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Excerpt from Joseph Rogers, M.D: Reminiscences of a Workhouse Medical Officer
My late brother was the descendant of three gene rations of medical practitioners, who, from the first quarter of the eighteenth century, plied the art of tending and healing the sick down to the last quarter of the nineteenth, for his elder brother relinquished his practice only about ten or a dozen years ago. And this was in the same locality. But soon after my brother Joseph was qualified he went to London and very speedily after he came to London he began the labour of his life - the reform, namely, of the medical relief accorded to the indigent poor. To this he surrendered the prospects of professional success and fortune - prospects which his professional abilities might have made certainties; for this he sacrificed popularity, health, and all that a vigorous constitution might have assured to him. He literally wore him self out by his labours.
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My late brother was the descendant of three gene rations of medical practitioners, who, from the first quarter of the eighteenth century, plied the art of tending and healing the sick down to the last quarter of the nineteenth, for his elder brother relinquished his practice only about ten or a dozen years ago. And this was in the same locality. But soon after my brother Joseph was qualified he went to London and very speedily after he came to London he began the labour of his life - the reform, namely, of the medical relief accorded to the indigent poor. To this he surrendered the prospects of professional success and fortune - prospects which his professional abilities might have made certainties; for this he sacrificed popularity, health, and all that a vigorous constitution might have assured to him. He literally wore him self out by his labours.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Joseph Rogers
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ISBN - 9780332875460
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 308
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Author
Joseph Rogers
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ISBN - 9781334107856
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 310
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