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218 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT By the 22d section of the Act of Parliament no rejected candidate for certificate to practise as an Apothecary can be re-examined until the expiration of six months from his former examination and no rejected candidate as an Assistant until the expiration of three months The following sums are paid for certificates -For London and within ten miles thereof ten guineas For all other parts of England and Wales six guineas Persons having paid the latter sum become entitled to practise in London and within ten miles thereof by paying four guineas in addition For an Assistant's certificate two guineas June 1858 VI REGULATIONS OF THE ARMY AND ORDNANCE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Whitehall Yard Candidate for an Assistant-Surgeoncy in the Army is required to fill up blank form of certificate which may be obtained at the office by written application to the Director-General specifying by whom he is recommended his Christian and surname at full length the course of study he has pursued viz -the lectures the lecturers' names places were the lectures were delivered and the number of months during which he attended in accordance with the regulations together with any others in his possession If he possess any University degree he must also state its nature whether or diploma in Surgery and when and at what College or University it was ob- tained The number of months' attendance at hospital or infirmary must also be stated and if he have attended at hospitals for mental derangement and disease of the eye or lying-in institution particulars of such attendance must also be furnished The candidates must be unmarried not beyond twenty-five years of age nor under twenty-one years must possess the Diploma in Surgery of recognised school and must produce the following Testimonials Eighteen months' Hospital Practice twelve months' Anatomy twelve months'Practical Anatomy six months'Physiology twelve Surgery or what is preferred six months' Surgery and six months' military Surgery eight months'Clinical Surgery twelve months' Practice of Physic or six month's Practice of Physic and six months' General Pathology eight months' Clinical Lectures on the same twelve months' Chemistry six months' Practical Chemistry three months' Botany three months' Materia Medica three months' Practical Pharmacy or Apprenticeship three months' Natural History three months' Midwifery three months' Practical Midwifery one Course Natural Philosophy one Course Logic Candidates who have had an University education and have the degree of or as well as that of will he preferred but liberal education and competent knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages are indispensably requisite in every oandidate and the greater the attainments of the candidates in various branches of science in addition to competent profes- atonal knowledge the more eligible will they subsequently be deemed for pro-