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Interview with Dr Adah Platts-Mills

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Date

28 May 1987

By

Platts-Mills, Adah Hamilton Evelyn (Dr), 1904-2000

Reference

OHInt-0019/02

Description

Dr Adah Platts-Mills describes her childhood and family background, especially her mother - 'Dr Daisy' - a Wellington medical practioner, working in Wellington Hospital ca 1930, treating patients in the Napier Earthquake, working in United Kingdom at Ballam Hospital and Christchurch Hospital, Bournemouth. Discusses work with school medical service in Tauranga and private practice in Foxton, Levin, Palmerston North, Auckland and Whakatane, before setting up practice at Maraetai, patients with cancer, chellation, horses, her medical career and that of her mother, sex education, changes in treatment and diseases, views on fear and pain, and anaesthesia.

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Venue - Auckland

Interviewer(s) - Neville Glasgow

Venue - Dr Platts-Mills' home in Auckland

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-001526 - OHC-001527

Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1.10 Hours and minutes Duration.

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 233.

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Public use requires the written permission of the donor and the interviewee Copyright: Held by New Zealand Women's Medical Association

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