Personnel and materiel of the medical department of the army of 30,000 men ordered to Turkey under the command of Lord Raglan.

  • United Kingdom. Army and Ordnance Medical Department.
Date:
[1854]
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Credit: Personnel and materiel of the medical department of the army of 30,000 men ordered to Turkey under the command of Lord Raglan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    PERSONNEL—(Staff). 1 Inspector-General of Hospitals. 4 Deputy Inspectors-General of Hospitals. 12 StaiF-Surgeons of the 1st Class. 13 Staff-Surgeons of the 2nd Class. 48 Staff Assistant-Surgeons. 1 Chief Apothecary. 3 Dispensers of Medicines. 3 Purveyors. 6 Purveyors' Clerks. 2 Medical Clerks. 1 Cutler and his Assistant. PERSONNEL—(Regimental). ] Surgeon and 3 Assistant-Surgeons to each Regiment of Infantry (850 men). 1 Surgeon and 1 Assistant-Surgeon to every Two Squad- rons of Cavalry (250 men). 1 Assistant-Surgeon to every Troop of Horse Artillery. 1 Assistant-Surgeon to every Field Battery, and 1 Surgeon Ordnance Medical Department for General Duties. Total Number of Medical Officers, 205.* • During the Peninsular War rather more than one-third, but not quite one-half, of the Medical GfRoers of the Army were generally ineH'ective from sickness, &c.; therefore, as there is no reason to expect loss disease will occur in Turkey, there must he, in addition to the ahove, a reserve of 08 Medical Officers to supply the places of such as become unfit for duty.