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BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Exeter Hall, June 7, 1842.
378
power, which
they do not themselves possess,
from the
Thanks, &c.,
Royal College of
to act in so unconstitu- Surgeons in Ireland were also offered to the tional a manner. I have only to add, that I council for drawing their attention to the sub. wish they had this resolution before them at ject.* to any
triumvirate,
Dr. M. Hall laid on the table a letter from Robert Cartwright, Esq., surgeon, Shrewsbury, requesting a copy of the resolution of us. the British Medical Association on the subDr. NOLAN seconded the resolution, ject of fees from insurance-offices. which was put from the chair, and carried A member of council laid on the table ap. unanimously. plications for certificates of health from the
their meeting this evening, and if they had, I am convinced we would get better terms than they will otherwise be disposed to grant
Dr. CARMICIIAEL spoke with his accustomed energy and honesty; but we see nothing in the outlines referred to by him or Dr. MAUNSELL that is likely to satisfy the most moderate reformers. We see nothing whatever of the rights and privileges of the members of the profession at large : the general practitioners are, it would appear, to be licensed like pedlars and innkeepers, but to have no votes. Can this be contemplated ?
Argus Life-Assurance Company, Minerva Life-Assurance Office, and Alliance Life and Fire Office ; to which he had returned for
answers
the authorised letter of the
asso-
ciation, requesting a fee from the orifice before returning the answers. A brief report of the deputation who had the honour of waiting on Lord Campbell at the House of Lords on the 24th May, ult., The deputation (which was then given. consisted of Dr. Webster, President; Dr, NJ, Hall, R. Davidson, Esq., J. Howell, Esq., Ed. Evans, Esq., Charles Brady, Esq., William Eales, Esq., and the honorary secretary,) were glad to find his lordship warmly advocated the necessity of suppressBRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. ing illegal practice, as the public in general were not capable of distinguishing the qtia. Exeter Hall, June 7, 1842. lified from the unqualified practitioner, Dr. WEBSTER in the chair. Amongst other topics of conversation, the noble lord expressed himself decidedly of THE minutes of the last meeting were read opinion as to the justice of equal privileges and confirmed. Communications were read from various and the representative principle of goveriimedical corporations and associations on the ment. A copy of the " Minute of the Poor-law subject of Scotch and Irish degrees or di- Commissioners the Admissibility of plomas not qualifying for medical officers to Scotch and Irishupon Medical Practitioners to the poor-law unions in England and Wales. Union Offices in was laid on the
The medical committee of Marischal College, Aberdeen, deemed the subject of such importance as to require the " consideration of the senatus academicus, before whom accordingly it was directed to be laid." The Faculty of Physicians in Glasgow have already memorialised the poor-law commissioners and Sir James Graham on the subject of admitting the licentiates of our body on an equality with those of the London college, should any of them become candidates for the surgeoncy to a poor-law union." t From St. Colomb, the secretary of the Cornwall Medical Association writes, that "Petitions to both Houses of Parliament have been framed in keeping with suggestions, and forwarded to members for the county and boroughs, calling their attention to the petitions, and begging them to give their attention to the important subjects con.. tained in them."
England,"
table. The
meeting then adjourned.
POOR-LAW AMENDMENT ACT. MINUTE
OF
THE
POOR-LAW
COMMISSIONERS, RESPECTING THE
ADMISSIBILITY OF SCOTCH AND
IRISH MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS TO
UNION MEDICAL OFFICES IN ENGLAND, DATED THE 12TH DAY OF MAY, 1842.
Ordered
by
the
House
of
Commons to be
printed May 30, 1842. THE commissioners took into their consideration the following communication,
namely :-
* Extract of letter dated Marischal Col1. A letter, dated April 20, 1842, from lege, Aberdeen, May 26, 1842. Richard Huie, M.D., president of the Royal t Extract of letter dated Glasgow, May College of Surgeons ofEdiuburgh.
23, 1842. t--Extract of letter dated St. Colomb,
May-23,
1842.
*
Extract of letter dated Royal Collegeof in Ireland, May 21, 1843.
Surgeons
power, which
they do not themselves possess,
from the
Thanks, &c.,
Royal College of
to act in so unconstitu- Surgeons in Ireland were also offered to the tional a manner. I have only to add, that I council for drawing their attention to the sub. wish they had this resolution before them at ject.* to any
triumvirate,
Dr. M. Hall laid on the table a letter from Robert Cartwright, Esq., surgeon, Shrewsbury, requesting a copy of the resolution of us. the British Medical Association on the subDr. NOLAN seconded the resolution, ject of fees from insurance-offices. which was put from the chair, and carried A member of council laid on the table ap. unanimously. plications for certificates of health from the
their meeting this evening, and if they had, I am convinced we would get better terms than they will otherwise be disposed to grant
Dr. CARMICIIAEL spoke with his accustomed energy and honesty; but we see nothing in the outlines referred to by him or Dr. MAUNSELL that is likely to satisfy the most moderate reformers. We see nothing whatever of the rights and privileges of the members of the profession at large : the general practitioners are, it would appear, to be licensed like pedlars and innkeepers, but to have no votes. Can this be contemplated ?
Argus Life-Assurance Company, Minerva Life-Assurance Office, and Alliance Life and Fire Office ; to which he had returned for
answers
the authorised letter of the
asso-
ciation, requesting a fee from the orifice before returning the answers. A brief report of the deputation who had the honour of waiting on Lord Campbell at the House of Lords on the 24th May, ult., The deputation (which was then given. consisted of Dr. Webster, President; Dr, NJ, Hall, R. Davidson, Esq., J. Howell, Esq., Ed. Evans, Esq., Charles Brady, Esq., William Eales, Esq., and the honorary secretary,) were glad to find his lordship warmly advocated the necessity of suppressBRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. ing illegal practice, as the public in general were not capable of distinguishing the qtia. Exeter Hall, June 7, 1842. lified from the unqualified practitioner, Dr. WEBSTER in the chair. Amongst other topics of conversation, the noble lord expressed himself decidedly of THE minutes of the last meeting were read opinion as to the justice of equal privileges and confirmed. Communications were read from various and the representative principle of goveriimedical corporations and associations on the ment. A copy of the " Minute of the Poor-law subject of Scotch and Irish degrees or di- Commissioners the Admissibility of plomas not qualifying for medical officers to Scotch and Irishupon Medical Practitioners to the poor-law unions in England and Wales. Union Offices in was laid on the
The medical committee of Marischal College, Aberdeen, deemed the subject of such importance as to require the " consideration of the senatus academicus, before whom accordingly it was directed to be laid." The Faculty of Physicians in Glasgow have already memorialised the poor-law commissioners and Sir James Graham on the subject of admitting the licentiates of our body on an equality with those of the London college, should any of them become candidates for the surgeoncy to a poor-law union." t From St. Colomb, the secretary of the Cornwall Medical Association writes, that "Petitions to both Houses of Parliament have been framed in keeping with suggestions, and forwarded to members for the county and boroughs, calling their attention to the petitions, and begging them to give their attention to the important subjects con.. tained in them."
England,"
table. The
meeting then adjourned.
POOR-LAW AMENDMENT ACT. MINUTE
OF
THE
POOR-LAW
COMMISSIONERS, RESPECTING THE
ADMISSIBILITY OF SCOTCH AND
IRISH MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS TO
UNION MEDICAL OFFICES IN ENGLAND, DATED THE 12TH DAY OF MAY, 1842.
Ordered
by
the
House
of
Commons to be
printed May 30, 1842. THE commissioners took into their consideration the following communication,
namely :-
* Extract of letter dated Marischal Col1. A letter, dated April 20, 1842, from lege, Aberdeen, May 26, 1842. Richard Huie, M.D., president of the Royal t Extract of letter dated Glasgow, May College of Surgeons ofEdiuburgh.
23, 1842. t--Extract of letter dated St. Colomb,
May-23,
1842.
*
Extract of letter dated Royal Collegeof in Ireland, May 21, 1843.
Surgeons