Some Plymouth Worthies, Part 1
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Most towns in this country have produced distinguished sons who have made valuable contributions to art and science in their time. Plymouth is no exception. This paper deals with some names, well-known or less recognised, who practised medicine and surgery in Plymouth during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Nearly all were Plymouth men, a few came from outside and one or two made their names in distant parts. Those who feel confined by the modern tendency to believe that original ideas can only fructuate in 'centres of excellence' as the result of controlled excercises in research projects, and that success can only be achieved by climbing prescribed ladders, may take heart from the story of some past 'Ply-mouth Worthies' who overcame the obstacles that they met in their time. There is still a place for individual initiative in an increasingly regimented society.
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Some Plymouth Worthies (Part 2) *Part 1 appeared in the previous number.
Three Towns'. They were separated by long sea inlets and marshy areas, now bridged or filled in. There was some rivalry between the three, but this did not extend to the medical men in practice in each town. Fifteen of them met in 1794 and formed the Plymouth Medical Society to promote professional knowledge, and later to dine together. It is either the 6th or 7th earliest Medical Society in th...
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