ABSTRACT
Francis Adams was the first resident doctor in Banchory, where he would go on to practise for 42 years and become a well-regarded doctor in the area. His most notable papers included the construction of the placenta, post-partum haemorrhage, foetal auscultation, malignant disease of the face and knee dislocations. Adams was elected Presidential Chair of the Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society, which he held from 1844 to 1845, highlighting how highly he was regarded as a doctor. He translations included the commentaries of Adams on the on the writings, which encompass a comprehensive insight into the medical and surgical knowledge possessed by the Greeks, Romans and Arabians. Adams was a dedicated and diligent general practitioner right up until his death. He contracted pneumonia after a long journey home after visiting a patient in winter and died on 26 February 1861 in Banchory 64 years of age.
