British medical journal . is that of a lieutenant; thatof a temporary surgeon in the navy, that of surgeon;and that of a Territorial officer, that which is shown onhis commission or to which he is promoted by gazette. The right of an army officer to a gratuitj and a specialwoimd pension is absolute if he receives in action a woundwhich occasions the loss of an eye, or of a limb, or the useof a limb; or an injury certified by the regulated medical Aug. 22, 1914] DRUG STOCKS A^D THE DEUG TRADE, r The n , _,,, authority to be equivalent to such loss; and it is open tothe Army Council to gra
British medical journal . is that of a lieutenant; thatof a temporary surgeon in the navy, that of surgeon;and that of a Territorial officer, that which is shown onhis commission or to which he is promoted by gazette. The right of an army officer to a gratuitj and a specialwoimd pension is absolute if he receives in action a woundwhich occasions the loss of an eye, or of a limb, or the useof a limb; or an injury certified by the regulated medical Aug. 22, 1914] DRUG STOCKS A^D THE DEUG TRADE, r The n , _,,, authority to be equivalent to such loss; and it is open tothe Army Council to grant a lesser amount in respect ofan injury which, though not equivalent to the loss of ahuib, is nevertheless certified to he very severe. In regardto injuries received not in action, but due to the perform-ance of mUitaiy duty, the Army Coiuscil may giant a peu-siou if the injury is penmanent and serious, or a grsAuityif the injury, though severe, do^s not justify the grantof a pension. The pensions for wounds received in. and a,lIowances are £80 and ilS, ^£60 and £12 10s., £40and £10. SledicaJ officers In the navy Jo not ordinarily receiveany special j)ensioa for wmmds received in action orduring the performance of their ordinary duties, but theyare exempted by such a wound from the rules respectingthe length of service entitling them to a pension or-gratuity. Then- widows and children, however, receivegrants of the same kind as those aheady described. Thusthe wife of a medical man tempo-raiily employed in tJie navy as asurgeon would be entitled to a pen-sion of £80 per annum if he werakilled in action, and to an ahowauceof from £12 to £16 for each of herchildren up to the age of 18 in thacase of boys and 21 in the case oi:girls: while, if her husband lost hiylife through the act of the enemj;in any other fashion, her pensionwould be i65 per annum, and thegrants for each of her childrenfrom £10 to £14. In addition toher pension, the widow of such amedical man would a
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