Obstetrical Forceps: Used to assist the extraction of the fetus from the pelvic basin. Introduced by Dr. Paul Chamberlen, an English Barber-Surgeon, in the early 1600s. MHSNS has many different sets. MHSNS Identification Number 73-3-5a and 5b.
THE MEDICAL HISTORY
SOCIETY OF NOVA SCOTIA
...preserving Nova Scotia's medical heritage...
THE MEDICAL HISTORY
SOCIETY OF NOVA SCOTIA
...preserving Nova Scotia's medical heritage...
THE MEDICAL HISTORY
SOCIETY OF NOVA SCOTIA
...preserving Nova Scotia's medical heritage...
THE MEDICAL HISTORY
SOCIETY OF NOVA SCOTIA
...preserving Nova Scotia's medical heritage...
THE MEDICAL HISTORY
SOCIETY OF NOVA SCOTIA
...preserving Nova Scotia's medical heritage...
Background
The Medical History Society of Nova Scotia formally came into being on March 27, 1992 at which time it was registered with the Registry of Joint Stocks of Nova Scotia as a Museum.
The founding members of this version of the Joint Committee on Archives were:
Drs. E. C. Abbott, I. Cameron, J. M.Crosby, M. Elwood, S. Haycock, M.R. MacDonald, A. J. MacDonald, A. Marble, W. F. Mason, D.K. Murray, E. Nurse, E.F. Ross, B. J. Steele and Curator, Owen McInerney.
Artifacts
Microscope: Circa 1870.
Trephine Instruments: Used to create an opening in the skull. Introduced by H. Fabricius at Padua in Italy circa 1580. MHSNS Trephine Instruments manufactured by Savigny. MHSNS Identification Number 76-2-1.
Binaural Stethoscope: Used for listening to cardiac and respiratory sounds. Introduced by Dr. Arthur Leared in Dublin in 1851. Began to be used in Nova Scotia in the 1860s. MHSNS binaural stethoscope donor is unknown. No identification number.
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