The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-08 00:00:00

THE EXPRVSS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 8, 1858.

DIPUIAIION OP POOR LAW MZDICA.L
01710118.

Yesterday afternoon a deputation from the aggre-
gate body of poor law mafiosi officers in Engisnd united by
IV.
the Bight Nan. T. &therm Recount,
the Pr= of the Poor-law Board, st hie Aloe in
WbkuksL Ahem IS medkal gentlemen hots various parts
of the ammtry were present, and they were accompanied by
Mr. Macaulay, 11.. P. Kr. D. Nicoll, M.P., the Hoe. K.
M.P., Calosiel North, lii.P" Sir De Lacy Evans,
M.P., . Knight, K.P., Dr. Brady, M.P., Mr. Blaney,
M.P., Mr. Ingham. DLP., Mr. Batmen, M.P., Mr. White,
M.P., Mr. Headiest, M.P., Mr. Neerdagste, M.P., and
several mbar uses:obese of the Hones of Commas.
Mr. BLANIT. M.P., introduced the deputation.
Kr. litiotterd Griffin, of Weymouth, Dr. Brady, M.P.,
Coked North, M.P., and other gentlemen., spoke in support
of the etched of the deputation. It was stated that of 3,000
medial mis maatoted with the administration of the poor
law, 2,000 had joined the emaciation from which the depot.
bike had loandited. They complaiead that they had not a
adlcisat remuneistios to enable them to discharge their
hake townie their poor waste. Renew from
iOO often showed that their average remise wen
net more Shia 3s. 9d. red 3e. 4d. • case, and in many such
they had to Weld stray miles and supply drugs. One-third
of the medical Nee °mewed with the Poor-law adonnistre-
du had resigned. Some received as Little as threepence a
ere. They irked a uniform scale of payment throughout
the kiagiout, and that a fixed 'ahoy should be
=titheaded on the average number of oases
dusty the bat three years, to be ca
Wed at not Was than five shillings a am, with
as best one shilling extra far each toile the
first mile, end two shillings for each mile the first
firs
rs lulls the patient raided from the maid • home ;
that a whim of eateries should take plus trimadally in
each salsa, If dssined, either by the Poerthm Bawd, the board
of gserthaes, sr medical officers. They wore also anxious
that a sisdkal ass, catverstot with this practice, should
have aau at the Poor-law Board, awl anti =WON spe-
cial aural over the nedied dapertmai ; parries sp.
peisamats skald he pessuessa ; Oat mind edam
thud act be depssiss far Mew ups valtavlngaillaus, te
whom gas riot every port of the ethatry imprepaty
etriathe. udes.
leroottat said be thought the protest mode al pubs
made wars Tarr ladaulausmolt es, sadsr the preens
wee, Tot
mama wenlesel ethipset wee
ea themeassilderM faith
.M• salsa thet she Mess el
Gamow weed asset same Is Nth Medea et the at- i
puss which ems laid wt et thehmet essesems Wag thergad
pus the had. Mt Mt it des else to the legs-
lades to wed that I. say messes he might Maoism be
amid mks provides be the of drugs, so tit that
=glass should sot fan spa islethsal *Mom He theregla,
raanavir, that the essaillathas Idle the stale awls it
rend should be meth thistly den the gevematest, sad
dread be tam sway from loud sepsethaws (Rear, hear.)
HO was else of spisioa that the salmi of medical Mileers
should be sub Miss tine to time to eanerpond with the
work dome. Lathe mem dui be meat warn them that the
law would isquive • bast sathestudis g between medical
Mims MK bawds of
_sundials, sad that the legislature
would
p SI
epthß MOMS to lad the powers of boards of nor-
dista aty skeled.
The- deputadom afar dank* Mr. Eatcourt, retired.