Mordey, William (1803 - 1863)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E002749 - Mordey, William (1803 - 1863)
Title
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Mordey, William (1803 - 1863)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E002749
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2012-08-22
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Mordey, William (1803 - 1863), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
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Mordey, William
Date of Birth
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1803
Date of Death
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15 September 1863
Place of Death
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Sunderland
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS March 4th 1825
FRCS (by election) May 9th 1861
LSA 1824
JP
Details
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The son of Thomas Mordey, shipowner; studied at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals and afterwards in Paris. He commenced practice in Sunderland in 1826, when he became well known during the cholera epidemic of 1831-1832. He had charge of the Cholera Hospital and was generally praised for the good service rendered. During a further epidemic of cholera in Sunderland in 1848-1849 he was again of service acting as Cholera Surgeon to Sunderland and Hartlepool, and as Quarantine Medical Officer.
For twenty-five years he was Surgeon to the Sunderland Infirmary. He served as a Magistrate and Alderman, distinguishing himself by promoting sanitary improvements, and in forming the People's Park. A sufferer from gout, which ran in his family, he sustained a compound fracture of the leg, which impaired his health. He had an apoplectic seizure and died on the following day, September 15th, 1863, at 59 John Street, Sunderland.
Publication:
*History and Medical Treatment of Cholera, as it appeared in Sunderland in* 1831 (with W HASLEWOOD), 8vo, London, 1832.
Rights
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format
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Obituary
Format
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Asset
Asset Path
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E002000-E002999/E002700-E002799
URL for File
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374932
Media Type
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Unknown