xiv Preface. 



Each specimen is furnished with its Series -number, fol- 

 lowed in smaller type by its own number within the Series. 

 These numbers are of course repeated in the Catalogue. The 

 plan of giving to the description of each specimen a general 

 heading in bold type has been adopted from Sir George 

 Humphry's Catalogue of the Cambridge Museum and from the 

 revised edition of the Catalogue of Guy's Hospital Museum. 

 This heading is followed in the same paragraph by a state- 

 ment of what the specimen is, and by an account of how it has 

 been prepared and mounted. Next comes the clinical history 

 in small print. Every effort has been made to obtain these 

 histories of the specimens. The various manuscript Catalogues 

 contain many, which were either not used at all, or only briefly 

 abstracted in the previous Catalogue. These have now been 

 largely drawn upon. In addition, every available clue has 

 been followed that promised to lead to a clinical account of 

 any of the specimens, whether in the old Infirmary records, 

 or in the published writings of the donors of the specimens. 

 It is to be regretted that this has been possible with only a 

 limited number of the specimens, and it may be assumed that 

 where no clinical history is given, none has been accessible 

 to the present conservator. In natural sequence after this 

 paragraph, follow, in larger type, the descriptions of the speci- 

 mens in their recent state (when obtainable), and as they 

 are permanently to be seen in the Museum. Last of all are 

 added such comments as seemed desirable. 



Before the donor's name, the Manuscript Catalogue number 

 has been given to facilitate further reference if required. G.C. 



