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My GP, in Perry Barr from 1984, was Dr. Indu Chakma, who'd come from Bangladesh to the UK back in 1965. What a lovely man he was! Always cheerful, and had time to listen to you. Once, I felt quite ill and asked to see him as a matter of urgency. I staggered into his surgery, he took one look at me, and said "you have a chest infection." This was before I'd even sat down!! He was spot on with his diagnosis, though.
Dr. Chakma died on this day in 2014, and I always spare a thought and a prayer for him, and his family.
 
castalla said:
They had there Surgery in a house on the Coleshill Road then moved to present premises over the road from clock garage where the 3 generation grandson is a Doctor, and if i am correct they have a another surgery in Hazelhurst Road off the chester road,
As you used Chitnis did you live close by ¿ i lived in Millinghton Road
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Wow sorry for the delay, but yes I lived in Darley Avenue , I didn’t realise that there was a third generation of Dr Chitnis ,
 
we had a doctor in shard end his name was niski. thanks too him i am posting this now. when i had a motor bike accident.and was released from ebh hospital prematurity and collapsed in the kitchen at home. he ran from his surgery to our house took one look at me and called the ambo. my scull was cracked, i had a police escort blues and twos to smethwick nuro and was in a coma for weeks. well done that man.
 
Jeannie If i remember old Dr Chitnis as we called him was a small man with Glasses, his son was much taller, this was back in the sixty's, dont think old Chitnis worked much as he must of been retirement age, his son must be if still alive in his late eighty's now
 
castalla said:
Jeannie If i remember old Dr Chitnis as we called him was a small man with Glasses, his son was much taller, this was back in the sixty's, dont think old Chitnis worked much as he must of been retirement age, his son must be if still alive in his late eighty's now
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Old Doctor Chitnis was as you describe him, he looked after my mum when my 76 year old sister was born, she’s 4 years older than I am, I still remember Old Doctor Chitnis but saw more of his son at the surgery opposite the church on I think it was Chester road, been left Dear old Brum since 1969 ,the son was still there in 1982 when my late father died so like you say in his 80’ s maybe more
 
castalla said:
Jeannie If i remember old Dr Chitnis as we called him was a small man with Glasses, his son was much taller, this was back in the sixty's, dont think old Chitnis worked much as he must of been retirement age, his son must be if still alive in his late eighty's now
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How lovely to have 3 generations as a doctor
 
Our doctor was Dr. Butler and his wife whose practice was in a house on Reservoir Road Erdington. It was a few doors from the shops, Stockland Green end. He and his wife were also surgeons and did small operations in the back room. I had an abcess on my ear and they put me to sleep and lanced it. I wont go into all the gory details of some days later. But before they lanced it I had to have it plastered with the old black jack ointment for a week before hand. It really stunk. But they were wonderful doctors and mom nearly had a heart attack when he told her he was retiring
 
SuBee said:
The Villa Doc's

Dr Massey Senior, and his two sons Dr Paul and Dr Michael.

Maybe better known as 'The Villa Doctors'?
Initially practised on the corner of Park Lane Aston......later moving to Church Lane, Handsworth. Pioneering the transition from single handed GP practises to the Family Medical Centres.
Gp's always used to know the 'family members', recognising you by sight and remembering your name........and everything about you!
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I remember my family renting a house for a couple of years off Dr. Massey for our holidays down at Looe, Cornwall. It was on the front overlooking the sea.
 
Dr. Montague Rosenfield is my relative. His grandfather was David Tumpowsky of Wolverhampton - great grandfather of actors brothers David and Clive Swift. Does anyone have a photo of Dr Montague? I know he had daughters, one of his daughters is Linda Rosenfield. His sisters were Leah and Ray Rosenfield of Belfast.
 
He was my grandfather. He died in 1997. He was married to Leah and had two daughters Linda and Jacqueline. I will dig out a photo if I can. He always told stories about being a GP in Birmingham and whenever he was in hospital in his later years at the general he would get a heroes welcome!
 
Ktw789 said:
He was my grandfather. He died in 1997. He was married to Leah and had two daughters Linda and Jacqueline. I will dig out a photo if I can. He always told stories about being a GP in Birmingham and whenever he was in hospital in his later years at the general he would get a heroes welcome!
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Dear 5th cousin, I am Vladimir of Tumpowsky family. I manage and research Tumpowsky family tree. Montague's great grandfather Moses Tumpowsky was a brother of my great great great grandfather David Judel. Could you please write me to my e-mail: [email protected] I will tell you more about Tumpowsky family.
 
Ktw789 said:
He was my grandfather. He died in 1997. He was married to Leah and had two daughters Linda and Jacqueline. I will dig out a photo if I can. He always told stories about being a GP in Birmingham and whenever he was in hospital in his later years at the general he would get a heroes welcome!
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what a lovely kindly man your grandfather was and we would love it if you could post a photo of him... i am sure it would bring back memories of him to some of our members

lyn
 
Anns, Not of Dr James ,but Dr John his brother whose surgery was at the far End of the High street opposite the Congregational Church,
He was a wonderful man as was his colleague Dr Throne.
 
Hello Alberta, Thank you for your reply.

I didn't realise Dr James had a brother doctor, i always thought his wife was also a GP.
 
Reddi said:
Rob, many thanks for the information, I thought that perhaps it was just a GPs surgery but it would appear to have been more than that.
I think this requires some more investigation as both my wife and I are a little puzzled as to why her Grandmother would have died at the address.
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Hi reddi Kate Mathews/saragine was my grandmother.she had gone the doctors with chest pain he said it was nothing .she dropped dead in the doorway on her way out.told to me by her daughter my mum ,Mildred coles.I have more info about nana.her family.
 
Hi Reddi,Kate Mathews /Saragine was my nanna.She had gone to the doctors with chest pain,he said it was nothing.She dropped dead in the doorway on the way out.told to me by her daughter Mildred ,my mother
 
Jennym said:
Hi Reddi,Kate Mathews /Saragine was my nanna.She had gone to the doctors with chest pain,he said it was nothing.She dropped dead in the doorway on the way out.told to me by her daughter Mildred ,my mother
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Hi Jennym, Mildred Coles (or Millie as she was known) was my wifes Fathers (Albert Coles) Sister. Unfortunately my wife, Margaret passed away in January this year, but at the interment of her ashes at our local church last week attended by Alberts two other children, Bryan & Susan, mention was made of Millie. I have been putting together a family history of my wifes side (as well as my own) and though she is longer with us I am still keen to keep on with it so that our own two Sons and 4 grandchildren have knowledge of the wider family connections
 
I remember uncle Albert fondly.he did paperfolding tricks for me when I was a child and swept our chimney he was a beautiful human.
 
Jennym said:
I remember uncle Albert fondly.he did paperfolding tricks for me when I was a child and swept our chimney he was a beautiful human.
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Mum,Mildred married dad,Frederick John Rayment in 1946
Richard,Roger,Jenny ,Robin,Cheryl,Jayne all came to Australia on the fairsea in 1960,then Chris,Wayne,and Patricia were born.Aunty Joans daughter Jean came to live in Queensland with husband Eddy,an army sergeant.Jean died last year,of dementia.Aunty Joan ,I think died of dementia too.Mildred diedJune 17 2002.heart disease.Dad died in nursing home 2010 from a stroke.
 
hi folks my old doctors surgery 172 garretts green lane in sheldon dr r chopra does anyone have any memories of her?
I know now she is part time there and her son mainly works there. any memories ?
 
Phil600 said:
hi folks my old doctors surgery 172 garretts green lane in sheldon dr r chopra does anyone have any memories of her?
I know now she is part time there and her son mainly works there. any memories ?
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When I lived in the area that surgery was run by a New Zealander, Dr Robertson and Dr Pryce-Jones. This would have been 1948-68
 
Astoness said:
dr firth and and dr carolan were our doctors..i think their surgery was in little king st..anyhow it was close to lucas gt king st...dr carolan went on to practice at the newtown health centre...i remember the old surgery so well..there was always a cat sitting on the examination bed and the room was filled with smoke .. dr firth always offered our mom a ciggie went she went in....imagine getting away with that these days...

lyn
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Thanks for the post, Astoness. I was looking for a map of Birmingham around 1950 and found your post. I remember both the Drs. Dr. Firth was a lovely man always kind. Dr. Carolan was just the opposite always sour to me anyway. Still good old days.
 
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