| Description | Notes for lecture on the management of abortion in general practice, describing the work of Mary Esslemont's medical practice, its patient demography, and the incidence and types of abortion experienced there, mid-1950s. Abortion is referred to in the broadest meaning of the word, including unplanned terminations which would now more commonly be referred to as miscarriages. There are two sets of notes - one being a full narrative and the other short lecture notes, or prompts. |