DEP/MMV/1 | Cassette tapes of interviews conducted by Dr Malcolm Merrick and Julia Merrick | The Merricks conducted the interviews between 1992 and 1999. Dr Merrick created MP3 versions of each interview and included two additional interviews with Miss Osbourne and Violet Spratley conducted by Julia.
The entries give an indication of the content but are not comprehensive as the recordings were not listened to in their entirety. Some content is given a time location in the MP3 recording. | 1992-1999 |
DEP/MMV/1/1 | Interview with Bruce Young by Dr Malcolm Merrick | Dr Bruce Young (1915-?) was a retired radiologist. Side 1 'Childhood and Pre-Radiology Experience 1915-1958' - discusses early life in China. Father a missionary and ran a hospital conducting x-rays (died of leukaemia) Returned to UK 1929. Studied at University of Edinburgh - discusses structure of medical degree; 10 women in intake. Qualified 1939. No radiology training. System for requesting x-rays at Chalmers Hospital. Registered as conscientious objector in Second World War and spent war in a mission hospital at Jalna, India. Describes voyage 1941. Describes hospital and Indian staff. On his return studied for his FRCS and worked as instructor in Anatomy Department. How hospital was funded in Poona by asking for payment in equipment from wealthy patients (23 minutes). Worked in Assam 1946-1957 as Principal Medical Officer and surgeon to a tea company near Dibrugarh. Returned to UK 1958 and told by John Bruce that there was a great need for radiologists. Side 2 'Early Radiology Experience 1959-1964' - six of them studied for Diploma in Medical Radio Diagnosis for two years under Eric Samuel. Afterwards he got a research job with Samuel. Discusses staff at different Edinburgh hospitals eg Hunter and Copeland at Western General; range of procedures; and size of the department at Royal Infirmary. Mammography (12 minutes). Ultrasound machine bought be the Simpson Memorial Maternity Hospital c1963 (15 minutes). Placentography. Selection for mammography (23 minutes). Pat Forrest very supportive and suggested mass screening. Unit at Longmore Hospital. Retired 1980. | 4 Oct 1999 |
DEP/MMV/1/2 | Interview with Bruce Young by Dr Malcolm Merrick | Dr Bruce Young (1915-?) was a retired radiologist. Poor sound quality until 7 minutes. Side 1 'Corrections and Omissions to first tape, Ultrasound, Radiographer involvement' - corrections and omissions to information he gave on MMV/1/1 eg David Lindsay proceeded him at the Simpson Memorial Maternity Hospital. Discusses his time as SHO at Royal Infirmary (9 minutes) with Eric Samuel. Military Radiography Service. Retiral of Professor Eric Samuel and appointment of successor. Course in ultrasound c1964. Ultrasound at the Simpson and the Royal. Not much interest until a real time machine purchased. Diasonagraph and Kretz machines. Selection of patients (24 minutes). Background to involvement of radiographers in ultrasound - foetal heart, BPDs [biparietal diameter], sighting placenta. Abdominal ultrasound. Side 2 'Mammography, Thermography, Retirement' - background to mammography and building their own machine. Inaccuracy of thermography. Zero radiography. Use of radiography with burns patients. Installation of ultrasound in Qatar after retirement. Worked as locum at the Simpson and the changes. | 18 Oct 1999 |
DEP/MMV/1/3 | Interview with Iain MacLaren by Julia Merrick | Iain MacLaren, retired surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Side 1 - childhood and his father's medical career. Describes his life as a medical student in Edinburgh in the late 1940s. 130-140 in his year including ex-servicemen. Drop out rate and rules for national service. Guy Marrian Professor of Medical Chemistry. Department of Anatomy staff: Dr E B Jamieson (25 minutes), Dr Robert Warmsley, Professor J C Brash and his poor lecturing and Professor Cunningham. Botany lectures at the Botanic Gardens (38 minutes) by Sir William Wright-Smith. Pandemonium of physics lectures. 10 shillings a week pocket money from his father (44 minutes). Student's Union. Side 2 - Student's Union and the Union Palais; membership of the Royal Medical Society, hearing Sir Alexander Fleming, giving his own dissertation on lung cancer in 1947 and how the Society was conducted. | 14 Sep 1992 |
DEP/MMV/1/4 | Interview with Professor John Strong by Dr Malcolm Merrick | Merrick mentions that Martin Eastwood had already conducted an interview with Strong in 1995 and he did not intend to cover the same subjects. Side 1 - training in radiology at Trinity College, Dublin [Ireland]; experience with radiology at Gloucester Royal Infirmary; use of radioisotopes in endocrinology; x ray facilities when a ship's doctor and at the British Military Hospital in Calcutta; war time experience in India; anti-malarial treatments; field ambulances. Side 2 - membership examinations in India; residency at Fulham Hospital; side room testing; radiology; training at various London [England] hospitals for membership which he sat in March 1946 on the advice of Gordon Holmes; details cases he had to describe for his examination; worked at West London Hospital as most senior non-consultant; use of BMRs and radio-iodine; divide between consultants private and public work such as Redvers Ironside; appointments as assistant then senior lecturer in Edinburgh [Scotland]; administration of hospitals in Edinburgh [Scotland] before and after the NHS [National Health Service]; staffing of the Western General Hospital and preference for non-Edinburgh graduates of Stanley Davidson; types of cases seen at Northern General Hospital Side 3 - diagnostic use of iodine and sodium 23; endoscopes; thyroid course at Amersham; Hunter Carmichael; range of diagnostic techniques in 1950s; Department of Clinical Chemistry at the Northern General (26 minutes); radioimmunoassay Side 4 - development of in vitro techniques such as radioimmunoassay in late 1950s and early 1960s; gathering samples for analysis including at Carstairs; first rectilinear scanner and CAT or CT scanners at the Western General; failure of treatment with cyclotron and John Mallard; benefits of nuclear medicine; the Black report; whether a general physician still exists | 6 Jul 1999 |
DEP/MMV/1/5 | Interview with Professor Ronald Girdwood by Julia Merrick | Girdwood was Professor of Therapeutics at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (1962–82), Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (1975–79), and President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (1982–85). Content - childhood illnesses; student life at University of Edinburgh including lectures by E B Jamieson and Sydney Smith; University of Edinburgh Church of Scotland Society and the nature of their impromptu debate; influence of Stanley Davidson and Derrick Dunlop; reason for not joining the Royal Medical Society; thwarted ambition to be neuro-surgeon; improvement in treatment of meningitis; developed his interest in blood disorders; how he became Professor of Therapeutics and establishment of clinical pharmacology; wartime service including blood transfusions for Japanese prisoners of war; public awareness of medical procedures (33 minutes); experiences of examining students on cases and use of spy services to pass exams; retirement speeches; Committee on Safety of Medicines as result of thalidomide. | 25 Nov 1992 |
DEP/MMV/1/6 | Interview with Professor Myre Sim by Julia Merrick | Myre Sim was a renowned and published psychiatrist. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1970. The three digital recordings are not divided according to the four sides of the tapes. Side 1 - early education in Edinburgh and growing up in an Orthodox Jewish family; student life at University of Edinburgh; usefulness of memory training developed through anatomy; development of interest in psychiatry; teaching of D K Henderson; reasons of concentration of schizophrenia in the Jewish community; impact of compensation on war neuroses; syllabus of Diploma in Psychiatric Medicine; staff at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen's Square; limitations of analysis; treatments available for mental illness in 1940 including insulin treatment; hypnosis; danger of certain drugs; Alfred Myer neuropathologist at West Park Hospital; Lancelot Hogben. Side 2 - army service with artillery regiments in Cairo and in psychiatry in Tunisia; did his thesis on the influence of personnel selection on the nature of psychiatric breakdown; analysis of data; treating of deserters and malingerers; prisoners of war who sided with the Germans (13 minutes); treating of a patient who had been a prisoner of war of the Russians and General Ismay's intervention; post-war employment in Birmingham and fellowship child psychiatry; Professor Sir Melville Arnott; history of Midland Nerve Hospital (27 minutes); management of asylums (33 minutes); geriatric service (37 minutes); rehabilitation of prisoners of war and group therapy (39 minutes); teaching medical students and importance of case histories (41 minutes) Side 3/4 - involvement in hospital and professional committee work in Birmingham 1950-1975; regret over time taken in political work including General Medical Council; pride in his students (14 minutes); clinical trials of drugs and drug misuse (17 minutes); complementary professions including nursing and psychology (21 minutes); Clifford Tetlow including his thesis on puerperal psychosis (27 minutes); membership of Society of Clinical Psychiatrists (30 minutes); opinion on homosexuality and post-traumatic stress disorder (35 minutes) | c1992 |
DEP/MMV/1/7 | Interview with Miss Osbourne by Julia Merrick | Osbourne was a matron at Central Hospital, Hatton. Appears to be parts of the interview missing between recordings. Recording 1 - insulin treatment; ECT; Dr Berry; centralisation after the war; changes in training (6 minutes); problem of long stay geriatric patients; improved facilities (15 minutes); factory work for patients (17 minutes); social housing for patients (19 minutes); impact of redundancy (21 minutes); prohibition on patients working (22 minutes) Recording 2 - changes in care of patients after the war; stock taking of hospital property (3 minutes); describes role of Violet Spratley (see MMV/1/8); use of blankets; central heating of hospital (11 minutes); occupational therapy (20 minutes) Recording 3 - meal times for the patients; Dr [Clifford] Tetlow's approach to patients 1955; her step-mother's illness (16 minutes); cleaning required when she started her job, the lack of leadership from Dr Thomas and his replacement by Dr Tetlow; role as matron (22 minutes) | c1992 |
DEP/MMV/1/8 | Interview with Violet Spratley by Julia Merrick | Spratley worked at Central Hospital, Hatton. Recording appears to have gaps towards the end. Content - aeroplane crashed in the grounds during the war and patient evacuation; hospital coal wharf; piles of mattresses kept for patient evacuation to lower wards; role of psychologist and social workers (7 minutes); rehabilitation of patients with music and art; recruitment of nurses (9 minutes 40); patients allowed to wear their own clothes (12 minutes); dentistry (14 minutes); formality of relations staff (15 minutes); standards of dress and behaviour of nurses (21 minutes); religion of patients and staff (23 minutes) | c1992 |
DEP/RUH/19 | Vinyl recording of Helen Russell testing delivering a lecture | | 1951 |
DEP/STJ/4/2/9 | The Conference Centre - J A S Recorded by Alec Keay 22.3.93 | From the collection of John Strong. The recording of Professor John Strong on the genesis of the Conference Centre was made at the request of the Council of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The subjects he discusses: the need for something more tangible to result from the Tercentenary celebrations; appeal in 1970s defeated by galloping inflation; Prince Charles' support of continuing medical education and the conference centre; experience of the London and Glasgow Colleges and the impact of new facilities on their ability to provide continuing education; plans for the new centre eg concourse with good circulation of space and examination space; suggestion by Croom Committee to move the College and objections; 1970s appeal raised just over £250,000 - 80% from fellows and members - and created new seminar rooms and accommodation upgrading; £1million was goal for new appeal (later increased to £1.5million) - to buy land, demolish existing warehouses and build centre; issue of rates bill; fellows and members approached first before industry and charitable trusts; importance of independence of Colleges; Sir John Crofton chaired Appeal Committee and success due in large part to him; no professional fund raisers employed unlike with the 1970s appeal; role of Dr Ian Campbell, College Treasurer; Dr James Syme chaired Building Committee; Dr George Simpson wrote the brief; Kenneth Ryden and Gordon Milne gave their time and skills freely. Approximately 15 minutes - side one only. | 22 Mar 1993 |
OBJ/OBJ/11/47 | Audio recording equipment from the 'Medical Recording Service Foundation' | Collection of recording equipment, attached to wooden base.
The collection comprises: N2000 Phillips tape recorded / player DC power supply GAF Pana-Vue 1, a battery-operated 5×5 slide viewer
In addition, with this collection are: 1 set of headphones, Eagle International FF-9 3 audio tapes, marked 'Medical Recording Service Foundation' 58 slides, marked 'Medical Recording Service Foundation' Typed instructions for a session, using tapes, on cardiac auscultation 1 mini data cartridge tape | [1980s] |
OBJ/ORA/2/1 | Interview: Campbell, Ian (Honorary Physician to the Queen, Chief Administrative Medical Officer... | Informal interview with Morrice McCrae as part of a preliminary study of the creation of the National Health Service in Scotland. | 1996 |
OBJ/ORA/2/2 | Interview: Clayson, Christopher (President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh) | Informal interview with Morrice McCrae as part of a preliminary study of the creation of the National Health Service in Scotland. | 1996 |
OBJ/ORA/2/3 | Interview: Falconer, C Dale (Scottish Secretary of the BMA (British Medical Association... | Informal interview with Morrice McCrae as part of a preliminary study of the creation of the National Health Service in Scotland. | 1996 |
OBJ/ORA/2/4 | Interview: Ford, James A (Registrar General for Scotland, novelist) | Informal interview with Morrice McCrae as part of a preliminary study of the creation of the National Health Service in Scotland. | 1996 |
OBJ/ORA/2/5 | Interview: Forfar, John O (Professor of Child Life and Health at Edinburgh University, President... | Informal interview with Morrice McCrae as part of a preliminary study of the creation of the National Health Service in Scotland. | 1996 |
OBJ/ORA/2/6 | Interview: Forsyth, Constance (Reader in Child Health and Dundee University) | Informal interview with Morrice McCrae as part of a preliminary study of the creation of the National Health Service in Scotland. | 1996 |
OBJ/ORA/2/7 | Interview: Fraser, Mark (Consultant Paediatrician and Professor of Paediatrics at Baroda) | Informal interview with Morrice McCrae as part of a preliminary study of the creation of the National Health Service in Scotland. | 1996 |
OBJ/ORA/2/8 | Interview: Fraser, Ronald P (Cabinet Office 1947-1954) | Informal interview with Morrice McCrae as part of a preliminary study of the creation of the National Health Service in Scotland. | 1996 |