Calendar: 1870-1871 Page 223

222 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT If any Re dent Medical Officer or his Assistant be pre- vented temporarily from attending to his duty he shall apply for leave of absence to the Committee in writing Such application shall state the name of the gentleman who pro- poses to supply his place and shall be initialled by the Physician or Surgeon in charge for the day in token of his approval If the emergency is pressing the Secretary shall be authorized to act upon the application which shall be laid before the Committee at their next meeting No one of the Resident Medical Officers shall be absent from the Hospital at the same time as his corresponding Assistant except in the case of the Physician-Accoucheur's Assistant if summoned to labour Attendance in the Wards of the Resident Medical Officers shall commence not later than 10 o'clock in the morning book shall be provided and shall be placed in the Hall every morning in which each In-Patient Dresser and Clinical Clerk shall write his name each day on entering the Building This book shall be removed at 10 every morning when it shall be placed in tbe Secretary's office It shall be laid upon the table at the weekly meetings ο the Committee If vacancy should occur in the office of Physician's Assistant during the usual period of time for which it is held the Assistant House Physician shall succeed to the appoint- ment for the time of office still unexpired provided he pos- sesses the proper qualifications and complies with the conditions laid down in the Calendar relating to the Phy- sician's Assistant and that the Physicians of the Hospital severally certify that he is suitable officer for the appoint- ment The Assistant House Surgeon shall be promoted to the office of House Surgeon and the Senior In-patient Clinical Clerk for the Physician for Diseases of Women and Children to the office of Physician-Accoucheur's Assistant under similar circumstances and conditions If these conditions be not complied with the vacancies in the above appointments will be filled up by examination in the usual way Should vacancy occur in any office held by Student the Hospital except that of Physician's Assistant House