The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05
THE MEDICAL CENSORS.
Tn, New Law to Regulate the Practice Of
Medicine and Surgery.
The New Law Of Registration
To Be Enforced.
OPINION OF A CENSOR.


and the head o. many bogus practitioner, man
and woman, will disappear by the relen,le dis
sectlng KNIFE furnished under the new law and
nandled skiiiuhy by those Entrusted with the
operation. Beyond doubt New York has suuered
long and severely from
REGIMENTS OF IMPosrORs
whose ignorance fraudulent pretences and ras.
caltty have Increased the death ron 70 an alarm
ing extent. For years past this state OF ana,ra
has existed, and scores Of sham DOCTORS.
reveling IN money at the expense of the
public, have denantly carried on their practices.
There was not, apparently, any authority to
prevent their doing SO, and despite the most
earnest appeals by eminent physici rs, who more
than others appreciated the dangers OF the stu
alton, tine Legislature JAILED to do anything
toward remedytng the evils complained OF. Every
body remembers the hdgety periodical efforts OF
the Board Of Health and the police to overhaul
class OF practitioners against whom the CON-
munity cried IN vain for protection. Their feeble
attempts In that direction, though, perhaps. tenn
porariy successful in checking the bold and broad
daylight acts OF imposition on the part OF
UNLICENSED AND INCOMPETENT PERSONS
never resulted in any permanent benefit On the
22d OF June last, however, new law came into
operation which must have been hailed with
delight by the members OF the medical profession.
Should us provisions be rlgldly and Iearlessly
son to hope Tor better state OF affairs, 80 far as
the safety OF the pubic Is concerned 1t was ex-
Thursday last and so lar has worked admirabiy
1t Is not unlike the movement successfully adopted
~ relation to the druggists some time since.
THE FIRST SECTION
OF this act every practitioner OF medicine Or sur
gerry IN the State OF New York II required TO have
q license TO practise in some form. He may be
either . licentate OF some medical society or
must obtain certificate OF the New
YORK medical societies 81 the state re-
corded by The County Clerk. The censors
In this instance, who are appointed by the Medi-
Of Dr. julius Won Never Ne are DE- HpSsn
DR.. w. Archer, DR.. A. Archer and DR.. Kunze, Sec
Rotary. The powers and
consist IN the first place, OF notifying all practi
TONERS OF medicine and surgery OF the laws ana
must see tnat every physician in.ths city Is regis
tered IN the proper Quarter: The production Of an
necessary, and those possessing neither viii be
summoned before the Board OF CensOrs Tor exam
nation on II within the time prescribed the per.
themselves for examination proceedings viii at
once be taken and the offender will be handed
over TO the mercies OF the District Attorney.
THE PROSECUTIONS
will be conducted in the name OF the people upon
the complaint OF the Board OF Censors And now
for the class OF people against whom the law wiz
operate most severely 1t WILL readily be observed
that the more perfect the registration OF physi-
clans and surgeons the more enectually can the
provisions OF the law be enforced. 1t is plain that
Og Ms IF be
examined by the censors and rejected If neces-
sary- have no hesitation in coming i0rward.
signed-lrauds, manipulators and the owners OF
bogus degrees-wlll naturally shrink from any con-
their claims TO hang out single. 10 be sure
GENUINE SPECIALLY MEN,
VINO nave no degree at ALL but who from long
practice have won reputation, viii have little to
Tear, but they wlll nevertheless, have to undergo
the medical art in which they may have become
prodcent aud obtain certificate accordingly.
The main OBJECT, IN other words, Is to ferret out
and punish class OF persons who pretend to have
authority to practise med. cine they never earned.
The law undoubtedly entails large responsibility
Oh the medical societies; but where 50 mucn gen.
eral benefit Will ensue from q rigid enforcement OF
Its provisions the result can readily be anticipated.
In conversation yesterday with HERALD repre-.
sentative Dr. Won Meyer discussed the whole sub
ject at length. He said that
would leave nothing undone TO realize the intent
OF the law. Already flty-ive persons had been
detected IN violating Its provisions. The offend
ers, he said, would be attended to at the proper
time. He dwelt severely on the evils which had
resulted from the lack OF proper Legislation but he
gal practitioner was drawing to close In de.
scrlbing the different classes OF people who worked
ierred to the practices OF certain men and wo-
men 10 this city who had worked ruin and
10 AL snss
before the Board OF Censors Tor examination.
DR.. Won Meyer states that such persons. though
temporarily restrained from following their
business, we're well known and would be strictly
watched, so that they could scarcely escape the
marked, mad already ofered the sum OF $500 II
she would be allowed to pass the Board OF
SIGNIFICANT FACT,
as showing how much the ordeal was dreaded BY
those who had good reason to do Then there
were others. such AS those protesting to nave GER
tam specaites but VINO in realty were entirely
ignorant OF the rst principles OF medicine sur
Board. and il found wanting wouia be compeiied
to desist BY the Intervention OF the law. Zone
ing, don't profess to De p6yscianWI'm only =,
don't prescribe. But said l, you
call yourself
and II you are not q doctor yOu receive money
under fraudulent pretences Another claims to
cure this and that, and wnen interropated SHOWS
not the remotest knowledge OF the subject have
known OF BARRIERS and carpenters to nan0 ont
signs =! ntlmating that they were medical prac.
under their handss Then there are others VINO
purchase diplomas without having ever studied
They are, am sorry to say, very easily
Others have in their possession
FORGED DIPLOMAS,
ana Wnat 90 you thinke-that forged diplomas ON
The University OF Munich are actually prlnted IN
view YORK Tney are gotten up. well and ro-
deceive one nor Ws oconaina aru W., angn' EASILY
u the paper on which they are printed. But the
women are decidedly the worst, and proper steps
ave been taken 20 detect and punish them You
zee there Is no escape. Everybody calling him.
sell or herself doctor must be properly regis
cred. The Board OF Health Will not receive a
'ertincase OF death without the sgner is q thor
,uenly qualihed ply stefan. have known OF cases
where the only authority claimed by some
Q call themselves doctors was the TACT
nat -, me Board OF Health received their
'ison Tor all these cases. Nobody can De affecsed
~ the law who does not deserve TO be, ana alto
!ethef the act OF me Legislature wii be attended
With the most desirable results We shah pay par
ocular attention to those women who call them
elves
CIAIRvOYANTs,
many OF whom continue to lure unfortunate per.
Gus to thetr deus under various guises. In TACT.
,eled TO comply with the provisions Of the lawu
uch were Dr. Won Meyers opinions IN brief on this
important topic. There Is an evident desire on the
art OF the medicai profession generally now that
he Legislature mas Afforded the welcome opnor.
unity, oil roofing out and driving forth on the
lghway OF MANY the epers that have crept Int
Is ranks.
MEETING OF PHYsrCrANs