A guide to the medical profession : a comprehensive manual conveying the means of entering the medical profession in the chief countries of the world / by Edwin Wooton ; edited, and with introductory chapter, by Lyttleton Forbes Winslow.

Date:
1883
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Credit: A guide to the medical profession : a comprehensive manual conveying the means of entering the medical profession in the chief countries of the world / by Edwin Wooton ; edited, and with introductory chapter, by Lyttleton Forbes Winslow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    regulations, and arc declared, by tli6 examiners to be duly qualified to practice as Public Health Officers, or Medical Officers of Health, a certificate of qualification under the College seal and authority :— Candidates must be registered Medical Practitioners. There are two examinations, conducted by writing, orally and prac- tically. The first includes: Physics, especially Pneumatics, Hydro- statics, Hydraulics, and Engineering in relation to sanitary operations, including a knowledge of Architectural and other plans, sections, &c.; Chemistry, especially Analysis of Air, Water, Pood, including the Biology of Putrefaction, and other allied processes; Meteorology, including Climate, Topographical and Seasonal Influences in relation to Health and Disease. The second examination embraces : (1) Epidemiology and Endemio- logy, including the corresponding departments in the Diseases of Animals and Plants, Contagious Diseases, Diseases of Periods of Life, Professions, Trades, Seasons, and Climates; (2) Practical Hygiene— Duties of a Health Officer — Food, Water Supply, Sewage, and Drainage—Construction of Hospitals, Public Buildings, Dwellings, Manufactories, Cemeteries—Nuisances ; (3) Sanitary Law and Yital Statistics. These examinations take place in April and October. Fees.—First examination, £3 3s.; second, £3 3s. Fee payable before receiving the certificate, £4 4s. Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Candidates for the License undergo two examinations:—The first is on Anatomy, Physiology, and Chemistry; the second is on Medicine, Surgery, Materia Medica, Forensic Medicine, and Midwifery. The examination in Chemistry embraces: Definition of Chemical terms; the principal Non-metallic and Metallic Elements and their com- pounds ; Cyanogen and its compounds; the principal Alkaloids; the Sugars—Oils, Fats, and Albumen ; Practical Testing. Fees, £6 6s. for the primary; £9 9s. for the final examination. Candidates who have passed an examination in anatomy, physiology, and chemistry at any of the Licensing Boards will be exempt from re-examination in the subjects in which they have passed. Candidates desirous of special examinations on other days than those fixed by the regulations are required “to prepare a case to be submitted to the consideration of the authorities of the College, with evidence to show why it was and is impossible for them to avail themselves of the ordinary examinations, past or future It is very desirable that all such candidates, and especially those who are at a distance