Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Journal of Wards R, Rb, 4 and 5 between 1870, September 4th and 1871 February 17th. Surgeon - Joseph Lister. Records the patients' names, date of admission, a reference to a page number for the case notes, the 'diseases' or condition, the date 'dismissed' from hospital, and the "Event" ie outcome e.g. "Died", Cured", Improved", "Transferred to Ward VI", "Absconded", "in process of cure". In the case notes, the name, address and occupation of the patient is given and details of the treatment and results, day by day. The notes are signed by initials only.
TitleRoyal Infirmary of Edinburgh Journal of Wards R, Rb, 4 and 5 between 1870, September 4th and 1871 February 17th. Surgeon - Joseph Lister. Records the patients' names, date of admission, a reference to a page number for the case notes, the 'diseases' or condition, the date 'dismissed' from hospital, and the "Event" ie outcome e.g. "Died", Cured", Improved", "Transferred to Ward VI", "Absconded", "in process of cure". In the case notes, the name, address and occupation of the patient is given and details of the treatment and results, day by day. The notes are signed by initials only.
ReferenceGD 5 Ward Book M
Date
1870-1871
Production date 1870 - 1871
Extent1 volume of handwritten pages. Height 33.5 cms
Archival historyInside the front cover is a letter dated 24th December 1951 from Dr J Colin Caird, son of presumably Francis Caird, student then surgeon at the Royal Infirmany of Edinburgh, to Professor (later Sir) Walter Mercer. decsibes how the ward book was found in a bin outside the hospital around 1880.
Persons keyword Joseph (1827-1912) Lister, 1st Baron Lister, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (1729- ), Francis Mitchell (1853-1926) Caird
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