James Thorburn (physician)

[7] Thorburn's medical office, located in his personal home, was found notable in a 2008 survey by the Wellcome Trust, which noted:[8] Dr Thorburn's house-office of 1891 (Figure 10) ... is one of the few in the sample to include an entirely independent side entrance for patients, allowing them to enter directly into the heart of the house with no overlap whatsoever with the more private family spaces.

It is important to note that even these early examples have generous waiting-rooms that occupy a substantial percentage of the medical practice area.

Domestic Jane Roseman and cook Julia Malloy were employed and living in Thorburn's home.

This home was one of three dwelling houses owned by Thorburn along with 600 acres (2.4 km2) of real estate, as noted in the Welcome Trust survey.

"[9] Thorburn was reported suffering gravely at his home in Toronto on 26 May 1905 after a presumed heart attack, and was treated by fellow physician John Caven.