Medical Branch (Royal Navy)

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Medical Officers formed part of the Civil Branch of the Royal Navy until 24 March, 1902, when a Medical Branch was formed.[1]

Uniform

In a memorandum dated 28 December, 1863, it was announced that Queen Victoria had sanctioned the introduction of scarlet velvet stripes between the distinction lace of officers of the "Medical Department".[2] By Memorandum No. 1 E of 14 January, 1864, it was clarified that the scarlet stripes were to be a quarter of an inch wide and had to be worn by 1 July.[3]

Healthcare Provision

As of 1894, with an overall strength of the Royal Navy of 60,000 men, the Naval Medical Service had 13 hospitals, 230 sick-berth staff ashore and 3,617 beds.

Hospitals

Footnotes

  1. The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. VIII. pp. 212-213.
  2. The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th December, 1863. p. 388.
  3. Memorandum No. 1 E dated 14 January, 1864. The National Archives. ADM 7/892.

Bibliography

  • The Orders in Council for the Regulation of the Naval Service. Vol. VIII. London: For His Majesty's Stationary Office. 1903.
  • Billings, M.D., John S.; Hurd, M.D., Henry M. (1894). Hospitals Dispensaries and Nursing: Papers and Discussions in the International Congress of Charities, Correction and Philanthropy, Section III, Chicago, June 12th to June 17th, 1893. Baltimore: The John Hopkins Press.