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Can the period 1750-1850 be viewed as one of medical reform? Before looking at the events, which occurred during the period 1750-1850 and assessing, whether or not they amount to a period of medical reform it is necessary to define what constitutes reform. Reform is defined as: 'To convert into another and better form, to amend or improve by some change or form of arrangements or composition to free from previous faults or imperfections.'1 Traditionally this time is seen as one of medical reform, uninterrupted progress stimulated by advances in medical education, professional unity and social reform and confirmed by medical legislation. Although there was progress during this period there is controversy as to the extent of change that was actually achieved and to whether the motivations behind the change mean that they can be constituted as genuine reform. The reform, which is said to have taken place during the aforementioned...

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