Matrons, Medics and Maladies: Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in the 1840s; The Edinburgh City Hospital

Bill Yule Tuckwell Press, £12.99, pp 248 ISBN: 1 86232 091 8 Rating: ![Graphic][1] ![Graphic][2] James A Gray Tuckwell Press, £20, pp 488 ISBN 1 86232 096 9 Rating: ![Graphic][3] ![Graphic][4] These two books tell the story of medicine in the city of Edinburgh, spanning about 160 years. Bill Yule's Matrons, Medics and Maladies is pleasantly formatted with boxed case histories and hand drawn caricatures of the late 19th century lifestyle. The notes of the house officers in the 1850s show … [1]: /embed/inline-graphic-1.gif [2]: /embed/inline-graphic-2.gif [3]: /embed/inline-graphic-3.gif [4]: /embed/inline-graphic-4.gif