Annual report on hospitals and dispensaries in Burma.

  • Myanmar
Date:
[1939]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual report on hospitals and dispensaries in Burma. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    III.—Medical Establishment. 4. Indian Medical Service.—The sanctioned number of Indian Medical Service Officers in Burma on the Statement B ”. w i r 1st January 1939 was 28 plus a leave reserve of '8 plus 4 appointments temporarily reserved for certain protected officers of the Indian Medical Service. The number of Indian Medical Service Officers on the rolls on the 31st December 1939 was 38 of whom 29 were on duty in the Civil Medical, Jail and Public Health Departments, 2 on Military duty, 3 on Foreign Service (2 under the University of Rangoon and 1 in the Federated Shan States), 1 enroute to Chin Hills for Special duty on Goitre Survey and 2 were on leave. 5. Indian Medical Department.-—The sanctioned number was 5, viz :—2 Civil Surgeons and 3 Subordinate appointments. Two Civil Surgeons appointments and only one of the Subordinate appointments were filled. 6. Burma Civil Surgeons—The sanctioned number of Burma Civil Surgeons was 18 ; but on the 31st December 1939 the number on the rolls was 13 of whom 8 were on duty and 5 on leave. 7. Civil Assistant Surgeons—During the year the cadre of Civil Assistant Surgeons was split into 2 groups, men and women. The permanent cadre for male Civil Assistant Surgeons was 56 plus a reserve of 8 while the permanent cadre of female Civil Assistant Surgeons was 14 plus a reserve of 3. All except 3 appointments in the cadre of female Civil Assistant Surgeons were filled. Besides the above there were 20 officiating Civil Assistant Surgeons. Of the 2 appointments for Lady Doctors 1 only was filled. On the 31st December 1939 there were therefore 98 Civil Assistant Surgeons and 1 Lady Doctor of whom 90 were on duty and 9 on leave. 8. Sub-Assistant Surgeons.-—The sanctioned strength was 407 as against 404 in the previous year and 397 were on the rolls. The total number of Sub-Assistant Surgeons employed in all hospitals was 378 as against 369 in 1938. 9. Honorary Graduates and Licentiates.—There were 33 Honorary Graduates (House Surgeons) and 15 Honorary Licentiates (Assistant House Surgeons) as against 26 and 25 respectively in the previous year. 10. Nurses, Midwives and. Compounders.—The number of Nurses on duty was 471 (439). The increase is appreciable. The number of Ward Assistants (male nurses) was 165 (130) and there were 139 (134) Midwives and 326 (307) Compounders.
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