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History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

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492 <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medical Practice m Ill<strong>in</strong>oisChicago Medical <strong>Society</strong> was given to this new organization. Dr. Levi D.Boone was elected President. Dr. Erial McArthnr. Vice-President, andDr. Brockholst McYickar. Secretary. At this meet<strong>in</strong>g, Drs. Boone and JohnEvans were selected as delegates to the American Medical Association. Itwas devised to hold meet<strong>in</strong>gs on the first Monday <strong>of</strong> each month. Amongthose present at the organization meet<strong>in</strong>g were Drs. Daniel Bra<strong>in</strong>ard,W. B. Herrick. Edw<strong>in</strong> G. Meek. J.Herman Bird. J.Y. Z. Blanev. SamuelO. Richev. Philip Maxwell, Levi D. Boone. Brockholst McYickar, DavidRutter. Erial McArthur. John Evans and Nathan Smith Davis.The first <strong>medical</strong> society <strong>in</strong> Peoria was established <strong>in</strong> 1846. It was reorganized<strong>in</strong> 1S47. then became the Peoria Medical <strong>Society</strong> <strong>in</strong> 1S4S. Thissame vear, a <strong>medical</strong> society was formed <strong>in</strong> Rock Island, ma<strong>in</strong>ly throughthe efforts <strong>of</strong> members <strong>of</strong> the faculty <strong>of</strong> the Rock Island Medical College.The Adams Countv <strong>Society</strong> was organized <strong>in</strong> Qu<strong>in</strong>cy on March 28, 1850.A society which existed but a short time was organized at Carthage. HancockCountv, <strong>in</strong> 1S52. Other societies formed <strong>in</strong> 1852 were the MaconCountv Medical <strong>Society</strong> at Decatur, Julv 17: McHenrv County Medical<strong>Society</strong>. December 24, and Knox Countv Medical <strong>Society</strong>, June 26. A shortlived society was formed <strong>in</strong> Stark County <strong>in</strong>1848, but no records <strong>of</strong> subsequentmeet<strong>in</strong>gs are available.Other societies formed <strong>in</strong> 1851 were the Whiteside County at UnionGrove, July 22; Fulton County at Canton, May 24: Cass County <strong>in</strong> August.and W<strong>in</strong>nebago County at Rockford, January 30, 1851.The follow<strong>in</strong>g county <strong>medical</strong> societies organized dur<strong>in</strong>g the 1850's:McLean County at Bloom<strong>in</strong>gton. May 20, 1854; Jersey County at Jerseyville<strong>in</strong> 1S55: Coles Countv at Charleston <strong>in</strong> 1855: DeWitt County atCl<strong>in</strong>ton on May 6, 1S56: Champaign County <strong>in</strong> 1858, and the OttawaCity Medical <strong>Society</strong> which was organized on April 4, 1855.Information relative tothe organization <strong>of</strong> these early county societieswas procured from reports appear<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the Xorthwestern Medical and SurgicalJournal and from the writ<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> Dr. William O. Ensign, an organizer<strong>of</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> central Ill<strong>in</strong>ois societies, a President <strong>of</strong> the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois StateMedical <strong>Society</strong>, and for many years designated as the Official Historian<strong>of</strong> the State <strong>Society</strong>. Dr. Ensign stated that most <strong>of</strong> these earlier societieswere <strong>of</strong> short duration. Quite a number were reorganized several timesuntil, through the efforts <strong>of</strong> the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois State Medical <strong>Society</strong>, permanentcounty societies were ultimately organized and ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed.District and Regional Medical SocietiesRecords are still available to show that many societies were organized<strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois composed <strong>of</strong> members from several counties. Some <strong>of</strong> thesewere formed prior to the reorganization meet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the State Medical

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