Island Doctor: John Mackieson and Medicine in Nineteenth-Century Prince Edward IslandDr John Mackieson practised medicine in Prince Edward Island from 1821 to 1885. Island Doctor offers an intimate look at the work of this "ordinary" physician and a fascinating glimpse of medicine in the nineteenth century. Based on a study of two casebooks, which include Dr Mackieson records for 257 patients with a variety of illnesses seen from 1826 to 1858 and 115 patients with mental illness seen from 1868 to 1874, two manuscripts, and a diary, David Shephard illustrates the wide variety of representative cases in Dr Mackieson's career and situates his work in the context of medical practice at the time. The book will interest a variety of readers, including general historians, medical historians, social historians, historians with an interest in the Atlantic provinces, physicians, and academic libraries. |
Contents
Title page of Mackiesons Record of Cases of Insanity | 91 |
Inmate Falconwood Hospital c 1890 | 104 |
Bibliography | 165 |
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Island Doctor: John Mackieson and Medicine in Nineteenth-Century Prince ... David A. E. Shephard No preview available - 2003 |
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