Henry Richard Smith medical notebook

Collection

Identifier: MSS 2/248

Scope and Contents

Notes on lectures of Dr. [James] Blundell on midwifery, 1835, from Guy’s Hospital; examination questions on surgery; notes on symptoms and treatment of common ailments; and recipes. Several bills and recipes, some dated as late as 1884, laid in.

Dates

1835 - 1884

Creator

Smith, H. R. (Henry Richard) (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Henry Richard Smith, Newark, England, surgeon, attended Guy's Hospital; he became a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and a Licentiate of the Apothecaries' Society in 1836. He was also medical officer to the Southwell Union. Smith probably died before 1866.

Extent

1 volume (123 pages)

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Related Names

Creator

Smith, H. R. (Henry Richard) (Person)

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Henry Richard Smith medical notebook
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script

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Repository Details

Repository Details

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