Medical Act 1876

The Medical Act 1876[1] (39 & 40 Vict c 41) was an act which repealed the previous Medical Act in the United Kingdom and allowed all British medical authorities to license all qualified applicants whatever their gender.[2][3][4] It was introduced by Parliament member Russell Gurney.[5] The Act obtained the queen's assent and became law despite Queen Victoria's strong private objections to women's medical training.[3]

The Medical Acts was the collective title of the Medical Act 1876 as well as the following Acts:[6]

  • Medical Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict c 90)
  • Medical Act 1859 (22 Vict c 21)
  • Medical Acts Amendment Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict c 7)
  • Medical Practitioners Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict c 40)
  • Medical Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict c 48)

References

  1. ↑ The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by the Short Titles Act 1896, section 1 and the first schedule.  Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
  2. ↑ British Medical Journal. British Medical Association. 1908. pp. 1079–.
  3. 1 2 John A. Wagner Ph.D. (25 February 2014). Voices of Victorian England: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life. ABC-CLIO. pp. 211–. ISBN 978-0-313-38689-3.
  4. ↑ Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1892). Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command. H.M. Stationery Office. pp. 40–.
  5. ↑ "BREAKING THE MOULD - Matt Elsom - Medical Women's Federation". Medicalwomensfederation.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  6. ↑ The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2
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