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The Finsbury Dispensary was a charitable dispensary dispensing medical treatment to the poor in Finsbury, London. It was founded in 1780 by a Quaker, one George Friend. It operated from various premises during its existence in the 19th century, notably, between 1819 and 1838 it occupied a large, well-appointed house in St. John's Street, at which premises it is sometimes called the New Finsbury Dispensary.

A number of well-known surgeons and physicians worked at the Finsbury Dispensary. These include;

  • John Andree (appointed 1781)
  • William Charles Wells (appointed 1790)
  • Charles Aldis
  • Golding Bird (appointed 1836)
  • James Paget (appointed 1841)
  • Charles West (appointed 1841)
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    Finsbury Dispensary Wikipedia


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