University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Scope and Contents Case summary relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 20 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: tuerculosis of lungs, bronchitis, cough. Surgical treatment given, including artificial pneumothorax and pneumoperitoneum. Nonsurgical treatment given,...

Scope and Contents Case summary, charts, forms and correspondence relating to female head saleswoman from east Edinburgh aged 48 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: Pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchitis, loss of weight....

Scope and Contents Case summary, forms and correspondence relating to male Insurance official from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 41 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: tuberculosis of the lungs,...

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Typed case summary, notes, correspondence, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 43 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: leg pain; backache; prolapsed intervertebral disc; chronic bronchitis; constant cough; osteophytosis; and sciatica. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, autopsy report, and reports relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 27 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; low back pain; sciatica; head injury; unconsiousness; bronchial spasms; asthma; bronchitis; fractured tibia; and burn injury. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

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Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, reports and colour slide relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 64 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: breast carcinoma; oedema; and bronchitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, reports, notes and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 39 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: sciatica; chronic bronchitis; and prolapsed intervertebral disc. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 51 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: quadrispasticity; chronic bronchitis; prolapsed intervertebral disc; and hyper-extension injury of cervical cord. Surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 44 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: cervical spondylosis; numbness; and chronic bronchitis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Correspondence, charts, reports, autopsy reports and typed case summary relating to female from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 28 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: closed head injury; right subdural haematoma; coma; and tracheo-bronchitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.