Historical information
To use this tape, the tube would be broken in half using cat-gut breakers.
Significance
Dr Mitchell Henry O'Sullivan worked in the Victorian country town of Casterton as a general practitioner from 1919 until his death in 1977. He also practiced obstetrics. His son, Dr David More O'Sullivan donated his obstetric bag and its contents to the College in 1999. The bag and contents are a unique time capsule of the type of instruments and pharmaceuticals used in the inter-war period.
Physical description
Glass vial, containing silk umbilical tape [193.2] in sterile solution. The tape is wound around a flat spool.
Subjects
References
- Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League, 'Catgut breakers' Example of catgut breakers, as mentioned in contextual information.
