Martindale, William (1840-1902), pharmaceutical chemist, London

Prescription books of William Martindale.

A number of the prescriptions are in fact recipes, including formulae for Sir Joseph Lister for cyanide of mercury and zinc in suspension (e.g. no. 2000), and another for '[Franz] Ziehl's stain for the tubercle bacillus' (no. 2600).

Also included are reports on the analysis of drinking water at Winchelsea and elsewhere by John Attfield, Professor of Practical Chemistry at the Pharmaceutical Society, and by Dr Charles Meymott Tidy (nos. 2438-2439, 2892, 2979, 3035).

1885-1890

2 volumes Partly fragment.

Deposited by W H Martindale on permanent loan, 1927.

At Wellcome Collection:

Further records of Martindale & Co., inlcuding prescription books covering the years 1896-1970, are held by the Library as GC/26

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WMS/Amer.148 includes descriptions of work using a tincture of yagé prepared by Martindale.

Database description taken from that in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999).