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Hi I thought I had a copy of "Learn that you may improve" but cant find it. It was published by IBMS I think as a history of the BMS profession. The only thing I could find online was this http://www.ifcc.org/media/158112/04_History.pdf Gareth e-mail [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Tel +46 8 5858 1038 Fax +46 8 5858 7730 Gareth Morgan MPhil MSc FIBMS, Department of Laboratory Medicine (Labmed), Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital at Huddinge, Dept of Pathology, F46, SE 141 86 Stockholm Sweden NB! Visiting address: Building F, Research Corridor 2 F52, Room 2.10. Clinical Histo- and Cytopathology Laboratory. [DSC_8544-256] From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Simpson Elliott (NHS LANARKSHIRE) Sent: den 22 augusti 2013 13:56 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Pathology lab in 1914 The first laboratory for medical research in Britain was established in 1887 by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The first appointments of chemists or biochemists was in 1921 when Miss Hilda Traught was appointed to study the chemistry of eclampsia at the Dudley Road Hospital in Birmingham and Charles R Harington was appointed as the first biochemist in a Scottish Hospital. My "random history" of Scottish Clinical Biochemistry requires a bit of up-dating but can be found at http://www.elliottsimpson.com/history/introduction.html Regards Elliott ________________________________ From: Clinical biochemistry discussion list [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Myers Martin (LTHTR) [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 20 August 2013 14:01 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Pathology lab in 1914 1914 would appear to be the start of the expansion of modern pathology in the UK. The Insurance Act of 1911 sowed the seed for state supported health care with the expansion of social care and diagnostics. I am trying to conjure up an image of a typical pathology lab in 1914. In my mind, there was one pathologist, trained in cellular pathology, haematology, microbiology and chemistry, with an assistant. Cellular pathology were in the shadow of Carl von Rokitansky and Rudolf Virchow (who wasn't a great fan of chemical pathologists!), and the discipline had the light microscope, paraffin wax, the use of formalin, and some basic stains. They were able to fix and stain u and investigate tissue and use microscopy to diagnose some diseases. Microbiology had agglutination tests, microscopy, Gram stain, agar plates and petri dishes. They were able to identify certain infectious agents such as enteric fever. Haematology used the microscope to look at blood cells. Biochemistry started analysing blood by about 1912 when venepuncture as we know it came into use. Blood tests for uric acid, bilirubin, creatinine using the Duboscq visual colorimeter were introduced around that time. About 1000 tests per year were performed in a busy lab. 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