[Letters concerning the cases of Christina Cameron and David Hutcheon being considered by the House Committee of the Royal Infirmary.].

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[1852]
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Credit: [Letters concerning the cases of Christina Cameron and David Hutcheon being considered by the House Committee of the Royal Infirmary.]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 U nriolmm reports” (I think it almost unnecessary to say) about you, nor stated anything m coinei- neither made nor spread scandalous v h childbed (I cannot recall the expressions 1 may have used) inconsistent sation regarding your treatment of yom p.it with the fact that she was treated by you V } I am, Sir, yours truly, Rob. Millar. Montrose, 21st May, 1852. That I was erro- therefore assume neously treating her for dropsy.’’ Neither oi w ^ . / them to have been amongst t wse office of Chairman of the Infirmary Committee that I now consider it necessary to address It is only because you hold the o ;m(l b most distinctly to state that I not only was aware of the woman s preg- you m defence of my professional iq l tc. C admission “ That she had, to the best of my judgment, disease ot the Sancy, but challenged her witii ^^t^liortb mv treMment was in accordance with'this view That it was liver, accompanied by general diopsy, 1 »• * ’ t0 bc“ s0 well qualified to decide on nice points in medical diagnosis. “ erroneous,” I leave toyou to> prove-yVn tho ^ect ‘vitl. which 1 shall trouble' you 1 take leave to add that 1 sha,l>my U* ‘he correspondence, or make such ot£r use of* as I may tlnnk proper. T. C. Morison. Rob. Millar, Esq. Mr. Millar to Mr. Morison. Montrose, May 25, l»o2. the meetingrf°thenMrmary^onmlttee^e^r4ay,rthat iny 1remarksl3haymorTespecial^efCTenc» toeyomwant°of Xu^attelition to your medical treatment of the case; hut I consider myself quite competent, and also my duty, to ttepti^r is paid 1, the medical — ’ - Rob. Millar. Mr. Morison to Mr. Millar. Montrose, May 26, 1852. and sM&ay^o'—LWyou now sM my part, ha! induced me to change my resolution-want either of “ care or attention to my patient simply deny y0U allude to the meeting of the Infirmary Committee-the taste and “ good fee part of the correspondence as suited you to the Committee, and endeavour o i .P j accuse(j js a]s0 I believe, alone, as well as the propriety and impartiality with which you acted as Chairman, c c , . c 5 ? eXCe^,yy“^Ci have at last done, since it is my intention to bring Governors, and demand that a full inquiry be made into all the reports and charges that hav ' S ‘ * and others like you. Ycmr obedt. servant, T. C. Morison. Rob. Millar, Esq.