DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11347, 9 August 1902, Page 8

DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS.

The beet friends of the medical profession in Christchurch will feel most regret at the attitude which their Association has thought fit to adopt in regard to the subject of con_a___io_* from ahemista being

accepted hy certain of their menibgr*. evfl had grown to such an extent that _w .****■****. and the thittucma Association asked the local branch of the Brithih Association to assfe ths* in putting a_4 to & To thl* Medical Association ha, repfa*. by teDin* the chemist, that #» remedy i_ hands. Tlhey do not deny the ___*Z of the evil, they know t_*t it » cwdemarf ' not on_y by the best medical also by the public at large, in who* tarnation it cannot fail to lower what ban hitherto been regarded as a most ban**, ' able profession. Yet the Medical Association say that they or wOl not take any steps theaaelTe. to Purge away the stain. They are co_4_«, it seems, to leave the honour of their pro. fessfon in the hands of tha chernista-fo throw the responsibility of clearing &_ good name oa those whom they ban hitherto been in the habit of patruaisag, as an inferior order in the hierarchy ot healing. Surely this is a most astonish, ing position for the doctors to take up* jf however, tbey deliberately persist in Bueh a mistaken course, we hope that we &_»s have no more cant abc_t the "etiquette* of the medical profession. We bop, that Parliament will take due note of __, matter. It will then be abundantly proved that the doctors themselves are not to ba trusted with the power cf regulating admissions to the profession, and striking ofc member, for unprofessional conduct. Same independent tribunal will hate to be set up for that purpose. The House would also be bound seriously to consider whether legislation should not be introduced to stop such abuses aa are proved to exist, baft which the standard of honour among __>».: bars of the profession, and jealousy of fa good name, have not proved sufficient t* check. . tfifc**,, ■