The medical evidence relative to the duration of human pregnancy, given in the Gardner peerage cause, before the Committee for Privileges of the House of Lords in 1825-6 : with introductory remarks and notes / by Robert Lyall.

  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. Committee for Privileges
Date:
1826
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Credit: The medical evidence relative to the duration of human pregnancy, given in the Gardner peerage cause, before the Committee for Privileges of the House of Lords in 1825-6 : with introductory remarks and notes / by Robert Lyall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    As before ?—Yes. You calculated from certain appearances that took place ^—Yes. Have you made any memorandum in f\ny book as to that ?—No ; no further than the time I suckled my first little girl. The little girl was very ill; the doctor told vie he thought it was full time for me to take the breast from her, for that he thought I was two months then gone. Did' you put down the date of that ?—No. Were you suckling?—Yes, when I fell pregnant. When did you leave off suckling ?—My little girl was fourteen months old, and now she is a tAvelveinonth and eleven months. Then it is nine months since you left off suckling?—Yes. From this time ?—Yes. You know Dr. Granville ?—Yes. Have you seen him lately ?—Yes, i saw him op Friday. Where did you see him on Friday ?—I saw him at his house. Did he send for you ?—No, he did not send for me. How came you to go there?—It was Mrs. Tungate, the midwife who is to put me to bed, sent for me. She desired you to call on Dr. Granville ?—Yes. Had you any conversation with him ?—No ; 1 only just saw him in the room. Had you no conversation with him ?—He only told me I was to appear here if I thought proper. Did not he tell you what [why] he sent for you for ?—No; he told me no further than that, that I was to appear here on Friday. What is your husband ?—A bookbinder. Does he keep a shop ?—No; he works with Mr. Grellpt. Do you and your husband live in one room?—Yes. And one bed, of course ?—Yes. Cross-examined by Mr. Adam. Had you any conversation with the midwife who sent for you, Mrs. Tungate ?—No. What did she say to you?—She only told me that Dr. Granville wished to see me. You had no conversation with her about the state you were in ?— No; I never had any conversation with her from the time I engaged her. Did she not ask you how long you had been with child ?—Yes. When was that; on Friday?—Yes. Did you tell her ?—Yes. What else did she tell you ?—She only said that if 1 thought proper to take a walk to Doctor Granville, he wished to see me ; she did not tell me for what purpose, nor I did not know till I came here. (Afr. Attorney General.^ When was it you had indications of the child quickening? —It is five months and a fortnight, going on for six months.