The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-16
WHAT IS WRONG HERE?

you might imagine that the scanning of So many letters from people about ,. nSatn n t ha. worn off. We'll I confess some or the iel'eIs ! git make very tired; some or them eive me rs a nain in the neck; but in spite of these, there are eennreh really interesting communications in every basket of mail to keep a felo" a"ahe " not alert. ... ,.,.d ou+ at me several weeks ago, and laid it aside. It has been on my mind ever since and I've got; got 10 print it and forget it-unless our readers 1orpio.
 It is a simple question. A lady writes:
 q have hesitated going to physician as l am socially acquainted with all or our ioo"'
 Now then, it is quite commonplace to be asked to recommend a good doctor or specialist Tor d q newcomer or even an old resident Wh? does not know any good doctors. But this lady'3 request IS different She dslikes the idea or consulting man professionally if she happens 10 kno" nm
 Here is a serious situation, brother doctors Isn't it still good plan for the young doctor to cultivate the social acquaintance of people In the hope that some of 'em will become his patients :! Certainly it is. But it appears the society TACK ct is not alaways helpful professionally. Some people may think the doctor is a good enough fellow for a party or a heavy function but not so good when one wants real medical ability.
 I am really delighted to have this ladys letter It ought to afford some cheer for doctors who do not give much time thought To society affairs but prefer to devote their leisure to pur- suits more or less related with their profession
 A doctor who is good enough to be ones fam fly doctor is as safe as priest when IL comes to telling ones secretes. Besides, if he has had any experience to speak of, you can't shock him with anything you may happen to divulge in the con suiting room. Likewise If the doctor has had a reasonable amount of experience you can't fool him with any hoity-toity pretenses you may put on in the social world or in public ire. 50 wny a hesitate to go to doctor whom you know so- cially. unless you lack confidence in his profes- sional ability?
 A criminal escaped from the police and was wounded. Later he visited doctor who dressed the wound The doctor did not divulge the fact that he treated a gunshot wound. The prisoner was not recaptured. This incident brought about the enactment of statute which makes 1t mis- demeanor for a physician to fail to report any such case immediately to the police. Even so. doubt whether good physicians will betray pa- tents, a matter of conscience. The Hippokratc oath. and the common law, both forbid the doe tor from dIvulging anything he learns necessarily or incidentally in the treatment of the patient. Much better for public welfare that the police should do without the help of doctors in such capacity than that victims of circumstantiai evi- dence should hesitate to consult reputable physician when medical or surgical care is re-
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