[BITList] Amputations, acid gargles and ammonia rubs: Royal Navy surgeons' 1793-1880 journals revealed | UK news | guardian.co.uk

[Michael Feltham]

You can also look at    www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/surgeonsatsea.  The Ship Captains Medical Guide wasn't as bad as this !

Mike
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/sep/30/navy-surgeons-19th-century-journals