The Coming Race Finish:Stretched Meeting-house of St Mary Magdalen

Meeting-house of St Mary Magdalen in the Court Yard

16th February 1978

Charles Fox

Keith Moon

he had a ragged patch on his trousers

The Coming Race Finish:Stretched Meeting-house of St Mary Magdalen'The Coming Race', 1872. This cartoon shows one of the new female doctors asking for assistance from a manly and upright male surgeon. Punch disapproved generally of women moving into traditional male professions. However, this cartoon shows in the background just the type of Out Patient board that might be seen today. It also illustrates the widespread use of chloroform in surgery. From Punch, or the London Charivari, September 14, 1872.