On the expediency of founding an Hospital for the diseases of children in Edinburgh, with notes on continental children's hospitals. [And Proposed hospital for sick children. A letter].

  • Wilson, Charles, 1804-1883.
Date:
1859
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Credit: On the expediency of founding an Hospital for the diseases of children in Edinburgh, with notes on continental children's hospitals. [And Proposed hospital for sick children. A letter]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ON THE EXPEDIENCY OF FOUNDING AN HOSPITAL IN EDINBURGH FOB THE DISEASES OF CHILDREN.' There is a duty incumbent somewhere, with reference to our medical school, which sooner or later, must be encountered with decision, if It be desired or expected, not only to advance, but even to preserve Its relative position among- the kindred institutions of ll^urope. This, at least, is no period, if indeed a zealous spirit could recognise it at any time, m which to remain satisfied Ivith pre- existing resources, or to rest upon the credit of former achievements We cheerfully own our pride in the past history, as in the pTeseni dis motion, of the med cal department of our honoured UnivSy- and we are not insensible to the eminent merits of the extm-aca' demical school which is associated with it in its libnnrr I? have vindicated as thoroughly the un^; ^nd p frit/of doctrine Tn' the one, as in the other, our satisfaction would have been w or ^oj:t.;^J::^^ bers of the profession As tW^r^^^^^^^ '^ concurrence among the mem- merely professional interest an/dpiS- ^^^^^f^ subject of more than fessional influence ai^^J f '^'^^^ addition to merelv nro -hat wider publSt^at tff S^^'aL'bot'^'* ^'^^^ them 7so^i:; in separate impressions nm^nf- ' ^^-.^ P^P^^^ ^^'^ accordingly circulated their subject. VrtCprsi't oV t^^^ ^'''^ - '^'^^^^^^ and m the hope of lendi^^a^-d to sustain i 'fl ^''^ ^'^'^ P^'^^^*' reprint.^EDiNBURGH, March 1869 ' ^^ ^P?^^^ t^^*- ^^^ond