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Iron lung - polio epidemic Headache powders which damaged kidneys Basylist Kidney biopsy	Welcome and please enjoy! "Both" ECG Kapunda Museum Bone scan Heka centrifuge Calvary Hospital, 1906 Upcoming Meetings: November 28^th, 2019 The next meeting of the SAMHS will be held on Thursday, 28^th of November at the Royal Society Rooms, Kintore Ave, Adelaide at 5:30 pm. This month, Professor Gary Wittert will speak on 21^st century disease and the all-too-familiar concept of past lessons unheeded. Prof. Gary Wittert - "The obesity & chronic disease epidemic of the 21^st century: Why haven't we learned a lesson from scurvy?" December 19^th, 2019 SAMHS Christmas lunch meeting will be held on Thursday, 19 December, 2019, commencing at 12:30 pm. The venue is Living Choice at 123 Fisher Street, Fullarton, Adelaide, SA, 5063. The presentation in a function room will be followed by lunch at Damien's restaurant (own cost). The number of attendees for both the presentation (for setting out chairs) and lunch (for the restaurant) are required by the 12^th of December. A list will be available at the November meeting, but you can also email the Secretary to add your name to the list before then. Members and guests are welcome. Latest Webpages: Sir Douglas Mawson and the Far East Antarctic Journey, 1911/1914 Dr Otto Nichterlein Myles Flynn If you are interested in becoming a member of the South Australian Medical Heritage Society, please see our membership form. If you have comments, suggestions or corrections, please let us know : Contact / Web Content (Tony Slavotinek) Web Editor / Web Master (Greg Sampson)	RAH nurses 1939 Amoeba causing meningitis Old obstetric stethoscope Bragg hand x-ray 1896
RA Fisher, statistics pioneer. His ashes are buried at St Peter's Cathedral, North Adelaide		Mask & bottle for anaesthesia in tonsilectomy

Iron lung - polio epidemic

Headache powders which damaged kidneys

Basylist

Kidney biopsy

Welcome and please enjoy!

"Both" ECG

Kapunda Museum

Bone scan

Heka centrifuge

Calvary Hospital, 1906

Upcoming Meetings:

November 28^th, 2019

The next meeting of the SAMHS will be held on Thursday, 28^th of November at the Royal Society Rooms, Kintore Ave, Adelaide at 5:30 pm.

This month, Professor Gary Wittert will speak on 21^st century disease and the all-too-familiar concept of past lessons unheeded.

Prof. Gary Wittert - "The obesity & chronic disease epidemic of the 21^st century: Why haven't we learned a lesson from scurvy?"

December 19^th, 2019

SAMHS Christmas lunch meeting will be held on Thursday, 19 December, 2019, commencing at 12:30 pm. The venue is Living Choice at 123 Fisher Street, Fullarton, Adelaide, SA, 5063.

The presentation in a function room will be followed by lunch at Damien's restaurant (own cost).
The number of attendees for both the presentation (for setting out chairs) and lunch (for the restaurant) are required by the 12^th of December.

A list will be available at the November meeting, but you can also email the Secretary to add your name to the list before then.

Members and guests are welcome.

Latest Webpages:

Sir Douglas Mawson and the Far East Antarctic Journey, 1911/1914

Dr Otto Nichterlein

Myles Flynn

If you are interested in becoming a member of the
South Australian Medical Heritage Society,
please see our membership form.

If you have comments, suggestions or corrections,
please let us know :
Contact / Web Content (Tony Slavotinek)
Web Editor / Web Master (Greg Sampson)