Key Information
Reference code
G/S/1/98
Title
Reports of surgical cases, 1853-1857, admitted to Esther Ward, attended by surgeons Bransby Blake Cooper and John Birkett
Date(s)
- 1853 Apr - 1857 Aug (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Scope and content
Manuscript volume of surgical case reports of patients admitted to Esther ward, Guy's Hospital by Mr Bransby Blake Cooper, Apr-Aug 1853, and Mr Birkett, Aug 1853-Aug 1857, describing the condition, treatment and progress of the patient. Also contains a contents page recording the name of the patient, disease, and page number up until Apr1856, thereafter also including date of admission, bed number, date of discharge, result, and reporter's name; as well as printed copy of 'Points for observation in surgical cases' which lists the information to be included in a surgical report.
General Information
Name of creator
Name of creator
(1726-1982)