Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1657

JOHN HILTON (1804-1878) On the influence of mechanical and physiological rest in the treatment of accidents and surgical diseases, and the diagnostic value of pain. Bell and Daldy 1863 xii, 499 pp., illus. 22.2 cm.

Hilton received his professional education at Guy's Hospital and, when finished, became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. He remained at Guy's and was, in turn, demonstrator of anatomy, assistant surgeon, and surgeon. Upon retirement, he was appointed consulting surgeon. He was active in the affairs of the Royal College of Surgeons and served on the council from 1854 until his death, serving as president in 1867. In a series of lectures at the Royal College of Surgeons, Hilton introduced a new concept in the treatment of surgical disorders by urging removal only of those tissues which hindered nature's own healing process and by advocating rest as being of prime importance in this natural process. This classic work has been reprinted for more than a hundred years, and it still contains valuable and valid lessons.

Cited references: Garrison-Morton 5609; Osler 2971

Gift of John Martin, M.D.