Notes on medical and surgical cases treated by Dr William Hey, etc.

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 206 MS 268
  • Dates of Creation
      1776-1828
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      3 vols Vol. 1, [i],272,[4] pp., 1776-85, is inscribed "No.7" on the title-page. Vol. 2, [i],278 pp., 1776-81, is inscribed "No.8" on the title-page; cases are not in strict chronological order. Vol. 3, 142 pp., remainder (113 ff.) blank, 1780-1828, is bound in parchment inscribed "W Hey" on the outside cover; some cases are written in a different hand. The fly-leaf is inscribed "R:d Hey 1785" and "William Hey junr. 1795".

Scope and Content

Notes on medical and surgical cases treated by Dr William Hey, one of the founders of the Leeds General Infirmary, and others.

Administrative / Biographical History

William Hey, 1736-1819, FRS, was one of the founders of the Leeds General Infirmary where he served as a senior surgeon from 1773 to 1812

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Note

In English

Personal Names