THE DOCTORS CONSPIRACT.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3498, 11 March 1880, Page 2

THE DOCTORS CONSPIRACT.

To the Editor of the Evbniso Bias. Sib,—Permit me to disclose a deep-laid conspiracy by certain members of the medw cal profession and against the Thames public. On Tuesday, March 2, my daughter was taken suddenly ill at the Waio-Karaka . *>' school. Dr Huxtable was first sent for; but be not being at hand, Dr Callau was . called and took charge of the case, which was a yery bad one—the child having 18 fits in six hours, and one more in the next three. I took her home in a cab, Dr Callan paying close attention, and the child grew much better till 3 o'clock the next day, when she suddenly became worse; lat once sent for Dr Callan, and under his treatment she gradually re* covered. I asked him if he thought the child would die, and he said he could, not say, but that the ease was against her at yet. I said I would like the opinion of another medical gentleman; he said he would be quite willing to meet one. I . then applied to Dr Huxtable—he being our lodge doctor—to consult with-.Dr Calls n, but he utterly refused to meet any medical gentlemen on the Thames but Dr Payne, saying that he and Dr Payne had made an arrangement. to meet no doctor in consultation but themselves, and , unless I took the case out of Dr Callau'* hands and gave to him he would not attend. I said it would be a dirty trick to do so, and asked him how he would like me to do the same to him.' He admitted it was a dirty trick, but said it was a business transaction—that the doctor had run down the.profession.by « low charges, and he and Dr Payne were determined to make a stand'against it I then told Dr Callan, and he said he would see her through and do his Tory best without any charge; but if I wished a consultation—there being no other doctors lon the Thames at the time—he would ! retire in their favour, saying that if the, | child should'die I should always reproach myself for not having done so. lie did so, and Dr Huxtable took charge of the case. The fits ■ having left the child, she recovered consciousness, and is now nearly well.. A more glaring case of professional jealousy could not well be conceived. The Thames people are to be doct?red with these, worthy pair alone, aU_ other! doctors are to be driven off the Thames, and we have quietly to submit to them in all things!. I wish publicly to thank Dr Callan. fo? his kindness and gentlemanly conduct and recommend him to apply as doctor to all the lodges, and as honorary surgeon to the hospital, when the said monopolists will he forced to meet him or retire' into seclusion whioh is the fittest place for them.—l mm, Ac., Wimiam Maotin. Hill street, March 10.