Silverlock's medical and surgical emergency reference book.

Date:
[1885?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    POST OFFICE TELEGRAMS. The charge for twelve words or less is 6d., and ^d. per word afterwards. Every word, including the addresses, is charged for. Names of towns and villages are counted as one word; thus Malvern Wells, which, under the former rules, counted as two words, are now only one ; and figures are counted at the rate of five figures to a word: thus 344, Oxford Street, which formerly counted as five words, are now only three. Initial letters are still charged for as one word, London district initials excepted. LONDON—PARIS TELEPHONE. Open to the public day and night. MONEY ORDERS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM. For sums not exceeding £1 2d. „ exceeding £1 and not exceeding £2 .. .. 3d. £2 „ £i 4d. „ „ £4 „ £1 5d. „ „ £1 „ £10 .. .. 6d. TELEGRAPH MONEY ORDERS. Money may be transmitted by Telegraph Money Order between all Head and Branch Offices in the United King- dom authorised to transact Telegraph aud Money Order business. The Commission is— For sums not exceeding £1 id, „ above £1 and not exceeding £2 6d. „ „ £2 „ £i: Sd. „ » £4 „ £7 lOd. „ „ £7 „ £10 .... Is. Od. MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE ABROAD. Money Orders payable abroad are issued in the United Kingdom at the following rates: If payable in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Malta, Gibraltar, Con- stantinople, Norway, Heligoland, or Smyrna— On sums not exceeding £2 Qd, „ exceeding £2 and not exceeding £5 .. Is. Od, „ „ £5 „ £1 .. Is. 6d. „ „ £1 „ £10 .. 2s. Od. POSTAL ORDERS For certain fixed sums, from Is. up to £1, are now issued and paid at all Money Order Offices in the United Kingdom, and at Malta, Gibraltar, and Constantinople. The following are the amounts for which Postal Orders are issued, together with the Poundage payable in respect of each Order :— Amount ot Order. Poundage. Is id. Is. 6d |d. 2s Id. 2s. 6d Id. 3s Id. Ss. 6d Id. 48 Id. Amount of Order. Poundage. 4s. 6d Id. 5s Id. 7s. 6d Id. 10s. Id. 10s. 6d Id. 15s IJd. 20s l^d. Broken amounts may be made up by the use of postage stamps not exceeding fivepence in value affixed to the front of any one Postal Order. STAMPS. Postage stamps, which may be used for Telegrams and certain purposes of Inland Revenue, are of the respective values of ^d., Id., IJd., 2d., 2U., 3d., 4d., 5d., 6d., 9d., lOd., Is., 2s. 6d., 5s., 10s., and 20s. Halfpenny and Penny Stamps are used for Receipts,