From 1910 until 1954 Thomas Percy Kirkpatrick (1869-1954) served as the registrar for the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He also served as the general secretary of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. He took a particular interest in what were then termed venereal diseases; to encourage his patients (many of whom were prostitutes) to attend, he held a clinic for women at a discreet early morning hour to facilitate anonymity. Dr Richard Edward Tottenham (1889-1971) was an Irish surgeon. After serving with the British Navy in World War I Tottenham spent his time working in different Dublin hospitals before moving to Hong Kong in 1925. While there he served as a visiting obstetrician and gynecologist in the Government Civil Hospital.