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Part of Rare books
Presented by the late Medical & Surgical Society of the Hospital
Bell, John: The Anatomy of the Human Body, Vols. I-II
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Vol. I Anatomy of the Bones, Muscles and Joints; Vol.II Anatomy of the Heart and Arteries
Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1882
Date of death: 23 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Laceration of left-frontal lobe of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man was stated to have fallen some sixteen feet from some scaffolding on to his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and skull
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1882
Date of death: 16 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Haematoma of leg
Disease (standardised): Haematoma (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Cahill, John
Medical notes: Eight months previous to admission the patient had consulted Mr Rouse having inflamed veins in the upper part of the calf of the leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a
Bennett, William: Clinical Lectures on Abdominal Hernia
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Inscription on flyleaf: 'Dr M.L. Graeme’
Bennett, William: Clinical Lectures on Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremities
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Inscription on flyleaf: ‘Presented by Dr M.L. Graeme’. Inscription on title page: ‘With the Author’s kind regards’
Bennett, William: Injuries and Diseases of the Knee-Joint
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Inscription on flyleaf: ‘Presented by the Royal Free Hospital’. Pasted on the inside of front cover: ‘May Rathbone’, ‘H.K. Lewis, 136 Gower Street, London W.C.’
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Inscription on flyleaf: ‘Presented by Dr W. Rowlands’
Bennett, William: On Varix, its Causes and Treatment with especial reference to Thrombosis
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Inscription on flyleaf: ‘F.G. Peck’. Ex libris of Peck pasted inside the front cover
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Inscription on title page: ‘Presented by Dr M.L. Graeme 1958’
Berkeley, Comyns: A Handbook of Midwifery [thirteenth edition]
Part of St George's Nursing Collection
Publisher: Cassell, London
Ownership inscription: P. M. Cranston
Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1897
Date of death: 9 Aug 1897
Disease (transcribed): Suppurating hydatid of the liver
Disease (standardised): Echinococcosis (Liver); Suppuration (Liver) ()
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination post mortem'
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a
Bertha Payne, 1 year 9 months, [Child of] Signalman
Occupation or role: [Child of] Signalman
Age: 1 year 9 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1907
Date of death: 12 Sep 1907
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma ventriculi. [Laparotomy]. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Whooping cough (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Resection (Ribs); Suppuration (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril. Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: Nine weeks prior to admission the child was first observed to whoop. During these weeks pertussis had been present.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, trachea, thyroid, thymus, tonsils, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, gastro-intestinal tract, stomach, liver, gall bladder and ducts, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals and genito-urinary organs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a
Bertie Lorcombe, 8, [Child of] footman
Occupation or role: [Child of] footman
Gender: Male
Age: 8
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1878
Date of death: 30 Dec 1878
Disease (transcribed): Psoas abscess; bronchopneumonia; cerebral congestion
Disease (standardised): Psoas abscess (Psoas muscles); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Congestion (Brain);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'Symptoms. This child was admitted complaining of frontal headache, which was the only definite symptom during the progress of the case. (No history was obtainable). The headache persisted without variation: the temperature was an shown on the chart: the bowels acted regularly. About the 27th he began to wander in mind, and gradually sank into a state of stupor with occasional intervals of consciousness: the pupils being dilated'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, psoas abscess, spine, spinal cord, brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1895
Date of death: 4 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma – Suprarenal – in liver and glands also, as well as in lung
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Adrenal glands); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: He was first taken ill six months ago when he caught cold. Two months ago he had spasmodic attacks of difficulty of breathing, followed by ascites and swollen legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, intestines, kidneys, bladder and testes
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a
Bett, W. R.: A Short History of Nursing
Part of St George's Nursing Collection
Publisher: Faber and Faber, London
Stamp: Wimbledon and Nelson Hospitals School of Nursing
Illustrated by Mona Moore
Bickerstaff, Edwin R.: Neurology for Nurses [second edition]
Part of St George's Nursing Collection
Publisher: The English Universities Press, London
Ownership inscription: Sally Nock
Bidloo, Govert: Anatomi humani corporis
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Inscriptions on flyleaf and title page: ‘To the St George’s Hospital Library from Joseph Toynbee October 1841’, ‘Joseph Toynbee January 1837’
Blomfield, Joseph: Anaesthetics a practical handbook
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Inscriptions on flyleaves: ‘In memory of a few ‘combined administration’ 1917 JCS’, ‘G. Edwards 5.6.30’, ‘Snow’, ‘Presented by Dr G. Edwards’
Fourth edition
Blomfield, Joseph: Anaesthetics in Practice and Theory
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Inscriptions on flyleaf: ‘Homage to my successor J. Blomfield /36’, ‘G. Edwards’, ‘Snow’, ‘Presented by Dr G. Edwards’
Blomfield, Joseph: Medical Monograph Series, No. 7: Anaesthetics: A Practical Handbook
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Inscription on flyleaf: ‘Presented by Dr Edwards’
Blomfield, Joseph: St. George's 1733-1933
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Inscription on flyleaf: ‘Under no circumstances may this book be lent’ covered by a piece of paper
Blomfield, Joseph: St George's 1733-1933
Part of St George's Nursing Collection
Publisher: The Medici Society, London (published for St George's Hospital)
Ownership inscription: Mary G. Lee Abbott, St George's Hospital, Oct 2nd 1939
Part of Rare books
Second edition
Bockenheimer, P. and Frohse, F.: Atlas of Typical Operations in Surgery
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Inscription on flyleaf: ‘Presented to the Library of St George’s Hospital Medical School by J. Howell Evans MA MB M[?] FRCS July 1906’