TY - JOUR T1 - The union doctor JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 358 LP - 364 VL - 30 IS - 215 AU - D. U. Bloor Y1 - 1980/06/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/30/215/358.abstract N2 - 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. ER -