Records of Harvey : in extracts from the journals of the Royal Hospital of St. Bartholomew / with notes, by James Paget.

  • Paget, James, Sir, 1814-1899.
Date:
1846
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Credit: Records of Harvey : in extracts from the journals of the Royal Hospital of St. Bartholomew / with notes, by James Paget. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    are remarkable as illustrations, both of the life and character of Harvey, and of the medical history of hospitals in the 17th century. This is pecu- liarly the case 'with that containing the rules for the admission and government of the patients, and for the duties of the medical officers. (Page 13.) The circumstances of the case, as well as the clearness, brevity, and peremptory character of these rules, contrasting strongly with every other record in the journals of the same date, make it certain that they were drawn up by Harvey him- self; and as they are placed, not in the body of the journal, but in some loose pages at its end, it is most probable that they were copied directly from the paper on which Harvey had wTitten them. Of the notes which I have added, some were necessary for the elucidation of Harvey s position and conduct in the hospital, or of some of the events mentioned in the extracts. Others are less relevant; but they may serve to complete the idea, which without them would be very imperfectly o-iven, of the medical affairs and history of the Hospital during those events by which Harvey was himself influenced, or over which he exercised control.