The Relationship of the Medical Profession to Unqualified Practice

Abstract

VITArL STATISTIS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES. THE RELATIONSHIP OF THEME'DICAL PRO, FESSION-TO UNQUALTF1 11.D PRA(1TICE. SIR,-Dr. C. 0. Hawthorne's letter in the Bt-ITISH M; DICAL JOURNAL of January 16tlh (p. 122) does not mnention the rule of English law as to thie burden of roof. " He who asserts must pi-ove." From this follows notlier rule-that a prisoner, ev-eni after the grand jury las fouiid a tr'ue bill-against him, is presiumed to he nnocent until the foreman of the petty j-urv returiis into rourt and announces the verdict.-No prisoner nieed open