Medical Society of London

Medical Society of London

Founding of the Society

Year Authority / Notes

1773 This date is supported by Hume pp.100-101.
It should be noted that in 1805 several people left the Medical Society of London to found the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, which in 1834 became the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, and which in 1907 merged with several other specialist societies to form the Royal Society of Medicine. The Medical Society of London has continue to exist independently to this day.

Seat of the Society

City Authority / Notes

London
England This location is supported by Hume pp.100-101.

Name of the Society

Dates Name Authority

1773 - Medical Society of London This name is supported by Hume pp.100-101.
It is also supported by the existence of the following book in the Harvard Univ. cat.: A discourse on the best method of prosecuting medical enquiries; delivered before the Medical Society of London, at their annual meeting, on Tuesday, January 18, 1774, and published at their request. By James Sims, M.D. ... (London, Printed by H. Hart, and sold by J. Johnson, D. Wilson and G. Nicol, and C. Parker, MDCCLXXIV.)

No website found, as of 2006, November 23.

Journals of the Society

Years Full Journal Title Abbrev. Indexed
1787 - 1805
(v.1 - v.6)

A Memoirs of the Medical Society of London, instituted in the year 1773
Continued by B.
[Leeds Univ. cat.; Univ. Chicago cat.; Harvard Univ. cat.] Mem. Med. Soc. of London
[J. Stat. Soc. Lond., Vol. 11, No. 2 (May, 1848), p.175 cites 1782.]
Mem. of the Med. Soc. of London
[Reuss, v.10, p.18 cites Vol.6.]
Mem. of the Medical Soc. of London
[Reuss, v.1, p.382 cites Vol. 2.] Reuss

1797 [published 1810] - 1817
(v.1, no.1 - no.2);
1846, 1861, 1862
(n.s., v.1 - )

B Transactions of the Medical Society of London
Continues A. Publication resumed (1872/1874) as C.
The Leeds Univ. cat. indicates that volumes in this series of the Transactions were only issued in 1810, 1817, 1846, 1861, 1862; the same title was used in continuation of C from 1889/1890.
In addition the Harvard Univ. cat. gives its holdings as v. 1: no. 1-2 (1797-1817), n.s. v. 1 (1846). But the RSLC, v.1, p.xlvii gives the publication history for the early years as: vols.I-IV = 1810-1813.
[Leeds Univ. cat.; Harvard Univ. cat.; RSLC, v.1, p.xlvii] London, Med. Soc. Trans.
[RSLC, v.1, p.xlvii] RSLC

1872/1874 - -1888/1889
(v.1 - v.12)

C Proceedings of the Medical Society of London
Continues B. Continued by D.
[Leeds Univ. cat.]

1889/1890 -
(v.13 - )

D Transactions of the Medical Society of London
Continues C.
[Leeds Univ. cat.; Harvard Univ. cat.; CISTI cat.] Trans. med. Soc. Lond.
[Isis, Vol. 56, No. 4 (Winter, 1965), p.614 cites 1964, 80.]
Trans. Med. Soc. London
[Isis, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Feb., 1931), p.60 cites 1917, 40.]

Medical Society of London
Founding of the Society
Year	Authority / Notes
1773	This date is supported by Hume pp.100-101. It should be noted that in 1805 several people left the Medical Society of London to found the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, which in 1834 became the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, and which in 1907 merged with several other specialist societies to form the Royal Society of Medicine. The Medical Society of London has continue to exist independently to this day.
Seat of the Society
City	Authority / Notes
London England	This location is supported by Hume pp.100-101.
Name of the Society
Dates	Name	Authority
1773 -	*Medical Society of London*	This name is supported by Hume pp.100-101. It is also supported by the existence of the following book in the Harvard Univ. cat.: A discourse on the best method of prosecuting medical enquiries; delivered before the Medical Society of London, at their annual meeting, on Tuesday, January 18, 1774, and published at their request. By James Sims, M.D. ... (London, Printed by H. Hart, and sold by J. Johnson, D. Wilson and G. Nicol, and C. Parker, MDCCLXXIV.)
No website found, as of 2006, November 23.

Journals of the Society
Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.	Indexed
1787 - 1805 (v.1 - v.6) A	*Memoirs of the Medical Society of London, instituted in the year 1773* Continued by B. [Leeds Univ. cat.; Univ. Chicago cat.; Harvard Univ. cat.]	*Mem. Med. Soc. of London* [J. Stat. Soc. Lond., Vol. 11, No. 2 (May, 1848), p.175 cites 1782.] *Mem. of the Med. Soc. of London* [Reuss, v.10, p.18 cites Vol.6.] *Mem. of the Medical Soc. of London* [Reuss, v.1, p.382 cites Vol. 2.]	*Reuss*
1797 [published 1810] - 1817 (v.1, no.1 - no.2); 1846, 1861, 1862 (n.s., v.1 - ) B	*Transactions of the Medical Society of London* Continues A. Publication resumed (1872/1874) as C. The Leeds Univ. cat. indicates that volumes in this series of the Transactions were only issued in 1810, 1817, 1846, 1861, 1862; the same title was used in continuation of C from 1889/1890. In addition the Harvard Univ. cat. gives its holdings as v. 1: no. 1-2 (1797-1817), n.s. v. 1 (1846). But the RSLC, v.1, p.xlvii gives the publication history for the early years as: vols.I-IV = 1810-1813. [Leeds Univ. cat.; Harvard Univ. cat.; RSLC, v.1, p.xlvii]	*London, Med. Soc. Trans.* [RSLC, v.1, p.xlvii]	*RSLC*
1872/1874 - -1888/1889 (v.1 - v.12) C	*Proceedings of the Medical Society of London* Continues B. Continued by D. [Leeds Univ. cat.]
1889/1890 - (v.13 - ) D	*Transactions of the Medical Society of London* Continues C. [Leeds Univ. cat.; Harvard Univ. cat.; CISTI cat.]	*Trans. med. Soc. Lond.* [Isis, Vol. 56, No. 4 (Winter, 1965), p.614 cites 1964, 80.] *Trans. Med. Soc. London* [Isis, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Feb., 1931), p.60 cites 1917, 40.]