VIJJESWARAPU EDWARD PAUL

KGH tale: From a dispensary in 1845 to hospital in 1923

In December 1841, the then provincial government in Madras sanctioned dispensaries in towns of present-day Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Machilipatnam, Bellary and Kadapa on an experimental basis. It desired not to open any new dispensaries until they were satisfied with the results of those already sanctioned. Till then, the British regime was of the opinion that medical care of common people was not their concern. They were concerned only about the health of European and native army regiments and their company officials for whom hospitals and dispensaries were established at Madras and other military stations.