Medicine (International Congress of 1906) : copy of report of Sir Dyce Duckworth ... the delegate of His Majesty's Government to the International Congress of Medicine, held at Lisbon from the 19th to the 26th April, 1906 / presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of His Majesty.

  • Duckworth, Sir Dyce, 1840-1928.
Date:
1906
Catalogue details

Licence: In copyright

Credit: Medicine (International Congress of 1906) : copy of report of Sir Dyce Duckworth ... the delegate of His Majesty's Government to the International Congress of Medicine, held at Lisbon from the 19th to the 26th April, 1906 / presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of His Majesty. 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.

    3/6
    INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF MEDICINE, LISBON, 190G. SIR DYCE DUCKWORTH’S REPORT. To the Lord President of the Privy Council, etc., etc. My Lord, I have to report that I duly proceeded to Lisbon to attend the 15th International Medical Congress, held there from the 19th to the 26th ultimo, as the official Representative of the British Government. I presented myself to the Minister at the British Legation, and was most kindly received by him. The proceedings of the Congress began on the 19th of April, and the assembly was held in the large hall of the Geographical Society. Their Majesties the King, Queen, Queen-Mother, (Maria Pia) and the Crown Prince attended the Meeting in State. A large number of the general public appeared to be present, and somewhat crowded out the Delegates and Members of the Congress. The King delivered an admirable Address in French, and the several Government Delegates subsequently addressed the Congress in the languages permitted—English, French or German. I delivered the following Address, in English, in the name of Great Britain :— “ May it please Your Majesties, Mr. President, and all Members of the 15th International Medical Congress, my British colleagues, for whom I have the honour to speak, feel the greatest pleasure and grati- fication in being present at this splendid inauguration of our meeting in your brilliant capital, and in taking their part in the work of this Congress. We highly appreciate the gracious Royal patronage which is extended to us, and we know that we are welcomed by the leaders of our great profession in this country. As British subjects, we feel much at home here amongst a friendly and closely associated people. As cultivators of knowledge and truth, we rejoice to think that our profession everywhere lives in a higher atmosphere than that which is apt to be disturbed in the dusty arena of politics, and by the various phases of International strife and competition. Our efforts are always for the best interests of humanity the world over. 9217. 875—Wt. G. 38. 3804. 5/06. Wy. & S. 4797n