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Equipment

1940s Salter 08oz scale 1950s urine-sugar analysis set 1950s Palmer injector as used by Simon Lawson 1950s Palmer injector box as used by Simon Lawson 1950s Urine testing, from BMA booklet by R D Lawrence 1951 - Scales with which Ron weighed food 1954 District Nursing Techniques (revised 1957) pages 34-5 1954 District Nursing Techniques (revised 1957) pages 36-7 1954 District Nursing Techniques (revised 1957) pages 32-3 1960s blade for taking blood sample 1960s syringe 1960s or early 70s syringe
1960s or early 70s box of needles 1962 - Leicester Royal Infirmary Handbook 1970s - Patrick Grogan`s syringe and case 1970s - George Saunders Clinitest instructions 1977 - From Wellcome booklet 1980s needles 1986 and 1987 - Insulin 1986 needle 1999 - Grace`s disposable syringes 2003 DAFNE kit 9999 Old syringe donated by Head of Aberdeen Grammar Primary School
1960s syringe
1940s Salter 08oz scale 1950s urine-sugar analysis set 1950s Palmer injector as used by Simon Lawson 1950s Palmer injector box as used by Simon Lawson 1950s Urine testing, from BMA booklet by R D Lawrence 1951 - Scales with which Ron weighed food 1954 District Nursing Techniques (revised 1957) pages 34-5 1954 District Nursing Techniques (revised 1957) pages 36-7 1954 District Nursing Techniques (revised 1957) pages 32-3 1960s blade for taking blood sample 1960s syringe 1960s or early 70s syringe
1960s or early 70s box of needles 1962 - Leicester Royal Infirmary Handbook 1970s - Patrick Grogan`s syringe and case 1970s - George Saunders Clinitest instructions 1977 - From Wellcome booklet 1980s needles 1986 and 1987 - Insulin 1986 needle 1999 - Grace`s disposable syringes 2003 DAFNE kit 9999 Old syringe donated by Head of Aberdeen Grammar Primary School

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