Calendar: 1887-1888 Page 317

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 313 reasonable distance of the Hospital so that his services ma 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 Phvsician-Accoucheur's Assistant will accompanv each Student to hiy first case and give him the necessary instruc- tion and gentlemen are recommended in all cases of doubt and difficulty to ask the Physician-Accoucheurs Assistant to see the patient with them No one holding the office of Physician-Accoucheurs Assis- tant or Assistant House Accoucheur is on any occasion to make post-mortem examination All patients must be seen by the Physician-Accoucheur's Assistant or Assistant House-Accoucheur as soon as possible after Delivery and always within 24 hours 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