Health & Disease
Reports in this section:
- 1842 report on the collier population of East Lothian
- Report on outbreak of typhoid in Larkhall, 1905
- Some 1905 deaths in Motherwell Hospital
- The Health Conditions of Coal Mining by James Barrowman, 1896
- The Health of Old Colliers by J. S. Haldane, 1916
- Mining Mortality by James Barrowman, 1898
- On Phthisis Among Coal Miners. By T. G. Nasmyth, 1892
- On the Expectoration of Black matter from the Lungs By George Steele, Esq., Surgeon, Musselburgh, 1837 (names mentioned - D Wilson age 50, T Ross, Abram Bennett, aged 68, stone miner)
- Various papers on Black matter - see below
- An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis; or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in Lungs of Coal Miners and Other Operatives. By Archibald Makellar, 1846
- Reports on cholera outbreak of 1848-49. Includes some names of those affected
- Letter from British Medical Journal in 1921 on poor nutrition during strikes
- Series of 5 Lectures - The Milroy Lectures on The Hygienic Aspects of the Coal-Mining Industry In The United Kingdom. Delivered before the Royal College of Physicians of London. By Frank Shufflebotham, M.A., M.D. Cantab., J.P. Medical referee under the Workmen’s Compensation Act for the North Staffordshire District.
- Reports on Typhoid Outbreak in Lochore - May to July 1903
- Reports on cholera at Tranent, Musselburgh & area 1832 (some names)
Useful Links
- Interesting account of General Practice in East Lothian 1946-1966
Papers on Black matter
The various papers we have transcribed on Black matter contain detailed biographical and post-mortem information on a number of miners. These are summarised below:Year | Place | First Name | Surname | Age/ bio details | Mentioned in paper(s) by: |
1834 | Sherriffhall, Craighall, & Edmonstone | Abram | Bennet | 68 | Thomson & Steele |
1834 | Aberdour | Robert | Beveridge | Thomson | |
1835 | Airdrie (originally Fife) | Francis | Black | 47 | Thomson |
1835 | Halbeath | NK | Black | Thomson | |
1835 | Halbeath | NK | Bowman | 4 men, related to Smiths | Thomson |
1834 | Carron Company, Stenhousemuir | NK | Braid | 56 | Thomson & Hamilton |
1834 | Campsie | John | Brown | 48 | Graham |
1835 | Halbeath | NK | Brown | Thomson | |
1835 | Halbeath | NK | Campbell | Thomson | |
1833 | Cambuslang | John | Cowan | 58 | Thomson |
1834 | Carron Company | NK | Craig | 55 | Thomson & Hamilton |
1836 | Pencaitland parish, Huntlaw | George | Davidson | 34 | Makellar |
1839 | Pencaitland | R. | Davidson | 37 | Makellar |
1826 | Tranent | NK | Drysdale | 43 | Thomson |
1835 | Halbeath | James | Duncan | Thomson | |
1835 | Halbeath | Archibald | Duncan | Thomson | |
1835 | Halbeath | John | Duncan | Thomson | |
1844 | Preston Hall | J. | Duncan | 37 | Makellar |
1834 | Cambuslang | David | Dunn | 62 | Thomson |
1837 | Gladsmuir | A. | G. | 52 | Makellar |
1834 | Bathgate/Tranent | George | Hogg | 40 | Thomson Makellar |
1831 | Dalkeith | John | Hogg | 59 | Gregory Makellar |
1835 | Colinshiels | W. | Hynd | 21 | Thomson |
1834 | Aberdour | James | Japp | Thomson | |
1835 | Bathgate | NK | Latta | 40 | Thomson |
1835 | Redding | Robert | Leishman | 60 | Thomson |
1834 | Garnkirk | John | Lyall | 29 | Graham |
1837 | Pencaitland | D. | L. | 26 | Makellar |
1834 | Polmadie | James | M'Quail | 40 | Graham |
1834 | Falkirk | Joseph | Parker | 58 | Hamilton |
1836 | Preston Hall | Robert | Reid | 46 | Makellar |
1834 | Sherriffhall, Craighall, & Edmonstone | T. | Ross | Thomson & Steele | |
1836 | Pencaitland | James | R. | 54 | Makellar |
1835 | Halbeath | NK | Simpson | Thomson | |
1835 | Halbeath | NK | Smith | four brothers | Thomson |
1838 | Pencaitland | D. | S. | 39 | Makellar |
1845 | Pencaitland, Blindwell | J. | S. | 36 | Makellar |
1837 | Tranent | J. | T. | 45, native of Glasgow | Makellar |
1835 | Halbeath | NK | Williamson | Thomson | |
1835 | Halbeath | NK | Wilson | Thomson | |
1834 | Sherriffhall, Craighall, & Edmonstone | D. | Wilson | Thomson & Steele |