1920?

Typewritten letter from Dr. Wilder Penfield to Dr. R.D. McClure describing the British model of national health insurance. Discusses in particular, the British Medical Research Council, and the distinction between "panel" practitioners and private practice.

text.typescript.black and white 26 x 20.1 cm

English

Penfield, Wilder, 1891-1976 -- Correspondence.
McClure, Roy D. -- Correspondence.
National health insurance.
Medical Research Council.
Henry Ford Hospital.

Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series W (Writings) -- Sub-Series W/U (Writings, unpublished)

Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University

"British State Medicine." Article by Wilder Penfield, ca. 1920. [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series W (Writings) -- Sub-Series W/U (Writings, unpublished) . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved April 23, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=7787

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Penfield, Wilder, 1891-1976.

"This was written for Dr. R.D. McClure, the chief surgeon of Henry Ford Hospital about 1920. (initials) make an envelope - unpublished Miscellany 1921 (?)" (hand-written notation on cover page).

Lines 1 and 2 of first typewritten page:
British State Medicine (underlined)
I. National Health Insurance and Panel Practice
Designated with a bracket, and labeled "TITLE".

"W. PENFIELD" - handwritten between bracketed lines.

Anonymous handwritten paragraph (Bottom of page 3).

W/U 6