Add MS 56150

FLEMING PAPERS. Vol. XLV. 29 March-10 Oct. 1918.

ff. ii + 90. 325 x 198mm. Army notebook ‘129’ with a hard, green cover. There is ‘Wound Bacteriology I’ written on the front of the notebook in red pencil crayon. It is possible that some of the notes in blue ink are not in Fleming’s hand.

This notebook was used in France while at a Casino in Boulogne.

Notebook includes:

Section one: 29^{March-25 June 1918.}

ff. 2-30v: List of patients providing their name, ward, wound type and bacteriology of the wound. Some of the entries also have dates.

Section two: 20 Sept.-6 Oct. 1918.

ff. 32v-36. ‘First Dressings’

List of patients with their name, ward, when wounded, treatment and bacteriology (see folder for full list). Some of the entries do not include names, dates or wound type; some entries have red crosses next to them.

Section three: n.d.

ff. 87v-90. Table containing details from patients in the notebook

Information includes name, ward, number of days since the injury source of streptococcus, whether haemolytic or otherwise, reaction to milk, gelatin and a range of sugars and its bacterial morphology.

Section four: n.d.

f. ii. List of sugar wools and their colours.

Links with other notebooks:

56149: War wounds and bacteriology

56151 and 56152: Work with patients with war wounds

includes:

• ff. 2-30, 32-36, 87-90 Scientific method: Clinical charts of A. Fleming's patients: n.d.
• ff. 2-30v, 32v-36, 87v-90 Scientific method: Notes by A. Fleming on patients with wounds, collated during World War One whilst working at a hospital housed in a casino in Boulogne, some entries have charts, diagrams and x-rays: 1917-1918.