There hadn’t been much snow last night but what there was lay in the shade. It was freezing slightly: calm + not a bad sort of day. Gave H [?] Law1 (Halliday’s) chlor[oform] at Viewfield while D.2 tried to reduce an old dislocation of humerus but the only result was a fracture. Examined a boy Welch at County Building for Reformatory.3 Made 14 [?] calls. Sent out a calendar with photo of Market Place. Helen4 + Winifred5 went to a concert with L.M.C.6
1 It is not possible to be sure whom the refers to but Richard Law, warehouseman, and his family lived at Halliday’s Park, Selkirk.
2 David Charteris ‘Dav.’ Graham (1889-1963), M.B., Ch.B., medical practitioner and Dr Muir’s business partner.
3 The boy Welch is unidentified.
4 Helen Frances ‘Mousey’ Muir (1880-1963), Dr Muir’s third daughter and sometime housekeeper.
5 Margaret ‘Winifred’ Armitage (1874-1970), daughter of William Armitage, cotton merchant, and Margaret Petrie Armitage née Mills. Winifred’s sister Dorothy had married Francis ‘Frank’ Muir (1877-1972), electrical engineer and son of the Reverend Gavin Struthers ‘Guy’ Muir, Dr Muir’s brother.
6 L.M.C. must be a variant of M.C. or ‘Magic Cave’ as Dr Muir had previously named Agnes Mackintosh née Watson, formerly Harper (1859-1946) of Elm Park, Selkirk.
[Source: Scottish Borders Archives & Local History Service SBA/657/26, Dr J S Muir of Selkirk, medical practitioner, journal for 1923]
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