Lawson Tait: the rebellious surgeon (1845–1899)

Public Health and Preventive Medicine

The following sources were consulted and I gratefully acknowledge the information gained from them. FLEMING, J. B. (1960). Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of British Empire. MCKAY, W. J. S. (1922). Lawson Tait-His Life and Work. London: Balliere, Tindall & Cox. OXFORD, A. W. (1931). The History of the Samaritan Free Hospital. Cambridge: Heffer. PEASLEE, E. R. (1873). Ovarian Tumours. Lond...

Lawson Tait, His Life and Work

lawson tait, his life and work By W. J. Stewart McKay, M.B., M.Ch., B.Sc , Bailllere, Tlndall & Cox,,London 1922. 578 pp. With 34 plates. Price 25s. net. This is a remarkable book. It is something much more than a mere life of Lawson Tait : it is a vigorous, well written and exceptionally interesting account of the origins and evolution of modern gynaecology and abdominal surgery. The portraits...

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Death of Surgeon-Major Hinton

March, 1813, over two years before Waterloo, the son of a hanker in Portsmouth. He took the M. R. C. diploma in 1835; got his commission as Assistant Surgeon, Bengal, on 14th January, 1839 ; became Surgeon 31st December, 1852 ; Surgeon-Major 14th December, 1859; and retired from the service on 7th March, 1868, after nearly twenty years' service in India. He was serving in India at the time of t...

The story of a medical lifetime, told in a stamp.

CMAJ • OCT. 20, 1998; 159 (8) 911 Medical philately, the collection and study of stamps related to medicine, poses an interesting challenge because stamps’ medical significance is not always readily apparent. As well, many of the “doctors” they honour are not doctors of medicine. It is difficult to define what medical stamps are because they can depict people with a medical or scientific backgr...