Medical societies : their organization and the nature of their work / by J. Collins Warren.

  • Warren, John Collins, 1842-1927.
Date:
1881
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Credit: Medical societies : their organization and the nature of their work / by J. Collins Warren. 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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    ous branches of the association, each branch electing one for every twenty, together with an honorary secre- tary. In addition to its duty of electing the commit- tee of council it prepares an annual report of the state and proceedings of the association, proposes the place of meeting for each year, and nominates a president. Practically, however, it has little power, being gener- ally satisfied with registering the decrees and nomina- tions of the committee of council, which has complete control, the management of the affairs of the associa- tion being thus kept in the hands of a few men. The number of branches of the association is between thirty and forty. They embrace 7500 members, being one third of the registered members of the profession in the United Kingdom. At the annual meetings, ad- dresses are delivered by the president and the presid- ing officers of sections, when discussions on special subjects take place. There are sections of medicine, of surgery, of obstetric medicine, of public health, and of physiology. Committees are appointed at the an- nual meeting to carry out the wishes of the associa- tion and advance professional interests. These are the medical reform committee, the parliamentary bills committee, and the scientific grants committee. The last was appointed in 1874, to distribute the ^300 an- nually voted by the association to forward original research. The second committee was appointed in 1863, and has rendered valuable service by consider- ing all bills introduced into Parliament in any wise affecting the interests of the profession or touching the public health : amendments suggested by the com- mittee are often adopted by the government. It also