, Miss Kilmansegg, Silver Street, Emma Higgins Browse Sample Pages:
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John Bradley, North Bromwich, Jacob Medhurst, Mary Sanders, Black Country, Boulton Crescent, George Munslow, George Perks, Janet Medhurst, Martin Lacey, Crabb's Lane, Matthew Bradley, Cottage Hospital, Aaron Sanders, Sedgebury Main, Captain Kidd, Matt Bradley, Laura Munslow, Prince's Hospital, Mawne Heath, Friendly Societies, Uncle Jacob, Miss Kilmansegg, Silver Street, Emma Higgins Browse Sample Pages:
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