An address by the Society of Apothecaries, to the general practitioners of England and Wales, on the provisions of the Bill 'for regulating the profession of physic and surgery,' as contrasted with those of the Medical Bill introduced in the last session of Parliament.

  • Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London.
Date:
1845
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Credit: An address by the Society of Apothecaries, to the general practitioners of England and Wales, on the provisions of the Bill 'for regulating the profession of physic and surgery,' as contrasted with those of the Medical Bill introduced in the last session of Parliament. 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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    0 cannot avoid saying that they attribute, in a very great degree, the better understanding which now prevails on the part, not only of Sir James Graham and Her Majesty’s Government, but of the Legisla- ture and the country at large, as to the real position of the General Practitioners, and their claims on the confidence of the public, to the discussions to which Sir James Graham’s Bill has given rise, and to the share of public attention which those discussions have succeeded in attracting. We now proceed to the consideration of the pre- sent Bill. The constitution and powers of the Council of Health remain unaltered. No provision is made for ensuring a representation of the general Practitioner in the Council, but with reference to the power reserved to the Crown of no- minating six members of the Council, Sir James Graham is reported to have said, “ I do not introduce that provision without stating, that any advice I may give to the Crown will be with a knowledge that a portion, at least, mast be General Practitioners, and that a portion must be Country Practitioners; upon that point I am clear that the General Practitioners and the Country Practitioners have a right to he repre- sented in the Council'.” 1 Seo the Society’s Observations on this subject in their former Address, p. 17—20.