1. 1The first was the Aldersgate Street Dispensary.
2. 2A short biobibliography of A. T. Thomson appears in Willan Library Bulletin III, issued with British Journal of Dermatology, 1978 .
3. 3A provident dispensary was partly supported by small subscriptions from potential patients.
4. 5A. Highmore (1822 ) View of the Charitable Institutions established in and around London, pp. 383 -386 . London.