Report of the Council of the National Institute of General Practioners in Medicine, Surgery and Midwifery, on the present state of the medical reform question ... August 9th, 1848.

  • National Institute of General Practitioners in Medicine, Surgery and Midwifery.
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1848
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Credit: Report of the Council of the National Institute of General Practioners in Medicine, Surgery and Midwifery, on the present state of the medical reform question ... August 9th, 1848. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. PAGE Preface . 5 Progress of Medical Reform . 13 Objections to the Medical Registration Bill .. 15 Memorial from the Council of the National Institute to the Right Hon. Sir George Grey . 17 Correspondence with the Society of Apothecaries on the subject of a Conference... 21 Conference at the Royal College of Physicians.. 21 _ r- ■ Principles of Medical Reform agreed to by the Conference .. 25 Meeting of the Committee of the National Association of General Prac¬ titioners .... 29 Draft of Charter proposed to be granted to the General Practitioners .... 30 Appointment of the Special Committee of the House of Commons. 41 Outline of a Bill for Regulating the Profession of Physic and Surgery, drawn by the Conference... 42 Reasons assigned by the Council of the National Institute for Accepting the proposed Measures. 55 Remarks on Objections contained in several Memorials and Petitions against the Measures. 59 X * Impracticability of Converting the College of Surgeons into a College of General Practitioners . 68 Memorials and Petitions in favour of the Measures. 74 Opinions of Mr. Guthrie and others on the Rank of the proposed Royal College of General Practitioners. 76 Misrepresentations.60, 78 Conclusion..... 81 A 2