The Ulster Scot: His History and Religion

The History of the Ulster Medical Society

A History of the Ulster Medical Society

1I ,_BELFAST MEI)(A\L SO 1 )IIFY. THE Ulster Medical Society was fountdled( in 1862 b)N the amalgamation of two earlier bodiesthe 13elfast lMedical Societyand the Belfast Clinical and I'athological Society. The first of these societies wklas foun(ded in 1ZU6, an(I recordls exist which state that "the most respectablle phvsi(cians, SuIrg-teons, and(I apothecaries, niot imierely of the toWn (Belf...

The Ulster Hospital--a short history.

The Ulster Hospital was founded on the philanthropy of the people of Belfast a town which, in the second half of the nineteenth century, was undergoing a population explosion resulting from industrial expansion: 97,784 souls in 1851 had become 174,412 in 1871, 255,950 in 1891, and 386,947 in 1911; furthermore, the surrounding districts shared in this expansion. There were many industries, but l...

The history of the Ulster Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society.

"To all who have known doubt, perplexity and fear as I have known them, To all who have made mistakes as I have, To all whose humility increases with their knowledge of this fascinating subject. This lecture is dedicated". Ian Donald 1955 The need for this society, and its development over the past 40 years, must be considered in the context of the expansion of Health Service facilities, the di...

The family doctor, his life and history

and science fulfil similar functions". As he says, "The human brain needs to have a representation of the world that is unified and coherent." In his discussion of evolution Jacob is an out-and-out Darwinian, but gives a good analysis of the problems raised by molecular biology. He contrasts the selectionist Darwinian model with the instructionist theories of creationists. As an immunologist, h...