Silverlock's medical and surgical emergency reference book.

Date:
[1885?]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Silverlock's medical and surgical emergency reference book. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    XVII. —Partners should act towards each other upon the same rules as have been already laid down. XVIII. —A medical man, when requested by his partner to take charge of any particular case, should have everything in his own hands, and the partner who has resigned the case should have nothing further to do with it again, till requested by the one in charge. XIX. —When two partners are living in the same house, and a new patient sends for some one to attend, without naming either partner, the wishes of the senior should be consulted, the one who first sees the patient should have charge of the case. XX. —When one succeeds another after partnership, it is usual for him to retain appointments which belonged to the firm, and it is not considered right, for any professional brother to oppose his election. If a medical man is engaged to attend a woman during con- finement and another is subsequently engaged, the contract with the first holds good, unless reasonable notice has been given of the change. A master is not responsible for the payment of debts incurred by his servants for medical attendance unless he has himself sent for the doctor, or has made an agreement with him beforehand. Certificates of death in the case of persons insured should be paid for by those interested in the policy. Infants are liable to be sued for medical attendance, whether living in their father's house or not. Medical and Surgical Practitioners are not necessarily liable for errors in judgment, and no action can be maintained unless it can be proved that there has been a want of ordinary skill. PROFESSIONAL FEES. According to the Tariff of various branches of the British Medical Association, the division of Patients into classes is based upon their presumed income, the rental being taken as an average test of the income. No charge is made for medicines unless extra medicine be supplied, or continued to be supplied, independently of visits. Medical men base their title to remu- neration upon the value of their time and skill. The following table is chiefly taken from the Shropshire tariff. General Practitioners. . Ordinary Visit f Special Visit ■ ( Evening Visit (7 to 11) . Night Visit, 11 p.m. 6 a.m. .. . Mileage beyond one mile from home . Detention p.er half hour . Advice at Practitioner's House . Letters of- Advice or Prescrip- tion . Attendance on Servants . Consultations \ . Two or more Patients in one House T . Abortions . Certificates of Health, &c / . Vaccination , Midwifery— Ordinary Case DiflScult Case Operative Case Administration of Chloroform Class I. Rental, 10/.— CLASS II. Rental, 25^.-50/. 2s. 6d. to 5s. 3s. 6d. to 7s, A visit and a Half. 10s. 6d. I 21s. I Is. to Is. 6d. Is. 6d. to 2s. 2s. 6d. to OS. 3s. 6d. to 7s. SameCharg e as forOrd 5s. to 10s. 6<1 5s. to 7s. 2s. 6i. See Explan 7s. to 108.6d 3b. 6d. atory Tariff A Fee and a Half. Double Fee' 10s.6d.to21s 2l8.to31s.6d 2s. to 28. 6d. 5s. to 10s. 6d inary Visit. 10s.6d.to2l8. 8s. 6d. to OS.