Lithotomy: Its Successes and Dangers

Maker
F.F. Bailliere
Date
1876
Description
A faded blue hardbound book with embossed border and gold lettering on cover and spine. Title page states "A verbatim report, from shorthand notes, of an inquest held before the city coroner." A transcript of the coroner's (Dr. Youl) inquest into the death of Robert Berth, who died in Melbourne Hospital after being operated on for the removal of a bladder stone by Dr. James George Beany. Contains clinical report by Dr. Beany, Post Mortem by Alexander Fisher, and a collection of opinions of the press. 131 pages. Donated by Deborah Wilson, was part of the estate of her grandfather Dr. Charles William Edgar Wilson, who studied medicine at the University of Melbourne in 1943, and his father W.E Wilson, who studied from 1903-1907.

Object detail

Date
Medium
paper, ink
Measurements
24 x 16.4 x 1.6 cm
Accession Number
MHM2014.27
Credit line
Gift of Deborah Wilson, 2014
Object Type
Medical History Museum Category

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