Report of the Select Committee on Colonial Medical Council, 1908 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Cape Of Good Hope Select Committee On Colonial Medical Council

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 065616896X ISBN 13: 9780656168965

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A window into early 20th-century medical oversight and opium control in the Cape Colony.

This edition compiles testimony and debate from the Select Committee on Colonial Medical Council, focusing on how doctors, health officers, and government officials handled opium prescriptions, prosecutions, and professional regulation. It sheds light on procedural questions, fairness of trials, and how medical ethics were interpreted in a colonial context.

The material covers:

• Disputed investigations into opium prescribing and how cases were pursued or overlooked
• Questions about the authority and role of the Medical Council and the appropriate body to judge professional conduct
• Comparisons to the English Medical Council and ideas for improving records, judgments, and appeals
• Requests for clearer procedures, better record-keeping, and more independent oversight

What you’ll experience:

• A close look at the interactions between doctors, chemists, and health officials
• Direct testimony about prosecutions, discretion, and the handling of private prescriptions
• Discussion of professional standards, etiquette, and the scope of medical regulation

Ideal for readers of historical governance, medical ethics, and South African public health history.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 065616896X
• ISBN 13: 9780656168965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192