| Collection | GB 0817 Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | AMCS/3/13 |
| Alt Ref No | MS 6107 Kil |
| Title | Lecture notes of Alexander Kilgour on Clinical Medicine |
| Date | 1859 |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Source | Part of Dr. Angus Fraser's Bequest. |
| Description | Notes of twenty-three lectures delivered by Dr. Alexander Kilgour in the Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen taken by Angus Fraser on the subject of Clinical Medicine, May-July 1859. The volume contains notes on lectures (pages 1-35) and hospital and clinical notes (pages 37-41) followed by several pages of notes on prescriptions. Pencilled notes on Dr. Greenhulgh's practice at St. Bartholomew's, dated 11 January 1868, are also included and these refer to the prevention of infection and cellulitis. More than half the volume is blank. Subjects covered in the lectures include:
Examination of patients (lectures 1 and 2)
Case of a woman suffering from ovarian tumour (lecture 5)
Hysteria (lecture 7)
Obstruction of the bowels (lecture 10)
Remarks on smallpox (lecture 12)
Leeches (lecture 16)
Diabetes (lecture 20) |
| Access Status | Restricted |
| Access Conditions | Please note that although the catalogue is available via the Special Collections website, the papers are held by the Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society at its offices in the Medical School building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen. Please contact the Society directly to arrange access to the records: Tel. 01224 437104; Email: medchilibrarian@abdn.ac.uk. |
| Physical Description | 1 volume (0.02 linear metres) |