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The Veterinary History Society
VOLUME 20

Volume 20

Issue 1
CONTENTS

Editorial
A Number is a Mathematical Object, but…. – Numeration in History
Bruce Vivash Jones

Papers and Articles
Killing and Caring: A Historical Perspective in Veterinary Medicine
Andrew Gardiner

Lifesaving Serum from Horses: The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, Tetanus Antitoxin, and World War 1
Edward J Wawrzynczak

The First Casualty of War: Lieutenant Vincent Fox
Paul Watkins

Frederick Hobday’s Knighthood
Bruce Vivash Jones

Sainbel’s Lectures on the Elements of Farriery
Andrew Greenwood

Thomas Paton MRCVS: A Brave Man Who Met a Tragic End
Mike Hinton

From Cow Doctor to Physician and Veterinary Surgeons, The Maxfields of Congleton
David Jackson

Acupuncture: 8,000 year-old Chinese Treatment Still Relevant Today
Mick Statham

‘Lines on the Cattle Plague’ by George Heath: The Moorland Poet
Anon

Book Review
Vets in Uniform 1841-1941: Aberdeenshire’s Veterinary Surgeons in the Armed Forces
by Sandi Howie

Letter
Early Insight into the History of the Veterinary Profession (British Library)
Niall Kenny

Letters from William Youatt
Bruce Vivash Jones

Stephen Freeman and Strickland Freeman
Andrew Greenwood

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Issue 2
CONTENTS

Editorial
Something to Remember
Bruce Vivash Jones

Papers and Articles
Delabere Pritchett Blaine: His Life and Works. Part 1 Early Days to ‘The Anatomy of the Horse’
Andrew Greenwood

How a Little Dog Nearly Changed the Course of the Second World War, The Motivation – Bluff or Counterbluff or More?
Tony Andrews

The Emergence of the Veterinary Profession from the Trade of Farriery by the Creation of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
John Clewlow

The Botanicals Used to Prevent or Treat Rinderpest and Murrain in 18th and 19th Century Europe: A Knowledgeable Choice of Herbs
Catherine Sanderson

John Vincent Holland 1889-1975: A Veterinary VC?
Paul Watkins

Veterinary ‘Litigants’ in Royal Tunbridge Wells: A Mock Trial
Mike Hinton

A Gravestone from Ancient Greece: An Early Example of the Relationship between Dog and Man
Savaş Volkan Genç

Exploring the Papers of Henry Gray
Helena Clarkson

Aleen Cust: First Woman Veterinary Surgeon
Bruce Vivash Jones

More Veterinary Serials
John Clewlow

Odiham Society of Agriculture and Industry, Meeting 6th August 1790, Minutes of Meeting

The Elephant, Nature’s Great Masterpiece
Anon

Letter
James McKenny MRCVS
John Wilson

Use of Plants in Veterinary Medicine
William Milliken

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Issue 3
CONTENTS

Editorial
‘All Done from Nature’ – George Stubbs
Bruce Vivash Jones

Papers and Articles
‘All Done for the Horse’ Eclipse and the Royal Veterinary College
Stephen May

Clyde Street 1833-1841: The Veterinary Teaching and Learning Environment
Alastair A Macdonald

Capturing The Essence of Animals: Major W P Moss MC TD MRCVS. War Artist and Veterinary Surgeon
Paul Watkins

Is the Elizabeth Street Veterinary Clinic the Longest Continuously Operating Veterinary Business in London?
Bruce Fogle

Eight Young Essex Veterinary Surgeons
Norman R Young

An Unusual Early Case of Gastric Foreign Bodies in a Bustard
Andrew Greenwood

The Cushendun Goat

Book Review
City of Beasts. How animals shaped Georgian London
by Thomas Almeroth-Williams

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Issue 4
CONTENTS

Editorial
The Evolution of the Veterinary History Journal
John Clewlow

Papers and Articles
Delabere Pritchett Blaine: His Life and Works. Part 2 Veterinary Practice, Patent Medicines and Authorship
Andrew Greenwood

Operation Dynamo and Beyond: Veterinary Surgeons with the British Expeditionary Force
Paul Watkins

Whispers in Edinburgh: Horse Sculptures with Veterinary Connections
Alastair A Macdonald, Jill Forrest and Colin Warwick

James Neville Marshall: Horseman of Harlow and Hero of the Great War
Peter Lees

The Building of the Veterinary College London and Some Notes on its Builder James Burton – Part II
Neil Cooke

The Making of a Vet (and mental health)
Anon

‘Horse and Cattle Doctor’ by G R Hankison, Veterinary Chemist, Uttoxeter
John Clewlow

Shoeing a Mule During the Crimean War – illustration

Book Review
The Indian Contingent. The Forgotten Muslim Soldiers of Dunkirk
by Ghee Bowman

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