Nosocomion in Puerperarum usum et, Morbos Feminarum, Infantumque lebandos institutum
Maker
University of Glasgow
Date
1837
Description
Certificate to Arthur O'Mullane from the Hospital in Childbirth and diseases among women and infants, Leband Institute, Angelsey.
Arthur O’Mullane (1812 – 1863) studied medicine at Dublin University and the University of Glasgow and graduated as a Doctor of Medicine in 1837 prior to his arrival in Melbourne in 1839 on the ship William Metcalf . In Melbourne he was an attending doctor to the St. James Dorcas Society and St. James Visiting Society, two charities that provided medical services in Melbourne. Initially, the charities operated out a small house on Little Collins Street that functioned as a hospital. David Thomas, David Wilkie, Arthur O’Mullane and Myers opened a hospital in Bourke Street West. He became one of three first Honorary Physicians at Melbourne hospital in 1847, alongside Godfrey Howitt and E C Hobson and remained there until 1853.After 1853 Arthur O’Mullane ran a private practice and is noted for his role as a physician to Melbourne’s Jewish community .
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Object detail
15.5 x 6.0 cm (varied) (ribbon and seal)
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