The MedicalTimes

1839LONDON · NO. 1

A tradition. Brought to life.

With Aesthetic Times, we bring the editorial spirit of The Medical Times of 1839 to life again. Our contemporary expression of that idea connects medical curiosity with aesthetics, science and culture. The historical edition makes this connection tangible through original pages, new commentary and a present-day perspective.

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Historical source28.09.1839

Opening page of The Medical Times, London, 28 September 1839, with the masthead and the editorial heading Our Intentions. — 28 September 1839 · Original facsimileWellcome Collection · L0025025 Public Domain Mark

Aesthetic Times. Today.

Each feature places a historical document beside a contemporary reading. We identify the source, distinguish original wording from commentary and explain why a particular page deserves attention. Our focus is the reporting of medicine: how a publication defines its readership, selects information and gives shape to professional debate.

These documents are read as historical sources, not as present-day treatment guidance. The purpose is neither nostalgia nor the uncritical celebration of old authority. It is a closer reading of the decisions that make medical journalism intelligible.

Begin with the opening page of 28 September 1839, then read our commentary on the editorial statement Our Intentions.

HISTORICAL MEDICAL PRESS

Two readings. One opening page.

Both features examine the same original document, from two editorial perspectives.

01The Opening Page

The Medical Times, 1839: reading the opening page

Three columns, a dated first page and a clear editorial ambition. The opening document in the Aesthetic Times Historical Medical Press series.

Read the commentary

02Editorial Intentions

Our Intentions: the editorial promise behind the first issue

A programme of reports, reviews and professional discussion reveals how a medical newspaper imagined its task.

Read the commentary

Source chronology

1839

The Medical Times begins in London. No. 1 is dated 28 September 1839. [S06]

1851/52

The historical titles combine as Medical Times and Gazette. [S10]

Source reference

The Medical Times

The Medical Times · London · vol. 1 · no. 1
28 September 1839 · Opening page

Collection: Wellcome Collection
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Rights statement: Public Domain Mark 1.0

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Historical source with contemporary commentary; not current clinical guidance.