title: The union doctor.
abstract: The appointment, terms of service, and work of the Poor Law medical officer, the union doctor, is described to illustrate one of the roles of the mid-nineteenth century general practitioner. It was this role which laid the foundation of modern general practice.
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D011203:Poverty; D011204:Poverty Areas; D006113:United Kingdom