An account of the proceedings at the sixth anniversary meeting of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association, held at Bath, on Wednesday and Thursday, July 18th and 19th, 1838.

  • Provincial Medical and Surgical Association. Meeting 1838 : Bath)
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[1838]
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Credit: An account of the proceedings at the sixth anniversary meeting of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association, held at Bath, on Wednesday and Thursday, July 18th and 19th, 1838. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    G defraying' their local expenses: that so indiscri- minate a mode of allotment does not appear to be the most jndicions, inasmuch as the expenses of the branches will bear no fixed proportion or necessary relation whatever to the number of tlieir members: that should the branches be impeded in their proceedings by the want of necessary means, it is to be greatly apprehended that they will soon dissolve, or break off from the Parent Society; and that the Southern Branch has the less scruple in appealing for an increased allowance, being well assured, that even were the present allot- ment doubled, the Parent Society would still have been largely benefitted in a pecuniary point of view by the establishment of the Southern Branch, which has increased the Society’s funds within this district more than tenfold.” A discussion ensued, in which the Council were unanimously of opinion that this request could not safely be granted, without danger ot embarrassing the financial affairs of the Association, and therefore, although reluctant to do so, they were compelled to recommend the General Meeting to adhere to their former resolution. Dr. Hastings said the next resolution related to the choice of a place of meeting for the next anni- versary. There were several places to which the Association jnight go w'ith advantage, and London had been named as highly eligible ; but there was one |)lace in particular which was pointed out to them, inasmuch as they had had a very pressing in- vitation from upwards of 100 members of the pro-