Key Information
Reference code
KH/CN/1/267
Title
Case notes, 1867-1870, for surgical patients under the care of John Wood, Surgeon, King's College Hospital
Date(s)
- 1867 May - 1870 Nov (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 vol
Scope and content
Manuscript volume of surgical case histories of patients under the care of John Wood, Surgeon, King's College Hospital, including descriptions of operations to correct hernia, extension of the bladder, joint problems and a varicocele (a varicose condition of the testicles). This volume contains numerous references to the use of carbolic acid in operations. Patient information comprises name, age, address, reason for admission, and dates of admission and discharge. Indexed with name, disease and outcome. 1 volume