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	The Papers of Lawson Tait Remove from selection Add to selection TitleThe Papers of Lawson Tait ReferenceMS0426 Level of descriptionfonds Date1845-1899 Creator Lawson Tait, 1845-1899, Surgeon Admin./ biographical historyRobert Lawson Tait was a General Surgeon, Gynaecologist, and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1871). He specialised in pelvic and abdominal surgery. He emphasised asepsis and reduced surgical mortality significantly. He introduced salpingectomy in 1883 as the treatment for ectopic pregnancy. He was also instrumental in the opening of the Birmingham Hospital for Women where he worked for 20 years. For more information on Lawson Tait's life and career, please visit his profile on Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ASSET$002f0$002fSD_ASSET:375374/one?qu=lawson+tait&qf=ARCHIVES_PERSON_NAME%09Personal+Name%09Tait%2C+Robert+Lawson%09Tait%2C+Robert+Lawson&te=ASSET Scope and ContentThis collection consists of: 1. Two photographs. Caption on the back reads: 'Given me by Mr Lawson Tait, showing the condition of skin in a boy the subject of congenital ichthyosis or xeroderma. Published by Mr Lawson Tait in the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine about 1870'. 2. Cover of folder in which the photographs were found. Label heading says "Ichthyosis. Keloid. Vitiligo." Extent2 items LanguageEnglish Conditions governing accessThis collection is available to everyone for research. It can be consulted in our Research Room at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE. It is essential to book in advance so we can ensure material is available. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk to book a Research Room appointment. Conditions governing reproductionCopies of material in the archives can be supplied for private study purposes only, depending on the condition of the documents. Some items within this collection may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; it is the responsibility of users to obtain the copyright holder's permission for reproduction of copyright material for purposes other than research or private study. Permission to publish material, in print or online, must be sought in advance from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and, where appropriate, the copyright holder. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk in the first instance.

TitleThe Papers of Lawson Tait

ReferenceMS0426

Level of descriptionfonds

Date1845-1899

Admin./ biographical historyRobert Lawson Tait was a General Surgeon, Gynaecologist, and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1871). He specialised in pelvic and abdominal surgery. He emphasised asepsis and reduced surgical mortality significantly. He introduced salpingectomy in 1883 as the treatment for ectopic pregnancy. He was also instrumental in the opening of the Birmingham Hospital for Women where he worked for 20 years.

For more information on Lawson Tait's life and career, please visit his profile on Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/lives/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ASSET$002f0$002fSD_ASSET:375374/one?qu=lawson+tait&qf=ARCHIVES_PERSON_NAME%09Personal+Name%09Tait%2C+Robert+Lawson%09Tait%2C+Robert+Lawson&te=ASSET

Scope and ContentThis collection consists of:
1. Two photographs. Caption on the back reads: 'Given me by Mr Lawson Tait, showing the condition of skin in a boy the subject of congenital ichthyosis or xeroderma. Published by Mr Lawson Tait in the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine about 1870'.
2. Cover of folder in which the photographs were found. Label heading says "Ichthyosis. Keloid. Vitiligo."

Extent2 items

LanguageEnglish

Conditions governing accessThis collection is available to everyone for research. It can be consulted in our Research Room at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE. It is essential to book in advance so we can ensure material is available. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk to book a Research Room appointment.

Conditions governing reproductionCopies of material in the archives can be supplied for private study purposes only, depending on the condition of the documents. Some items within this collection may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; it is the responsibility of users to obtain the copyright holder's permission for reproduction of copyright material for purposes other than research or private study. Permission to publish material, in print or online, must be sought in advance from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and, where appropriate, the copyright holder. Please email archives@rcseng.ac.uk in the first instance.