Caesarean section, Uganda: the patient being prepared for the operation; the sutured wound; the knife used. Ink drawing by S.W. Kelly, 1938, after R.W. Felkin, ca. 1884.

  • Felkin, R. W. (Robert William), 1853-1926.
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1938
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580813i
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Caesarean section, Uganda: the patient being prepared for the operation; the sutured wound; the knife used. Ink drawing by S.W. Kelly, 1938, after R.W. Felkin, ca. 1884. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Previous title, replaced June 2023 : Caesarean section, Uganda: the patient being prepared for the operation; the sutured wound; the surgeon's knife. Lithograph, ca. 1884.

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1938

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1 drawing : black ink ; sheet 17 x 14.5 cm

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a. The patient ready for the operation, tied down and semi-intoxicated; b. edges of peritoneum drawn together with steel spikes and string; c. knife used for the operation.

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With: photocopied information from R.W. Felkin, Notes on labour in Central Africa, Edinburgh medical journal, 1884, pp. 922-930

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Wellcome Collection 580813i

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