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Henry Mulrea Johnston
Henry Mulrea Johnston was born in County Down, Ireland in 1877 and studied medicine at Queen's College, Belfast and graduated in 1903. He spent time studying at Trinity College, Dublin before moving to London in 1910 where he worked at St Bartholomew's and Great Ormond Street Hospitals and became a fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons in 1911. In 1912 he was appointed Resident Medical Officer at The Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. During this time he demonstrated a commitment to research in using the latest radiological techniques for diagnostic purposes.
Johnston spent the war years as member of the RAMC and was posted to a hospital in Sidcup where he concentrated his efforts on deformities of the face. Following the cessation of hostilities he was appointed to the role of Visiting Surgeon to Stannington Children's Sanatorium. He carried on the role until 1945 and treated a great number of children whilst he was there. Amongst the records of Stannington Sanatorium we have a selection of photographic copes of some of Mr Johnston's x-rays reflecting some of his interests outside of the Sanatorium. The collection of images shows patients of varying ages with different skeletal deformities, most of which appear to be unrelated to tuberculosis. In his obituary from the British Medical Journal it is remarked that "In general surgery he loved to demonstrate bone tumours and cysts and to illustrate his cases with beautiful radiographs of his own taking."
He married Muriel, daughter of Sir Henry Thompson, one of his Professors from Trinity College, in 1928 and they had two sons. They lived together at Jesmond Road, Newcastle until his death on the 22 June 1951 at the age of 74.
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