Collection of drawings and photographs showing diseases of the spleen and haemopoietic system. Various diagrams, entitled 'plates', show more specific images. Neil Stewart, William Tennant Gairdner, Henry Scott Lauder, James F. Goodhart
Folder containing 34 typescript transcripts from patient notes of patients admitted to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary c 1850-1851. [Compiled by W. L. Yule?]. Two copies of notes for each named patient. Also floppy disk containing Pathology Case Notes 1-34. [Notes relate to the subjects of the drawings].
Unsigned watercolur. Comments by W.T. Gairdner read "Seen by Christison, Alison and Craig [? Craigie. All physicians] and allowed to be a decided case of Bright's disease."
Unsigned watercolour showing two illustrations of the kidney. Comments from W.T. Gairdner read: On back "Turnball, N. Richmond St. Density of urine 1038. (I think you were present at this sectio [sectio cadaveris]. I am certain you examined the chest during life) G.H. [or G.A.]" On front "Dr Spittal" follows repeat of inscription on back.
Watercolour painted by J. [John] Smith MD. Comments by W.T. Gairdner read "Pulmonary multiple abscesses resembling those of pyaemia or septic poisoning but without appreciable source of infection. One abscess opens into the pleura. One contains a small slough. Others have passed into a nearly cicatrised condition with atheromatous deposit, enclosing altered haematin."
Unsigned watercolour but probably by Neil Stewart. Comments by W.T. Gairdner read "Kidney in acute process of degeneration with complete necrosis (gangrene without foetor [?]) of considerable portions of cortical substance. Case of Wm. Saunders. Cholera, rapidly suceeding smallpox. Section seen in another drawing."
Unsigned watercolour. Comments by W.T. Gairdner read: on back, "Matthews, Preston [?] Street. A patient of Dr. Home's, Newington, alluded to in second atricle. The kidney was of the exact size represented and patient was 15 years old. Urine 1011 and bloody for some [--missing--] before death. On front, "Matthews aged 15. Urine SG 1011. Bloody for some time before death"
Unsigned watercolour. Comments by W.T. Gairdner read: On back, "Martin [--illegible--] This is the lightest coloured I have drawings of, but I have examined them where the kidney was of a light straw colour." On front, "Martin surface."
Unsigned watercolour but it is likely the work of Neil Stewart. Commentry by W.T. Gairdner reads "Colon of Pat McGuire aet 6. Unvaccinated. Admitted to E.R.I. with smallpox and died on the fourth day of the eruption. There were violent haemorrhages from the bowels --missing--. Blood was found extravasated also after death in kidneys and lung. The appearances here --missing-- and exact rep [?] were regarded as a smallpox eruption occuring on the mucous membrane --missing--. See Ed. Med. Journal, Feb 1849 p549 {?}. Jan 1849"
Unsigned watercolour but probably Neil Stewart. On the back of the watercolour is the writing "Gilbee's case", while on the front is "Gilbee's case, surface".
Watercolour initialled HSL 1859 (Henry Scott Lauder) on front. Commentry by William T. Gairdner reads "Aneurism of heart, cured [sic] ie closed up with fibrin. Dr. Wilks - Path. Soc. Trans. Vol 8 p 103. The patient died of tubercular disease. The cyst was calcified externally, showing its long standing."