called senior-surgeons;the next 120, surgeons; and the remainder, assistant-surgeons. Of the senior-surgeons, the first 3 compose the medical board, and are styled physician-general, surgeon-general, and inspector-general. The next 12 are denominated superintending-surgeons,one of whom is posted to a division of the army, and to whom is intrusted the superintendence of the medical duties; the remaining senior-surgeons and the surgeons are posted to regiments and staff appointments. By far the majority of the assistant-surgeons have independent charges of their own,being qualified to hold regimental and civil stations after having been two years in India, and having passed a colloquial examination in Hindostanee.
LIST OF MEDICAL OFFICERS BY LATEST CENSUS.
| Medical Establishments | Bengal. | Madras. | Bombay. | Service or promotion. | ||
| Bengal. | Madras. | Bombay. | ||||
| Members of Board | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Superintending Surgeons | 12 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 34 | 31 |
| Surgeons | 12 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 34 | 31 |
| Assistant Surgeons | 274 | 171 | 146 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
| 414 | 247 | 201 | Total, 862. | |||
Members of the Medical Board rank as Brigadier General.
