On
Monday 6th April O’Connell Street will be transported back in time
to 1915 when Dubliners were fighting a war in foreign lands and another was
soon to erupt on their streets. What were the living conditions like for these
city dwellers a century ago? What medical instruments were being used to carry
out surgical procedures? RSCI Heritage Collections will be on hand at RTÉ’s Road to the Rising event to shed some light on these and other medical archive
questions.
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| Advertisements from the Medical Directory of 1915 |
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| Advertisements from the Medical Directory of 1915 |
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| Advertisements from the Medical Directory of 1915 |
Copies of the Medical Directory will be available to consult,
advertisements from the early 1900s will be on view and medical instruments
will be on display. Sir Charles Cameron, President of RCSI 1885-1886, was Public Health Officer for Dublin in the early 1900s. He published meticulous annual reports on the sanitation, housing and public conveniences utilised by Dubliners at the time. Cameron also highlighted the plight of those working class families living in the tenements. Interesting facts, figures and photos will be on show from these annual reports on Monday 6th April.
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| Cameron's report on tenement houses in Dublin in 1914 pg. 217 |
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| Cameron's report on tenement houses in Dublin in 1914 pg. 216 |
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| Cameron's report on tenement houses in Dublin in 1914 pg. 218 |
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| A photo of a tenement taken from Cameron's report on Dublin in 1914 |
RCSI Heritage Collections will be located in the O’Connell Suite, Gresham Hotel from 11am-3pm on Monday 6th April.
Look forward to seeing some of you there!
- Researched and written by Meadhbh Murphy