▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁C ope ▁was ▁considered ▁an ▁" em inent ▁authority " ▁on ▁ac ute ▁ab dom inal ▁dis orders . ▁In fl uen ced ▁by ▁August us ▁D ▁W aller ▁and ▁Al m ro th ▁Wright , ▁he ▁published ▁many ▁books ▁including ▁C ope ' s ▁Early ▁Di agn osis ▁of ▁the ▁Ac ute ▁Abd omen ▁also ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁C ope ▁is ▁quoted ▁to ▁have ▁said ▁that ▁" the ▁good ▁sur geon ▁must ▁feel ▁for ▁his ▁patients , ▁but ▁never ▁let ▁this ▁sympathy ▁disturb ▁his ▁jud g ement ▁or ▁treatment ". ▁ ▁C ope ▁is ▁recorded ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁small ▁man ▁who ▁stood ▁on ▁a ▁st ool , ▁named ▁' C ope ' s ▁st ool ' ▁when ▁operating . ▁ ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁ ▁In vol ved ▁in ▁surve ying ▁hospital ▁facilities , ▁medical ▁staff ing ▁levels ▁and ▁auxili ary ▁training , ▁C ope ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁chair ing ▁comm itte es ▁for ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁in ▁editing ▁their ▁reports ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁kn ighth ood ▁for ▁the ▁work ▁he ▁completed ▁on ▁medicine ▁and ▁surg ery ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁medical ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁Notable ▁Works ▁▁▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁- ▁Early ▁Di agn osis ▁of ▁the ▁Ac ute ▁Abd omen ▁▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁- ▁P ione ers ▁in ▁Ac ute ▁Ab dom inal ▁S urg ery