The Background of the London Dispensary

Ellis, Frank H.

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“…20 As a result, a large majority of the poor demographic were affected. 1 It has been suggested that many physicians left London during this time. 1 Following the Great Plague, confidence in the apothecaries resulted in the poor/middle-class seeking their aid with great loyalty.…”

Section: Medicine During the 17th Centurymentioning

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“…20 At the restoration of the College of Physicians in 1678, apothecaries significantly outnumbered physicians practising in London, with no more than 80 physicians and about four times the number of apothecaries. 1 Pirohakul and Wallis’s research into medical accounts from the 17th and 18th centuries suggested that apothecaries appeared in 69% of accounts seeking medical assistance, compared to physicians, who appeared in 35%. 7 This indicates that patients may have seen both specialists on some occasions, but that the majority had been seen by apothecaries.…”

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“…1 This competition encouraged substantial debate about the logistics of opening the first London Dispensary by the College of Physicians and the subsequent provision of cheap medicines. 1 In 1683, a self-proclaimed apothecary physician and London professor of physick by the name of Guilelmus (William) Salmon authored a pharmacopoeia titled Doron medicum, the 'gift of medicine' (Greek/Latin translation). Chronologically, this text followed from Salmon's Latin to English translation (1678) of the fourth edition of the Royal College of Physicians' London pharmacopoeia or dispensatory (1677), 2 and as he states in the preface to the Doron medicum: 3 Doron Medicum: THE PREFACE.…”

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“…1 This competition encouraged substantial debate about the logistics of opening the first London Dispensary by the College of Physicians and the subsequent provision of cheap medicines. 1…”

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Doron medicum—the gift of medicine: How a rare 17th century medical translation positively impacted the community and predicted current analgesic techniques

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2021

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In 1683, a self-proclaimed apothecary physician and London professor of physick by the name of Guilelmus (William) Salmon authored a pharmacopoeia titled Doron medicum, the ‘gift of medicine’ (Greek/Latin translation). This text formulates an English supplement to the Latin Materia medica (16th century), discussing internal and external compound medicines of the late 17th century. This pharmacopoeia enabled those incapable of reading Latin to provide medical care to a challenging post-plague community. Opiology, mercury, dragon’s blood, willow bark, animal preparations and therapies now considered obscure, provide insight into therapies at the time. Early critical care treatments in haemorrhage control and pain management are described. Doron medicum preceded the controversial opening by the College of Physicians of the first London Dispensary in 1698, and was published in a maturing period of medical governance and healthcare establishment in London. During the 17th century, great competition and debate existed between the Royal College of Physicians and the apothecaries. Throughout such debates, William Salmon advocated for access to medical care for the poor and recognition of an allied approach to healthcare. This paper discusses Salmon’s contribution to medicine, which has been poorly transcribed in medical history. A selection of opiate-based analgesic therapies, early critical care strategies and animal preparations are revisited. A small chronicle of William Salmon’s life and professional achievements will be reviewed. Debate surrounding the opening of the first London Dispensary will be discussed in relation to William Salmon’s contribution, echoing ongoing contemporary challenges in healthcare over 300 years later.

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Section: Medicine During the 17th Centurymentioning

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“…1 This competition encouraged substantial debate about the logistics of opening the first London Dispensary by the College of Physicians and the subsequent provision of cheap medicines. 1…”

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Doron medicum—the gift of medicine: How a rare 17th century medical translation positively impacted the community and predicted current analgesic techniques

Apelbaum

2021

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“…A historiografia registra as características dos dispensários europeus e norte-americanos (CRENNER, 2008;ELLIS, 1965;ROSENBERG, 1959;ROSENBERG, 1974;WITHEY, 2016). Eles são descritos como instituições dedicadas à prestação de assistência médica às populações pobres urbanas.…”

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Clínica na cidade

Ferreira

2019

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O artigo apresenta a trajetória da Policlínica de Botafogo (PB), entidade filantrópica criada por médicos do Rio de Janeiro, em 1900, que se propunha a cumprir uma dupla missão: cuidar gratuitamente de pacientes pobres e promover a aprendizagem prática da medicina. Analisa a cultura assistencial, apontando quais eram os valores e os interesses que motivaram médicos e elites do bairro de Botafogo a se dedicarem ao trabalho voluntário e gratuito junto aos pobres. Apresenta as principais características do modelo assistencial adotado e analisa as demandas de saúde dos pobres diante dos serviços médicos oferecidos.

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A dynamic equilibrium: doctors and patients in seventeenth-century England

Connolly¹

2017

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The Background of the London Dispensary

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Doron medicum—the gift of medicine: How a rare 17th century medical translation positively impacted the community and predicted current analgesic techniques

Doron medicum—the gift of medicine: How a rare 17th century medical translation positively impacted the community and predicted current analgesic techniques

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A dynamic equilibrium: doctors and patients in seventeenth-century England

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