J. W. Jackson and their two little boys who are bidding farewell to! the Far East'.to the regret of very many friends. The record of Dr. Jackson's life in Shanghai has been the record of his professional career, and it is no doubt this) singleness of devotion on his part that has earned him such wide) estecra and affection as it has also brought him deserved distinction in his profession.
Dr. J. W. Jackson received his training at Glasgow University, studying under such famous men as Sir George Mcleod and Sir William McEuen. Having qualified as a doctor, he held various hospital appointments in Glasgow, and at the end of 1899 he! accepted an offer to come to Shanghai to join Dr. Reid, arriving here, we believe, on Christmas Eve. As Reid and Jackson the firm continued till 1904 when it was joined by Dr. Hanwell (who went home about three years ago) and in the following year by "J. W.'s" younger brother, Dr. Ernest. Dr. Reid retired in 1906. In 1915 "J. W."? went Home for a spell of war service, most of which, we believe, was passed in Malta, for which position his knowledge of eastern diseases obviously fitted him. He returned in 1916 and now once more says goodbye to! Shanghai, this time for good.
In spite of the demands made' on him by a heavy private practice, "J. W." found time to do good service for the community on the House Committee, and as one of the Governors, of the General Hospital, in which capacity he had a great deal to do with the! planning of the recently erected new buildings. He has also served on the Municipal Health Committee since its formation, and has at different times given his advice on many important questions of, public health. He held the position of chief surgeon to the Customs and incidentally was one of the doctors of this firm. In earlier years he was fond of paper hunting, but such frivolities he has Jong eschewed, although at rare intervals, when the community is: enjoying some unusual spell of good health, he delights in his national game, golf. Generally, "J. W." appeared to be on the run, in the well known little De' Dion, all day and every day. Yet, perhaps, there was nothing more remarkable about him than the amount of time he seemed to have at his disposal. His patients never: found him in the least hurried and he would listen to the enumeration of their symptoms as if he had nothing else in the world to do and nothing he enjoyed better. His sympathy and kindliness will long' be remembered by many_ patients, who invariably felt that They must get well if only to avoid disappointing him.
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