The naval surgeon : comprising the entire duties of professional men at sea ; to which are subjoined, a system of naval surgery, and a compendious pharmacopoeia / by William Turnbull.

  • Turnbull, William, active 1779-1806.
Date:
1806
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Credit: The naval surgeon : comprising the entire duties of professional men at sea ; to which are subjoined, a system of naval surgery, and a compendious pharmacopoeia / by William Turnbull. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Office for Sick and Wounded Seamen, the 28th January, 1805. Particulars of such part of His Majesty's Order in Council of the 23d January, 1805, for improving the Situation of the Medical Officers of the Navy, as relate to such Officers serving on board Ships. It is ordered, that the number of Assistants heretofore called “ Surgeon s Mates,” to be allowed to the Surgeons of His Majesty’s ships, shall in future be regulated as fol- lows : First rate Second rate Third rate Fourth rate Hospital ships . And all other ships entitled ac-' cording to the existing regu- ► lation to bear Mates 3 Assistants 3 ditto 2 ditto 2 ditto 3 ditto 1 ditto '1 hat no person shall, in future, be appointed to serve as an Assistant to the Surgeon of any of His Majesty’s ships, who shall not have been found qualified on exa- mination to serve as Surgeon, or as first Assistant: that ihe pay of Assistants so qualified shall be 6s. Gel. a-day, besides the ship’s provisions; with half-pay when re- duced, at the .rate of 2s. per day, provided they shall then have served two years subsequent to the date of this Regu- lation, and 3s. per day, if they shall have served three years from that date. That such Assistants shall be re- J quired to furnish themselves with such surgical instru- ments as the Commissioners for Sick and Wounded Sea- men