King County Medical Society
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- Apr 26, 1889The Great Garbage Debate: Seattle’s Early Fight for SanitationWhile the city council opted for a cheap, pollutive scow system to dump waste into the Sound, local doctors warned that the tides would only bring the filth right back to Seattle’s doorsteps.Elliott Bay, Seattle, WA
- Jul 17, 1893The Funeral of Seattle's Surgeon GeneralThousands of Seattle citizens and military units turned out to mourn Dr. E. L. Smith, whose burial was marked by an elaborate procession and a final salute.Third Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 28, 1899The Price of Healing: Seattle’s 1899 'Medical Trust' ControversyWhen the Seattle Star exposed a secret fee schedule used by local doctors to set prices, the city’s medical establishment pushed back, sparking a fierce debate over whether health care was a public right or a protected monopoly.Seattle, WA
- Jun 16, 1910The Investigation of the Friendless DeadSeattle's medical establishment faces a reckoning over the exploitation of vulnerable patients.Seattle, WA
- Jun 16, 1910Plundering the Friendless Dead: King County Doctors Under InvestigationThe medical society opens a probe into members accused of padding bills against the estates of patients who died with no heirs.Seattle, WA