| dc.description.abstract | The editors of the london and provincial medical directory
having announced their resolution to suppress all mention or
allusion to the publications and appointments of the section of
the medical profession who have publicly embraced homoeopathy'—
it was thought right, in self defence, that a sectional -
directory should be compiled to supply the omission thus made.
at the request of several friends, the editor of this volume
undertook the task, and, ignorant of the labour required, rashly
promised that it should appear at the leginning of the year.
on the first of january, wheadie work ought to have been
in the hands of the profession, comparatively little information
had been received by the editor, and he was obliged either to
delay the publication, orjo send out an imperfect and unsatisfactory
work. since that time many causes have concurred to
increase the delay—the constant engagements of practice during
a very sickly season left little time to carry on the extensive
correspondence required, or even to arrange the materials which
were at length liberally supplied. six months after the promised
time, he ventures to submit the results of his enquiries to
the profession, in the hope that they may prove useful, though
incomplete, and very far from shewing, as he hoped they would,
the exact progress of homoeopathy up to the present time.
the contents of the book speak for themselves, and need o
prefatory remarks, further than to indicate the principles which
have been followed in the compilation. as it was impossible to compare the medical titles claimed
by each practitioner with the records of the universities and
¡examining boards—the editor has copied exactlv the retnrm
received—so that each individual, and not the 'editor, b
responsible for the correctness of the profesional title and
medical and literary distinctions lie assumes.
it was found impracticable to obtain, for this publication,
tuy thing approaching to a complete list of the american and
continental practitioners ; and the editor has been obliged to
ííinit himself to naming one or two medical men in the principal
towns.
the list of works published in english, on homoeopathy, has
occupied much attention. the editor hopes he has omitted
none of value'; his aim has been to include all; and he will fed
indebted for information respecting any omission.
lastly, he begs gratefully to offer his best thanks for the
kmd assistance and co-operation he has received from all parties
to whonfete' has applied for information ; to drs. quin, chapman,
dudgeon, russell, metcalf, of new york, and a friend, a
secret disciple, his acknowledgements are especially due.
all communications respecting this, or future editions cf the
work, are requested to be addressed, either to the editor, or to
mr. turner, 41, piccadilly, manchester. | pt_BR |
