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*Surgeons In India, Past and Present [http://books.google.com/books?id=F28oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA217 "Past"] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=F28oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA242 "Present,1854"] The Calcutta Review  v. 22 Published 1854  pages 217 and 242
*Surgeons In India, Past and Present [http://books.google.com/books?id=F28oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA217 "Past"] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=F28oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA242 "Present,1854"] The Calcutta Review  v. 22 Published 1854  pages 217 and 242
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=4y5WftsInfgC Medical Advice to the Indian Stranger] by John McCosh M.D. published 1841
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=4y5WftsInfgC Medical Advice to the Indian Stranger] by John McCosh M.D. published 1841
*Rules for [http://books.google.com/books?id=cLsOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA297 appointment in 1848] from  The Oriental Interpreter and Treasury of East India Knowledge: A Companion to "The Hand-book of British India." by Joachim Hayward Stocqueler 1848, page 297 Google Books
*Rules for [http://books.google.com/books?id=cLsOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA297 appointment in 1848] from  The Oriental Interpreter and Treasury of East India Knowledge: A Companion to "The Hand-book of British India." by Joachim Hayward Stocqueler 1848, page 297 Google Books<br>
For appointment procedures, refer to the Individuals section below and George Aldred
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZRUDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP9&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1 Handbook for Medical Officers of H.M. Service in India] By Charles Alexander Gordon M.D. published 1851 (written 1846) -Hints on the Duties of Medical Officers
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZRUDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP9&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1 Handbook for Medical Officers of H.M. Service in India] By Charles Alexander Gordon M.D. published 1851 (written 1846) -Hints on the Duties of Medical Officers
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=XhoCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA158 The Loodianah Field Hospital, With Remarks On The State of The Army Medical Department in India] by John Murray, M.D., Field Surgeon, page 158, Medical Times published in 1849.Read about a Field Hospital after battle in 1846, including medical details, with the slightly wounded carried out on elephants.  
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=XhoCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA158 The Loodianah Field Hospital, With Remarks On The State of The Army Medical Department in India] by John Murray, M.D., Field Surgeon, page 158, Medical Times published in 1849.Read about a Field Hospital after battle in 1846, including medical details, with the slightly wounded carried out on elephants.  

Revision as of 11:43, 25 August 2009

A doctor may also be known as a Surgeon or (prior to 1873) an Assistant Surgeon.

Recommended reading

Books that may be helpful:

  • An Alphabetical List of the Medical Officers of the Indian Army 1764-1838 by Edward Dodwell and James S. Miles (1839)
  • Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930 by D.G. Crawford (1930)

External links

For appointment procedures, refer to the Individuals section below and George Aldred

Individuals

  • George Edward Aldred was appointed an Assistant Surgeon in the Madras Medical Service on the 20th of April 1847.This link from The Asplin Military History Resources shows the appointment procedures. He was Court Martialled in July 1848 and dismissed, as this link from Allen’s Indian Mail 1848 shows, but subsequently reinstated.
  • Autobiography of an Indian Army Surgeon: Or, Leaves Turned Down from a Journal by Wilmington Walford M.D. published 1854 Google Books
  • Dr. William Brooke O'Shaughnessy (1809-1889) -modern treatment for cholera, introduced cannabis to Western medicine, laid first telegraph system in Asia