The foundations of medical history / by Sir D'Arcy Power.

  • D'Arcy Power
Date:
1931
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Credit: The foundations of medical history / by Sir D'Arcy Power. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of the best newspaper obituaries I have read carried with them a subacid flavour showing that they were written by someone who had not been whole-heartedly attached to the individual whose life he was com¬ memorating. This has occurred, however, more often in my experience in connection with legal than with medical obituaries. As regards facts for medical obituaries we are fortu¬ nately placed here and in the United Kingdom. Who’s Who gives autobiographical details of every one who has attained to even a moderate degree of distinction; whilst The Medical Directory, pub¬ lished annually, is kept up to date by corrections supplied by each individual. It contains an account of the posts held, the degrees and diplomas obtained and the works written by every registered medical practitioner.. Many of the impromptu obituaries are necessarily compiled from these sources of infor¬ mation, supplemented by such personal knowledge as the writer may happen to possess or can gather from friends. The detailed obituaries which appear in the weekly or quarterly journals are usually written by those who have been more or less intimately connected with the deceased. The exact day, month, year, and place of birth, the date of marriage, and the number of chil¬ dren, together with the place of burial, should always be stated. These details are easy to obtain at the time but a few years later they can only be recovered by
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