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The '''Naval Medical Service''' was the name given to the medical branch of the [[Royal Navy]].
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}}


==Healthcare Provision==
==Healthcare Provision==
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==Reference List==
==Reference List==
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*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.
*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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Revision as of 06:19, 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]

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

Reference List

  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. VIII. London: For His Majesty's Stationery 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.

  1. The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VIII. pp. 212-213.