▁and ▁new ▁ed itions ▁continue ▁being ▁published ▁by ▁edit ors ▁long ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁one ▁being ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁edition , ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁C ope ▁also ▁wrote ▁widely ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁medicine ▁and ▁of ▁public ▁disp ens aries . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁C ope ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁ten ▁children ▁of ▁a ▁minister , ▁Thomas ▁John ▁C ope ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Cel ia ▁Anne ▁Crow le . ▁He ▁was ▁head ▁boy ▁at ▁West min ster ▁City ▁School ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Hospital ▁Medical ▁School . ▁He ▁passed ▁surg ery ▁and ▁for ens ic ▁medicine ▁with ▁distinction ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁became ▁house ▁phys ician ▁to ▁David ▁Le es , ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁Ab dom inal ▁In fl amm ations . ▁Le es ▁influenced ▁C ope ▁in ▁his ▁lif el ong ▁interest , ▁the ▁ac ute ▁ab d omen . ▁ ▁S urg ical ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁C ope ▁began ▁work ▁at ▁Bol ing bro ke ▁Hospital ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁Royal ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Corps ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Bag hd ad , ▁Mes op ot am ia . ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁he ▁wrote ▁his ▁first ▁book ▁S urg ical ▁aspects ▁of ▁d ys ent ery ▁published