Dr M I Cookson, who had been a general practitioner in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, for 37 years, died on 14 October. He was 74.
Maurice Ivor Cookson, known to his friends by his initials as Mic, was born in Walsall, wher he was educated at Queen Mary's Grammar School. He followed his brother to the University of Birmingham Medical School and graduated in 1935. After hospital appointments he chose a career in general practice, but this was interrupted by his wartime service in the Royal Air Force, mainly in north Africa. On demobilisation he joined a partnership in Gloucestershire and worked in and around Brockworth until his retirement at the end of 1983.
Mic always showed a thoughtful and caring approach. He gave his patients, staff, and partners constant unselfish support. He had a special interest in obstetrics, and his analytical mind permitted a proper appreciation of statistical information on this subject. In 1959, after writing a Charles Hastings prize essay, he became the first diplomate representative to attend the council of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. A founder member of the Royal College of General Practitioners, he strongly supported the college and served on the council and the journal's editorial board.
Mic enjoyed the solitude of the Welsh hills which he knew so well. His portrait photography was particularly good, and there are examples at the Royal College of General Practitioners. In 1938 he married Freda, who survives him with their two sons, one of whom is a consultant physician. - FWM.
Source: British Medical Journal Volume 295, 21 November 1987, Page 1356