| Collection | GB 0817 Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | AMCS/3/22/1 |
| Title | Notes on clinical cases taken by William Young |
| Date | 1777 |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Description | Volume 1: Notes on clinical cases taken by William Young at Edinburgh in 1777. [It is unclear if these are notes taken by him when he was a student or if they are notes taken while he was practicing in Edinburgh.]
Pages 1-160 contain notes on specific cases recording the name and age of the patient, their illness and the treatment prescribed. Notes on a variety of medical subjects are recorded on pages 161-186 and include: relaxants, the pulse, mercury, opium and blood. Notes on cases are then again recorded numbered from pages 1-195. An index to the various diseases referred to is provided at the end of the volume. |
| 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 (0.03 linear metres) |