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St Pancras Workhouse Doctor Fights Unmarried Officer Move
W F Bennet senior medical officer at St Pancras writes to the Poor Law Board about planned staff changes including three unmarried medical officers. He argues bias and mismanagement, notes heavy duties with 250 in infirmary and 700 inmates, and cites prior reforms. The piece reports the new appointments and mentions a protest by the Metropolitan Poor Law Medical Officers Association.
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