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1. The surgical use of the sulfonamides, circular letter no. 1 from the Office of the Surgeon, North African Theatre of Operations
2. Script of a film re advances in treatment of head injuries due to experience gained in the war, 26 March 1943
3. Report from No. 5 Mobile Neurosurgical Unit, may 1943
4. Report on the work of No. 4 Mobile Neurosurgical Unit in the 8th Army Campaign in Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Tunisia, Dec 19th 1942-May 24th 1943
5. Information and instructions re Ascroft's proposed departure for the United States of America, May 1943
6. Correspondence with Brigadier Fred Stammers re surgical operations under unfavourable conditions, july 1943
7. Consolidated report re the surgical division of 95 General Hospital by Lieutenant Colonel J.C. Nicholson, 20 August 1943
8. Report by Major Kenneth Eden to the Consultant Neurosurgeon re No. 4 Mobile Neurosurgical Unit in the Sicilian Campaign, Sept 1943
9. Ascroft's general correspondence with colleagues, including news of the death from polio-encephalitis of Major Kenneth Eden, and notes on evacuation of neurosurgical casualties, Sep 1943-Nov 1944
10. List of equipment issued to Mobile Neurosurgical Unit, Sept 1943
11. List of statistics re operations and disposal of cases, 95 General Hospital, Sept1943
12. Table of statistics re wounds of abdomen, chest and head, from the four General Hospitals 94, 95, 96, & 99) in the Algiers area, Nov 1942-Sept 1943
16. List of statistics re patients in No. 1 Neurosurgical Unit and in 95 General Hospital Orthopaedic Centre, Oct 1943-Jan 1944
19. Notes on "The feeding of surgical patients in forward areas", c.1943
20. Sheet of questions re patients' injuries, "History sheet for interpreters", c.1943
21. Outline of a scheme for a resuscitation service for 10th Army, c.1942
22. Mobile surgical units and the early treatment of battle casualties in the Western Desert, c.1943
23. Notes re the constitution of mobile surgical units (single team and double team) and the working capacity of double team mobile surgical units, c.1943
24. Report on site for mobile surgical unit in Mersa Matruh (Egypt), c.1943
25. Memoranda re electrosurgical apparatus and bulk sterilisation, c.1943
26. List of lectures for senior (medical) personnel, c.1943
27. Nominal roll of officers at 95 General Hospital , c.1943
28. Instructions for compilation of quarterly returns by General Hospital, c.1943
29. Notes on the care of patients recovering from general anaesthesia, c.1943

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