REGULATIONS AFFECTING MEDICAL ATTENDANCE

AT

Lockups and Elsewhere, at the Request of the Police

in New South Wales, which came into Force on

June 10, 1885.

Ordinary Visits.

Legally-qualified Medical Men will be allowed a fee of ten shillings for each visit in ordinary cases, to include all necessary medicines, dressing, &c.

Minor Operations.

For minor operations, a fee of one guinea.

Capital Operations.

For capital operations the account will be paid after reference to the Medical Adviser to the Government, if considered reasonable.

5 a.m.

Fees at Night.

Double fees on ordinary visits will be allowed at night, i.e., between 10 p.m. and

Fees for Examination and Evidence, &c.

The fee for examination and evidence in Lunacy and other cases will be one guinea, and where two or more cases are heard on the same day half fees only will be allowed after the first. The charge for attending and examining the prisoner in the lock-up will be included in the fee of one guinea.

Mileage.

Mileage from the medical man's residence to the place where the patient is seen will be allowed at the rate of five shillings per mile beyond the first up to five miles, and seven shillings per mile for each mile above five up to twenty-five. Four miles by rail to be equal to one by road. Cases occurring above twenty-five miles to be submitted for the determination of the Medical Adviser to the Government.

Accounts.

The accounts to be rendered to the Police quarterly, and to specify the dates of the service, the names of the patients, and the nature of the complaints, with a special explanation justifying more than one visit to a patient in any one day.

In cases where more than one patient is medically attended during a visit to a lock-up or other place, only half fee for each visit after the first is to be charged, and no mileage; this is not to refer to operations.

COLONIAL UNIVERSITIES.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY.

[Was established under an Act introduced by W. C. Wentworth, in 1847, which was passed in 1851; the formal opening of this University took place on the 11th October, 1852. A Royal Charter was granted in 1858. The Medical School was opened in March 1883.]

Chancellor, His Hon. Sir W. M. Manning, LL.D.

Vice-Chancellor, His Hon. Mr. Justice Windeyer. Registrar, H. E. Barff, M.A. Esquire Bedel, John Kinloch, M.A. University Solicitor, James Norton. Clerk and Curator, H. W. Willgoss. Auditor, Hon. Geoffrey Eagar. Accountant, P. J. Clark, Esq. Senate. Rev. Canon Allwood, B.A.; Edmund Barton, M.A.; Hon. F. M. Darley, M.A.; His Honor Mr. Justice Fawcett, B.A.; Professor Gurney; Hon. Sir John Hay; Professor Liversidge; Sir Patrick Jennings; Hon. W. Macleay; His Honor Sir W. Manning, LL.D.; H. N. MacLaurin, M.D.; Sir James Martin, C.J.; Alexander Oliver, M.A.; Hon. Arthur Renwick, M.D.; Christopher Rolleston, Esq.; H. C. Russell, B.A.; Professor Dr. Stuart; Professor Scott, M.A.; Professor Stephens, M.A.; Hon. Sir Alfred Stephen; His Hon. Mr. Justice Windeyer, M.A. Professors.-FACULTY OF MEDICINE. Anatomy and Physiology, T. P. Anderson Stuart, M.D. Chemistry, A. Liversidge, F.R.S. Physics, R. Threlfall, B.A. Natural Philosophy, Theodore Gurney, M.A. Natural History, William J. Stephens, M.A. Lecturers.-FACULTY OF MEDICINE. Practice of Medicine, J. C. Cox. M.D. Practice of Surgery, Frederick Milford, M.D. Clinical Medicine, A. M. Oram, M.D.; A. Shewen, M.D.; Clinical Surgery, W. H. Goode, M.D.; G. T. Hankins, M.R.C.S., E. Midwifery and Diseases of Women, T. Chambers, F.R.C.S., et F.R.C.P., Ed. Materia Medica, and Therapeutics, Thomas Dixson, M.B.,. et Ch. M., Ed. Medical Jurisprudence, W. H. Goode, M.A., M.D., Ch. M. Pathology, W. C. Wilkinson, M.D. Demonstrators.-FACULTY OF MEDICINE. Anatomy, James Graham, M.B., Ch. M. Physiology, Alex. M'Cormick, M.D. Comparative Anatomy, William A. Haswell, M.A., B.Sc. Practical Chemistry, Albert Helms, M.A., Ph. D. Examiners.-FACULTY OF MEDICINE. George Bennett, M.D.; J. C. Cox, M.D.; Sir A. Roberts, M.R.C.S., E.; A. Renwick, M.D.; F. N. Manning, M.D.; H. N. MacLaurin, M.D.; Charles Mackay, M.D.; The Hon. C. K. Mackellar, M.B.; F. H. Quaife, M.D.

Dean of the Medical Faculty, Professor Anderson Stuart, M.D.

MATRICULATION.

I. Candidates for Matriculation must make application to the Registrar before the commencement of Lent Term.

II. The Matriculation Examination shall take place at the commencement of Lent Term, but the Examiners, in special cases, with the sanction of the Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor, are authorised to hold such examinations at such other times as may be deemed expedient.

III. The examination shall be conducted by means of written or printed papers; but the examiners shall not be precluded from putting viva voce questions.

IV. The names of all candidates who have passed the Matriculation Examination shall be arranged and published in such order as the Board of Examiners shall recommend to the Senate.

V. Students who shall have passed the Matriculation Examination and shall have paid a fee of Two Pounds to the Registrar, may be admitted by the Senate as Members of the University.

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VI. The Examination for Matriculation shall be in the following subjects:1. English Grammar and Composition. 2. Latin. 3. Arithmetic. 4. Algebra to Simple Equations, inclusive. 5. Geometry, Euclid, Book I. And one of the following-6. Greek. 7. French. 8. German. 9. Elementary Chemistry. 10. Elementary Physics.

BACHELOR OF ARTS.

I. Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts shall during their first year attend the University Lectures on the following subjects:-1. Latin. 2. Mathematics. 3. Elementary Chemistry and the Elements of Natural Philosophy; and one of three following languages :-4. Greek. 5. French. 6. German.

II. Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts shall during their second year attend the University Lectures on the following subjects:-1. Latin and Ancient History. 2. Mathematics; and one of the three following languages :-3. Greek. 4. French. 5. German.

III. Candidates for the Degree of B.A. shall during their third year attend lectures upon the following subjects:-Latin or Greek Language and Literature. 2. Mathematics (pure and mixed). 3. French or German Language and Literature. 4. Mental Philosophy and Logic, Physical Geography and Geology, Zoology and Botany.

IV. The Examination for the Degree of B.A. shall take place once a year, at the beginning of Lent Term.

V. No candidate shall be admitted to this examination unless he produce a certificate from the Dean of the Faculty of Arts that he is of nine terms' standing, and that he has passed all the examinations required since his admission to the University.

VI. The fee for the Degree of B.A. shall be Three Pounds. No candidates shall be admitted to the examination unless he have previously paid this fee to the Registrar. If a candidate fail to pass an examination, the fee shall not be returned to him; but he shall be admissable to any subsequent examination for the same degree without the payment of an additional fee.

VII. The examination shall be conducted in the first instance by means of printed papers, and at the termination of such examination each candidate shall undergo a vivâ voce examination if the examiners think fit.

VIII. To obtain the Degree of B.A., candidates shall pass satisfactory examinations in the following subjects:-1. Latin Language and Literature. 2. Mathematics (pure and mixed). 3. Greek, French or German Language and Literature.

IX. Students proceeding to the Degree of B.A. who have passed the First Year Examination, and who have thereat been placed in the honour list both in Classics and in Mathematics, may elect to attend lectures during their second year in one of these subjects only, and if they again obtain honours in that subject at their Second Year Examination, they shall be deemed to have passed that examination.

X. Students of the Third Year who have obtained honours in either Classics or Mathematics at both their First and Second Year Examinations, may elect to attend lectures during their third year in that subject only, and if they again obtain honours in that subject at their B.A. Examination, they shall be deemed to have passed for their Degree.

XI. The Candidate for Honours, who shall have most distinguished himself at the B.A. Examination in Classics or in Mathematics, shall, if he possess sufficient merit, receive a gold medal or a prize of the value of Ten Pounds.

MASTER OF ARTS.

I.-There shall be a Yearly Examination for the Degree of M.A. during Lent Term, or at such other times as the Examiners, with the sanction of the Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor, may appoint.

II.-Every candidate for this Degree must have previously obtained the Degree of B.A., and two years must have elapsed since the time of his examination for such Degree. He will also be required to furnish evidence of having completed his twentyfirst year.

III. The fee for the Degree of M.A. shall be Five Pounds. No candidate shall be admitted to the Examinations unless he have previously paid this fee to the Registrar. If a candidate fail to pass the Examination, the fee shall not be returned to him; but he shall be admissible to any subsequent Examination for the same Degree without payment of an additional fee.

IV. Candidates for the Degree of M.A. shall elect to be examined in one or

more of the following branches of knowledge :—1. Classical Philology and History. 2. Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. 3. Logic, Moral, Mental, and Political Philosophy.

N.B.-The candidate most distinguished in each branch at the Examination, shall, if he possesses sufficient merit, receive a gold medal.

V.-The Senate may at its discretion, admit to Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts any person who shall have obtained at least two years previously the Degree of Bachelor of Arts or equivalent first Degree in Arts in any other University approved by the Senate. Every candidate for admission under this By-Law must make application in writing to the Registrar, and supply satisfactory evidence of his qualification as aforesaid, and that he is a person of good fame and character, and upon the approval of his application shall pay to the Registrar a fee of Two Pounds for the entry of his name in the University books, in addition to the prescribed fee for his Degree. Every candidate, before he is admitted to his Degree, shall be required to furnish evidence of having completed his twenty-first year.

BY-LAW

MEDICAL BY-LAWS.

85.-Fellows of the Senate who are legally qualified members of the Medical Profession, the Professors and Lecturers connected with the Medical School of the University, and the Examiners in Medicine appointed by the Senate from time to time, shall constitute the Faculty of Medicine.

86.-The Dean shall exercise a general superintendence over the administrative business connected with the Faculty of Medicine, and it shall be the duty of the Registrar to summon meetings of the Faculty on the third Thursday of each term, and at such other times as may be required by the Dean. Upon the written requisition of any three members of the Faculty, the Dean, or in his absence the Registrar, shall convene a Special Meeting. No question shall be decided at any meeting of the Faculty unless there shall be present at least five members. The Dean shall act as Chairman at all the meetings of the Faculty, but in his absence the members then present shall elect a chairman from amongst themselves. The chairman at any such meeting shall have a vote, and, in case of an equality of votes, a second or casting vote. 87.-The Faculty shall meet from time to time for the purpose of considering and reporting to the Senate such subjects as have relation to the Studies, Lectures, Examinations and Degrees in Medicine, and such questions as may be referred to it by the Senate.

88.—The Academic Year in medicine shall comprise two sessions, the Long or Winter Session, including Lent and Trinity Terms, and the Short or Summer Session, including Michaelmas Term.

89.-Courses of Lectures shall be delivered on subjects directed by the Senate, and shall consist either of a hundred lectures of one hour each, to be called a Long Course, or of fifty lectures of one hour each, to be called a Short Course, and, as far as possible, the long course of lectures shall be delivered during the long session, and the short course of lectures during the short session.

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90. At least three Written Class Examinations shall be held during a long course of lectures, and at least two such examinations during a short course. Undergraduate shall absent himself from these examinations except under medical certificate, and at the end of each session a report of the results shall be presented to the Senate, signed by the Lecturer and by the Dean of the Faculty.

91.-Every Undergraduate in Medicine must have passed the Matriculation Examination, and during his First Year must have pursued the course of studies provided for Undergraduates in Arts, and have passed satisfactorily the examinations in the subjects of lectures before proceeding any further. Graduates in Arts are exempted from the provisions of this By-law.

92. The Undergraduate shall be required to attend the following courses of instruction in his Second Year :

During the Long Session-General and Descriptive Anatomy (senior), Regional and Surgical Anatomy, Chemistry.

During the Short Session-Botany, Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, Practical Chemistry, Demonstrations in Comparative Anatomy, Clinical Instruction in Practical Surgery at a recognised Hospital.

He shall also attend a six months' Course of Dissections.

93.-In his Third Year the Undergraduate shall be required to attend the following courses of instruction :

During the Long Session-Physiology, Practical Physiology, Surgery.

During the Short Session-General and Descriptive Anatomy (senior), Practical Pharmacy, Out-door Surgical Practice at a recognised Hospital.

He shall also attend a six months' Course of Dissections, and shall be required to produce a certificate of having attended the Practice of a recognised Hospital during the Twelve Months.

94. In his Fourth Year the Undergraduate shall be required to attend the following courses of instruction :-

During the Long Session-Physiology (senior), Materia Medica, Pathology,
Regional and Surgical Anatomy (senior).

During the Short Session-Operative Surgery, Practical Pathology, Vaccina-
tion.

He shall also be required to produce certificates

1. Of having attended the Practice of a recognised Hospital during the Twelve Months. 2. Of having been present at at least ten Post Mortem Examinations at a recognised Hospital. 3. Of having attended the out-door Medical Practice of a recognised Hospital during at least three months of the year. 4. Of having attend at least fifty lectures on Clinical Surgery during the year.

95. In his Fifth Year the Undergraduate shall be required to attend the following courses of instruction :

During the Long Session-Midwifery and Diseases of Women, Principles and
Practice of Medicine, Medical Jurisprudence.

During the Short Session-Clinical Instruction in Diseases of Children at a
recognised Hospital, Psychological Medicine, including three months
attendance at a recognised Hospital for the Insane, with at least twelve
Lectures on Psychological Medicine, Clinical Instruction in Diseases of
the Eye.

He shall also be required to produce certificates—

1. Of having attended the Practice of a recognised Hospital during the twelve months. 2. Of having attended at least twelve cases of Practical Midwifery. 3. Of having attended at least fifty Lectures on Clinical Medicine during the year.

96.-There shall be three Degrees granted in the Faculty of Medicine-viz., Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.), Master of Surgery (Ch.M.), and Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

97.-Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine must have completed the course of study prescribed for students of the First Year in the Arts Classes, and must have passed three Professional Examinations.

98. The First Professional Examination shall take place at the end of the Second Year, and shall include Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, Chemistry, and Botany. The second Professional Examination shall take place at the end of the Fourth Year, and shall include Anatomy, Physiology, Materia Medica, and Pathology. No Undergraduate shall be admitted to the Second Professional Examination unless he shall have produced certificates showing that he has dissected at least one side of the entire body.

99.-Before admission to the Final Examination for the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine, the Candidate shall furnish a declaration, in his own handwriting, that he has completed his twenty-first year, and also a certificate as to his moral character, signed by two competent persons.

100.-The Candidate who at graduation is found to have most distinguished himself at the Professional Examinations shall, if he possess sufficient merit, receive a Gold Medal, or a Prize of the value of ten pounds.

101.-The Third or Final Professional Examination shall not take place before the completion of the Fifth Year, and shall include Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Surgery, Clinical Surgery, Midwifery, Medical Jurisprudence, Psychological Medicine, and Diseases of the Eye.

102.-At the three Professional Examinations the Candidate shall be required to give proof of his knowledge by written answers to the questions set, to be followed by a Practical or vivâ voce Examination in all subjects whatsoever.

103.-Candidates who shall have passed to the satisfaction of the Faculty in all the subjects of the above Examinations shall be classified in order of merit, and shall be recommended to the Senate for admission to the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine and to the Degree of Master of Surgery, if he so elect.