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1962: The Museum of the History of Medicine, brainchild of Dr Cyril Adler, was formally inaugurated at a public lecture held in the Great Hall of the University of the Witwatersrand in April. The inaugural address was delivered by Major-General AJ Orenstein. The Museum's role was to collect and preserve for posterity all material that would illustrate the history of medicine in general and of South Africa in particular