Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-02-28
LONDON PHYSICIANS
frsruees OF HOSPITAL PRACTICE
m The ENGLISH METROPOLIS
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P,,,.s. MEDICAL yr-ssies ~ isadsa-
w.sl. %. Medical -es.ss~
ID, william Campbell. one % TIE niost
promlnent physicians In kanses, has Iva
In Ioudon Studying features ~ lon'ion
hospital prArtlCe. saus q TIE eo--fss,
ttsns male ty kim conoerning The re<nlis
u M. Witt are very Interesting lie al,
IN cuuvsrsation the other uighi, that TIE
prartlss q mssiicine IN Lundon va 80
ssufially dlffereut from the prasiics IN ihe
ynltsi Siaies IN our country physicians
had much letter opportuuiiiss, and he
Was certain that they wvfc All triifr
rr.efltlon~rs a. = elass. lie has ten M
a.. ha.r.tals 10 PhlsislpliA sni NcN
York. all nov Il u ths op.n.nn that a
,tnllsut ean gain niarv pfarfical knoSissise
In the hospitals q thuss cii.cs than IN
Ioudou. although stufy IN a Iousion -
uital Gives = man q tsfisr nsmc. he
Arnsrran surrs.1us are much mere sklil-
ful of-faf0rs than the Engiish They are
more delicate and gsnils II = d ne
discoveries q Amsrran sufgrpus tlat
r,uch q ne mitigation - pain In oisfa.
ton. has b-en reached Dr taupiru
says that In nearly all ~ ths iofainu boz
tatais American Manufactured iusiru-
rncuts Ars uss,i CasAine, an Amsrican
dl-,overy. has olly rvosnty bssu en-
pioysd.
Dr Camph-li ave some q the Trssous
far ths supsrlnrity - the American prac-
tltioners lie sAd that When an Amsri'
can physician hai secured . prup<r
a a a. I -.
snd attention. gain grusrtl praeiiee. I've
tscAue engaged A. oncs In siuiying inc
teal qu-.tions firm actual snr<rience.
While h. t. ne a. mBrh - . hook nan a.
ths Engiish physician, D. hAs = mlch BIT
ter practical knosis'ige In kngiAfsl NJ
physician can hnps o. obtain pracues -
any value uniess h. has % has bal spue
oricial councction 9Th some q ihe Errai
hospitals He caunot have hrst eltss
prlrtier unless ~ has rcache'i q connsc-
tiou with = vel knosn hospital. = uistu-
bsrshlp IN ths Royal Collsse % sarsuous,
90 thruugh soms pi~cs q spcsiAl SOD
fortsne, q title.
uR uoETit nAcKTNffT
TAKE the cass n M0rsil Macksnf.e Tia
fortune l. siusolutsly male through The
TITLE conferred upon him f1r BIZ irsai.
meat q The Cfuwu prince. Where 10 lad
0us rafisut before be Rad The cruvn
princes ca.c. b. nov has az ieast twenty.
llis in,ome has Enas up at leasi IL. 90,
o. SIS cas-. YsAr from his practice aluue.
fonfl1n has very large numtsr q
hospitals Any Que chn 50 % the grrafer
nuni-f - tism for frs. tFraimsnt ~
i Supposed that only patients slA apply
fur fro Treatment Who arr nj abe %
par Yet Dr CauIpl<u says hat in tho
hospitals where D. has bssn fhe greater
purtion - the people who apply fof FIRE
treatment are vel drCstui AID have
every appsarancc - being sell % 81.
sine q ths iafies are la siiks anil furs
aud give sYeTy cvileuce ~ Iusssssing
ample msans one - the most striking
~ che paflsnts q tbs cltss was a hand
some and gifioi young lHly Who has
bcon studyiug 90 che colturut for spuc
tine prrfaratory % euing ga us Cpsratlc
siagr she vas alwars Accompanied iy
her brother, who lolkcd a. vel % ID
And PROSPEROUS a. sLs dI handsamc AMI
distinguished
The treatment IN The hospitals .. rough
and carvirss - the patients feelings.
There l. o. taiisnt sllo applie. for fro
treatment ~ the hospital who can escaps
The psrsoual examination ~ any q The
students who assist 40 ths clinic. one
would thlnk that pcrson % fcfnoi IN.
slhillt.cs wuuh not ears % place himself
under thc rude handling ~ Englsh Lo--
pital surgvons and the psrsonAi sKamlna-
tIon % thirty o. forty students rather
than pay the fcc whlch would ~ required
in ounsuiiing q physician In private prac
tIce Tie veil TODD 30 noe apprar. how
ever. O. mind ne disagrrcahle features ca.
taliol up0n a hospital CONSULTATION. They
bar al u lts luCunyenisnocs With sio.d
umpsurr so ioug az they are ale D. ave
The guinea fe.s which they would 10 ~
quirrd % pay DC private treatment
FHIvArr MEDICAL PRACTICE
Tho Surgeons in charge - the hospitals
cnouurags The people % come thsrr o. take
treatment The treason ~ this gus hack
% The whole system q ms,iical practios Ia
London. II H. the policy % the ioading
AMI successful men In couirOl - the hospl-
tAls % kesp the private practicc q nell.
cine In the isssst possible hands Iy
treating The mas a people free In the
hospitals they max. 10 imppssibls for The
younger physicians o. osiain a practice
path % hospital examination AMI at,-
pruyAl Tho-e who arr in ooutrul q the
hospitals are few in uumler. Th0.- Who
can obtain ounnection with them az. aiso
few. AMI to ths-s few ai0n. So. the ri
waite medical praetio. u London Admls.
sion a. the places Ina the hospitals l. the re-
sult - competitive examination up0n
theoretical subiects Physicians Who hope
a. get practice often sp-ud the greater
part - their lives la unpaid attendance
upon the hospitals and ia working upon
their huuks In orier to rvach = plac. where
they Will ~ able 20 Apply their learning
In the art u healing.
The physicians who are struggling 90
make place iur themsslvc. often write
works on medical science Sotne n thee
works have lcsn eminently successful.
Yet " II fact that \ number - eminent
London medical authors. who arr quniel
the world round AZ high authorities upon
special subjects. have not reached pol.
ton where their private practice PAYS
their cNpeuscs. The high fcss exartsl i
another part q the system ~ keeping pri.
waite practice In few hands The guinea
fee u cxorbliant Few People can AFFORD
"a pay the ordinary fccs ~ a London
physician. The fellows u the Royal CT
lcsr cannot sue Cor debts for medical ser.
yiccs. TIL. l. another element against
the younger practitioner. The fellows
are supposed a. D. Ia "a position where
they do not heed money. and tho-e who
do not intend io pay. bat who could D.
compelled o. pay In n court % law. 40 10
these high dlgnitaries instead q the hos.
pltals- IT &. Crawford Ia New York