General Order 29th Nov. 1869 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 Excerpt: ...of Management Orcularof, ., i instructions have not held their ordinary meetings regularly, owing to the want of attendance of what they 22 Deo. 1853. deemed a sufficient number of Members toconstitute Column 10 in the new Form. a meeting; and the Commissioners have received Extracts inquiries as to the number of Members that may circular or constitute a quorum or a meeting of the committee, instruction In the absence of any provision on this point in the Commutes' Act, the Commissioners have expressed their opinion 22 -'." -M3. in reply to inquiries on the subject, that inasmuch as the Act does not declare any number of members of the Committee to be a quorum, they consider that two members will constitute a valid meeting of the Committee, and be competent to discharge the ordinary business; but that one Member could not, in the opinion of the Commissioners, examine and sign the Register of Cases of Medical Relief, and discharge the duty devolved on the Committee under 9 of the Act. "8. The Commissioners request the special attention of the Committee to the following passage in the accompanying Instructions to Medical Officers: --"'A Ticket for Medical Relief continues in force until it is cancelled by the Committee, in pursuance of the proviso in i) of the Act, or as long as the patient continues to present himself at the Dispensary in the case of a Ticket in the Form E 1, or until the termination of the case, if the Ticket be a Visiting Ticket in the Form E 2: and in the latter case, the Medical Officer is bound to continue his attendance in pursuance of a Visiting Ticket, until such attendance is no longer required. If the Medical Officer have reason to believe any case to be an unfit one for the continuance of Medic...