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Iain MacLaren treating a patient at the Royal Infirmary
Unknown, 1956, Photograph
Iain MacLaren treating a patient at the Royal Infirmary
Iain MacLaren treating a patient at the Royal Infirmary
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20753
Title
Iain MacLaren treating a patient in the Surgical Out-Patient Department at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh
Description
Iain Maclaren examines a patient's ankle inside a hospital room. He wears a white coat and is sat sideways on a wooden chair in front of a desk. The patient sits on a chair next to him with his bare foot balanced on a small bench. A man in a large beige coat is sat watching. Three women stand observing the goings on. One wears a long white coat, the others are in nurse's uniform with a dress, white apron and white cap. The desk is covered with pieces of paper. There are various surgical implements In the background. A bin is also visible.
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Unknown
Date
1956
Type
Photograph
This item was digitised as part of the Whose Town? project, an educational resource for schools. Unique archival material was gathered together to create a snapshot of a person's life at a particular point in Edinburgh's history.
As part of their training to be a surgeon, doctors can work as Senior House Officers in accident and emergency departments as Iain MacLaren is doing here. Iain noted that at this time, he saw many patients from the mining industries in the Lothians because they worked in such dangerous conditions.
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Whose Town? Iain MacLaren
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