The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach.

  • Leach, Harry.
Date:
1874
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Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    examine any seaman applying for employment in such ship, and shall give to the superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office a report under his hand stating whether such seaman is in a fit state for duty at sea, and a copy of such report shall be given to the master or owner of the ship. (3) The master or owner applying for such in- spection shall pay to the superintendent such fees as the Board of Trade direct, and such fees shall be paid into and form part of the Mercantile Marine Fund. (4) The said medical inspectors shall be remune- rated for their services as the Board of Trade may direct, and such remuneration shall be paid out of the Mercantile Marine Fund. (5) In British possessions out of the United Kingdom, the governor or other officer administering the government for the time being shall have the power of appointing medical inspectors of seamen, of charging fees for inspections, when applied for, and of determining the remuneration to be paid to such inspectors.
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