University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary, charts, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 62 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: dazed condition; unable to speak; unconscious; fits; very thirsty; poor memory; numbness in right arm; pain in back and abdomen; cyanosis; dysphasic disturbances; aphasia; sarcoma; and metastasis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 27 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: carcinoma of the stomach with metastasis; vomiting; abdominal pain; and headaches. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 54 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: metastatic carcinoma; nausea; vomiting; and abdominal pain. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts, correspondence and reports relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 63 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: hypernephroma metastasis; osteoarthritis; malignant tumour; cord compression; paraparesis; and abdominal pain. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.