An Original Hand Written Medical Prescription Signed by Physician Golding Bird. The note is dated 1847. Golding Bird 1814-1854 was a British medical doctor and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He became a great authority on kidney diseases and published a comprehensive paper on urinary deposits in 1844. He was also notable for his work in related sciences, especially the medical uses of electricity and electrochemistry. From 1836, he lectured at Guy's Hospital, a well-known teaching hospital in London and now part of King's College London, and published a popular textbook on science for medical students called Elements of Natural Philosophy. Size is are 125mm x 100mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases.