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270 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT show that the Candidate is not above twenty-six nor under twenty-one years of age He must also produce certificates of moral conduct and character one of them from the parochial minister if possible The Candidate must make declaration that he labours under no mental or constitutional disease nor any imperfection or disability that can interfere with the most efficient discharge of the duties of medical officer in any climate He must also attest his readiness to engage for general service immediately on being gazetted The Candidate must possess Diploma in Surgery or licence to practise it as well as Degree in Medicine or licence to practise it in Great Britain or Ireland Degrees diplomas licences and certificate of their registration in accord- ance with the Medical Act of 1858 and certificate of character must be lodged at the Army Medical Department for examination and registry at least one week before the Candidate appears for examination The certificate of age must accom- pany this form when filled up and returned On producing the foregoing qualifications the Candidate will be examined by the Examining Board in the following subjects Anatomy and Physiology Surgery Medicine including therapeutics the diseases of women and children Chemistry and Pharmacy aרd practical knowledge of drugs The examination in Medicine and Surgery will be in part practical and will include operations on the dead body the application of Surgical apparatus and the examination of Medical and Surgical patients at the bedside The eligibility of each Candidate for the Army Medical Service will be de- termined by the result of the examinations in these subjects only Candidates who desire it will be examined in Comparative Anatomy Zoology and Botany with special reference to Materia Medica and the number of marks gained in these subjects will be added to the total number of marks obtained in the obligatory part of the Examination by Candidates who shall have been found qualified for admission and whose position on the list of successful com- petitors will thus be improved in proportion to their knowledge of these branches of Science The subjects for this part of the examination will be taken from the following hooks Animal Kingdom by Dallas Outlines of the Structure and Functions of the Animal Kingdom by Rymer Jones or "Cours Elomentaire d'Histoire Naturelle par Milne Edwards Lindley's School Botany Lindley's Medical and Economic Botany Henfrey's 11 Elementary Course of Botany Candidates who may desire it may also be examined in the Elements of Physics and in Physical Geography The following books are recommended for this purpose "Elements of Natural Philosophy "by Golding Bird and Brooks Physical Geography by Mrs Somerville