Record

RBC - Richard Butcher Correspondence

Reference Number	RBC/181
Title	Letter from Henry Smith to Richard Butcher
Date	7 January 1857
Creator Name	Smith, Henry, 1823-1894
Creator Name	Butcher, Richard George Herbert, 1819-1891
Description	Manuscript letter from Henry Smith to Richard Butcher sending an update on the case of excision under the care of Mr Bowman. The 'limb was attacked with erysipelas' and a 'hastey amputation' followed. Smith regrets the amputation as he felt it might not have been necessary.
Extent	2 pages
Term	Erysipelas
	Amputation
	Knee Joint -- surgery
	Letter

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/2979	Smith; Henry (1823-1894); surgeon	1823-1894
DS/UK/3018	Bowman; Sir; William (1816-1892); surgeon	1816-1892
DS/UK/1385	Butcher; Richard George Herbert (1819-1891); surgeon	1819-1891

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