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Books, Maps & Other Resources Scotland / Scottish Genealogy & History Books, Maps, & Resources - Scotland | Flags - Scotland Global Gazette Scotland Articles Searchable Online Scottish Data | Useful Scotland Links BOOK - Matrons, Medics and Maladies: Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in the 1840s By: Bill Yule 
"Fly on the wall" documentaries are currently popular on television. This book is a mid-nineteenth century written version. It follows the progress of those citizens of Edinburgh who turned up, for one reason or another, in the admission room of the city's Royal Infirmary. These people are all real, their notes being as fresh and lively as on the day they were written. Hospitals in 1840-1850 were very different from those of today. Physical treatments were much used. These were at times uncomfortable and were, of course, administered without the support of cheerful physiotherapists radiating good health and the scent of Johnson's Baby Powder.From the few remaining records of the old Infirmary in the 1840s it has been possible to put together a picture of the life of patients and staff, both in the wards and outside in the busy streets of Edinburgh at that time. In addition to patients, here are the eccentric surgeons, high-spirited house doctors, remarkable matrons and alarming nurses of the time. In spite of their individuality, however, these people provided the population of Edinburgh with care of such a high standard that Professor Best, an authority on Victorian Britain, is able to say: "Edinburgh's hospital and dispensary services were predictably excellent in mid-Victorian times." Number of pages: 250 Dimensions: 5.50 x 8.50 inches B&W Illustrations: 29 Bibliography: Yes Notes: Yes Sources: Yes Format: Trade Paperback Published: 1999 ISBN: 1862320918
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