CO129-354 - Public Offices & Others - 1908 — Page 274

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October 17th 1908.

I have the honour to submit for your favourable consideration the accompanying testimonial from Sir Dyce Duckworth L.L.D.,M.D.,F.R.C.P., Sir William Bennett K.C.V.O.,F.R.C.S., Sir Malcolm Morris K.C.V.O.,F.A.0.S., Dr. Rose Bradford F.R.C.P.,F.R.S., Professor Tanner Hewlett F.R.C.P., Mr. William Turner M.S.,F.R.C.S., and Dr. Guthrie Rankin F.R.C.P., members of the Medical Council of the Seamen's Hospital Soolety relative to the professional work which I have performed during my present leave of absence from

Hongkong.

During my last leave in 1903-1904 I spent three months in residence at the Branch Hospital of

the Seamen's Hospital Society, to which is attached

the London School of Tropical Medicine, and six months

in attendance on the clinical practice of the West

London Hospital, in order to keep my professional

knowledge quite up to date.

I believe that the Government of Hongkong

are about to consider in connection with the recent

ohanges in the administration of the sanitary department

the question of the severance of the medical officers

of health from the medical department of that Colony

and their definite and permanent allocation to the

sanitary department. If this is so, I would venture

most respectfully to point out that my permanent severance