At the historic Mulhouse Building at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast (now part of the Healthcare Library of Northern Ireland) can be found a mysterious chest containing medical objects. No-one is sure how it got there. The chest seems to be connected to a local doctor, James McCleery, surgeon to the male side of the Poor House at Clifton House (founded by the Belfast Charitable Society).
Read more here: A Mysterious Medical Chest – Epidemic Belfast (epidemic-belfast.com)
This is a remarkable find and we very much look forward to displaying some of the items during our 250th anniversary year in 2024. Watch this Space!
