The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-28
EXTENSIVE AND INTRICATE.
Some Facts About Russia's Military
Medical system.
From the London Lancet.

| From the London Lancet
| Russia possesses six large and go small
hospitals connected with tho army be-
sides small lazarettos, and in some of these
the equipment is far in advance Of any
thing the service possesses in this country.
Thus the military hospital of St. Peters,
burg, wherein are treated all medical. sur
gical, genealogical, ophthalmic and 9th
er diseases consists Of five separate clinics
or intirmaries, each of which Is complete
| in Itself and possesses departments for
every class Of disease and even wards fo~
paying patients. The wards are excellent
and replete with appliances of every kind
and there are bandage-rooms. purifying
rooms, operation theaters, bacterioiogica ii
departments, rooms for physical research
laboratories for teachers, and laboratories
for students, all excellent and complete
Each clinic possesses $50 beds, 120 Of which
are for women's diseases and twenty for
childrens and about 5000 patients are
treated per aunum.
In these clinics the students and assist
ants have to work in the most thorough
manner and study every kind of case. The
hospital possesses a staff of thirty-four
professors, seventy priVatm docentes and
forty-seVen assistants. Each department
is furnished with an ample annual allow
ance for instruments and apparatus and
can apply for and obtain additional grants
for anything more that is required or for
anything new and expensive. They have
liberal provision of everything calculated
TO assist the most advanced work
and investigation--X-ray rooms photo
graphic rooms. electrical rooms. INNER
sion lenses, centrifuges, etc, to an extent
that eXcites the marvel and envy Of British
visitors. The work IN the wards such as
oaG taking
every sort of examination and study of the
cases, is of the very highest character and
the operations and dressings are carried
out by the surgeons and qualified assist
ants in a fashion that is above praise.
Russia has 1900 surgeons in her army
and any of these may, If he shows ability
and powers of work, obtain an order to re-
turn 10 study in the hospitals for per Cd
of two years. There he has TO work as a
regular assistant, and, on proving his ca
pacity may attain a place among the
teachers OF the institution, or he may be
transferred to the hospital of some pro
vinc!al city and there continue TO perfect
himself In his profession and further quail
Fly himself for his duties in time of war.
The Russian naval hospitals are arranged
like their army hospitals. they exist in
many parts Of the empire, there being 1--WE
large ones at different ports besides one or
two smaller ones; tney admit civil cases
OF all kinds, ana in them the medical Of
iicers possess opportunities OF training
themselves In all manner Of high-cass pro-
fessional work.
In the Russian navy the medical officers
who show ability can obtain permission 10
return for two years 10 the hospitals, and
can there advance by merit, ten every
year. TO become priyatim docentes and so
proceed 20 The position q professor, and
they have the same privilege az those Of
the army Of obtaining after ten years ser
vice two years Of study leave IN the hos
Ditals ana schools, during which time they
are granted extra pay
The Russian state Supplies its army rs
navy and their hospitals with Instruments
OF The newest construction, embracing ap-
planes FOR special diagnosis and treat
msnts the operation inHirlmfn ts. ana even
the boxes that contain them, are arranged
~ that tiley may be readily sierli1ed by
heat ~ otherwise. und , himmelbusch' b
siorliizcfa and appafut-a specially con-
flrueis9 fQr carrying 0vt anilsepiio nud
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