Dr. Blundell's second letter on his retirement from the Medical School of Guy's Hospital : addressed to his medical friends.

  • Blundell, Dr., 1790-1878.
Date:
1834
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Credit: Dr. Blundell's second letter on his retirement from the Medical School of Guy's Hospital : addressed to his medical friends. 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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    gatory, not merely to one individual, for lie is of small importance, but to the whole body ? If there is any approach to such a condition, it is surely high time, that those who feel at liberty should turn round, and resist, at whatever sacrifice ; for I hold it to be of the utmost importance to society at large that the self-respect of the profession should not be totally frittered away. True, we are the public ser- vants of the community, but we are not yet Helots.* * The following recent Circular will show what Hospital mana- gers are capable of attempting: — “ 46, Lincoln’s inn-fields, Aug. 22, 1834. “ Sir, “ The Committee of St. Thomas’s Hospital propose to offer, on Thursday next, August the 28th, for your consideration and ap- proval, their report on the Medical and Surgical School. Of that report, I beg to draw your attention to the concluding para- graph, which states—‘ that they consider it quite inconsistent with the duty of any medical officer of this establishment to give his support and assistance to any other Medical School; and they consider that such officer having so engaged himself, should be called upon to resign any situation he may hold in this esta- blishment.’ And I now venture to claim your attention, in order to prevent your becoming inadvertently a party to the commission of a moral wrong, either by your approval or permission of the enactment of a law founded on this statement. “ The individual who now takes the liberty of addressing you, is the only one who, in consequence of holding the appointment of Professor of Surgery at King’s College, can be affected by the proposed measure. I have lectured since October 1831 at that