The Case Books of Dr. John Snow: ”September 3, 1851-March 5, 1853”

The Case Books of Dr. John Snow: ”March 7, 1853-December 9, 1854”

The Case Books of Dr. John Snow: ”February 13, 1850-August 30, 1851”

Wednesday 13 March Administered Chloroform to a little girl aged 7 whilst Mr. Fergusson operated on a very bad hare-lip with the septum of the nose standing out from the end of the organ. Was readily made insensible and the insensibility was kept up during the operation by means of chloroform on a sponge. Towards the end of the operation there was a loud gurgling in the throat 1184) and larynx,...

The Case Books of Dr. John Snow: ”July 5, 1856-June 10, 1857”

Saturday 5 July Administered Chloroform at King's College Hospital to a man whilst Mr. Partridge operated for necrosis of the tibia. Also to a child, 5 years old, whilst Mr. Fergusson operated for club foot. (710 } Also to a man whilst he operated for fissure of the anus. 710 Also to a young man whilst he operated for phymosis. Also to a woman whilst he removed a tumour of the breast. Also to a...

Belskie's 1971 Medallion of John Snow.

The chloroformist to Queen Victoria for the 1853 and 1857 childbirths of, respectively, Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice, Dr. John Snow (1813–1858) is widely celebrated as the “Father of Epidemiology.” Snow’s research helped London combat the waves of cholera which swept the city (right). Sadly, a brain hemorrhage felled John Snow at 45 years of age. Had Snow lived to face Abram Belskie (19...

The genus Trichocnemis LeConte, 1851 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae)

The history of the genus Trichocnemis LeConte, 1851 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae) is discussed. Its taxonomic status in relation to the genera Ergates Audinet-Serville, 1832 and Callergates Lameere, 1904 is clarified. The synonymy of Macrotoma californica White, 1853, Macrotoma spiculigera White, 1853, and Trichocnemis spiculatus LeConte, 1851 is confirmed. A key to all three genera and...