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GB 0809 Ross - Ross, Col Sir Ronald (1857-1932)
137 - Material on Ross' service during the First World War in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
77 - Material on medical work at Alexandria including case notes, correspondence and information on a lecture on the treatment of dysentery by Ross
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GB 0809 Ross/137/77/09
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Item
Title
Letter from Michael Thomas Yarr, Deputy Director, Medical Services, 8th Corps, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force to Ross
Date
23/8/1915
Description
Introduces himself, he has seen Ross' instructions on the use of emetine for dysentery and describes typhoid symptoms in patients with bowel complaints which are not sent to Alexandria, in his own case he did not treat them and they persisted for seven weeks. There have also been cases of sandfly fever
AccessStatus
Open
Language
English
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