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Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland

Mayfair Gas Company


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 2127 MGC

Held at: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland

Title: Mayfair Gas Company

Date(s): 1936-1989

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 box

Name of creator(s): Mayfair Gas Company

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Mayfair Gas Company was a partnership in anaesthetics founded by Sir Robert Macintosh in 1933 between himself, William Samuel McConnell, and Bernard Richard Millar Johnson. The practice was conducted from Macintosh's home at 9a Upper Brook Street, Mayfair. It acquired the nickname of the Gas, Fight and Choke Company, in reference to the main supplier of domestic gas for heating, cooking and lighting, the Gas, Light and Coke Company. The main work of the partnership included anaesthesia for general surgery given during the honorary hospital sessions, and dental anaesthesia. Each assistant working for the Mayfair Gas Company was expected to buy a car as it was usual for anaesthetists to bring their equipment with them. The car was maintained by the practice and a chauffeur was employed to help carry the equipment and also to help move patients. The practice moved to 47 Wimpole Street, but retained its original name. Macintosh left the partnership in 1937 and was succeeded by other partners. In 1947 the practice moved to Beaumont Street.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Records, 1936-1989, relating to the Mayfair Gas Company, comprising correspondence, typescript notes of meetings and papers concerning legal agreements of the partnership, 1936-1948, including typescript articles of partnership between W S McConnell and B R M Johnson, 1937; four notebooks containing tabulated case figures, 1929-1973; volume containing tabulated entries, 1936-1989, recording supplies acquired and details of suppliers; loose graph, 1954-1955; publications St Theresa's Maternity Hospital, Wimbledon, 1960, 1963.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

As received.

Conditions governing access:

Access is by appointment with the Archivist only, and in accordance with the Data Protection Act. Records are generally open unless access would contravene the Act.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Photocopies of material can be supplied, subject to copyright restrictions and suitability of the item for photocopying.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Donated by Dr A P Bray.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland holds its own records and also records deposited by various anaesthetists.

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Jun 2002


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Anaesthesia | Medical sciences
Hospitals | Health services
Legal documents | Law
Legal systems | Law
Medical equipment | Scientific equipment | Equipment
Physicians | Medical personnel | Medical profession | Medical sciences
Private enterprises | Enterprises
Surgery | Medical sciences
Documents
Medical institutions
Personnel
Social sciences
Social welfare

Personal names
Johnson | Bernard Richard Millar | fl 1933-1937 | anaesthetist
Macintosh | Sir | Robert Reynolds | 1897-1989 | Knight | Professor of Anaesthetics
McConnell | William Samuel | fl 1933-1937 | anaesthetist

Corporate names
Mayfair Gas Company | partnership in anaesthetics
St Theresa's Maternity Hospital | Wimbledon

Places
St Marylebone | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Wimbledon | Surrey | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
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