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in the department of public health of a recognized medical 

 school ; or (ii) Produced evidence that he has been a resident 

 medical officer in a hospital for infectious diseases containing 

 not less than ioo beds, during a period of three months the 

 period during which he has been engaged in acquiring 

 practical knowledge of his duties under this rule may be 

 reduced to three months, to include an attendance on at least 

 30 working days. 



Note 2. For the districts, commands, and divisions that 

 have been recognized by the Council under Rule 3 (1) (/) see 

 below. 



Rule 4. Every candidate shall have produced evidence that, 

 after obtaining a registrable qualification, he has attended 

 during three months at least twice weekly the practice of a 

 hospital for infectious diseases at which candidate has received 

 instruction in the methods of administration. 



Note 1. Methods of administration shall include the 

 methods of dealing with patients at their admission and 

 discharge, as well as in the wards, and the medical super- 

 intendence of the hospital generally. 



Note 2. In the case of a medical officer of the Royal 

 Army Medical Corps a certificate from a principal medical 

 officer under whom he has served, stating that he has during 

 a period of at least three months been diligently engaged in 

 acquiring a practical knowledge of hospital administration 

 in relation to infectious diseases, may be accepted as evidence 

 under Rule 4. 



*<* The Rules 2, 3, 4, as to study, shall not apply to medical 

 practitioners registered, or entitled to be registered, on or 

 before Jan. 1st, 1890. 



Rule 5. The examination shall have been conducted by 

 examiners specially qualified ; it shall have extended over 

 not less than four days, one of which shall have been devoted 

 to practical work in a laboratory, and one to practical examina- 

 tion in, and reporting on, subjects which fall within the duties 

 of a medical officer of health, including those of a school 

 medical officer. 



II. The Council shall, from time to time, appoint an 

 inspector or inspectors of examinations in public health, with 

 special instructions to report to the Council whether the 

 examination of each licensing body does or does not afford 

 evidence, on the part of candidates passing such examination, 



