These lecture notes were given to Alfred Hospital nurses during their training in the 1940’s.Used by student nurses at The Alfred HospitalCream coloured foolscap printed pages, printed on one side only.Top left of front page reads Lecture 1. Underlined is Materia Medica & Therapeutics Definitions. To the top right is written in blue ink the name Patricia Johnston and below this is written 63.85 in black ink and with 85 written on a white sticker. To the left of this is written in grey pencil 1946 with a C around it. Under the underlined title is written 202609.001 in grey pencil.nursing study and teaching, materia medica, pharmacology

These lecture notes were given to Alfred Hospital nurses during their training in the 1930’s.Used by student nurses at The Alfred HospitalCream coloured foolscap printed pages, printed on one side only.Top of front page reads Materia Medica & Therapeutics - Lecture 1. Above this is written in black ink the name N. Murdoch p.1 and to the left of the name is written 516-28.a1 written in black ink and grey pencil. Top right of front page has 202608.016 written in grey pencil. Some handwritten notes in black ink and various coloured pencil on some pages.nursing study and teaching, materia medica, pharmacology

The chemist made an entry for each prescription for medicine that was given to a customer, and the date presribed. This entry was a handy reference for repeat prescriptions. Chemists who worked in Orbost included Henry Cottman; James Alfred Dubois Williams; Harry Arthur Murray; Miss P.E .Mason (Phyllis Estelle?); Miss Sybil Monica Buzza; Thomas James Frayer; Australia Shaw; James David Torley; John William Zimmer; Dalkeith William Steele; William Thomas Hollingsworth; E.E. Cohen; R.S. Anderson; Frances John Perry Faith Everard Pardew and Charles Anthony Wurf.These books have a clear association with Orbost. They provide a record of the ailments treated by the chemists over its long history, and the types of remedies used to treat them. They show the evolution of therapeutics and the development of diverse treatments The books are interesting in giving the names of the people who came to the shop and for the prevalence of diseases that were being treated. Sixteen ledgers to record prescriptions. Information details of patients' names, medications and prescriptions are hand-written. Details of individual ledgers are in catalogue folder.orbost-pharmacies medicine drugs prescription -records

These reference books were used in the Orbost pharmacy by various chemists. . Chemists who worked in Orbost included Henry Cottman; James Alfred Dubois Williams; Harry Arthur Murray; Miss P.E .Mason (Phyllis Estelle?); Miss Sybil Monica Buzza; Thomas James Frayer; Australia Shaw; James David Torley; John William Zimmer; Dalkeith William Steele; William Thomas Hollingsworth; E.E. Cohen; R.S. Anderson; Frances John Perry Faith Everard Pardew and Charles Anthony Wurf. "n Britain, the Medical Act of 1858 charged the General Medical Council with the "production of a book containing the list of medicines and compounds, and the manner of preparing them together with the true weights and measures by which they are to be mixed and prepared". The British Pharmacopoeia thus became the official reference book and superseded other previous manuals" (from .South Australian Medical Heritage Society Inc" These reference books have an association with Orbost. Historical works in pharmacy show the evolution of therapeutics and the development of diverse treatment and are therefore a useful research tool. Five heavy reference books. They contain detailed information on drugs and other pharmaceutical materials with standards for substances. Details of each book are in the catalogue folder.pharmacies-orbost reference-books-pharmacy medicine drugs

Illustrated book with green binding.Front cover has a gilt border and print detaling title and edition above edition is a small gilt map of Australia with a green oval on which 'CSL' is printed. The same information is on the spine.non-fictionA comprehensive medical reference, it contains detailed information on vaccinations, therapeutics and treatments available at the time of publication (1973)immunizations, vaccinations, human blood products, hormones, antibiotics, antivenenes, allergens