Warwick Lane dispensary

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Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, London; the court Wellcome V0013106

The Warwick Lane dispensary, also known as the London Dispensary for the Sick Poor, was a dispensary planned by the Royal College of Physicians in 1688 and opened in 1698 within the College's laboratory in Warwick Lane. Medical advice and medications were given free of charge to the poor. Following the Rose case and opposition from apothecaries, it eventually closed in 1725.[1][2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Bogle, Richard (2012). From Charity to Providence: Influences on the Organization of Dispensaries in the Early 19th Century (PDF). Diploma in the History of Medicine. Society of Apothecaries.
  2. ^ "Sir Samuel Garth's poem, 'The Dispensary' | RCP 500". history.rcplondon.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  3. ^ Hartston, William (August 1963). "Medical Dispensaries in Eighteenth Century London". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 56: 753–758. doi:10.1177/003591576305600839. PMC 1897424. PMID 14052474.
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