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The book is ''A Code of Medical and Sanitary Regulations for the Guidance of Medical Officers serving in the Madras Presidency'' by William Robert Cornish (1870). [http://books.google.com/books?id=WhUDAAAAQAAJ Volume 1], which contains the above references and [http://books.google.com/books?id=NhcDAAAAQAAJ Volume 2]. Both these books are snippet view only. Some readers may be able to access them using a proxy server. (An author was originally able to access these books, but now cannot.)
Gary Bateman has advised that “Civil Apothecary was an intermediate class between Civil Assistant Surgeon and Civil Hospital Assistant. It was only in the Madras Presidency and started in 1875 but was abolished in 1884.There were five grades, Rs 50, 75, 100, 125, & 150 with an additional Rs50 charge allowance.”
Some apothecaries working in hospitals also had some private patients, as [http://books.google.com/books?id=LBq1AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA256 this article (''Madras Quarterly Journal of Medical Science'' 1863 v7)] details.
====Service Histories====
Once the whereabouts of your ancestor in a given year has been established, a useful next step is the IOR V/12 Service Histories.
The necessary volumes can be found using [[The National Archives|Access to Archives]]. Search for IOR/V/12 and chose one or more relevant volumes.There are an alarming 434 volumes of Service Histories, and as well as whole sequences of volumes for the 3 Presidencies, there are more sequences for India, Assam, Bihar & Orissa, United Provinces, Punjab, North West Frontier, Central Provinces, Burma and Hyderabad! The earliest date from 1879 and the latest 1948, though dates for particular regions vary. The later you can get in your Assistant Surgeon’s career the better, as the information appears to be cumulative. The documents themselves are held at the British Library.
In addition to the postings, the Service Histories also contain other details relating to leave and training.
