A letter to Sir William Garrow, His Majesty's attorney-general, on his proposed bill for regulating the practice of surgery throughout the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland / by James Hamilton.

  • James Hamilton
Date:
1817
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Credit: A letter to Sir William Garrow, His Majesty's attorney-general, on his proposed bill for regulating the practice of surgery throughout the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland / by James Hamilton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    SIR, Having learned, within these few days, that it is your intention again to bring before Parliament a Bill “ To Regulate the Practice of Surgery “ throughout the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,” I beg leave to submit to your serious consideration the following Remarks on that part of your intended Bill which relates to the Practice of Midwifery. And in entering upon this discussion, it is proper to premise, that I do not voluntarily obtrude my sentiments upon the measure in question, but that I fulfil a duty imposed upon me by my official situation as Pro- fessor of Midwifery in the University of Edinburgh. The fifth clause of your Bill is in the following words. “ Whereas u Surgical aid is frequently required in Midwifery, and it is expedient “ that male persons so practising should be qualified to render such aid, be it therefore enacted, that from and after w it shall not be lawful for any male person to practise Midwifery, “ unless he shall have obtained a Diploma or Testimonial to practise “ Surgery under the Seal of one of the said three Royal Colleges, or un- <c less he shall have obtained a Testimonial of qualification as a Prin- <{ cipal Surgeon in the Army or Navy, and shall have actually served in <c that capacity.” This clause is intended to restrict the Practice of Midwifery to Sur- geons, and therefore it is incumbent on the proposer of the Bill to satisfy the Legislature that such a restriction is consistent with established usage, or that it is necessary or expedient. After
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