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| − | + | Medical Officers formed part of the [[Civil Branch]] of the [[Royal Navy]] until 24 March, 1902, when a '''Medical Branch''' was formed.{{UKOrdersinCouncilVIII|pp. 212-213}} | |
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| + | ==Uniform== | ||
| + | In a memorandum dated 28 December, 1863, it was announced that Queen Victoria had sanctioned the introduction of scarlet velvet stripes between the distinction lace of officers of the "Medical Department".<ref>''The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th December, 1863''. p. 388.</ref> By Memorandum No. 1 E of 14 January, 1864, it was clarified that the scarlet stripes were to be a quarter of an inch wide and had to be worn by 1 July.<ref>Memorandum No. 1 E dated 14 January, 1864. {{TNA|ADM 7/892.}}</ref> | ||
==Healthcare Provision== | ==Healthcare Provision== | ||
| − | As of 1894, with | + | As of 1894, with an overall strength of the [[Royal Navy]] of 60,000 men, the Naval Medical Service had 13 hospitals, 230 sick-berth staff ashore and 3,617 beds. |
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| + | [[Category:Royal Navy Fleet Surgeons]] | ||
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| + | ==Hospitals== | ||
| + | *[[Royal Hospital, Haslar]] | ||
| + | *[[Royal Hospital, Plymouth]] | ||
| + | *[[Royal Hospital, Yarmouth]] | ||
| + | *[[Royal Hospital, Haulbowline]] | ||
| + | *[[Royal Hospital, Chatham]] | ||
| + | *[[Royal Marine Artillery Infirmary, Portsmouth]] | ||
| + | *[[Royal Marine Infirmary, Deal]] | ||
| + | *[[Royal Marine Infirmary, Walmer]] | ||
| + | *[[Royal Marine Barrack Dispensary, Plymouth]] | ||
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| + | *[[Naval Medical School, Greenwich]] | ||
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| + | ==Footnotes== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
| − | == | + | ==Bibliography== |
| − | *Billings, M.D., John S.; Hurd, M.D., Henry M. (1894). | + | {{refbegin}} |
| + | *{{UKOrdersinCouncilVIII}} | ||
| + | *Billings, M.D., John S.; Hurd, M.D., Henry M. (1894). ''Hospitals Dispensaries and Nursing: Papers and Discussions in the International Congress of Charities, Correction and Philanthropy, Section III, Chicago, June 12th to June 17th, 1893''. Baltimore: The John Hopkins Press. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:36, 27 August 2022
Medical Officers formed part of the Civil Branch of the Royal Navy until 24 March, 1902, when a Medical Branch was formed.[1]
Uniform
In a memorandum dated 28 December, 1863, it was announced that Queen Victoria had sanctioned the introduction of scarlet velvet stripes between the distinction lace of officers of the "Medical Department".[2] By Memorandum No. 1 E of 14 January, 1864, it was clarified that the scarlet stripes were to be a quarter of an inch wide and had to be worn by 1 July.[3]
Healthcare Provision
As of 1894, with an overall strength of the Royal Navy of 60,000 men, the Naval Medical Service had 13 hospitals, 230 sick-berth staff ashore and 3,617 beds.
Hospitals
- Royal Hospital, Haslar
- Royal Hospital, Plymouth
- Royal Hospital, Yarmouth
- Royal Hospital, Haulbowline
- Royal Hospital, Chatham
- Royal Marine Artillery Infirmary, Portsmouth
- Royal Marine Infirmary, Deal
- Royal Marine Infirmary, Walmer
- Royal Marine Barrack Dispensary, Plymouth
Footnotes
- ↑ The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VIII. pp. 212-213.
- ↑ The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th December, 1863. p. 388.
- ↑ Memorandum No. 1 E dated 14 January, 1864. The National Archives. ADM 7/892.
Bibliography
- The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. VIII. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1903.
- Billings, M.D., John S.; Hurd, M.D., Henry M. (1894). Hospitals Dispensaries and Nursing: Papers and Discussions in the International Congress of Charities, Correction and Philanthropy, Section III, Chicago, June 12th to June 17th, 1893. Baltimore: The John Hopkins Press.
