DEP/ABJ/2/2 | Casebook of John Abercrombie: Miscellaneous cases from private practice 2 | Cases of men and women. The volume is arranged in four columns. The first column gives the condition. The second column gives the patient's name, age and case history, although this can run into the third and fourth columns where the case did not result in death. The third or fourth column gives details of the post mortem where applicable. Index at the rear by condition or disease. Also at the rear is an additional case which was previously loose in the volume. | Jan 1812 - Nov 1813 |
DEP/ABJ/2/3 | Casebook of John Abercrombie | Cases of men and women. The volume is arranged in four columns. The first column occasionally gives the condition. The second column gives the patient's name, age and case history, although this can run into the third and fourth column where the case did not result in death. The third or fourth column gives details of the post mortem. Very partial index at rear. Bookplate on the front flyleaf 'Tace [Peace] - John Abercrombie Surgeon' with an image of a tree. | 1813 - 1819 |
DEP/ABJ/2/6 | Casebooks of John Abercrombie | Two casebooks one with a cover labelled 'Journal No 2 Sadrass April 15th 1808'. As they are of identical format, the untitled casebook is presumably Journal No 1. Each entry gives the patient's name, age and case history and each volume has an index at the front with the patient's name and disease. When a patient died post mortem details are also given. The first entry in Journal No 2 describes the patient as having been admitted to the regimental hospital at Wallajahbad which indicates that the Sadrass in the title is the town of Sadras on the Coromandel coast of India and the location of a fort. The author of these casebooks is not known, as Abercrombie never worked in India. | 12 Apr 1808 - 3 May 1808 |
DEP/ABJ/3/2/13 | Notes of John Abercrombie: Stomach - Scirrhus | Dissection of a woman aged 60. | Apr 1811 |
DEP/ABJ/3/7 | Notes of John Abercrombie: Cases from Morgagni | Lists cases cited by Giovanni Battista Morgagni of diseases of the head, sanguineous apoplexy, serous apoplexy, tumours in the brain and hydrocephalus. It gives the age and gender of the patient, previous symptoms, symptoms in the fatal attack and morbid appearances on dissection. Towards the back of the volume are cases from others and Abercrombie's own. Same format at ABJ/3/6. | c1811 |
DEP/ABJ/3/11 | Notes of John Abercrombie: Dr [James] Gregory's cases of local palsy | Three cases of palsy with post mortem reports originally with the unidentified correspondence. | 1830 |
DEP/ABJ/3/12 | Notes of John Abercrombie: Dr [James] Gregory's cases | Two cases one of Catherine Cobern, 17, with paraplegia and the other of William Auld, 22, with phthisis, both including post mortem reports. | Apr 1829-May 1829 |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/2 | Correspondence of John Abercrombie: case note | Case of Mr Robertson, 60, with ruptured intestine. An account of his illness from 6th December 1810 to 17th July 1812 with a post mortem report. According to a note on the reverse, the case was sent by Mr Wood. | 17 Jul 1812 |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/4 | Correspondence of John Abercrombie: case note | Case of John MacDonald, 33, weaver, with pains in his left ear. Disease of dura mater is written on the reverse. An account of his illness from 21st June to 6th July and a post mortem report. Correspondent unknown. | 6 Jul 1816 |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/7 | Correspondence of John Abercrombie: case note | Case of Miss Burns, 13, with phthisis. An account of her illness from June to 5th August with a post mortem report. According to a note on the reverse, the case was sent by Dr Beilby. | 5 Aug 1819 |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/9 | Correspondence of John Abercrombie: case note | Case of Alexander Malcolm, 19, with pain in the abdomen. Includes post mortem report. Correspondent unknown. | 28 Oct 1819 |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/13 | Letter from W [Oudney?] to John Abercrombie | Case of a boy, John Henry. Inflammation of mucous membrane of intestine written on reverse. Includes separate case note with post mortem report. | 3 Mar 1820 |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/21 | Correspondence of John Abercrombie: case note | Case of Frances Cargill, daughter of Captain Cargill, 2½, with cough and unnatural breathing (pneumonia written on the reverse). An account of her illness from 9th February to her death on 22nd February but no year given. Includes a post mortem report. Correspondent unknown. | 1820s |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/22 | Correspondence of John Abercrombie: case note | Case of Miss Mary Ann Rattray. Disease of the heart written on the reverse. Post mortem report only. Correspondent and date unknown. | 1820s |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/41 | Correspondence of John Abercrombie: report of appearances on dissection of the body of Napoleon... | Written by an unnamed author from Longwood, St Helena. Includes brief account of his health from 1812 although the violence of the symptoms did not appear until 1820. | 5 May 1821 |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/43 | Correspondence of John Abercrombie: case note | Case of Elizabeth Spink, 18 from a consumptive family. Bronchial disease written on the reverse. Account of her illness and a post mortem report. Correspondent unknown. | 31 May 1821 |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/64 | Correspondence of John Abercrombie: case note | Case of Mrs Innes, Mound Place, with cough and shortness of breath. Disease of heart written on the reverse. Account of her illness from 25th November 1821 to 7th December 1822 and a post mortem report. Correspondent unknown. | 7 Dec 1822 |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/70 | Letter from Alex [Alexander] Dewar, Stirling, Scotland to John Abercrombie | He reports the death of Miss Erskine and the result of the post mortem. | 31 Dec 1822 |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/79 | Correspondence of John Abercrombie: case note | Case of Jane Laing, 33, with pain across the shoulders. Pneumonia and carditis written on the reverse. An account of her illness from 29th March to 17th April with a post mortem report. Attended by Mr Davidson but correspondent unknown. | 17 Apr 1823 |
DEP/ABJ/4/1/82 | Correspondence of John Abercrombie: case note | Case of Mrs Burns. She gave birth on 15th April but had had problems with her bowels during her pregnancy. Gives an account of her illness and a post mortem report. Correspondent unknown. | 27 May 1823 |