The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised by William Spooner.

Date:
1900
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Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised by William Spooner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    If any of tlio crew iioglect to drink it, thoy do so at tlieir own })0i'i], and every siicli neglect must ]')e eid(‘red in tlie official log-liook of the ship. Skgtion 10. The following rules shall be observed with re- spect to the medical inspection of seamen ; that is to say,— (1) At any port where there is a T^ocal jMarine Hoard, the Local Marine Hoard, and at other ports in the United Kingdom, the Hoard of Trade may a})point a medical inspector of seamen. (2) Such medical ins})ector of seamen shall, on iipplication by the owner or master of any ship, 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 tit 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 Hoard of Trade direct, and such fees shall be ])aid into and form part of the IMercantile jMarine Fund. (4) The said medical inspectors shall be remune- rated for their services as the Hoard of Trade may direct, and such remuneration shall be paid out of the Mercantile Marine FinuL
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