Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-05
FOURTH ANIMAL REPORT
BOARD OF MEDICAL. SUPERVISORS
SUBMITS STATEMENT.
One Hundred and Eight Applications
for Permission toPractice Con-
sidered During Year.

The board of medical supervisors of the
District of Columbia has submitted it's
fourth annual report to the Commission
ers. 1t is stated that duly 1, 1900, there
were in the hands of the board awaiting
action four applications for licenses to
practice medicine and surgery from physi-
clans who were registered at the health
office prior to the enactment of the law
now in force regulating such practice and
sought licenses by virtue of such registra-
ton. During the year eight similar applt-
cations We're received. One applicant with
drew and licenses were issued to the re-
naming eleven.
Six physicians licensed to practice medi-
cine In as many states and desiring to To-
cate in the District of Columbia applied
Tor licenses to practice medicine here under
the provisions of the law authorizing the
issue OF licenses to such candidates WIN
out fee and without examination, when
ever the licensing boards of such states
granted equal privileges to licentiates Of
the District of Columbia AS none of the
state boards by which these applicants had
privileges to licentiates of this District the
requests OF such applicants for licenses
were necessarily denied.
Applicants for License.
At the beginning of the year thirty-two
applications for licenses to practice medi-
cine and surgery, to-be issued after ex-
animation, were in the possession of the
board. During the year seventy-six were
received. The total number to be acted
upon was therefore 10S. Two applicants
withdrew their applications with the con-
sent Of the board, three were refused ad-
mission to the examinations and twenty
seven were awaiting examination at the
close of the year. The total number exam
med was seventy-six. Fifty-six Of these
candidates passed satisfactory examna-
lions and were duly licensed. The examina-
lions of the remaining twenty, being 1882
per cent of those examined, not being sat
lsfactory, licenses were denied them. OF
the successful candidates one failed twice
prior to receiving his license and nine had
failed once.
During the year five applications for L.
censes to practice midwifery were received
prior to the. enactment of the medical prac
tice act. Licenses were issued to all of
them.
One application for a license to practice
midwifery, to be issued after examination,
was on file on July /, 1900, and three were
received during the year. Two of these can
dldates were duly examined and found quail
flied. Licenses certifying to that fact were
issued. Two were awaiting examination at
the close of the year.
Matter of Compensation.
The board calls the attention of the Com
made for the adequate compensation of
the various boards Of medical examiners,
or, in fact. even Of the board of medical
supervisors. The members of these boards
perform their duties solely in the interest
of the public, and under existing law re-
ceive for their services whatever happens
to be left over from the fees paid by appli-
cants for licenses after the necessary ex-
penses of the board have been deducted
No member Of the board of eclectic medi-
cal examiners has ever received cent for
his services. The average amount received
per annum by each member of the board
of homeopathic medical examiners has been
$1.75; by the lay members of the board of
medical supervisors. $50, and by the mem
bers of the board -zof medical examiners,
$3214. The total number of applications
acted on up to data is 1859 and the total
number of licenses issued is 1,411. The
inadequacy of the compensation received
for the work done Is, therefore, manifest.
1t is respectfully recommended that pro-
vision be made to pay each member of
the board Of medical supervisors and each
member of the board of medical exam
iners $40 for EACH meeting attended.
The board expresses it's appreciation of the
kindness of the Georgetown Law School,
which has granted without cost the use
of it's examination room for the eXamna-
lions conducted under the supervision of
this board. 1t desires, also, to acknowl-
edge the work of the police department in
enforcing the law regulating the practice Of
medicine