Finsbury Dispensary
The Finsbury Dispensary, more fully the Finsbury Dispensary for Administering Advice and Medicines to the Poor, was a charitable dispensary giving medical treatment to poor people in Finsbury, on the edge of the City of London. It was founded in 1780 by a Quaker, one George Friend. It operated from various premises during its existence in the 19th century, notably, between 1819 and 1838 it occupied a large, well-appointed house in St. John's Street, where it was sometimes called the New Finsbury Dispensary. A number of well-known surgeons and physicians worked at the Finsbury Dispensary. These include;
John Andree (appointed 1781)
William Charles Wells (appointed 1790)
Charles Aldis
Golding Bird (appointed 1836)
James Paget (appointed 1841)
Charles West (appointed 1841)

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Organizations established in 1780
Charities based in London
Medical and health organisations based in London
Dispensaries in London