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Eminent doctors: Their lives and their work; Vol. 2 of 2

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Transcriber’s Notes


pg 15 Changed spared to do their life work to: life-work
pg 36 changed Dupuytreu’s to Dupuytren’s operations and instructions.
pg 54 Changed he was also appointed Physician in Ordinary to:
Physician-in-Ordinary
pg 57 Changed have been appointed Physician Extraordinary to:
Physician-Extraordinary
pg 59 Changed being some time assistant physician to: assistant-physician
pg 60 Changed in 1837 was made Physician in Ordinary to:
Physician-in-Ordinary (2 places)
pg 67 Changed He was made Physician Extraordinary to:
Physician-Extraordinary
pg 67 Changed Physician in Ordinary to the Prince Consort to:
Physician-in-Ordinary to the Prince-Consort
pg 68 Changed was made Physician in Ordinary to: Physician-in-Ordinary
pg 94 unneeded quote after not extinguished.
pg 137 changed Dovoting to Devoting himself to physiological
pg 151 Changed called in to attend the Prince Consort to: Prince-Consort
pg 166 changed smallpox to small-pox before the discovery (2 instances
of small-pox)
pg 174 changed double to single quotes around the evidence of things
unseen,
pg 203 changed life-long to lifelong friend, say of him (3 instances
of lifelong)
pg 224 Added quote after state of his mind.
pg 252 Changed Mackenzie was appointed Assistant Physician to:
Assistant-Physician
pg 261 fixed spelling of William Bowman, the third son
pg 280 added “on” to taking his diploma went on a voyage
pg 284 changed over-work to overwork and excess of feeling...
(3 instances of overwork)
pg 286 added . to Dr Gregory’s death...
pg 298 changed spelling of phebitis to phlebitis. His report on...
pg 308 Changed appointed Assistant Surgeon to St. George’s to:
Assistant-Surgeon
pg 310 changed spelling of Cruikshank to Cruickshank to match pg 53
pg 310 changed ear years to early years, 72; under Ferguson, Sir
William

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pg 4 added missing quote after Robinson Crusoe,’ with Stothard’s
pg 4 added missing quote after ‘a weak side’ to our sterling
pg 9 changed single quote to double after may be of some service.”
pg 11 changed word o to of, end of line I hope one of
pg 13 changed single quote to double after special information of its
author.”
pg 14 changed principa to principal ideas and doctrines
pg 14 changed ncorporate to: which they severally incorporate.
pg 18 added period after “Mr. Hope throws himself
pg 19 added ” after not in circulation.
pg 20 added . after 9. our feathered labourers