Key Information
Reference code
KH/CN/1/281
Title
Case notes, 1877-1878, for surgical patients under the care of John Wood, Surgeon, King's College Hospital
Date(s)
- 1877 Jun - 1878 Jul (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 surgery such as a thyroidectomy with the actual hemp ligatures preserved in the volume (p. 174), joint disease, cyst on the shoulder, various fractures, fistulas and damage of the knee by syphilis. With charts. Patient information comprises name, age, address, occupation, reason and dates of admission and discharge. Indexed with name and disease. 1 volume