ADDENDA Object obscura:
dental instrument set THIS ornate 17th century dental chest is covered with bullion embroidery showing the arms of the Bacon Family of Redgrave, Suffolk. Te dental instruments include four silver descalers used to remove plaque and other tooth deposits. Te handles of the instruments and the tops of the bottles are decorated with boars or pigs, a pun on the family name.
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From the archives: a tragic waste
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ACROSS 1. Loss of cognitive ability (8) 4. Kingsland is president of (abbr.) (4) 8. Nakedness (6) 9. Di-methyl homologue of benzene (6) 11. Permission (6) 12. Ant (archaic) (5) 14. GP commissioning groups (9) 16. Heroic tales (5) 17. Health secretary (7) 20. UK’s largest domiciliary care provider (6)
21. Quantum of electromagnetic energy (6)
22. Celebrity (4) 23. Ancient Greek remedy (8)
DOWN 1. Brand of danazol (9) 2. Maker of instrument trays and containers (5)
3. Saltpetre (5) 5. Congenital absence of skin (7) 6. Swelling of macula (abbr.) (3) 7. Brand name ADHD drug (6) 10. Ambles (7) 13. Rapid breathing (US spelling) (9) 14. Exchange of genetic material between chromatids (7)
15. Intersection of frontal and two nasal bones (6)
18. Erwin _____, Nobel-winning biophysicist (5)
19. Corpora _____, temporary endocrine structures in mammals (5)
20. Britain’s largest employer (abbr.) (3)
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IT’S a sad fact that doctors and dentists are well known for not seeking help in times of personal distress. Rates of suicide and depression among healthcare professionals are notoriously high when compared with the general population. But this is nothing new.
In July of 1928 Te Scotsman newspaper reported the case of a young doctor in Essex. Dr Noel Maudsley was 27 and a popular physician in the Ilford district. He had been called as a witness at Stratford Police Court in the case of a woman who had been charged with obtaining money by deception from the Friendly Society. She claimed the money was to help care for her ill husband and it was alleged in the court that Dr Maudsley had given a certificate of unfitness without having examined the man. Strong criticism of the doctor’s behaviour was made by the Chairman of the Bench and the case was adjourned to enable the Society to communicate with the Medical Council. Later that day aſter the doctor returned home the maid reported hearing a groan from the front bedroom. Tere she found him stretched unconscious with a glass and bottle of prussic acid beside him on the bedside table. Another doctor was called but he arrived to find Dr Maudsley dead.
At the corner’s inquest the doctor’s widow said her husband had been much depressed during the past few weeks but had never spoken of suicide. Te aſternoon of the court case she rang the Chairman of the Bench and another magistrate to ask them to come and reason with her husband and tell him there was nothing to worry about. Neither were available at the time. Te coroner later returned a verdict of “suicide whilst of unsound mind”.
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