Frost holding in morning but gave way at night. As usual a few town calls was all my work. Winifred Armitage1 left, today Helen2 went to Gala with her. Finished my Summary Cards to date. Had a call from the Italian pastor3 who has been here several times + gave him £2. Dav.4 had 2 cases of T. & A.5 at Home6 H. [Helen] went to Unionist meeting at night.
1 Margaret Winifred Armitage (1874-1970), daughter of William Armitage, cotton merchant, and Margaret Petrie Armitage; her sister Dorothy had married Francis ‘Frank’ Muir (1877-1972), electrical engineer, son of the Reverend Gavin Struthers ‘Guy’ Muir Dr Muir’s brother, and thus Dr Muir’s nephew.
2 Helen Frances ‘Mousey’ Muir (1880-1963), Dr Muir’s third daughter and sometime housekeeper.
3 The pastor is so far unidentified.
4 David Charteris ‘Dav.’ Graham (1889-1963), M.B., medical practitioner and Dr Muir’s business partner.
5 Tonsils and adenoids.
6 The Home refers to Viewfield, the Muir and Graham medical partnership’s nursing home at the top of Viewfield Park and immediately behind the Victoria Halls.
[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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