Newspaper cutting `Deanamh a` Leighis` by Mary Beith.
Traditional cures using barley.
2002.131.36
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2002.131.12
Newspaper cutting `Deanamh a` Leighis` by Mary Beith.
The treatment of cholera in Inverness in the early 19th century.
2002.131.17
Newspaper cutting `Deanamh a` Leighis` by Mary Beith.
The cholera epidemic in the Highlands in 1832.
2002.131.22
Newspaper cutting `Deannamh a` Leighis` by Mary Beith.
Traditional cures for sore throats.
2002.131.32
Newspaper cutting `Deanamh a` Leighis` by Mary Beith.
Traditional cures for dropsy.
2002.114.3
Copy of newspaper article `Struggle to wake Tiree from its long slumber`.
Article about the lack of bustle, natural resources, employment and care for the elderly on Tiree, with photographs of (L-R) Ernie Green and Willie Robertosn on board the lobster boat at Milton `Venture`, and Iain and Hugh MacKinnon in Kilmoluaig.
2002.80.1
Baumanometer (USA) brand of sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure in the 1930s and 40s. Belonged to the GP father of Elizabeth Robertson, Gott.
2002.80.2
Medical steriliser with canvas bag used by Elizabeth Robertson`s father, a GP in England in the 1930s and 40s.
2002.80.3.1
Two unopened tin boxes containing gauze and cotton wool from the 1930s and 40s.
(1) box containing 2 x 6 yards of gauze and 2 pads of cotton wool, (2) box containing 8 ozs of cotton wool in 2 pieces. Used by the father of Elizabeth Robertson, Gott, a GP in England in the 1930s and 40s. Sealed shut with solder.
2002.80.4
Tin box of dressings.
Blue tin box from the Surgical Manufacturing Company containing gauze and lint used by Elizabeth Robertson`s father, a GP in England in the 1930s and 40s.
