THE LA HO HE MEDICAL SCHOOL. of this institution for the year 1873-74 indicates The school educates pupils in English and

report

The

decided advance.

Hindustani; 55 of the former, and 120 of the latter, studied the year, and nine English and fire Vernacular students

during

passed

at the close of the session.

(students class.

not

receiving

a

There

scholarship)

on

were

nine free students

the roll of the

English

This circumstance indicates that medical education is

becoming popular in the Punjab. The school has begun to educate youths from the'North-Western Provinces as well as the Punjab, and its licentiates are now employed in both provinces. Of the Vernacular class the majority receive stipends from Government, and for the remainder an allowance is contributed to the school by local funds; the latter belong to

the

"

hakiin

class"

and

are

relatives of

baids

and

the province are thus being educated and trained in rational medicine? a system which is worthy of commendation and imitation in hakims

The

hereditary

medicine

men

of

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268

other provinces. The details which Dr. 'Neil, the Officiating Principal, gives in his report concerning the classes and plan of instruction pursued in tlie school show that the professors and teachers spare no pains to render the training imparted there as thorough and practical as possible. The fact that, though no professor of forensic medicine has been appointed, a complete course of lectures in this important branch is voluntarily delivered by the professors' indicates the excellent spirit which actuates them in the performance of The Officiating Principal points to a very great their work. blank in the available means of instruction, namely, the want of a lying-in department. We most thoroughlyconcur in his opinion that the various phenomena of delivery can hardly be satisfactorily or usefully demonstrated by even the most artistic model," and would strongly urge the remedying of this defect. The buildings occupied by the Lahore Medical School are said to be too small for the increased number of pupils, and the necessity for providing a new medical school is indicated. The Mayo Hospital appears to furnish ample means of clinical instruction.

From the report

and

institution it appears that 22,012 out-door

returns

patients,

of

this

and 1,692

treated during the year. Of the latter 1,000. 1,744 minor and 146 major operaIt appears that the tions were performed during the year. attendance has somewhat diminished as compared witli the previous year, owing to the opening of a mission dispensary ; this incident supplies an illustration of the remarks which in-door

patients

were

195 died or 115 per

we

have made in another column.

[Octobee 1,

1874.

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