LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2694, 14 February 1916, Page 6

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ORGANISING THE MEDICAL SERVICE, Sir, —Your remarks, in. this moraine's issue, on the necessity for organising tlie medical profession, deserve serious attention. I should liko to point out that insufficient use is made of the women practitioners by the British authorities. The enclosed letter was received, amongst other information, by a woman practitioner of New Zealand, who liad written to the High Commissioner regarding tho opportunities for doing patriotic medical work in England.—l am, PRACTITIONER.. February 4. [Enclosures.] Copy of High Commissioner's 'letter to the British Bed Cross Society. 13 Victoria Street, S.W., ' Bth October, 1915. Sir,—l am directed by the Eigli Commissioner to state that a cablegram has been received by an officer of this Department from New Zealand with regard to , a qualified lady doctor in , New Zealand, who is anxious to come to this country to take up medical work during the present crisis. When you wrote to this office in May last with regard to another New Zealand lady "doctor who was offering her services for Bod Cross work, you replied that it had not been found necessary to call upon lady doctors, but that if the circumstances should demand it you would let this office know. My object, therefore, in writing to-you is to inquire whether circumstances now exist that admit of . receiving an appointment. It was thought tliat as the demand on the services of male members of the profession for military duties has become so great there would be openings in hospitals that men had vacated. If you could kindly lot me know the reply that could bo cabled to this lady in New Zealand I should bo greatly obliged. Miss appears in the New Zealand Medical Register as having been registered on the 29tli November, 1902, and her degrees are said to ho M.8., Bacli. Surg., University of New Zealand, 1902. —I am etc. (Signed), A. S. Row, for the Secretary of the Department. Copy of Reply of British Red Cross Society to High Commissioner. British Rod Cross Societv, ,83 Pall Mall, London "S.W., October lltli. • Sir, —In reply to your letter, I liavc the honour to state that we arc receiving. no applications for lady doctors. I ! liad a very large number of lady doctors on my list, but liove only been able to find employment for two or three of tl'.em. This being tho case, 1 would not recommend the lady you mention _ to como to England. We are very anxious to find employment for lady- doctors, but thero appears to be no opening.— I have, etc. (Signed), Frederick Treves.