Stories
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The extraction of the excruciating bladder stones
Among those vying to find alternatives to major surgery for bladder stones, young doctor Jean Civiale stood out, painstakingly honing a method that was to become the norm.
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Illuminated manuscripts, illuminating medicines
From rare bugs to exorbitantly priced plant parts, find out more about the artistic and medical uses of pigments from the past.
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The colonist who faced the blue terror
India, 1857. In a British enclave, Katherine Bartrum watches her friend, and then her family, succumb to the deadly cholera.
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Getting the measure of pain
In the 20th century doctors tried to find a way to measure pain. But even when ‘objective’ measures were rejected, an accurate understanding of another’s pain remained frustratingly elusive.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Artesian Well and Water Supply
Date: 1882-1935Reference: DGH1/3/3/5Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Archives and manuscripts
A Simple Method of Water Analysis
Date: 1918-1931Reference: WF/M/PB/34/03/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Objects: Medicine Cases [Numbered] Folder 15 = 300-502 - 'Tabloid' Antidote Case, 'Soloid' water analysis case and water and sewage analysis case
Date: c.1890-c.1940Reference: WF/M/I/PR/O01/15Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Correspondence and papers about the Retreat water supply, cisterns, boilers etc
Date: 1857 - 1867Reference: RET/2/2/6/1Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Analysis Book
Date: 1879-1908Reference: RET/3/2/13/1Part of: The Retreat Archive