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Clinical notes made whilst visiting the clinic of Ernst Gustav Benjamin von Bergmann in Berlin

Archive Item: MS 2066/1 Contains digital media

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Clinical notes made whilst visiting the clinic of Ernst Gustav Benjamin von Bergmann in Berlin

Level: Item

Classmark: MS 2066/1

Original reference: MS 544

Creator(s): Moynihan, Berkeley George Andrew (1856-1936)

Date(s): 9 Feb 1890-3 Mar 1890

Language: English; German

Size and medium: 1 volume

Manifest: https://iiif.library.leeds.ac.uk/presentation/cc/j9nd2fy7

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5308

Collection group(s): Medical Collections

Description

Manuscript notebook, containing notes made by Berkeley Moynihan on a visit to the clinic of Ernst Gustav Benjamin von Bergmann (1836-1907) in Berlin, Germany.


The notes relate to observations of particular surgical practice or medical techniques on patient cases treated by von Bergmann, and his assistant surgeon Friedrich Gustav von Bramann (1854-1913). Also contains notes from a lecture by a Dr Casper entitled in German ‘Cursus der krautheiteu harn und mannlichen geschlechts organe’ made in Berlin, on 3 March 1890. The lecture mainly relates to the treatment of various urologic diseases and gonorrhoea.


The patient cases generally have titles, brief information about the patient, and then detailed notes on the treatment or operation conducted. Some have diagrams or sketches.


Also includes notes on von Bergmann’s practice on ‘antiseptics’, observing his methods of cleaning and preparation of instruments before conducting operations.


Text on fly-leaf page reads: ‘B.G.A. Moynihan Berlin February 9th. 1890 “Von Bergmann’s Clinic” Bramann. Bardeleben Casper.’ The pages are numbered in pencil; pp.54-118 are unused.

Biography or history

Ernst von Bergmann (1836-1907) was a surgeon who practised in Germany, famous for establishing the aseptic method for creating a sterile environment for surgical operations.


Source: Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows Online, ‘Bergmann, Ernst von (1836-1907)’ http://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/biogs/E000864b.htm [accessed 14 Feb 2017]

Provenance

Previously catalogued under the artificial collection SC MS Case notes.

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Physical and technical conditions

Wear and some warping to the covers. Typed label ‘MOYNIHAN’ attached to the spine.

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