Freyburger, Ludwig

Postmortem reports for London coroners' courts, 1907-1913.

1907-1913

3 boxes

These six volumes of early 20th century post-mortem reports were given to the Contemporary Medical Archives Centre by the British Medical Association Library in 1992. Eight 18th-19th century volumes were given at the same time to the Western Manuscripts Department (MSS 6915-6927). Further details of provenance are not known.

Dr Ludwig Freyberger qualified in medicine in Vienna in 1889 and was House Physician, House Surgeon and Clinical Assistant at Vienna General Hospital before moving to London where he was Clinical Assistant at the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street. He qualified MRCS (Eng) in 1893 and MRCP (Lond) in 1894. He was a barrister-at-law at the Middle Temple as well as a toxocologist, and served as pathologist for London inquests. At this time he was also Honorary Physician to the St Pancras and Northern Dispensary, and pathologist, museum curator and registrar at the Great Northern Central Hospital. An analysis of the controversy surrounding his employment, 1902-1912, by the new coroner for the South-Western District of London can be found in Medical History, 39,3, July 1995.

At Wellcome Collection: Copies of the 2nd and 4th editions of Freyberger's Pocket formulary for the treatment of diseases in children (1900 and 1914) and The practitioner's pocket pharmacology and formulary [1917] Archive collections: PP/HEW, PP/HHA, PP/PAG, PP/RGM, SA/BMA, GC/4, 23, 30, 68, 83, 135, 170, 174, 182, 222, 245, 269-270, 273-274, GP/42, RAMC, WA/BSR, WA/HMM.