Letter from Lancelot Bromley to Ephraim MacDowel Cosgrave, 16 November 1915

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Letter from Lancelot Bromley to Ephraim MacDowel Cosgrave, 16 November 1915

1 Private and Confidential. Medical School Office,
Guy's Hospital, S.E. November 16th, 1915. Sir, I am instructed to forward for your information the
enclosed letter which has been addressed to Lord Derby a
copy having at the same time been forwarded to the Prime
Minister, the Admiralty, the War Office, and other Govern-
ment Departments. My School regrets that owing to the urgency of the
matter it was not possible to attempt to secure concerted
action amongst those interested in medical education before
addressing the Government. It trusts, however, that its
proposals may be supported by such medical bodies as
believe that it is desirable to obtain for the Government
control over the services of all students who become
qualified in the near future, and to maintain a continuous
supply of students to replace the wastage of war. Believe me,
Yours faithfully, L. Bromley
Dean. The President,
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. MaerC
3.XII.15

Letter from Lancelot Bromley (1885-1945) to Ephraim MacDowel Cosgrave (1853-1925) enclosing a letter from Lord Derby. While the enclosure is no longer present it appears to have concerned the supply of medical graduates to the army. Ephraim MacDowel Cosgrave served as president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in 1914 and held the position until 1916. Aside from his dedication to medicine Cosgrave was also a member of the Royal Society of Antiquities of Ireland, treasurer of the Royal Zoological Society of Ireland and a founder and secretary of the Georgian Society of Dublin.

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__3666.html)