| Description Of Item | From the collection of William Pulteney Alison. The committee comprised Sir George Ballingall, Dr MacWhirter, Dr Hunter, Dr Maclagan, Dr Alison, Dr Christison, Dr Hamilton Bell, Dr Combe, Dr Gairdner and Dr Gregory. The meetings were held on 7 November, 14 November, 21 November, 4 January, 7 January and 6 April at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Also included is a query to be submitted to the Law Committee of the Board on whether all communication between an infected area and its neighbourhood could be prevented. Alison made suggestions at the meeting of 21 November to divide the town into districts. |