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THE " ACCOUNT-BOOK " OF JAN HASZING. 
By C. Pijper, M.D. (Leiden), Johannesburg, and 
H. Zwarenstein, M.B., Capetown. 
Jan Haszing practised as a surgeon at Capetown in the middle of the 
eighteenth century. His " Account-book," which in some way or other 
has found its way to the archives at Capetown, starts at 1736 and runs on 
continuously till 1767. The following pages contain a verbal transcript 
of some of its entries, together with an English translation. They give some 
idea of what medical practice was like then in an " outpost " like Capetown. 
No explanations or footnotes are necessary ; we only beg to draw attention 
to the fact that the Ed. (" rix-dollar ") was divided into eight " schillings " 
(sixpences). It is a pity that our colleague occasionally has forgotten to 
note down for himself what he charged his patients ; may we infer that 
medical men were but indifferent bookkeepers even then ? 
[Aanteekeningh. 
