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POOR-LAW GUARDIANS AND SURGEONS OF CORNWALL.
41 that I highly approve of the of your association, and which, I trust, will be fully supported by my profes. sional brethren of Cornwall. Had I not changed my place of abode for the principality of Wales, it would have given me great pleasure to have enrolled my name in your ranks. I am, Sir, your obedient sersay in
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SURGEONS OF CORNWALL. To the Editor of THE LANCET.
SIR :-The eleven established medical men of this and the neighbouring towns invant, " cluded in this union, have, in accordance JOHN J. A. BULLOCKE." BUH.OCKE." of the Cornwall Medical " with certain rules To J. H. Nankivell, Esq., &c. &c."
Association, consulted each other upon the amounts of salaries which should
be refor the medical offices of the union, for the purpose of avoiding discord among WESTMINSTER MEDICAL SOCIETY. LETTER FROM MR. YEARSLEY. themselves, and escaping from the lowest tender system, which has been so notoriTo the Editor of THE LANCET. ously forced upon the medical profession. The guardians, however, are maintaining SIR :-I trust you will afford me space a most obstinate opposition to the stand for making a few comments on your report which the medical men have, to their credit, of the proceedings of the Westminster Meassumed, by appointing a perfect stranger, dical Society, April 17th, and an anonymous a Mr. Bullocke, to all the medical duties of letter that subsequently appeared in THE the union ; but the poor-law commissioners LANCET, both of which accuse me of misrehaving refused, in justice to the poor at presentation, in stating that I was invited to least, to sanction this most extraordinary read a paper on stammering before the memarrangement, an advertisement appears of bers of the Westminster Medical Society. this day’s date for the introduction of other To rebut the attack, I shall trust to the medical men to the pauper practice ; not- statement of what I believe to be the plain withstanding the resident practitioners have facts of the case, and beg to premise that so far been gratified as to receive the ex- from the animus exhibited I should, for mypress opinion of the commissioners, that self, have been content to allow the matter their terms, as offered, are reasonable, and to pass unnoticed, I am only induced to deeven below the average rate of medical refend myself at the instigation of friends lief remuneration, and have even strongly in whose judgments I place reliance. recommended the guardians to comply. On Saturday, the 13th of March, I dined That the members of the medical profes- with two or three of the most distinguished sion have a right, in every sense of the ex- members of the Westminster Medical Sopression, to consult their united interest and ciety, who had witnessed a large number of advantage, no man possessing the shadow the operations I had performed during the of a claim to liberality can deny ; and this preceding week, and who asked me to go assertion is perhaps most decidedly tenable with them to the meeting, as they had no with respect to their position, as related to doubt the subject of stammering would be the managers of the poor. the topic of discussion that evening. I felt Indeed, by way of showing the real opi- happy to accede to the proposal, and for the nion and feelings of the very man who has sake of accuracy prepared some brief notes, obeyed the guardians’ call, I shall subjoin which I intended to read if called upon. a copy of a letter received by the secretary At the time of our entering the room, one of of the Cornwall Medical Association, pre- the members of the society, Mr. Malyn, who mising, that the most prominent of the rules had seen me operate, was addressing the contained in the circular bore upon the ex- society on the subject ; and another member pediency and propriety of forming commit- proposed that, as Mr. Yearsley was now tees of practitioners residing in the same present, it would be better to have some inunion, for the purpose of fixing upon such formation from him personally. I rose at sums as ought to be paid for medical relief the call of the chairman, to comply with the under the poor-law system. I am, Sir, your proposal, when some member suggested, as obedient servant, the subject was very important, and eviA MEMBER OF THE CORNWALL dently of great interest to the society, and MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. the time remaining for that evening, previous ’ St. Colnmb, Cornwall, to the commencement of Mr. Snow’s paper, June 4,1841. was very short, that Mr. Yearsley should read his paper on the following Saturday. " At the same time Mr. Alcock rose, and Swansea, Nov. 10, 1840. No. 10, Somerset-buildings. politely offered to forego his own communi" Sir :-1 begleave to acknowledge the cation on " the pathology of bone," which receipt of your circular, which was for- stood for the next meeting. Several memwarded to me from Falmoutb. I can only bers afterwards addressed the chairman,
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POOR-LAW GUARDIANS
reply
rules, &c.
AND
SURGEONS OF CORNWALL. To the Editor of THE LANCET.
SIR :-The eleven established medical men of this and the neighbouring towns invant, " cluded in this union, have, in accordance JOHN J. A. BULLOCKE." BUH.OCKE." of the Cornwall Medical " with certain rules To J. H. Nankivell, Esq., &c. &c."
Association, consulted each other upon the amounts of salaries which should
be refor the medical offices of the union, for the purpose of avoiding discord among WESTMINSTER MEDICAL SOCIETY. LETTER FROM MR. YEARSLEY. themselves, and escaping from the lowest tender system, which has been so notoriTo the Editor of THE LANCET. ously forced upon the medical profession. The guardians, however, are maintaining SIR :-I trust you will afford me space a most obstinate opposition to the stand for making a few comments on your report which the medical men have, to their credit, of the proceedings of the Westminster Meassumed, by appointing a perfect stranger, dical Society, April 17th, and an anonymous a Mr. Bullocke, to all the medical duties of letter that subsequently appeared in THE the union ; but the poor-law commissioners LANCET, both of which accuse me of misrehaving refused, in justice to the poor at presentation, in stating that I was invited to least, to sanction this most extraordinary read a paper on stammering before the memarrangement, an advertisement appears of bers of the Westminster Medical Society. this day’s date for the introduction of other To rebut the attack, I shall trust to the medical men to the pauper practice ; not- statement of what I believe to be the plain withstanding the resident practitioners have facts of the case, and beg to premise that so far been gratified as to receive the ex- from the animus exhibited I should, for mypress opinion of the commissioners, that self, have been content to allow the matter their terms, as offered, are reasonable, and to pass unnoticed, I am only induced to deeven below the average rate of medical refend myself at the instigation of friends lief remuneration, and have even strongly in whose judgments I place reliance. recommended the guardians to comply. On Saturday, the 13th of March, I dined That the members of the medical profes- with two or three of the most distinguished sion have a right, in every sense of the ex- members of the Westminster Medical Sopression, to consult their united interest and ciety, who had witnessed a large number of advantage, no man possessing the shadow the operations I had performed during the of a claim to liberality can deny ; and this preceding week, and who asked me to go assertion is perhaps most decidedly tenable with them to the meeting, as they had no with respect to their position, as related to doubt the subject of stammering would be the managers of the poor. the topic of discussion that evening. I felt Indeed, by way of showing the real opi- happy to accede to the proposal, and for the nion and feelings of the very man who has sake of accuracy prepared some brief notes, obeyed the guardians’ call, I shall subjoin which I intended to read if called upon. a copy of a letter received by the secretary At the time of our entering the room, one of of the Cornwall Medical Association, pre- the members of the society, Mr. Malyn, who mising, that the most prominent of the rules had seen me operate, was addressing the contained in the circular bore upon the ex- society on the subject ; and another member pediency and propriety of forming commit- proposed that, as Mr. Yearsley was now tees of practitioners residing in the same present, it would be better to have some inunion, for the purpose of fixing upon such formation from him personally. I rose at sums as ought to be paid for medical relief the call of the chairman, to comply with the under the poor-law system. I am, Sir, your proposal, when some member suggested, as obedient servant, the subject was very important, and eviA MEMBER OF THE CORNWALL dently of great interest to the society, and MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. the time remaining for that evening, previous ’ St. Colnmb, Cornwall, to the commencement of Mr. Snow’s paper, June 4,1841. was very short, that Mr. Yearsley should read his paper on the following Saturday. " At the same time Mr. Alcock rose, and Swansea, Nov. 10, 1840. No. 10, Somerset-buildings. politely offered to forego his own communi" Sir :-1 begleave to acknowledge the cation on " the pathology of bone," which receipt of your circular, which was for- stood for the next meeting. Several memwarded to me from Falmoutb. I can only bers afterwards addressed the chairman,
quired
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