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Title
Date(s)
- 1906 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 vol
Scope and content
Manuscript volume of case histories of male patients under the care of William Watson Cheyne, surgeon, King's College Hospital, featuring a wide range of general conditions including an amputation of both breasts, retro-peritoneal sarcoma, thyroid cancer, abscesses, appendicitis, brain tumour, stomach, bladder, colon, rectal cancers, cancer of tongue, lip and mouth, correction of various deformities including webbed fingers, hypospadias, cleft palate and hare lip, hernia, and a victim of a gas explosion in vaults at Holborn. With charts. Patient details include name, age, sex, occupation, address, admission and discharge dates, and name of dresser. Indexed by name of patient, and disease. Arranged in numerical order as entered into the hospital register. 1 volume