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History
It was founded in 1816 by the distinguished physician John Latham (Thomas Dale, The Metropolitan Charities, 1844)
It was aimed at medical men, who could join for a guinea and then pay another guinea per year, or 20 guineas for life membership; they would then be entitled to claim financial assistance in case of disability or dire circumstances (Roderick Macleod ed, London Medical and Physical Journal, 1826)
Under its rules, no payouts would be made until ten years after its foundation, so these started in 1826 (Roderick Macleod ed, London Medical and Physical Journal, 1826)
It had apparently just become defunct in 1850 (Low’s Charities of London, 1850), perhaps because of the success of the Medical Benevolent Fund, founded in 1836 under the auspices of what later became the BMA
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What was reforming about it?
It was a form of insurance for medical professionals, a surprising proportion of whom were apparently extremely poor (Roderick Macleod ed, London Medical and Physical Journal, 1826)
Where in Bloomsbury
It was at 73 Lamb’s Conduit Street in 1844 (Thomas Dale, The Metropolitan Charities, 1844)
Website of current institution
It no longer exists
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Books about it
None found
Archives
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