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financial ledger
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact15145
- Dates
- 1901
- 1908
- circa 1901 - 1908
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Financial Records
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Financial Record Keeping
- Accession Number
- 014002225
- Description
- Hardbound rectangular financial ledger with transaction histories for 542 pharmacy accounts hand written on both sides of paper pages in ink; dark brown leather on exterior of cardboard covers and spine; covers have a grey metal frame around perimeter of front, back and spine attached inside to the…
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- Accession Number
- 014002225
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Financial Records
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Financial Record Keeping
- MeSH Heading
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Books
- Records
- Archival
- Pharmacy
- Description
- Hardbound rectangular financial ledger with transaction histories for 542 pharmacy accounts hand written on both sides of paper pages in ink; dark brown leather on exterior of cardboard covers and spine; covers have a grey metal frame around perimeter of front, back and spine attached inside to the spine with metal hinges; box spine has a metal frame and a key hole on the front centre; paper dividers separate sections of the ledger and have leather covered tabs with letters stamped on the front and back in gold ink; very heavy thick ledger with lined pages with thirteen accounting column headings; key missing; 474 pages (double sided).
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
- Maker
- The Copeland-Chatterson Co., Limited
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1901
- 1908
- circa 1901 - 1908
- Date Remarks
- Start date is latest patent date recorded on the ledger; end date is the latest hand written entry
- Material
- paper: cream, tan
- leather: dark brown
- metal: grey
- ink: blue, black, gold, pink
- Inscriptions
- Stamped on front cover in gold ink: “CURRENT LEDGER // No. 1 // R. D. STILES”; stamped on the spine in gold ink: “CURRENT LEDGER // No. 1 // R. D. STILES // PATENTED 1901”; printed inside front and back cover in blue ink: “C-C // PERPETUAL // LEDGER // Patented Feb. 6, 1896. // ‘May 1, 1898. // Other Patents Pending, and in United States, Great // Britain and other Foreign Countries.”; printed on piece of paper affixed to the front of the first page in black ink: “INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPERATING THE // C-C // Retail Monthly Account System.” // “THE COPELAND – CHATTERSON CO., LIMITED, // DEVISERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF BUSINESS SYSTEMS, // MONTREAL TORONTO.”; printed on the back of first page and front of last page in blue ink: “How to Open Accounts in Perpetual Ledger; // THE COPELAND-CHATTERSON CO., LIMITED. // Devisers and Manufacturers of Business Systems. // GENERAL OFFICES AND WORKS, // TORONTO. // HOPE BUILDING, // OTTAWA. // MERCHANTS BANK BUILDING, // MONTREAL.”; printed at the top of each account page in blue ink: “SHEET NO. ACCOUNT NO. // NAME // ADDRESS”; printed at the top of each account table in blue ink: “THE C-C PERPETUAL LEDGER. PATENTED 1896 AND 1900. THE COPELAND-CHATTERSON Co., LIMITED, SOLE MAKERS, TORONTO."; column headings: "DATE // DESCRIPTION // FOLIO // DEBITS // CK // CREDIT // BALANCE”
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-3
- Length
- 31.5 cm
- Width
- 23.6 cm
- Depth
- 8.5 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Dimensions when the ledger is closed
- Condition Remarks
- Minor soiling to covers, spine, and pages; minor rusting of metal pieces, especially around key hole on front of spine; minor tears and loss to edges of leather tabs and edges of several pages
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Website
- Artifact (book)
- Reference Comments
- “Pictou Parade.” Haggis: The McCulloch Heritage Centre. 2016. Accessed 15 May 2019.
- Pharmacy ledger, 014.002.224
- Research Facts
- The ledger contains hand written records of account transactions from 1902 to 1908 for the pharmacy operated by R. D. Stiles. R. D. Stiles was a druggist and apothecary and was a colleague of J. D. B Fraser. He operated several of J. D. B. Fraser's drugstore branches.
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Ontario Hospital Kingston School Nursing Class of 1962 [yearbook]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact15134
- Dates
- 1965
- Category
- Archival Items
- Nursing
- Ephemera
- Classification
- Archival, Items
- Nursing
- Accession Number
- 010042006
- Description
- Rectangular black textured cover yearbook with the title printed in white; part of the cover is embossed with a geometric pattern of squares with textured patterns in them; small white sticker with handwriting in dark blue ink on it in the upper left corner of the cover; contains numerous monochrom…
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- Accession Number
- 010042006
- Category
- Archival Items
- Nursing
- Ephemera
- Classification
- Archival, Items
- Nursing
- MeSH Heading
- Nurses -- ephemera
- Nursing -- ephemera
- Books
- Description
- Rectangular black textured cover yearbook with the title printed in white; part of the cover is embossed with a geometric pattern of squares with textured patterns in them; small white sticker with handwriting in dark blue ink on it in the upper left corner of the cover; contains numerous monochrome photographs of the graduating and current classes of the Ontario Hospital, Kingston School of Nursing, as well as their teachers, doctors, psychiatrists, etc.; also contains anecdotes from the past year and information on sports, inside jokes, etc.; pages not numbered; 34 pages.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a) yearbook: Length 28.0 cm X Width 20.9 cm X Height 1.2 cm
- b) library card: Length 12.5 cm X Width 7.5 cm
- Provenance
- Used by donor’s great aunt, Connie Cox (20 Aug 1939- 5 June 2010), while working at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital for over 35 years. Ontario Hospital Kingston School Nursing Class of 1962. From the Nurses' Library at the Ontario Hospital, Kingston.
- Dates
- 1965
- Date Remarks
- Publication date
- Material
- paper: cream, black
- ink: black
- Inscriptions
- Printed on front cover: "Memoires '65"; stamped in blue ink on the first page: "NURSES' LIBRARY // ONTARIO HOSPITAL, KINGSTON"; printed on title page: "ONTARIO HOSPITAL, KINGSTON // SCHOOL OF NURSING"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-1-4
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Small amount of white powdery adhesive residue at the base of the spine
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Website
- Reference Comments
- http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php/Kingston_Psychiatric_Hospital
- Research Facts
- Ontario Hospital Kingston gained this name in 1920; before it was Rockwood Hospital. In 1965 the name changed again to Kingston Psychiatric Hospital. Since 2001, it has become part of the Providence Care Centre.
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Psychiatric Nursing, 6th edition [text book]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact15132
- Dates
- 1962
- Category
- Archival Items
- Education Artifacts
- Nursing
- Classification
- Archival, Items
- Education
- Nursing
- Psychiatry
- Accession Number
- 010042008
- Description
- Rectangular burgundy hard cover book with a sewn binding; title and author names embossed on the front cover and spine in gold ink inside a decorative gold rectangle; contains many monochrome photographs inside, handwritten in blue ink on the first page facing the front cover is "Constance Cox".
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- Accession Number
- 010042008
- Author
- Katharine McLean Steele, R.N., B.S., Maguerite Lucy Manfreda, R.N., M.A.
- Category
- Archival Items
- Education Artifacts
- Nursing
- Classification
- Archival, Items
- Education
- Nursing
- Psychiatry
- MeSH Heading
- Psychiatric Nursing
- Psychiatry
- Nursing
- Nursing -- handbooks
- Books
- Description
- Rectangular burgundy hard cover book with a sewn binding; title and author names embossed on the front cover and spine in gold ink inside a decorative gold rectangle; contains many monochrome photographs inside, handwritten in blue ink on the first page facing the front cover is "Constance Cox".
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used by donor’s great aunt, Connie Cox (20 Aug 1939- 5 June 2010), while working at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital for over 35 years. Ontario Hospital Kingston Nursing School, Grad 1962.
- Maker
- F. A. Davis Company, Publishers
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1962
- Date Remarks
- Publication date
- Material
- paper: cream
- fabric: burgundy
- ink: black, gold
- Inscriptions
- Printed on front cover: "PSYCHIATRIC // NURSING // STEELE and MANFREDA"; printed on spine: "PSYCHIATRIC NURSING // STEELE and MANFREDA // 6TH // EDITION // DAVIS"; handwritten on first page: "Constance Cox."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-3
- Length
- 22.3 cm
- Width
- 15.3 cm
- Depth
- 2.9 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Edges of spine fraying slightly, top left corner of back cover with minor bent
- Copy Type
- reproduction
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Psychiatry for Nurses Fifth Edition [textbook]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact15245
- Dates
- 1958
- 1960
- circa 1958 – 1960
- Category
- Archival Items
- Nursing
- Education Artifacts
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Education
- Nursing
- Psychiatry
- Accession Number
- 019010001
- Description
- Hardbound rectangular brown textbook titled Psychiatry for Nurses that provides overviews of many psychological conditions nurses may have encountered; rectangular brown fabric covered cardboard covers and spine; title and author names printed on front cover in grey lettering in rectangular navy st…
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- Accession Number
- 019010001
- Author
- Louis J. Karnosh and Dorothy Mereness
- Category
- Archival Items
- Nursing
- Education Artifacts
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Education
- Nursing
- Psychiatry
- MeSH Heading
- Archival
- Education, Medical
- Education, Nursing
- Books
- Textbook
- Textbooks, Medical
- Nursing
- Psychiatric Nursing
- Psychiatry
- Description
- Hardbound rectangular brown textbook titled Psychiatry for Nurses that provides overviews of many psychological conditions nurses may have encountered; rectangular brown fabric covered cardboard covers and spine; title and author names printed on front cover in grey lettering in rectangular navy stripes; title, author names, edition, and publisher appear on spine; hand written notes appear in red and black ink inside front cover; printed text in black ink appears on rectangular glossy cream pages; 408 pages
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor, who graduated from Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1961.
- Maker
- The C. V. Mosby Company
- Site Made (City)
- St. Louis
- Site Made (State)
- Missouri
- Site Made (Country)
- U. S. A.
- Dates
- 1958
- 1960
- circa 1958 – 1960
- Date Remarks
- Fifth Edition copyrighted in 1958, used by donor in 1960.
- Material
- paper: cream, brown
- fabric: brown, white, blue
- ink: grey, navy, black, red
- Inscriptions
- Printed on front cover: “PSYCHIATRY FOR NURSES // KARNOSH AND MERENESS”; printed on spine: “PSYCHIATRY FOR NURSES // KARNOSH // AND // MERENESS // FIFTH EDITION // THE // THE // C. V. MOSBY // COMPANY; printed on page 4: “FIFTH EDITION // Copyright 1958 by // THE C. V. MOSBY COMPANY // Second Printing // (All rights reserved) // Previous editions copyrighted // 1940, 1944, 1949, 1953 // Printed in the United States // of America // Library of Congress Catalog Card // Number 58-6886”; hand written on inside cover in red and black ink: “Pauline // McCurdy // K. G. H. // MacLean // 1960 // My 3 months in psychiatry // training at the // Ontario Hospital Kingston ! // // There were students from // Cornwall, Peterborough, Hotel Dieu + // Bellville with us from K. G. H.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-3
- Length
- 22.1 cm
- Width
- 14.7 cm
- Depth
- 2.4 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Minor foxing on most pages, especially bottom edge; minor fraying and fading of fabric on covers; minor abrasion to fabric along edges on covers and spine
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Comments
- “What Is Psychiatry?” American Psychiatric Association, 2019. Accessed 10 July 2019.
- "KGH School of Nursing.” Kingston General Hospital, 2019. Accessed 10 July 2019.
- Research Facts
- Psychiatry refers to the branch of medicine dealing with mental illness, including the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of various disorders; psychiatry differs from psychology and focuses on both the physical and mental aspects of mental illness; also involves the use of medication to treat disorders.
- The Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing was one of the first apprenticeship-based nursing training programs in Canada; began in 1886 in response to the increased focus on patient care in hospitals and the medical field; the program was meant to produce an educated and dedicated work force of nurses while also providing an affordable labour force for the hospital through on the job student training; the Ann Baillie Building, current home of the Museum of Healthcare at Kingston, originally served as a residence for the student nurses at KGH.
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The Rhythm of Sterility and Fertility in Women 4th Revised Edition [book]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact15215
- Dates
- 1934
- circa 1934
- Collection
- Tumak Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Education Artifacts
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Education
- Gynaecology
- Literature
- Accession Number
- 015011003
- Description
- Small hard cover book with black vinyl covers and a sewn binding; tan pages with black print; title "The Rhythm" is printed in the top centre of the front cover in gold in capital letters with three straight horizontal lines under it and a pointed line going up, then down through the straight lines…
- Accession Number
- 015011003
- Author
- Leo J. Latz, A.B., M.D., LL.D.
- Collection
- Tumak Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Education Artifacts
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Education
- Gynaecology
- Literature
- MeSH Heading
- Archival
- Education, Medical
- Books
- Menstrual Cycle
- Menstruation
- Sex Counseling
- Contraception
- Description
- Small hard cover book with black vinyl covers and a sewn binding; tan pages with black print; title "The Rhythm" is printed in the top centre of the front cover in gold in capital letters with three straight horizontal lines under it and a pointed line going up, then down through the straight lines; on the first page there is a blue stamp for the library from which the book came; the book is divided into three parts (physiological, practical, and ethical aspects) and seventy five chapters, dealing with sex, sterility, fertility, marriage, pregnancy, female sexual organs, menstruation and the menstrual cycle, contraception, natural birth control, and contraception in relation to religion and God; the copyright page reads that the book was published with "Ecclesiastical Approbation"; on the last page, a portion of an envelope has been glued in and is open at the top; 128 pages.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor.
- Maker
- Latz Foundation
- Site Made (City)
- Chicago
- Site Made (State)
- Illinois
- Site Made (Country)
- U.S.A.
- Dates
- 1934
- circa 1934
- Date Remarks
- Copyright Date
- Material
- paper: tan
- vinyl: black
- ink: black, gold, blue
- Inscriptions
- Printed on front cover: "THE RHYTHM // LEO J. LATZ, M. D."; stamped on first page: "BIBLIOTHEQUE PROVINCIALE // 430 CHEMIN MONTREAL // OTTAWA 7, ONTARIO"; printed on title page: "THE RHYTHM // of // Sterility and Fertility // in Women // A Discussion of the Physiological, Practical, // and Ethical Aspects of the Discoveries // of Drs. K. Ogino (Japan) and H. // Knaus (Austria) Regarding // the Periods when Con- // ception Is Impos- // sible and when // Possible // by // Leo J. Latz, A.B., M.D., LL.D. // Member of the Staffs of Loyola // University Medical School, Alexian // Brothers' Hospital and St. Elizabeth Hospital. // Fourth Revised Edition // Sixtieth Thousand // Published by // LATZ FOUNDATION // (Corporation Not for Profit) // REPUBLIC BUILDING // CHICAGO, ILLINOIS".
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-3
- Length
- 10.7 cm
- Width
- 1.5 cm
- Height
- 15.6 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Sticker residue near bottom of spine and covers, vinyl coming off in top right corner of front cover and bottom of back cover.
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Websites
- Reference Comments
- "Leo J. Latz and "The Rhythm"", DIttrick Museum, March 16, 2010: http://dittrick.blogspot.com/2010/03/leo-j-latz-and-rhythm.html
- "Highlights of the Percy Skuy History of Contraception Gallery: Rhythm Method", Case Western Reserve University: https://case.edu/affil/skuyhistcontraception/online-2012/Rhythm-method.html
- "Book, ‘The rhythm of sterility and fertility in women’ by Leo J. Latz.", Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences: https://collection.maas.museum/object/345735
- "Dr. Leo Latz dies, was originator of 'rhythm method'", Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, May 4, 1994: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-05-04-1994124154-story.html
- Research Facts
- Dr. Leo J. Latz was one of the pioneers of the "rhythm" method of birth control, now often called natural family planning. The Rhythm method asserts that women are only fertile for five or six days of their menstrual cycle, and so it is unlikely for a woman to get pregnant outside of those days, even without material methods of birth control. His book went through twenty-six editions.
- The Rhythm Method is the only method of birth control which received the official approval of the Catholic Church, having been approved by Pope Pius XII in 1951. In 1955, a survey of Catholic women found that over 65% of the women surveyed said they used the Rhythm method.
- In 1934, Latz, a devout Catholic, was fired from his position at Loyola University, most likely over his involvment with the cause of Rhythm.
Sickness or Health? or the Danger of Trifling Ailments [book]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14349
- Dates
- 1890
- Collection
- Melanie Chapman Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Literature
- Accession Number
- 012042020
- Description
- Hardbound book with chapters about home health; front cover is red with decorative title; numerous pages of advertising products at the end; title is printed in gold on spine; 286 pages
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- Accession Number
- 012042020
- Author
- A Family Doctor
- Collection
- Melanie Chapman Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Literature
- MeSH Heading
- Books
- Home Health Nursing
- Description
- Hardbound book with chapters about home health; front cover is red with decorative title; numerous pages of advertising products at the end; title is printed in gold on spine; 286 pages
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor, currently working (2012) at Kingston General Hospital as RN, Kidd 7 Neurosciences. Graduated from University of Toronto Class of 1984 (BScN); University of Alberta Class of 2006 (MPH). Worked in nursing and health human resources in Alberta, BC and Ontario.
- Maker
- Jarrold & Sons
- Site Made (City)
- London
- Site Made (Country)
- England
- Dates
- 1890
- Date Remarks
- Publication date
- Material
- paper: cream
- ink: black, red, gold
- Inscriptions
- Printed on title page: "SICKNESS OR HEALTH? // OR, // THE DANGER OF TRIFLING AILMENTS // BY // M. D.; C. M . // A FAMILY DOCTOR // LONDON // JARROLD & SONS, 3, PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-3
- Length
- 18.8 cm
- Width
- 13.5 cm
- Depth
- 2.8 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Shows minor wear along edges
- Copy Type
- original
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Wellcome's Excerpta Therapeutica [book]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact15279
- Dates
- 1905
- circa 1905
- Category
- Archival Items
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Infectious Diseases
- Accession Number
- 000018029
- Description
- Small rectangular book with paper covers and a sewn binding; entitled "Wellcome's Excerpta Therapeutica", printed in 1905; 293 pages; book contains paper tucked behind front cover (b) which contains a handwritten recipe for a starch enema; the main body of the book contains an alphabetical list of …
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- Accession Number
- 000018029
- Author
- Burroughs Wellcome and Co.
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Infectious Diseases
- MeSH Heading
- Therapeutics
- Disease
- Diseases
- Drugs
- Books
- Description
- Small rectangular book with paper covers and a sewn binding; entitled "Wellcome's Excerpta Therapeutica", printed in 1905; 293 pages; book contains paper tucked behind front cover (b) which contains a handwritten recipe for a starch enema; the main body of the book contains an alphabetical list of therapeutics (drugs), their uses, and their preparations; also an index of diseases and their remedies, a posological table, a list of poisons and their treatments and antidotes, British legal information, Irish legal information, a table of infectious diseases, their incubation periods, period of quarantine, period of infection, and what days the illness appears and begins to fade; the book also contains information on disinfection in phthisis, London ambulance service, diet tables, the feeding of children and infants, information on food and cooking, average weights and measurements of adult human organs, average weights and heights, the metric system of weights and measures, urine testing, water analysis, examination of sewage and sewage effluents, microscopic stains, indicators for chemical tests, notes on radiography, postal information for the United Kingdom, utero-gestation, and Wellcome brand products and price list; the pages bear the remnants of being coloured red at the edges.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - book: Length 16.5 cm X Width 10.0 cm X Height 1.2 cm
- b - paper: Length 12.7 cm X Width 9.15 cm
- Provenance
- Originally owned by the Brockville Psychiatric Hospital.
- Maker
- Burroughs Wellcome and Co.
- Site Made (City)
- London, Sydney, Cape Town
- Site Made (Country)
- England, Australia, South Africa
- Dates
- 1905
- circa 1905
- Date Remarks
- Publication date printed in book
- Material
- paper: tan, brown
- ink: black, red
- thread: tan
- Inscriptions
- Handwritten on paper (b): "Starch Enema - // Starch 1 [illegible], // Mix with sufficient cold // water to make a thick // paste, then pour on boiling // water untill it becomes // the consistence of mu[illegible]lage // ten to thirty gtts of Laudenum // is often added to this Enema."; printed on title page of book (a): "WELLCOME'S // Excerpta Therapeutica // 1905 // BURROUGHS WELLCOME AND Co. // LONDON, SYDNEY AND CAPE TOWN // COPYRIGHT] // ALL RIGHTS RESERVED".
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Paper very brittle and delicate, pages coming out of binding, binding falling apart, covers torn along edges
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Websites
- Reference Comments
- Wellcome Library search, "Wellcome's Excerpta Therapeutica": http://archives.wellcome.ac.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=NaviTree.tcl&dsqField=RefNo&dsqItem=WF/M/PB/28/01/12#HERE
- Wellcome, "History of Wellcome": https://wellcome.ac.uk/about-us/history-wellcome
- Research Facts
- Sir Henry Wellcome was born in the U.S.A. in 1853, and moved to the UK in 1880 to found a pharmaceutical company with his friend Silas Burroughs. Wellcome established laboratories and funded scientists developing antitoxins, etc. He was a lover of medical history and had a collection of many objects relating to it. When Wellcome died in 1936, a charity intended to advance medical research and history was created according to his will. This grew over the 20th century into the Wellcome Trust of today, worth $33.5 billion CAN. The Wellcome Collection, a free medical museum and library, was founded in 2007.
- Wellcome Excerpta Therapeutica was published in different editions from approximately 1883 to 1976.
- Formerly known as the Eastern Hospital for the Insane, the Brockville Psychiatric Hospital opened in 1894; in 1903 the School of Nursing opened with one student who was given a two year course in nursing the mentally ill, this was one of Ontario's first nursing programs to specialize in psychiatric care; early in the 20th Century, the population expanded to 800 patients with as many as 100 patients at work on the grounds daily, the facility had a bakery, farm, garden, and a variety of shops including a butcher, tailor and carpenter (none of which are operational today); systems of treatment used throughout the years consisted of hydrotherapy, electroconvulsive therapy and vocational therapy; in 2000 the hospital was officially transferred from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group.
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