The historic streets of Edinburgh are layered with hundreds of years of medical history. During a modern day global pandemic, a look back at the past can inform the present.
Find details of the walk I followed at the RCPE website
https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/talks/medical-history-walking-tour
James Young Simpson – demonstrated use of Chloroform
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Young_Simpson
Joseph Lister – the Father of modern Surgery
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Lister
Robert Philip – pioneer in treatment of TB
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_William_Philip
The Historic Charlotte Square
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Square
The paper on the 1997 Hogmanay event – O’Donnell JJ, Gleeson AP, Smith H. Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Celebrations: beyond a major disaster. J Accid Emerg Med. 1998 Jul;15(4): 272-273. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9681315/
Burke and Hare – the famous bodysnatchers/murderers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders
The Edinburgh Infirmary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Infirmary_of_Edinburgh
Surgeons Hall riot and the Edinburgh Seven
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surgeons%27_Hall_riot
The Surgeons Hall Museum
Deacon Brodie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brodie
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Braes of Melinish by Harpo Marks
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