History
The society was originally founded on 22 May 1805 as the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London when leading members of the Medical Society of London split from the society to form a new society that would bring together branches of the medical profession "for the purpose of conversation on professional subjects, for the reception of communications and for the formation of a library". It adopted the current name of Royal Society of Medicine in 1907 when a number of independent societies, including the Epidemiological Society of London founded in 1850, whose members had included John Snow, and the Pathological Society of London merged with the society under a new Royal Charter. The full list of the 17 specialist societies which merged with the Royal Society of Medicine at that time was:
- Pathological Society of London (founded 1846 - merged 1907),
- Epidemiological Society of London (1850-1907),
- Odontological Society of Great Britain (1856-1907),
- Obstetrical Society of London (1858-1907),
- Clinical Society of London (1867-1907),
- Dermatological Society of London (1882-1907),
- British Gynaecological Society (1884-1907),
- Neurological Society of London (1886-1907),
- British Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Association (1888-1907),
- Laryngological Society of London (1893-1907),
- Society of Anaesthetists (1893-1908),
- Dermatological Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1894-1907),
- British Balneological and Climatology Society (1895-1909),
- Otological Society of the United Kingdom (1899-1907),
- Society for the Study of Diseases in Children (1900-1908),
- British Electrotherapeutic Society (1901-1907),
- Therapeutical Society (1902-1907).
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