Newspaper cutting `Deanamh a` Leighis` by Mary Beith.
The treatment of cholera in Inverness in the early 19th century.
2002.131.12
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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.
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Newspaper cutting `Deanamh a` Leighis` by Mary Beith.
Traditional cures for dropsy.
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Newspaper cutting `Deanamh a` Leighis` by Mary Beith.
Traditional cures using barley.
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.
2002.80.4
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.
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Glass bottle with rubber stopper.
Small clear glass bottle (stamped glyco-thymoline) with rubber stopper used by Elizabeth Robertson`s father, a GP in England in the 1930s and 40s.
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.
