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THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES OF THE PROFESSION.
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THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES OF THE PROFESSION.
widows of such. They must not be less than sixty years of age at the time of their application for admission as candidates, and their yearly income must not exceedE60. The school, generally known as " Epsom College," contains about 250 pupils, 50 of whom, being the Foundation scholars, are educated, boarded, clothed, and maintainedat the expense of the institution ;while the remainder are charged .660 a year each for an education of the highest class, board, lodging, and washing. Boys who are not i6 There are also day sons of medical men pay f.70 a year. and a few (six the in headmaster’s house, scholars ;boarders under fifteen years of age) are taken by Mr. E. Norman Gardiner. For school prospectus apply to the bursar at the College, Epsom. Foundation scholars must be elected from among the necessitous orphans and sons of such medical men as would be professionally qualified for pensionerships. They must be fully eight years old when proposed as candidate!, but no boy can be elected on the Foundation whose aze exceeds twelve years on May 1st preceding the date ’or election. There are nine perpetual presentations for female orphans of medical men and one open to those who are not orphans to the school of St. Anne’s Society. Donors of ten guineas are life governors of the College ; subscribers of one guinea annually are governors during the continuance of their subscriptions. All subscriptions are due in advance on Jan. lst in each year. Any information with regard to the details of the institution will gladly be communicated to parties addressing inquiries to the secretary, Mr. J. B. Lamb, at the office of the College, 37, Soho-square, where subscriptions and donations will be thankfully received. Subscriptions will also be received by the treasurer, Dr, Constantine Holman, J.P.
ALL who belong to the medical profession should support the benevolent societies which minister to those in need in that profession, but students may rightly think that the support of such charities as well as their management should be left to their seniors; for whereas most students look to their friends and guardians for pecuniary support, to invite them to contribute to these medical charities is to ask their seniors to add to the subscriptions which they already send. But nowadays a fairly large section of the medical students, To we think, are older men possessing independent means. the notice of these we beg to bring the charities of the profession. All do good work on small incomes, all want further support, and all are economical in their management. Before mentioning the general benevolentsocieties of the profession who ask for aid we may perhaps be pardoned if we direct attention to THE LANCET RELIEF FUND, founded in 1889 by the proprietors of THE LANCET. Year by year in the month of January the proprietors of THE LANCET provide a sum of at least £300, which is administered free of cost, for the purpose of affording immediate pecuniary assistance to medical men, or their widows and orphans, in cases of distress and emergency, by the grant of money by way of loans free of interest, or gifts, as the circumstances of the various cases may require. The fund has for its almoners the Presidents of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Surgeons of England, the President SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF WIDOWS AND OEPHAXS OF MEDICAL MEN. of the General Medical Council, and the Proprietors of THE LANCET, with Sir Henry Pitman, M.D., F.R.C.P., as the This society is really a provident as well as a benevolent honorary auditor. Applicants must satisfy the almoners of one. By the small annual subscription of two guineas mem. the fund that they are qualified under the following regula- bers are able, should necessity unfortunately arise, to protect tion : "The recipients shall be such persons as satisfy the their own families from destitution, and benefits are con. almoners that they possess one or other of the following ferred upon those left in indigent circumstances. All legally qualifications-that is to say : (a) That the applicant holds qualified members of the profession residing within aradius a registered medical qualification, and that he has fallen into of twenty miles from Charing-cross are eligible for proposal; pressing need of immediate pecuniary relief ; or (b) that the mode of admission is by ballot. Proposal papers and they are persons who have been, previously to the date of other communications for the court of directors should be application, legitimately dependent upon some person hold- sent to the secretary three weeks before the first Wednesday ing a registered medical qualification, and that they have in the months of January, April, July, and September. ; pressing need of immediate pecuniary relief." Application Further information can be obtained from the secretary, forms may be obtained from the secretary, Mr. Edward Mr. J. B. Blackett, at the office, 20, Hanover-square, W. Davies, THE LANCET Offices, Strand, London, W.C. &verba ;
THE BRITISH MEDICAL BENEVOLENT FUND. The objects of this fund are twofold : (a) for the relief of medical men in temporary difficulty or distress and for their widows and orphans ; and (b) for granting annuities to those who are quite incapable of providing for themselves after sixty years of age. Subscriptions for these objects may be sent to the treasurer, Sir W. H. Broadbent, Bart., M.D., F.R.C.P. Lond., 84, Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, W.; Dr. Samuel West, hon. financial secretary, 15, Wimpolestreet, W. ; and Mr. Joseph White, hon. secre- tary (cases), 6, Southwell-gardens, Kensington, S.W. The committee meet on the second Tuesday of every month except August. Applications are made by means of a form, which, when filled up by or on behalf of the applicant, must be signed by a subscriber (subscribers of 10s. and upwards and donors of ;S5in one sum are entitled to this privilege), and should be sent, together with two or more letters of recommendation (one of which at least must be from a medical man), to Mr. Joseph White, on or before the Friday previous to the meeting of the committee. Forms of application for immediate relief may be obtained from any of the hon. secretaries. ROYAL MEDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE, EPSOM. This College was established in 1855 to provide pensions .for aged medical men and the widows of medical men The school is open to all in reduced circumstances. classes, but the sons of medical men receive special advantages. There are fifty pensioners, who receive annuities of £30, with the exception of a few still occupying rooms in the asylum, who receive £21. There are also eight Pugh pensioners, who receive .630 a year each. There are also annuities for aged daughters of medical men. Pensioners must be legally qualified medical men, who have been for five or medical
SOME OF THE CHIEF APPOINTMENTS HELD BY MEDICAL MEN. the Local Government Board,-This hands of the President of the Local Government Board for the time being, and has hitherto been filled by the promotion of one of the two assistant medical officers of that Board. Medical Inspectors of the Local Government Board.-These appointments also are made by the President of the Local Government Board. Qualification and experience in public health are taken into consideration. Medical Officers to Poor-la,7v -Districts.-These appoint. ments are made by the guardians of the union or parishw question, subject to the approval of the Local Governmenttte Board, which approval is primarily concerned with medical and surgical qualifications of the persons and the locality of their residences. Public Vaccinators.-The conditions of appointment are Ee same as those already described for medical officers of Poor law districts. -District Medical 0fficers of Health.-The appointment. are made by the urban or rural district council in qnes’ix subject to the sanction of the Local Government Boss. which sanction takes account of statutory qaaMcatNC’ salary, area of district, &c. Cownty Medical 0fficers of Health.-The appointments a:: made by the respective county councils, with whom the question in all its details absolutely rests. -Lord Chancellor’s Visitors in .Lunacy.-There are ’1".’ Visitors in nominated the Lord Chancellor. the
Medical Officer to appointment is in the
appointed
THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES OF THE PROFESSION.
widows of such. They must not be less than sixty years of age at the time of their application for admission as candidates, and their yearly income must not exceedE60. The school, generally known as " Epsom College," contains about 250 pupils, 50 of whom, being the Foundation scholars, are educated, boarded, clothed, and maintainedat the expense of the institution ;while the remainder are charged .660 a year each for an education of the highest class, board, lodging, and washing. Boys who are not i6 There are also day sons of medical men pay f.70 a year. and a few (six the in headmaster’s house, scholars ;boarders under fifteen years of age) are taken by Mr. E. Norman Gardiner. For school prospectus apply to the bursar at the College, Epsom. Foundation scholars must be elected from among the necessitous orphans and sons of such medical men as would be professionally qualified for pensionerships. They must be fully eight years old when proposed as candidate!, but no boy can be elected on the Foundation whose aze exceeds twelve years on May 1st preceding the date ’or election. There are nine perpetual presentations for female orphans of medical men and one open to those who are not orphans to the school of St. Anne’s Society. Donors of ten guineas are life governors of the College ; subscribers of one guinea annually are governors during the continuance of their subscriptions. All subscriptions are due in advance on Jan. lst in each year. Any information with regard to the details of the institution will gladly be communicated to parties addressing inquiries to the secretary, Mr. J. B. Lamb, at the office of the College, 37, Soho-square, where subscriptions and donations will be thankfully received. Subscriptions will also be received by the treasurer, Dr, Constantine Holman, J.P.
ALL who belong to the medical profession should support the benevolent societies which minister to those in need in that profession, but students may rightly think that the support of such charities as well as their management should be left to their seniors; for whereas most students look to their friends and guardians for pecuniary support, to invite them to contribute to these medical charities is to ask their seniors to add to the subscriptions which they already send. But nowadays a fairly large section of the medical students, To we think, are older men possessing independent means. the notice of these we beg to bring the charities of the profession. All do good work on small incomes, all want further support, and all are economical in their management. Before mentioning the general benevolentsocieties of the profession who ask for aid we may perhaps be pardoned if we direct attention to THE LANCET RELIEF FUND, founded in 1889 by the proprietors of THE LANCET. Year by year in the month of January the proprietors of THE LANCET provide a sum of at least £300, which is administered free of cost, for the purpose of affording immediate pecuniary assistance to medical men, or their widows and orphans, in cases of distress and emergency, by the grant of money by way of loans free of interest, or gifts, as the circumstances of the various cases may require. The fund has for its almoners the Presidents of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Surgeons of England, the President SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF WIDOWS AND OEPHAXS OF MEDICAL MEN. of the General Medical Council, and the Proprietors of THE LANCET, with Sir Henry Pitman, M.D., F.R.C.P., as the This society is really a provident as well as a benevolent honorary auditor. Applicants must satisfy the almoners of one. By the small annual subscription of two guineas mem. the fund that they are qualified under the following regula- bers are able, should necessity unfortunately arise, to protect tion : "The recipients shall be such persons as satisfy the their own families from destitution, and benefits are con. almoners that they possess one or other of the following ferred upon those left in indigent circumstances. All legally qualifications-that is to say : (a) That the applicant holds qualified members of the profession residing within aradius a registered medical qualification, and that he has fallen into of twenty miles from Charing-cross are eligible for proposal; pressing need of immediate pecuniary relief ; or (b) that the mode of admission is by ballot. Proposal papers and they are persons who have been, previously to the date of other communications for the court of directors should be application, legitimately dependent upon some person hold- sent to the secretary three weeks before the first Wednesday ing a registered medical qualification, and that they have in the months of January, April, July, and September. ; pressing need of immediate pecuniary relief." Application Further information can be obtained from the secretary, forms may be obtained from the secretary, Mr. Edward Mr. J. B. Blackett, at the office, 20, Hanover-square, W. Davies, THE LANCET Offices, Strand, London, W.C. &verba ;
THE BRITISH MEDICAL BENEVOLENT FUND. The objects of this fund are twofold : (a) for the relief of medical men in temporary difficulty or distress and for their widows and orphans ; and (b) for granting annuities to those who are quite incapable of providing for themselves after sixty years of age. Subscriptions for these objects may be sent to the treasurer, Sir W. H. Broadbent, Bart., M.D., F.R.C.P. Lond., 84, Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, W.; Dr. Samuel West, hon. financial secretary, 15, Wimpolestreet, W. ; and Mr. Joseph White, hon. secre- tary (cases), 6, Southwell-gardens, Kensington, S.W. The committee meet on the second Tuesday of every month except August. Applications are made by means of a form, which, when filled up by or on behalf of the applicant, must be signed by a subscriber (subscribers of 10s. and upwards and donors of ;S5in one sum are entitled to this privilege), and should be sent, together with two or more letters of recommendation (one of which at least must be from a medical man), to Mr. Joseph White, on or before the Friday previous to the meeting of the committee. Forms of application for immediate relief may be obtained from any of the hon. secretaries. ROYAL MEDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE, EPSOM. This College was established in 1855 to provide pensions .for aged medical men and the widows of medical men The school is open to all in reduced circumstances. classes, but the sons of medical men receive special advantages. There are fifty pensioners, who receive annuities of £30, with the exception of a few still occupying rooms in the asylum, who receive £21. There are also eight Pugh pensioners, who receive .630 a year each. There are also annuities for aged daughters of medical men. Pensioners must be legally qualified medical men, who have been for five or medical
SOME OF THE CHIEF APPOINTMENTS HELD BY MEDICAL MEN. the Local Government Board,-This hands of the President of the Local Government Board for the time being, and has hitherto been filled by the promotion of one of the two assistant medical officers of that Board. Medical Inspectors of the Local Government Board.-These appointments also are made by the President of the Local Government Board. Qualification and experience in public health are taken into consideration. Medical Officers to Poor-la,7v -Districts.-These appoint. ments are made by the guardians of the union or parishw question, subject to the approval of the Local Governmenttte Board, which approval is primarily concerned with medical and surgical qualifications of the persons and the locality of their residences. Public Vaccinators.-The conditions of appointment are Ee same as those already described for medical officers of Poor law districts. -District Medical 0fficers of Health.-The appointment. are made by the urban or rural district council in qnes’ix subject to the sanction of the Local Government Boss. which sanction takes account of statutory qaaMcatNC’ salary, area of district, &c. Cownty Medical 0fficers of Health.-The appointments a:: made by the respective county councils, with whom the question in all its details absolutely rests. -Lord Chancellor’s Visitors in .Lunacy.-There are ’1".’ Visitors in nominated the Lord Chancellor. the
Medical Officer to appointment is in the
appointed