Calendar: 1874-1875 Page 242

240 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT wifery The patients are attended at their own houses in the neighbourhood of the Hospital under the superintendence of tbe Physician-Accoucheur and Physician's Assistant Every Student desiring to attend cases shall live within reasonable distance of tbe Hospital so that his services may be readily available In undertaking to attend Midwifery patients he is expected and is in duty bound to pay the same care to his Hospital Patients as if he were in private practice He is expected not to absent himself for amusement or other purposes without making due provision for being readily found if required No Student will have his schedule signed for attendance on Midwifery who has not attended at least ten Midwifery cases in connection with the maternity department of the Hospital No Student must attend Midwifery cases during the time he is dissecting or making post-mortem examinations The Physician-Accoucheur's Assistant will accompany each Student to his first case and give him the necessary instruc- tion and gentlemen are recommended in all cases of doubt and difficulty to ask the Physician-Accoucheur's Assistant to see tbe patient with them No one holding the office of Physician-Accoucheur's Assis- tant or Assistant House Accoucheur is on any occasion to make po3t-mortem examination Rules for Students attending Midwifery cases at King's College Hospital Students attending cases of labour are divided into Regular and Non-regular attendants Three Regular attendants are appointed by the Physician- Accoucheur from Students who have completed one course of Midwifery Lectures they hold office for one month during which time they must reside within half mile of the Hos- pital They act under the guidance of the Resident-Accoucheur with whom they must leave their address on commencing duty Any Student is eligible for appointment second time