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IOR/L/MIL/9/358-408
- Record Id:
- 038-000664543
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000664542
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000047.0x00016e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/MIL/9/358-408
- Title:
- Papers of Assistant Surgeons (1804-1854) and of Assistant Surgeons selected by the Board of Examiners (1855-1881)
- Scope & Content:
- The series starts in 1804 (for information on the appointment of EIC assistant surgeons before that date see Court Minutes [IOR/B], Dispatches to India [IOR/E/4] and Lists of Rank etc. [IOR/L/MIL/9/270, 274, 278, 409-411]). The papers comprise birth or baptism certificates, testimonials, and certificates of medical education, together with associated correspondence - they can be divided into 1) Papers of those appointed under the EIC patronage system 1804-1854 [IOR/L/MIL/9/358-396] 2) Papers of those selected by the Board of Examiners and appointed under the EIC or the Crown, 1855-1914 [IOR/L/MIL/9/397-408, 413-418] 3) Papers of candidates selected for the Indian Medical Service 1895-1914 (IOR/L/MIL/9/419-427). 4) Papers of those whose appointments were cancelled 1833-1858 [IOR/L/MIL/9/254] The list below gives against the name of each appointee the year of appointment, and the volume and folio numbers of his papers, also (before 1897) the Presidency to which he was posted (Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Prince of Wales Island, St Helena).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000256868
036-000631099
037-000664542
038-000664543 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/MIL : Records of the Military Department
IOR/L/MIL/9 : Entry to the military, medical and nursing services of the East India Company's Army (1753-1861) and the Indian Army (1861-1940)
IOR/L/MIL/9/358-429 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers and the Indian Medical Service
IOR/L/MIL/9/358-408 : Papers of Assistant Surgeons (1804-1854) and of Assistant Surgeons selected by the Board of Examiners (1855-1881) - Contains:
- IOR/L/MIL/9/360 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/361 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/362 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/363 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/364 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/365 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/366 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/367 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/368 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/369 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/370 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/371 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/372 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/373 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/374 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/375 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/376 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/377 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/378 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/379 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/380 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/381 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/382 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/383 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
IOR/L/MIL/9/384 : Assistant-Surgeons' Papers (EIC)
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- 032-000256868[0009]/036-000631099[0004]/037-000664542[0001]/038-000664543
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/MIL
- Record Type (Level):
- SubSubSeries
- Extent:
- 67 volumes
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1804
- End Date:
- 1881
- Date Range:
- 1804-1881
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Administrative Context:
- The East India Company's medical men were first organized into a regular service in 1764 - they were always part of the military establishment and their primary duty was to serve the EIC (later Indian) Army though some were seconded to civil hospitals or held medical teaching appointments - a few filled non-medical posts eg as political officers. In 1773 the Company appointed a board in London to examine candidates for posts as assistant surgeons and thereafter most appointments to the service were made in the UK. For the first 80 years or so assistant surgeons, like officer cadets, were nominated by the Company's Directors but in 1855, following the India Act of 1853, the patronage system was replaced by one of entry through competitive examination. In 1873 the rank of Assistant Surgeon was abolished, and new entrants now joined with the rank of Surgeon. In 1892 the medical ranks of Surgeon, Surgeon Major, Brigade Surgeon etc were replaced by compound ranks (ie the title Surgeon plus combatant rank, eg Surgeon Lieutenant, Surgeon Captain etc). In 1898 the prefix Surgeon was discarded, and medical officers now held the same ranks as combatant officers. Meanwhile in 1897 the three separate divisions (Bengal, Madras, Bombay) had been combined into one general Indian Medical Service under the direct control of the Government of India.
- Publications:
- 1) The 'Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930', Dirom Grey Crawford (London 1930) [OIH 355.345] records each officer's educational qualifications, date of birth, appointment and promotions, and date of death.; 2) The 'History of the Indian Medical Service', D.G.Crawford, 2 vols (London 1914) [OIH 355.345] contains a great deal of information on entry into the Service.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Medical education
- Related Material:
- 1) Committee of Correspondence Reports on passing Assistant Surgeons 1811-1827 [IOR/L/MIL/1/4-8] 2) Annual registers, lists of rank and miscellaneous appointment papers 1787-1915 [IOR/L/MIL/9/260-281, 285-291, 409-412, 428-429] 3) Appointment bonds for EIC overseas servants 1771-1827 [IOR/O/1/1-79, indexed at IOR/Z/O/1/1] 4) Indian Medical Service: questions regarding admission and recruitment 1859-1945 [Military Collection 321, IOR/L/MIL/7/14091-14387] (includes some appointment papers for 1937-45) 5) Appointments of Indian Medical Service officers, 1888-1915 [Military Collection 321A [IOR/L/MIL/7/14388-14403] Indexes: IOR/L/MIL/9/358-379 contain indexes. For a modern index to IOR/L/MIL/9/254, 358-408, 413-427 see IOR/Z/L/MIL/9/5