A letter addressed to the government, and the Royal College of Surgeons, founded on the diabolical and horrible practice of Burking : setting forth the necessity of placing anatomical schools on a different footing : to which is submitted, a plan for effecting the same.

  • Hanson, N.
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[1831]
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Credit: A letter addressed to the government, and the Royal College of Surgeons, founded on the diabolical and horrible practice of Burking : setting forth the necessity of placing anatomical schools on a different footing : to which is submitted, a plan for effecting the same. 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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    A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND I f ■: ( ' i'.- •:in' Sirs/ THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, • FOUNDED ON,THE DIABOLICAL AND HORRIBLE PRACTICE OF BURKING; > . SETTING FORTH THE NECESSITY OF PLACING ANATOMICAL SCHOOLS ON A DIFFERENT FOOTING: TO WHICH IS SUBMITTED, ! ' ; . , • ^ plan FOR EFFECTING THE'same ^ ‘ ^ Li__- ■ ■ , • - ■ r ' • ' , L>ondon, November 30, 183L It has often been observed, that in all ages'and in all conn, tries, there have been men base and wieked enongh to resort, for the obtaminentof money to the most abandon^ and wieked act3, it IS possible for our natures' to bh gnilly of. 1 The horrid and atro- cious murder which took place in. Edinburgh has too well con: hrmed the truth of that observation. This novel species of crime doubtlessly brought ns up to. the' very acme of human wiekednes.' er we should hope there can be nothing else left'to surpass it m normity Ihe temptation is said to be attributable to the de- fecftve state of our anatomical schools, both'as regards the law add their maiiagement. The case of Burke has formed an example*: LTfenr d “‘I 0 owe . e may date it as the commencement of a new era ought to have been immediately terminated by'the most effectual in ercrence either of the Legislature, ■ or of the College of Sur- geons, or of both, and it would surely be the best law or .legnla-