Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-05
THE DOCTORS on A STRIKE.
Stringent Rules for the Collection Of
Fees Adopted.
Other Important Proceedings by the
Medical Society.

The Nashville Medical Society met in
the Board of Health rooms at halfpast Z
o'c'Ock last night, DR.. Van 5. Lindsey in
the chair, DR.. r. d. Winsett, Secretary,
aud the following physicians present: Drs.
Morton, Eve, Tucker, Powell, Haggard,
BUudy and BltZ.
DR.. Eve moved that Dr.. Blitz, the essay
ist at the las. meeting, be asked to allow
his essay to be published in some medical
journal, instead of the Tennessee PhdrmG-
cal Gd.Ste. Agreed to.
DIS. Tucker, HagCard aud POweli were
unanimously elected members Of the So
CieJy.
The following rules and regulations, for
the collection Of fees, were unanimously
adOpte.:
To the Honorable Medical Society Of the City OF
Nashville:
Your committee TO whom was referred
the resolution looking to a more efficient
I plan for the enforcement Of the collection
Of our fees for professional services, and III
! struC-sd 10 offer suitable rules and negula-
| ti0ns for the government Of the same, beg
leave to submit the following:
Whereas, all business transactions Of the
community lsave in the practice Of medi-
AL4E AAHt ArNh ANAhLAEA ~ q A11A t91AaF
whereby We are forced TO pay out
/ cash for all We consume; and
Whereas, a large majority Of those Ie-
quiriGg our services persist in p~OstpOning
I the payment o. dues for said services TO
/ suit their Own convenience, nOtwithstand-
/ Ing the fact above set fath, aud in the face
Of Tie published declaration Of the profess
( SIGN that all fees are held. 20 be due at the
time the service is rendered; and
Where's, the exemption laws Of the
State, now in force, shield fully three
hfths OF the people from such processes OF
law as might otherwise force the payment
Of our claims; therefore, be it
Resolved by the physicians Of Davidson
county, whose m may be LeTeuutO sub
SERTED,
J.. That we viii make our fees uniform
and moderate, and that as all fees are held
70 be due At ;he time the service is render
ed, it shall be the duty Of the physician'o O.
surgeon. 10 present his bin as soon as his
case is discharged, or at the end Of the
month, az farthest.
=. Office cases are cash, to be paid for At
the time the service is rendered, and espe'
cially veucreai cases. which are to BE- sub
iscJ 10 the general rule. except that charges
for these cases are higher than others, q;
sci forth in the bill Of charges. Il shall
be the duty Of every physician to display
cOnspicuOusly, il his Office, a placard set
ting forth the fact that all Office fees care
Cash, 10 BE- paid when service is rendered
B.. 1t shall be the duty Of each member
Of the profession 10 present tOthe Secretary
Of the Nashville Medical Society the name
residence and occupation Of every person
who fails OF refuses to settle q bill on is
second presentation, such person to be en-
rolled on q book for that purpose by The
Secretary, who shall present a list Of de
l~inquents 60 every member Of the prOfes
sion, if desired; and we pledge oUrselve!
not to attend the calls Of such person unit
said reporting member has been satisfied
T.. Il is not intended TO be UnderstOOf
fIom anything in the above that we wish o.
intend 10 depart from Il former rules o
attending free Of cost all charity patients.
,. It is sOlemnly agreed between us tina
each and every member Of the profession il
bound by these rules, that we Individually
pledge ourselves 10 observe aud enfOTct
them, as far as We can, and that we vii
hold any willful violation Of these by AM
member of the profession either IN or out o
this society, as d~iscOurte0us to the prOfes
sion, and unprolessioual in the offender.
q. It is recommended that the SOciety
have bill heads printed with a synopsis o
these rules thereon, TO be used BY member
Of the profession.
r. d. WINsETT, NJ. D., Ch'm'n.
w. 4. BOWLING, NJ. D..
G. SCmFF, N. D.,
Z. TUBE, N. D.,
Committee.
On motion Of DR.. Eve it was agreed 4
have the rules published and get the sigma
ture thereto Of every physician in tn
country.
+, DR.. j. W. Morton, the essayist for tn
evening, said he was not prepared, AM
having been very busy during the pas
month with his duties rs Health officer, b
, would ask for further time, which wa
/ granted.
DR.. s. ii. Bundy read a very interestin
paper on Uterine Hemorrhage, and th
E, use Of the Tampon.' The Doctor dwelt a
length upon the symptoms, dangers, ETC., G
the terrible and much dreaded disease, an
described the manner and means for tn
use Of the tampon, all Of which was full.
endorsed by the society.
\ bill in regard TO the practice Of phar
macy, and which is now before the Legs
lature, was read before the Society an.
some Of its features approved and recon-
menGed, while others were deemed ObjeC
ti0nable. Resolutions were drawn up Z
be presented 20 both houses Of the Genera
Assembly, when the bill comes up on it
newt reading.
The Society then adjourned.