Once Upon A Time ....................Part 10

Image via WikipediaFollowing on from Part 9.....Did the Theatre Sgt listen to my plea to get out of theatre? Did he help me to leave? Did he hell!!!!!

Basically it was along the lines of "you've made your bed, now lie on it." In other words-you are stuck, now get on with it. Once you signed up to become an Operating Theatre Technician, you found out that it was what was known as a Restricted Trade. There WAS no get out of jail free card, this was no monopoly game. So what was a poor boy to do? Correct! GET STUCK IN.

My apprenticeship in the Sluice Room was actually far more instructional than I at first thought it might be. It was an excellent place to start learning the identities of the myriad of instruments available to surgeons of different surgical persuasions. In Tidworth, back in the sixties, those "persuasions" or Specialties, were E.N.T (Otorhinolaryngology), General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Gynae, Dental and Trauma. If I have misssed any from the list, I apologise to any surgeon reading this-please don't be offended, it's nothing personal.

Before proceeding, I must pay my respects to some of the Surgeons who passed through the theatres while I was there. Those that stand out in my mind are,  Patrick "Paddy" Dignan, (please see the note at the end of this re: Paddy Dignan) Adrian Boyd, Major Owen-Smith and "Pop" Reid. Each was outstanding and a pathfinder in a way, within their specialties, without whom surgery and research in general, may not have benefitted.

I should not forget the Anaesthetists. I remember Col. Cardew, Anthony Booth and Jeremiah Leahy amongst others. They worked very hard, not just in their efforts to stabilise patients and have them ready for surgery at exactly the right moment, allowing surgery to continues non-stop until lists were finished, but to ensure that trainee Technicians benefitted during their formative days in theatre. Col Cardew and Anthony Booth were especially helpful with training.

Now I've mentioned the above, I really must mention the Theatre Sisters. I mentioned three of them in an earlier part of this Blog. The outstanding Sister, in my humble opinion, was Mary Challis. I found her to be strict in her approach to performance and behaviour as well as turn out in theatre. Most of all however, she made sure that training was delivered as required, but even more than that, she ensured that it was received by the individuals learning the trade, by questioning us trainees and ensuring we were on the ball. I sometimes despair that this ensuring that training has been received and validated does not always occur these days.

I'll move forward now, leaving the housework period behind us. Just before I do, I would admit that, just as in the nursing training, if you don't get that background work right, the treatment delivered to each patient might not succeed without infection. Cleanliness IS the key.

After three months the level of Operating Theatre Technician, Class 3 had been achieved. Looking back it doesn't seem to have been much of an achievement, but at that time-I felt good about myself, knowing that I had indeed stuck to the task despite my early misgivings.

 One of the advantages of having trained as an Army Nurse, was that a very good knowledge of anatomy and physiology had been gained during that former training. This helped dramatically when surgeons "talked" a trainee through a procedure. It certainly helped knowing the relationship of one internal organ to another when an appendicectomy or other abdominal procedure was being described. Part of the training for Part Two of the three level full qualification, included scrubbing up and just standing at the operating table. (This, apart from, at first anyway, making one feel like a spare appendage at the wedding of a lady of the night, was exceptionally helpful in getting used to scrubbing up and learning to respect the "sterile field") I spent many a time just standing behind the surgeon listening carefully to what was being talked about. Surprisingly enough, not all of what was being discussed was concerning the case in hand!!! Having signed the Official Secrets Act upon joining the Army, I knew not to discuss the details of the latest bit of "gossip" picked up at the table.
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Next time-more of life at the table, and the dangers of not paying attention!!!

Re: Patrick "Paddy" Dignan. He has written a book, "A Doctors Experiences Of Life." by Patrick Dignan.I would reccomend this to anyone who knew him, as well as to those who would like to know of his life as an Army surgeon. It is published by The Pentland Press Limited. ISBN 1 85821 136 0
I got my copy via Amazon, but can be obtained via other reputable booksellers.

Once Upon A Time........Part 9

I WANT OUT! is how I finished Part 8. I had just gone to start training in Theatre as an OTT. Time now for DAY 2.


I should just say, if anyone reading this is an OTT, I apologise for some of the details, with which you will all be familiar. There are however, a lot of readers trained in other areas of responsibility in the RAMC, for whom the details are included. ....................


My first day in Theatre had passed by in a blur. In truth I was very excited and could hardly wait for the next day to come along. So, bright eyed, bushey tailed and well-breakfasted I headed for work on day two. It being a Tuesday, it was General Surgery, all day.

I was assigned to one of the Corprals. His job for the day was to make sure the Theatre was in good order and ready for all cases that appeared on the Operating List, as well as to keep an eye on me and ensure that I listened to his every instruction, and to learn how to do things as quickly as possible. (I have to say that the only way to learn in those days was quickly-failure to grasp detail at the first time of telling,and, depending on the teaching technique employed by the trainor, could lead to extra sluice and floor scrubbing duties as well as extra on-call duties,as if there weren't enough anyway.) From memory, duties included making sure the scrub-up area was stocked with sufficient Operating Gown Packs, a complete range of surgical gloves from size 6 through to 8, with 6 being the smallest and 8 the biggest. (The range would be different from theatre to theatre depending on the staff membership.) I don't know if any other OTT reading this remembers this, but invarioubly it was the Gynaecologists who wore the largest size!!!. There was also the need to make sure the Post Op dressings tray was topped up and that all any extra Operating Table parts were ready, such as arm tables, hand tables and stirrups.

One of the more critical pieces of equipment to ensure being available was a stool upon which the surgeon would sit for some of the procedures on the list. These might typically include hand and foot surgery, gynae procedures, rectal surgery, or, sometimes just to sit on while waiting for the patient to emerge from the anaesthetic room, hopefully suitably stunned and ready for knife to penetrate skin without the patient jumping off the table!!!. During my first few weeks, I found that the second biggest sin that could be commited as the gopher for the day, was to have to be told to put the stool under the rapidly lowering undercarriage of the surgeon. He always "knew" it would be there so didn't even look round for it. It was always expected that the surgeons' every move was being anticipated by the hopefully fully alert gopher. The FIRST and BIGGEST sin was to whip the stool away before the surgeon was finished with it. Sometimes the surgeon would stand up and have a little rummage around whichever part of the lower end of the body he was servicing, and a quick witted but sadly mistaken gopher would whip the stool away-complete with smile on face, firmly believing he was being efficient. Sadly, on more than one occasion he would be wrong. Only once though, in my career in theatre, did I see a surgeon end up on the floor, letting fly with deletives that could not be deleted. I will not name the surgeon involved, but, I developed an instant respect for him and his knowledge of the English, and possibly several other languages, when it came to cussing.

Having ensured the Theatre was ship-shape, it was off to the sluice to check out such things as stocks of linen bags, rubbish bags, and copious quantities of detergents and soaps with which to clean the floors at the end of the operating list. At this point, my new found friend and tutor made it quite clear that I was to familiarise myself with all the practices of the sluice, as it was to be my new home until it was thought that I had mastered the art of cleaning all things, movable or immovable. Now, where had I heard that before? Oh yes!-when I started my Nurse training.

Before the day was out, I had made up my mind that I was not as happy with my new career as I had hoped. To be perfectly honest, I never did get to like the cleaning aspect of working in theatres, throughout the years between 1968 and 1986. Don't get me wrong, life wasn't all about cleaning, but it did play a massive part in the overall role of the OTT. With training, demonstration to the bosses of competence and subsequent seniority came progression within the organisation, and more opportunity to practice such other skills as teaching and management in the different aspects of managing day-to-day life in the Theatre and ensuring patient safety at all times.

At the end of Day 2 however, I knew nothing of the future and what it would hold for me. I was not going to waste my time cleaning again. I wanted OUT, and damn it, I was going to tell the theatre sergeant this, as soon as he got back from the bookies shop. I was sure he would understand!!

NEXT TIME........ did he understand? did he listen to me?

Once Upon A Time..........Part Eight

It's my own fault I suppose! I started  a series of reminiscenses about the five years I spent in Tidworth at the Military Hospital. I got to the point where I was, at last, starting a new career, this time as an Operating Theatre Technician, and then it all went quiet. I have received quite a number of messages, nay, enquiries, asking when I am going to get on with the series of articles. Oddly enough, most of them come from outside the UK and mainly from Eastern European readers. As a mark of respect to all of you, thanks for your messages and now-Part Eight.
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As with any change, whether it be a change of job, location, role or in the case of a military career, a promotion, life is immediately a challenge. The first few days can even be a maker or breaker period. My first few days in Theatre were close to being a breaker!

To be fair, I was welcomed warmly into the new "family." Each and every person from Stan Jones-Theatre Sgt., through to Jim Goreman, civilian Porter, made my first day one to remember. I had better add here that I remember the first day for all the RIGHT reasons. Stan was an easy going kind of guy, not a bad bone in his body I would suggest. He did have a tendency though to study racing form, rather than what cases were on the operating list! The rest of the team, or as many as I can now remember included: Ken Hudson, Barry Gaukroger, "Chimp" Roberts, Bud Holder, Phil Reeves, a guy called Gartside (first name escapes me,) Phil Olive, John Thomas, Ron Days and others. Not all were senior Techs, some were new but just a little less new than I was. Over the years many more techs came and went, I would need a new Blog to mention all names.

During my first day, I was introduced to the Theatre Sisters, of whom there were two. Please don't ask me who they were. I see faces in my minds eye, but names totally escape me. In all the years I was there, some names remain in my mind for varying reasons. I can think of Mary Challis, Phyllis Broad and Maggie Watson. Of these, I remember two with great fondness. They were good at their own jobs, and able to gain the respect of just about everyone they worked with.  The other? Well, lets just say that she made much out of nothing, appeared to dislike all technicians, trusted no-one other than herself, and rather annoyingly, insisted upon scribbling her initials on just about everything, whether it belonged to her or not and whether it was nailed down or not! Those of you reading this and who knew the above three ladies will know to whom I refer.

My first day consisted of "the tour" of the estate, which included a remote Central Sterile Supply Department building, (CSSD) on the other side of the Hospital "square." The theatre suite consisted of an entrance corridor, Foyer, Anaesthetic Room, Laying Up Room, one Operating Theatre, a Sluice room, a Store room and the Sisters office. The CSSD consisted of two conjoined "packing areas" within which were two dependable steam sterilisers and a store area and a tea room. I say the sterilisers were dependable, which they were, until Phil, the electrician/maintenance man came in to do his weekly maintenance, following which they played up for the rest of the day!!! Oh, why can't people just leave things alone I used to think.

 There were two more operating theatres besides the main one. The Casualty Department directly beneath main theatre, had a theatre that was used for minor operations and emergency surgery and for MUA's and EUA's. These were Manipulation Under Anaesthetic and Examination Under Anaesthetic. There was also a Maternity Theatre within the Maternity Unit, used for Caesarian Sections and various other pre and post natal procedures.

Before I knew what was what, my first day was over. The highlight of my day? It had to be the dressing up. The change from my Nursing "whites" to theatre "greens" was kind of exciting to a young lad, such as I was then. I felt rather strange in them at first, but that soon went. My only complaint would be that the trousers were supposed to have waist and fly buttons, but many didn't. This meant using a one inch cotton bandage to tie around the waist to keep them up. Safety pins were the order of the day to keep the fly area in good order and under control.

Day two took on a totally new complexion. As with my introduction to life on the wards as a trainee Nurse, cleaning was to play a major part in daily life in the Operating Theatre. Clearly I hadn't done my homework before forsaking my hard earned level of status at nursing level before jumping ship for this new career. If I had I would possibly not have opted for starting at the bottom all over again. Day two started in reasonable style. Tuesday was General Surgery all day. I was "given" to one of the senior techs for the day. He, quite clearly, was not over impressed with the gift bestowed upon him by Stan Jones. I won't mention his name out of fairness to him. After the first case, which I believe was an Inguinal Hernia repair, I was taken out of the theatre itself and into the sluice. No more surgery for me THAT day!!

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Next time-I WANT OUT!!!!!

A little early perhaps, but Happy Christmas To All

Not the usual Christmas carols or video, but something that brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it. I hope you enjoy it too. Happy Christmas and a very Special 2012 to all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pWDp-cbKX4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Tidworth-From Years Gone By

As regular visitors will know, I try to include items about Tidworth and surrounding areas that do not neccessarily involve the hospital. So saying, I've got another couple of clips that tell a little of the history of Tidworth.

This clip shows the Royal Engineers at work

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=40576#.TsfBTPEkUnY.email

This shows General Congrieve in Tidworth
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=20503#.TsfAIvcvBds.email


Shortly I will be presenting a short series of items about 181 Airlanding Field Ambulance that spent some time in Perham Down.

New Movies

Hi to ll,
Two more movies about Tidworth from days gone by. First off-a visit by the American Army in 1968. British troops were in America on a reciprocal visit at the same time. I was in Tidworth at the time of the visit, but can't say that I remeber the visit. Perhaps I was just too busy working inTheatre on days, or on nights in Casualty at the time!!!
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=45570#.Tse_dP3CSEM.email

The second newsreel shows a visit to Tidworth in 1939, of the Queen. The visit was to Her Regiment, The Dragoon Guards. No, I wasn't in Tidworth when this visit took place!!!
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=24280#.TsfCRU5KQ_s.email

The late Jim Harris-At Work as CSM "A" Coy Royal Hospital Chelsea

Image via WikipediaI have posted the picture at the top of the Blog, of Jim Harris, CSM "A" Company, Royal Hospital Chelsea, as it was possibly the last picture ever taken of him "at Work." I had the honour of being shown around the whole of his "patch" by Jim, before his illness that sadly led to his death. He is pictured wearing shirt sleeve order working dress.

Jim was associated with Tidworth Military Hospital back in the 1970's. If he had been produced by Carlsberg, he might well be described as "possibly one of the most popular Operating Theatre Technicians of all time." No-one I know would argue with that statement.

A Memorial Lunch was held recently to celebrate his life, which was well attended. I did not attend, as I had the honour of meeting him over many many years. He was a regular guest in my home for the best part of 28 years, and was a popular visitor with my children. He also hosted us at his home in Docklands and then in Chelsea before retiring to the Royal Hospital. I celebrated his life with him while he was here. There is not a day goes by when I do not think about him, his friendship and the positive inflence he had on his many colleagues in the R.A.M.C.

If you know of anyone associated with Tidworth Military Hospital, whose life you would like to see celabrated on these pages, please contact me via the Contact button at the bottom of this article. Your contact details will not be seen by anyone other than myself unless you authorise publication.

The R.A.M.C.-Questions In The House Of Commons

When researching for this Blog, I find so many facts and figures about Tidworth. many are just not publishable because the facts stated cannot be verified, and some cannot be published because of copyright reasons. Today though, when I should have doing jobs allocated to me by my Leader(my wife) I stumbled upon a number of Questions concerning The R.A.M.C, raised in The House(of Commons) in 1920, which were answered by the then Secretary of State for War-Winston Churchill. The keen eyed amongst you will recognise the name of one questioner,Sir William Cheyne, the designer of the beloved Watson Cheyne Double Ended Dissector, 12.5cm or 18cm version. I have published just a few of the questions raised during 1920. They do not neccessarily appear in date order, for which I hope you will excuse me. I found it quite interesting that postings back then could last for up to 10 years, rather than how they are managed these days.
                                           

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (OFFICERS IN INDIA).

HC Deb 01 March 1920 vol 126 cc50-1W 50W

Lieut.-Colonel BUCKLEY

asked the Secretary of State for War if officers of the Royal Army Medical Corps serving 51W in India are precluded from resigning their commissions; and, if so, what is the reason for this?

§ Mr. CHURCHILL

Instructions have been issued that Regular Royal Army Medical Corps Officers serving in India cannot be permitted to resign their commissions until the statutory date of the termination of the War. This step was rendered necessary by the fact that India is much below peace establishment, and that at present it is not possible to provide Regular Army Medical Corps Officers to replace those who were desirous of

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (INDIAN SERVICE).

HC Deb 01 March 1920 vol 126 cc43-4 44

105. Lieut.-Colonel BUCKLEY

asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that many officers of the Royal Army Medical Corps serving in India have been in that country for nine or ten years and appear to have little prospect of relief; and if he will state what steps are being taken to expedite their relief?

                                                          

§ The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Mr. Churchill)

There are forty-one officers of the Royal Army Medical Corps still in India whose tour of service has expired, and every effort is being made to release them as other Regular officers become available. Twenty-four officers are under orders to proceed to India, and these will be employed for the relief of tour-expired officers and towards completing the permanent establishment of the Royal Army Medical Corps in India.

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TIDWORTH MILITARY HOSPITAL (MEDICAL OFFICER).

HC Deb 24 February 1920 vol 125 cc1517-8W

Major HENDERSON

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the medical officer employed as nose  specialist at Tidworth military hospital has very little surgical experience and that the nursing staff and patients in this hospital have no confidence in this officer's ability; and what steps he proposes to take in this matter?

§ Mr. CHURCHILL

I very much regret that the hon. and gallant Member should have placed this Question on the Order Paper and have thereby given currency to such unfounded complaints as to this medical officer's professional capacity. I find, on enquiry, that he had three years' experience in oral surgery before joining the Royal Army Medical Corps, being resident house surgeon at a general infirmary and later having sole charge of all such patients in the hospital. Since joining the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1915, he has been employed almost entirely on nose and throat cases, both at home and abroad. He has done excellent work as a nose and throat specialist since being appointed to Tidworth Hospital. His commanding officer considers him very able, and is of the opinion that he has the entire confidence of his patients.

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Wot? No Chippie!!

TIDWORTH CAMP.

HC Deb 16 April 1920 vol 127 c2002W 2002W

Lieut.-Colonel BELL

asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that considerable feeling exists among the civil population of Tidworth owing to the refusal of the General Officer Commanding troops there to sanction the granting of a site for a fried-fish business; that, when an application for a site was made by a local resident, Mr. Beaver, it was refused on the grounds that there was no demand for such a business, and that thereupon a petition in favour was presented, signed by over 500 people of the neighbourhood, but that the application was refused again, no reason being as signed; and if he will inquire into the matter with a view to inducing the General Officer Commanding to reconsider his decision, and if there are valid reasons for maintaining the decision already given they may be made public?

§ Mr. CHURCHILL

I am making enquiries, and will let the hon. and gallant Member know the result as soon as possible

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ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (MESOPOTAMIA).

HC Deb 02 March 1920 vol 126 c235 235

§ 26. Sir WATSON CHEYNE

asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware of the grave discontent among the Special Reserve and Territorial Force officers of the Royal Army Medical Corps in Mesopotamia owing to the fact that they cannot get leave, some having spent two, or even three, hot seasons in Mesopotamia without leave; and, especially in view of the prospect of having to spend another hot season there, will he take steps to give relief to these men?

§ Mr. CHURCHILL

Many of these officers, in common with those of the Regular Royal Army Medical Corps and the Indian Medical Service, have leave due to them. This is a matter for the local military authorities, but I would remind my hon. and learned Friend that the granting of leave must necessarily interfere with the release of officers eligible for demobilisation. Regular officers of the Royal Army Medical Corps are being sent out as they become available to replace officers of the Special Reserve and Territorial Force whose demobilisation has been applied for.

§ Captain REDMOND

May I ask the right hon. Gentleman whether it is not also a fact that the Coalition is going through a hot season?

 Below is an article from Wikipedia about Sir William Cheyne.

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Sir William Cheyne, Bt
Sir William as an older man
Born	14 December 1852 Hobart, Tasmania
Died	19 April 1932
Nationality	United Kingdom
Fields	bacteriology

Sir William Watson Cheyne, 1st Baronet KCMG CB FRCS FRS^[1] (14 December 1852 – 19 April 1932) was a British surgeon and bacteriologist, who pioneered the use of antiseptical surgical methods in the United Kingdom, as well as abdominal surgery.
Cheyne was born at sea off Hobart, Tasmania. He came from a humble background. His father, Andrew Cheyne, was a captain in the mercantile marine from Ollaberry, Shetland. His mother Eliza, the daughter of the Rev. William Watson, died in 1856, leaving Willam Cheyne to be brought up by his grandfather, the Rev. William Watson, and latterly by his aunt and uncle-in-law,^[2] in Fetlar. In 1864 he was sent to attend Aberdeen Grammar School until 1868, when he went to King's College, Aberdeen, studying Greek, Latin, English, and Mathematics. By 1870 his uncle and aunt had desired him to be trained for the church, but as his father, his own inclination was for the sea. With the idea that if he became a doctor he could join the navy, he entered the University of Edinburgh where to study medicine in May 1871.^[3] He received degrees in surgery and medicine from there in 1875.
Cheyne became the house surgeon to Joseph Lister, the British founder of antiseptic medicine, in 1876. Bacteriology had been much researched in France and Germany in the 1870s and 80s, but little work was done in the field in Britain. Lister was one of the few pioneers of its study in Britain. In 1877, the two took positions at King's College Hospital, where Cheyne served as an assistant surgeon, and later as surgeon from 1880 to 1917 and also as a professor of surgery from 1891 to 1917. He was a devoted follower of Lister and his antiseptic surgical methods. Cheyne was greatly inspired by the work of German bacteriologist Robert Koch, and had his work Untersuchungen über die Aetiologie der Wundinfenktionskrankheiten (1878) translated for the New Sydenham Society in 1880, which greatly enhanced the acceptance of bacteriology in Britain.^[3] He had a work published in 1882, Antiseptic Surgery: Its Principles, Practice, History and Results, and later in 1885 a book, Lister and His Achievements. The work he did in his early career on bacteria and preventative medicine was highly influenced by Koch, and in Spring 1886, Cheyne visited Koch's laboratory in Berlin and studied his methods.^[4] He undertook many trials on giving doses of tuberculin. He reported his findings to the RMCS in April 1891. He found that giving repeated doses improves the conditions of patients, but rarely acts as a cure. His paper was recognized as the first important contribution to the topic in Britain.^[5] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1894.
Cheyne served as a consulting surgeon for the British military in South Africa from 1900 to 1901. In 1910 he was made the Honorary Surgeon-in-Ordinary to King George V. With the outbreak of world War I he became a consulting surgeon to the Royal Navy in 1914, and in 1915 was for a short time the temporary surgeon general, RN. He was later made Surgeon Rear-Admiral and KCMG.^[3] From 1914 to 1916, he served as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and in 1924 he was awarded the inaugural Lister Medal for his contributions to surgical science.^[3] The following year, he delivered the first Lister Memorial Lecture.^[6]
He was made a baronet in 1908, and having retired from active practice, he was elected in 1917 as a Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities^[7] and for the Combined Scottish Universities in 1918, holding the seat until he stepped down at the 1922 general election.^[8] He was appointed as Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland in 1919. Cheyne left London for good in 1922 and retired to Fetlar and resigned his position as lord lieutenant in 1930. He died in 1932 at Fetlar after a prolonged illness.^[3]

[edit] Works

• Antiseptic Surgery: Its Principles, Practice, History and Results (1882)
• Lister and His Achievements (1885)
• Manual of the Antiseptic Treatment of Wounds (1885)
• Manual of Surgical Treatment, 7 vol. (1899–1903; with F. Burghard)

[edit] Notes

1. ^ b., W. (1932). "Sir William Watson Cheyne, Baronet. 1852-1932". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1: 26. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1932.0007.  edit
2. ^ "Sir William Watson Cheyne" watson-cheyne.com/swintro.htm. Retrieved 1 May 2008
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} W. B (December 1932). "Sir William Watson Cheyne, Baronet. 1852-1932". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1 (1): 26–30. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1932.0007. 
4. ^ "Cheyne, Sir William Watson, 1st Baronet." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2006.
5. ^ Hunting, Penelope (1 January 2002). The History of the Royal Society of Medicine. RSM Press. p. 150. ISBN 1-85315-497-0. 
6. ^ Lister and his Achievement, Sir William Watson Cheyne, 1925
7. ^ Historical list of MPs: E (part 1)
8. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X. 

[edit] External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir William Cheyne
• Biography in Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online, from the Royal College of Surgeons of England

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