Medical Branch (Royal Navy)
From The Dreadnought Project
The Naval Medical Service was the name given to the medical branch of the Royal Navy.
Healthcare Provision
As of 1894, with a strength of 60,000 men the Naval Medical Service had 13 hospitals, 230 sick-berth staff ashore and 3,617 beds.
Reference List
- Billings, M.D., John S.; Hurd, M.D., Henry M. (1894). Hospitals Dispensaries and Nursing. Baltimore: The John Hopkins Press.
