I was knocked up about 1 by Willie Smith about his wife1 but hadn’t to go out + again at 4 when I had to go along + see [?] Geo. Lamb2 + gave him a hypo of [illegible]. Went back to bed but had to rise at 7 to dress a boy Oliver’s boil3. Was out before 10 + saw some cases walking + then motored to Hospital &c where I got a message to Beechwood to see Mrs Thomson4 who had broken her arm. Went up there + back by Glebe + Haining. Then had tea: ran down to Pinegrove + Sloethornbank + ?. Then motored to Riddell + Whitmuirhall Toll. Then down to Pinegrove + Sloethornbank + then walked to a lot in Kirkwynd, Southport + Backrow. Dined at 8.30 + saw 3 cases after Dav.5 talked of operating on Mrs [illegible] Smith6 but didn’t. It was snowing at night.
1 Without further information it is not (yet) possible to identify Willie Smith or his wife
2 George Lamb is not identified
3 Oliver is not identified
4 Mrs Thomson is not identified
5 David Charteris ‘Dav.’ Graham (1889-1963), M.B., medical practitioner and Dr Muir’s business partner
6 The Editor assumes that this refers to the same Mrs Smith as above
[Source: Scottish Borders Archives & Local History Service SBA/657/25, Dr J S Muir of Selkirk, medical practitioner, journal for 1922]
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