ABSTRACT

At a meeting of the medical faculty of the city of St Louis, held at the City Hall on the 23rd day of November, 1829, the following regulations for fees were unanimously entered into: https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table"> For the first visit in the city $1.00 For two or more visits to regular patients, per day $2.00 For a whole day’s medical attention $10.00 For a night visit (cxpressly) after 9 o’clock $2.00 For a whole night’s medical attention $10.00 For visit in the country, per mile $1.00 For consultation $5.00 For writing a prescription $1.00 For verbal prescription or advice $1.00 For treating syphilis $20.00 For treating gonorrhea $10.00 For natural labors, from $8.00 to $20.00 For preternatural, difficult, etc, labors $30.00 to $40.00 For amputating fingers, toes and other small members $10.00 For amputating arm, leg or thigh $50.00 For introducing catheter $5.00 For extracting tooth $1.00 For bleeding $1.00 For opening abscess From $1.00 to $2.00 For the operation for strangulated hernia $60.00 For operating for lithotomy From $100.00 to $200.00