| Description Of Item | Lecture notes by Thomas Laycock about structural heart diseases, including adherent pericardium, hypertrophy, dilation of the heart, rupture of the heart and the valves, polyps and parasitic diseases. The different types of each illness are described, with causes and treatment considered also. The work of William Stokes is mentioned throughout. Thomas Bevill Peacock and Robert James Graves are also referenced. The notes contain two lists of numbers related to heart-related illustrations from the collection of John Thomas. One of these lists is written by Thomas Laycock. |