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Ref NoDEP/HTW/2/8/5
Acc No2012/17
TitleLetter from Alexander Hamilton, Edinburgh, to William Hamilton
Date8 Oct 1789
TermObstetrics and gynaecology
Venereal disease
Description Of ItemAddressed to William Hamilton. He writes concerning Mrs Hamilton whom he had visited in Dr Monro's absence. He thought she might lose her child again and suspected a syphilitic infection. He describes the signs of syphilitic infection to look for in the foetus should it be born prematurely and asks for Hamilton's report. Transcript available.
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