The president's address on the medical history of Carlisle : delivered at the Sixty-fourth Annual Meeting of the British Medical Association, held in Carlisle, July, 1896 / by Henry Barnes.

  • Barnes, Henry.
Date:
1896
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Credit: The president's address on the medical history of Carlisle : delivered at the Sixty-fourth Annual Meeting of the British Medical Association, held in Carlisle, July, 1896 / by Henry Barnes. 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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    settlement on a satisfactory basis as much in the interest of the public as of the medical profession. The present unsatisfactoiy state of the law relating to certificates of death and coroners inquests has often been under consideration, and steps must soon be taken for its amendment. The compulsory registration of stillbirths is another matter of urgent necessity. These are all matters in which the public is as much, or even more, concerned than the pro- fession. These and other matters in which the profession is mainly concerned—such as the organisation by the Associa- tion of ethical committees and the question of medical defence, questions of primary importance—demand our earnest consideration. Free discussion in meetings like the present lead to more definite views of public and profes- sional requirements. In unity there is strength. We must not waste time in idle talk: let us agree on general principles and the force and influence which this great Association wields will be in-esistible.