Instructions For The Surgeons Superintendent Of Emigrant Ships

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ISBN 13 : 9781332265992
Total Pages : 124 pages
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Download or read book Instructions to Surgeons Superintendents of Government Emigrant Ships (Classic Reprint) written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Instructions to Surgeons Superintendents of Government Emigrant Ships But it is equally evident that any want of temper or justice or attention on his part would alienate the Emigrants from him, and make the performance of his duties proportionably more difficult. Nor is it only towards the Emigrants that the Surgeon Superintendent should well consider the relation in which he stands. As their protector it will be his duty to watch over the conduct of the Master and Officers of the Ship and Crew in all that relates to the Emigrants, - to see that the proper allowance of food and water is duly issued to them, - to protect them from ill-usage or interference, and especially to prevent, as further explained hereafter, communication with the single females, whether on deck or in their own apartment below. His relations with the Officers of the ship will require the exercise of as much discretion and firmness as his relations with the Emigrants; and on his exercise of those qualities will depend not less his own comfort than the success of the voyage. He must remember that for any maltreatment of the Emigrants, or other breach of the stipulations of the Charter Party intended for their benefit, he will be held responsible by the Colonial Authorities, in whom also is vested the power to withhold all gratuities, should they be dissatisfied with his conduct and that of the Officers of the ship. The duties of the Surgeon Superintendent may conveniently be divided into four different periods: - 1st, on joining the ship; 2nd, at the time of the peoples embarkation; 3rd, during the voyage; and 4th, after the voyage is over. The following Instructions will be divided into heads corresponding with those periods. Joining the Ship. 1.The Surgeon Superintendent will make all his personal ship or depot, arrangements for the voyage before the time appointed for the embarkation of the Emigrants, and he will hold himself in readiness to join his ship, or the Emigrant Depot when directed. He will attend continuously at the Depot, where the Emigrants will be under his medical care until they are embarked, and he will assist in the preparations for their embarkation. He will not leave the Emigrants, nor after they are embarked quit the ship, without the permission of the Commissioners' Officer on the spot. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.