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MEDICAL ATTENDANCE ON PAUPERS.
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MEDICAL ATTENDANCE ON
Bedingfield, Esq., Stowmarket,
J.
PAUPERS.
Suf.
folk.
J. Morgan, Esq., 18, Great Newport. To lhe Editor of THE LANCET. street, Leicester-square. Several communications were then read, SIR :-I have perused the medical evidence given before the Poor-Law Committee among which was a letter from Nottingham, with much interest, but it is destitute of requesting some information respecting the of the Association ; and a second one suggestion, which has frequently oc- objects from Dr. Fearnley (Dewsbury), on the Poorcurred to me, and which I think has apLaw question, and other matters affecting in columns not reyour (although peared the Association. cently), viz., that a certain sum of money The latter part of the evening was occu, should be appropriated by each parish for in receiving names of persons eligible medical and surgical attendance on the pied officers and councillors for the ensuing for poor, each person of whom should, when and arranging preliminaries for the year, be that the requiring attendance, supplied by of the Association. parish officers with a small printed paper, approaching anniversary a to be blank filled space, containing up with the name of the surgeon preferred by TO CORRESPONDENTS. the sick person, so that every pauper might have the medical attendant of his or her We had prepared a notice of various conchoice. The sum of money thus appropri" ated should, at the end of the year, be di- troversial letters on the subject of animal received which we have withvided amongst the medical men, according magnetism," to the number of tickets which they pro- in the last ten days, but we have found itimduce. This plan I have known to be tried, possible to give place to the matter this week. A .Subscriber at Chesleunt. The letters and to work admirably well in one parish, forgeries. It is greatly to be reprevious to the New Poor-Law coming into must be that the example was set by Mr. J. operation, and partly on that account I gretted write to you on the subject. I see no reason H. C., from which the hint for these impuwhatever for its not succeeding generally, dent impositions has been taken. Mr. J. H. Fox. The gentleman in quesand if, after trial, it was found to answer, i1 would certainly banish one dark cloud thal . tion is not an Examiner at the Hall. For " now overhangs our profession, while th{ the opinions" which are sought by our we must refer to inuumeraof to so correspondent tender, degrading every system honourable member, would be abolished ble back numbers of THE LANCET,-in every instance given adversely to the parties. I am, Sir, Rusticus will find an answer to his quesYOUR CONSTANT READER. tions in the next, or Students’ number of August 30th, 1838. THE LANCET. We have been unable to find room for the various communications relative to the KenBRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. sington Union. On controversial points our correspondents should endeavour to write 4th.
September
Dr. WEBSTER, in the Chair. THE minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, the following gentlemen were elected members of the Asso. ciation :-
as
concisely as possible.
Letters have been received from Dr. Bou,
Dr.
"
Cooke,
Mr.
Fearn, and Credulus,
ERRATUM.—Page 834, col. 1, Tarchas," read Jarchas.
line
36,for
MEDICAL ATTENDANCE ON
Bedingfield, Esq., Stowmarket,
J.
PAUPERS.
Suf.
folk.
J. Morgan, Esq., 18, Great Newport. To lhe Editor of THE LANCET. street, Leicester-square. Several communications were then read, SIR :-I have perused the medical evidence given before the Poor-Law Committee among which was a letter from Nottingham, with much interest, but it is destitute of requesting some information respecting the of the Association ; and a second one suggestion, which has frequently oc- objects from Dr. Fearnley (Dewsbury), on the Poorcurred to me, and which I think has apLaw question, and other matters affecting in columns not reyour (although peared the Association. cently), viz., that a certain sum of money The latter part of the evening was occu, should be appropriated by each parish for in receiving names of persons eligible medical and surgical attendance on the pied officers and councillors for the ensuing for poor, each person of whom should, when and arranging preliminaries for the year, be that the requiring attendance, supplied by of the Association. parish officers with a small printed paper, approaching anniversary a to be blank filled space, containing up with the name of the surgeon preferred by TO CORRESPONDENTS. the sick person, so that every pauper might have the medical attendant of his or her We had prepared a notice of various conchoice. The sum of money thus appropri" ated should, at the end of the year, be di- troversial letters on the subject of animal received which we have withvided amongst the medical men, according magnetism," to the number of tickets which they pro- in the last ten days, but we have found itimduce. This plan I have known to be tried, possible to give place to the matter this week. A .Subscriber at Chesleunt. The letters and to work admirably well in one parish, forgeries. It is greatly to be reprevious to the New Poor-Law coming into must be that the example was set by Mr. J. operation, and partly on that account I gretted write to you on the subject. I see no reason H. C., from which the hint for these impuwhatever for its not succeeding generally, dent impositions has been taken. Mr. J. H. Fox. The gentleman in quesand if, after trial, it was found to answer, i1 would certainly banish one dark cloud thal . tion is not an Examiner at the Hall. For " now overhangs our profession, while th{ the opinions" which are sought by our we must refer to inuumeraof to so correspondent tender, degrading every system honourable member, would be abolished ble back numbers of THE LANCET,-in every instance given adversely to the parties. I am, Sir, Rusticus will find an answer to his quesYOUR CONSTANT READER. tions in the next, or Students’ number of August 30th, 1838. THE LANCET. We have been unable to find room for the various communications relative to the KenBRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. sington Union. On controversial points our correspondents should endeavour to write 4th.
September
Dr. WEBSTER, in the Chair. THE minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, the following gentlemen were elected members of the Asso. ciation :-
as
concisely as possible.
Letters have been received from Dr. Bou,
Dr.
"
Cooke,
Mr.
Fearn, and Credulus,
ERRATUM.—Page 834, col. 1, Tarchas," read Jarchas.
line
36,for