Finsbury Dispensary

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 premise it is sometimes called the New Finsbury Dispensary.^[1][2][3]

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)

References

1. ^ Samuel J. Rogal, John Wesley's London: a guidebook, p.104, Edwin Mellen Press, 1988 ISBN 0889468230
2. ^ Samuel Lewis, A topographical dictionary of England, S. Lewis & Co., London, 1840.
3. ^ Roger M Ridley-Smith, "The Finsbury Dispensary", New Zealand Medical Journal, vol.119, no.1233, 5 May 2006.