The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-05
LICENSES FOR DOCTORS
The Annual Report of the Board of
Medical Supervisors.
Ninety-Hve Applications Received, of
Which Eight Were Rejectcd-Mnny
Requests From Those Not Regis
tered Eise,yhcre-The Yearly Estf-
mates, Receipts, ana Expenditures.

The Board OF Medical Supervisors,
through its President. John S. McLain,
yesterday submitted TO the Commissioners
its report for the fiscal year ended June
so, 1900. The report first refers to pny--
sicians' licenses, and says:
"Ninety-five applications have been re-
ceived for licenses to practice medicine IN
this District In eight instances the ap,
plicatioHs were based on registration at
. the Health Office prior to the passage o.
the law now in force regulating the pras-
tice uf medicine and in one, on State
license. In the remaining cases. elshSS-
six, the applicants sought the right TO prae'
tfce in this District, through EXAMINATIONS
to determine their qualifications Licenses
10 applicants of the class first mentioned
Officially designated as class Al are Is
sued on the mere establishment OF me
fact of registration prior TO the passage Of
the current law. The number Of appll-
cants represents The number OF licenses IS
sued in order to secure a license by viz
tue of certificate issued by State med
ical examining board (this class of ap-
plicants being designated as class b, 1t is
necessary that the State which has issued
such license recognize the licenses issued
by the Board of Medical Supervisors, 10
the extent of issuing to the holders thereof
without fee and without examination. In
the single instance which came before ths
board during the past year, and, in fact. IN
all instances previously submitted to 1t,
the State law did not provide for the neces-
sary recognition of the licenses of this
beard. This application was, therefore, re-
jected.
paragraph that by far the largest num-
Der of applicants for licenses to practice
medicine are those who neither were reg
istered prior to the existence of the pres
ent statute por held State licenses, all of
whom must Submit satisfactory evidence
as to age, moral character, and previous
medical education. and demonstrate their
qualifications by means OF written and
oral examination. At the beginning of
the year thirty-one applicants of this
class (eIass c., whose applications had
been fled in the latter part of June, 1889,
were awaiting examination. During the
year fifty-hve applications have~tesn re-
ceiyed of which, however, thirty-six were
fled in the latter part Of June, 1900. and,
therefore, necessarily held over for ex-
animation in July. The total number OF
applicants entitled to examination dur
ing the year was, therefore. fifty. For
the examination of such applicants Ak
aminaticns were held in July, October,
and January. No applications were
pending at the time fixed by law for the
April examination, and, therefore, no
such examination was held. OF the aP-
plicaats just mentioned. thirty-seyen
passed the required examinations, eleven
were unsuccessful, enc did not appear at
the appointed time, and one formally
withdrew his application. OF the candi-
dates examined, therefore. 22.92 per cent
failed This percentage of failure was
greater than during 1s9S-'s9. when it was
but l5.5 and about equal to that CT
1878. when il YVES 22.2.
For Miivvives' Licenses.
,'Nsne applications have been received
fer licenses TO practice midwifery. based
on registration at the Health Office prior
to the passage of the act now regulating
the practice OF medicine. All such appH-
catious were favorably acted en-, their
issue depending, as in the issue CT CORE
spending licenses to practice medicine,
merely en- the determination CT the qres-
ton whether she applicant was or was
not registered. Three such licenses. not
included among these referred to in the
preceding sentence, were issued to re-
place others which had become invalid
by reason Of the failure OF the licentiatss
to record the.a within the time allowed
by law Women desiring to become mid
fion as now required by law in order to
demonstrate their qualifications for such
work, appear to be scarce. But four ap-
pIications have been received for licenses
involving examination OF the applicants
OF such applicants. three received Ii
censes.
"a statement of the receipts and ex-
penditures of the board is appended.
From such statement il will be seen that
81 ~ ha n
feers, acting as members of the boards
of medical examiners or Of the board of
medical supervisors, in three instances of
both. for twelve months work was 1926. 10.
Of this amount the two lag members of
the board Of medical supervisors re-
ceived, By erder Of the Commissioners,
SIS each. The distribution OF the balance
in accordance with law resulted in the
payment to the board Of medical exam
liners Of S17S,GS, practically equivalent to
$35.74 per member; TO the board of homeo-
pathic medical examiners of s7.77, repre-
senting the payment TO each member of
lectic medical examiners received moth
ing
IN view of the large amount of work
devolving upon the several members of
the boards Of medical examiners and Of
this board, the board of medical super
yisors believes that some arrangement
should be made whereby a reasonable
compensation can be paid for their sery-
Ices. It respectfully renews the recon-
mendation made last year that an ap-
preparation Of $1,000 be asked for this
purpose. The law requires four examina-
lions to be held every year, and every
examination may involve two meetings
of each of the four boards-that is. eight
rueatipgs At each such meeting five
members should be present. Five men,
bers are, therefore, required to attend
each OF thirty-two meetings. so that the
amount asked, $500, would be just suffi-
Client to provide for the compensation OF
each member of each board of examiners
and OF the board of medical supervisors
at the rate of SO per meeting.
"In conclusion. this board desires tC
express its appreciation of the kindness
of the law school OF the University o.
Georgetown, which has granted, withou
compensation, the use of room in which
10 hold examinations.
Estimates for 1902.
81 have been directed by the Board o
Medical Supervisors to request that in th'
estimates OF the expenses Of the District o
Columbia for the year ending June 80, 1902
an item of 81, 900 for compensation OF th'
members Of the Board Of Medical Super
visors and OF the several boards Of medica
examiners be included, payment to be mad
TO the members OF such boards at the rat
of $40 for each meeting attended. Thu
members Of these boards serve solely II
the interest OF the community, and tn,
amount Of work devolving upon them is, a;
rule, considerable, involving attendance
on from eight to sixteen meetings and th'
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