Cancer Registers , 1930-1953

Series

Identifier: LHB13/5

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The General Cancer Register gives, for each patient, number, name, date, from which ward or hospital, diagnosis.

Specific Cancer Registers give, for each patient, year, name, serial number, date of first treatment, stage, record of years alive after start of treatment, date of death. Patients are arranged alphabetically under first year of treatment.

Dates

Creation: 1930-1953

Conditions Governing Access

See the description of each register for the date from which it is open to public access.

LHSA encourages the use of these records for legitimate clinical, historical and genealogical research purposes, and records that are designated as closed can be consulted by legitimate researchers if certain conditions are met. Please contact the LHSA Archivist for more details regarding procedures on how you can apply for permission to view closed records. Telephone us on: 0131 650 3392 or email us at lhsa@ed.ac.uk.