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Presidential Address, Medicine and the Bristol Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Journal July/October 1982 Medicine and Bristol Zoo Robert P. Warin Consultant Dermatologist, United Bristol Hospitals Presidential address October 1981 Dr. A. J. Harrison was President of the Medico- a chimpanzee. This took the form of a 50-page Chirurgical Society in 1894, some 20 years after its monograph with remarkable lithographic prints. origins, and later it will be clear why I mention him. In 1823 the formation of the Museum and the He started off his Presidential address with the Zoological Gardens was proposed by influential and words, "Had I not your goodwill and wishes to energetic members of the Bristol Institution, but it encourage me, I might well feel appalled to occupy was not until 1835 that the Zoological Gardens were the Presidential chair this evening, when I reflect in being. upon the stirring and clever addresses which adorn the archives of Bristol Med-Chi Society". Contemplating a further 87 years of Presidential addresses, including that of Norman Brown last A LOOK AT CONTEMPORARY EVENTS year, I feel even more appalled and not a little apprehensive. Nevertheless I would like to thank you for this great honour. 1811 Assembly Rooms opened in the Mall. As you will know, the custom is for the inaugural 1830 Launch of the Great Western. address to be about some general subject and my 1831 Riots of Bristol. talk tonight is on "Medicine and Bristol Zoo". The 1831 General Hospital opened. Rebuilt 1852. purpose is to look at the history of our Zoological 1928-1938 Racecourse on Durdham Down Gardens, particularly in relation to the very 1833 Medical School (affiliated to University considerable part played by Bristol doctors. College 1876). I have been on theZoo Council for many years and 1834 Slave owners compensated. (6 of the original would welcome tonight our present President, Mr. Zoo proprietors were compensated for Richard Strachan, some members of the Executive freeing their slaves). Committee and the Director, Mr. Geoffrey Greed. 1841 Great Western Railway Bristol to London. 1842 Royal Agricultural Show held behind Victoria Rooms. 1842 Suspension Bridge (Clifton abutment). EARLY YEARS Completed 1864. 1843 Great Britain launched. 1849 Cholera epidemic. 444 deaths. London Zoo was founded in 1831, partly from the 1862 Clifton College. Royal menagerie founded by Henry I at Woodstock, and the few remaining animals in the Tower of At a public meeting a proposition was moved by London. The Bristol, Clifton and West of England Dr. Henry Riley "that this meeting being persuaded Zoological Society was founded in 1835. John that a Zoological Society in Bristol and Clifton will Miller, the owner of the nursery garden off tend to promote the diffusion of useful knowledge Whiteladies Road and now Garraways, formed the by facilitating observation of the habits, form and plan for the Zoo to be built on land at Arno's Vale, structure of the animal kingdom as well as affording but this suggestion was then discarded in favour of rational amusement and recreation to the visitors of the estate of Summer Trenmoor near Clifton Down the neighbourhood". The original proprietors were turnpike gate and Gallows Acre Lane. 220, including famous Bristol names of Fry, In 1808 the Bristol Institution was founded from Pountney, Pinney (the Lord Mayor who escaped the Philosophical and Literary Society. This was over the roof of the Mansion House in Queen's located at the bottom of Park Street, which is now Square at the time ofthe Bristol riots), Sturge, Wills, the Masonic Hall. There were lectures, publications Goldney. Bush, Harford, Brackenridge, Worral, and exhibits of a remarkable standard. For example, Tyndall, Duke of Beaufort (present Duke's the first gorilla's skull brought to Europe was grandfather), also I. K. Brunei and many Bristol disected and described and compared with a skull of doctors including John Beddoe. Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Journal July/October 1982 one exception the intended bride in the freshness of her virgin beauty stood on the tiptoe of expectation alas! for her no spouse prepared the bridal ring. The gentleman was sent for, but in spite of the father's remonstrances and the lady's tears, refused to ratify his engagement, underthe plea that it was too early an hourforsuch an important event. No small quarrel in consequence arose between the parties, and eventually terminated in a final separation. Who shall decide when doctors disagree?" He must have been a truly remarkable man and indeed shea remarkable lady,as two years afterthis they were married at St. George's, Brandon Hill. He was one of the doctors connected with "body for disection and indeed he was c~ snatching" caught ^ in Brislington cemetary and fined ?6 for this activity. Along with a group of other Bristol doctors Henry Riley attended the first B.M.A. meeting in 1832 at Worcester, and he was on the first B.M.A. Council. In 1833 thefirst Annual Meeting was held in Bristol and Riley then "entertained" the delegates with a paper on "A description of the Anatomical structure of the liver of the rat from Cuba". He died (aged 51) in 1848 from a brain tumour. I He must have been a man of great personality and Dr. Henry Riley enthusiasm and was a driving force behind the beginning of the Zoo and then held the office of its DR. HENRY RILEY first secretary. ORIGINS One of the main driving forces behind the beginning of the Zoo and its first secretary was Dr. Henry Riley. Born in Windsor Terrace in 1797 and trained in The finance of the Zoo at its origin is of interest. The became a London and Paris he physician to the land cost ?3,500 and the buildings and gardens a lectured at B.R.I, in 1834. Riley the School of further ?3,500. The weekly wage bill was ?5.16.6d. Anatomy and the Bristol Institution on anatomy, The layout of the gardens have altered little overthe fossils. zoology, philosophy and He had discovered years as is shown in the plan of 1866. fossils of rhinoceros, hippopotamus, etc., in some workings opposite Upper Belgrave Road and it is amusing to think of these animals wandering about ?; *?> t ft ,',,ragil outside what has now become the Zoo. In the B.R.I, I > ': ,-. V* *^W? records there is a complaint by a "dresser" that Riley ordered too many bleedings and that the row of patients requiring this treatment was too long to be carried out in one session. It was claimed that he was the first to use a stethoscope in the West Country and he would be introduced to this by Laennec in Paris. He lived in and became v"v Berkeley Square engaged -sj to a V4i?.;te:r'ir;\ Cecilia, the daughter of B.R.I, surgeon who also ' '" lived in Berkeley Square. He failed to turn up for the w- " ,)? %? vv ^ V*v.?,,, "?*?) "?i ceremony and there is a graphic account in the Bath * *7? ^ Herald (January 5th, 1833) headed "Matrimonial iKRMMU. ?.,W' disappointment". "At the appointed hour of eight G U r H H / ? KO AO everyone was assembled in holiday dress with PlanPlan ofof thethe GardensGardens 18861886 Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Journal July/October 1982 The Senior Honorary administrator was initially the Treasurer and more recently, the President. The following is a list of the Treasurers/Presidents since 1836. 1836-1850 William Goldney. 1850-1858 S. H. Stedder. 1858-1873 A. H.Knapp. 1873-1882 Dr. W. C. Trotman. 1882-1884 S.Lang. 1884-1886 Robert Coles. 1886-1908 Dr. A. J. Harrison. 1908-1914 His Honour J. V. Austin. 1914-1921 Dr. A. J. Harrison. 1921-1924 A. McArthur. 1924-1928 Colonel J. P. Bush. 1928-1929 Dr. R. C. Clarke. 1929-1950 W.S.Clarke. 1950-1966 J.S.Young. 1967-1972 H. L. Shepherd. 1972- R. G. Strachan. Little is known of Dr. Trotman who lived at 5 Saville Place and we now come to Dr. A. J. Harrison who took office in 1886 and then with a short break just before the first world war, carried on till 1921 when he was aged 85. Dr. A. J. Harrison The subject of foreign bodies in stomachs of Dr. A. J. HARRISON animals is a very interesting one. One of the seals had ten pints of stones weighing 22 lbs. This is quite a well-known finding by seal hunters and it has been Dr. A. J. Harrison was born in 1836 in Staffordshire wondered if they acted as a sort of ballast or as an and came to Clifton in 1877, having been trained at aid to food digestion. Birmingham and Guy's Hospitals. In 1879 he was The lion, Hannibal 1st, aged 17 was found dead. elected Assistant Physician (including skin Autopsy showed a grossly enlarged spleen which diseases) at the General Hospital and in 1901 he had ruptured with much extravasation of blood. became the first dermatologist. He was President of Apparently he had mated with the lioness on the the Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Society in 1894 and previous day at 10.00 and again at 18.00 hours, and his inaugural address was on "Comparative presumably this had led to the splenic rupture. One Pathology". In 1901 he was President of the feels very sorry about the male lion dying in this Dermatological Society of Great Britain and Ireland way, but the other side of the coin concerns a female and in 1906 was the Long Fox Memorial lecturer. llama, 10 years old, who suffered from a "love bite" Apart from his administrative committments to the in the neck by the male and the jugular vein was Zoo over this long period, he also had a great opened and she died.
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