# Thomas Radford

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Dr '''Thomas Radford''' (1793-1881) was a medical doctor in Manchester. He was an important figure in the development of [Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester](/source/Saint_Mary's_Hospital%2C_Manchester).

Radford was born in [Hulme](/source/Hulme) Fields and was apprenticed to his uncle, William Wood, at the Manchester Lying-in Charity in 1810. He joined the hospital in 1818 as a man-midwife; from 1834 he was house surgeon extraordinary; from 1841 until his death in 1881 he was the consulting physician, and from 1874 also chairman of the board of management.<ref>--''The Book of Manchester and Salford''; for the British Medical Association. Manchester: George Falkner & Sons, 1929; pp.&nbsp;120–21</ref>  He was an early advocate of [Caesarean section](/source/Caesarean_section).

He gave his medical library and collection to the hospital in 1853, with £1,000, interest on which was devoted to its upkeep. He also donated £2,670 to pay for a medical officer to attend the sick poor of Hulme Fields. He was drawn around Manchester in a yellow chariot with two good horses.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Leach|first1=Penny|title=St Mary's Hospital Manchester 1790-1990|date=1990|location=Manchester}}</ref> The Radford Library from Saint Mary's Hospital (early obstetrical and gynaecological literature)<ref>''The Book of Manchester and Salford''; for the British Medical Association. Manchester: George Falkner & Sons, 1929; pp.&nbsp;229–232</ref> was donated to the Manchester Medical Society's library in 1927; the medical library amalgamated with the library of the university in 1930.

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