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Island DoctorJohn Mackieson and Medicine in Nineteenth-Century Prince Edward Island |
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An exploration of the practice of medicine in nineteenth-century Prince Edward Island through one doctor's records.
Dr John Mackieson practised medicine in Prince Edward Island from 1821 to 1885. Island Doctor offers an intimate look at the work of this "ordinary" physician and a fascinating glimpse of medicine in the nineteenth century.
Based on a study of two casebooks, which include Dr Mackieson records for 257 patients with a variety of illnesses seen from 1826 to 1858 and 115 patients with mental illness seen from 1868 to 1874, two manuscripts, and a diary, David Shephard illustrates the wide variety of representative cases in Dr Mackieson's career and situates his work in the context of medical practice at the time. The book will interest a variety of readers, including general historians, medical historians, social historians, historians with an interest in the Atlantic provinces, physicians, and academic libraries.
Based on a study of two casebooks, which include Dr Mackieson records for 257 patients with a variety of illnesses seen from 1826 to 1858 and 115 patients with mental illness seen from 1868 to 1874, two manuscripts, and a diary, David Shephard illustrates the wide variety of representative cases in Dr Mackieson's career and situates his work in the context of medical practice at the time. The book will interest a variety of readers, including general historians, medical historians, social historians, historians with an interest in the Atlantic provinces, physicians, and academic libraries.
Details
Part of the McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society (number 20 in series)
208 Pages, 6 x 9
Illustrations
ISBN 9780773525245
September 2003
Formats: Cloth, eBook
"The source material and the generous excerpts provide compelling reading."Twohig, Department of Family Medicine, Dalhousie University
"Shephard has culled a very important and unique collection from a very interesting character. The importance of such case books has been of increasing interest to historians, and provides insight into aspects of medical and surgical practice that have been overlooked for a long time." Jock Murray, Professor of Medical Humanities, Dalhousie MS Unit
"Shephard has culled a very important and unique collection from a very interesting character. The importance of such case books has been of increasing interest to historians, and provides insight into aspects of medical and surgical practice that have been overlooked for a long time." Jock Murray, Professor of Medical Humanities, Dalhousie MS Unit
David Shephard is the archivist with the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society.
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