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        5. Enquiry in mycetoma of fungus foot diseases at the Seth
        Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay.

        6. Researches on study of bone-marrow, etc., at the Carmichael
         Medical College, Belgachia.

        7. Enquiry into thromboangeits oblitrans at the Seth Gordhandas
          Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay.

        8. Pharmacological investigation of oroxylin at the Seth Gordhandas
          Sunderdas Medical College, Bombay.

        9. Indigenous Drugs Enquiry at the King Edward Medical College,
         Lahore.

     Several research papers were published by the members of the staff
of the various colleges during 1936-37.

10. Summary of history and activities of Medical Colleges in India.

MEDICAL COLLEGE, MADRAS.

   The Madras Medical College was founded as a Medical School by the
Right Hon'ble Sir Frederick Adam, K.C.B., by an Order of Government,
dated the 13th February 1835, and it opened its first session with 10
medical apprentices and 11 Indian pupils on the 1st July 1835, in the
rooms adjoining the quarters of the Surgeon to the General Hospital.
The School removed in 1836 to a new building erected for the purpose.
The first curriculum of studies embraced Anatomy, Materia Medica
Medicine and Surgery, the duration of the course being two years. As
the School continued its work, additional professorships were sanctioned
for Anatomy, Physiology, Midwifery, Opthalmology and Chemistry and
the duration of the course was exended to 3 years. Private students
were first admitted in 1838. The School at this period consisted of three
departments—(1) private and stipendiary students with a five-year course,
(2) Apprentices qualifying for the Apothecary grade, four-year course,
and (3) Medical pupils qualifying for Second Grade Dresser of the Medical
Department, with a three-year course. The designation of "College" was
given in 1850 and the Institution became "The Madras Medical College",
under the control of the Medical Board and of the Head of the Medical
Department. It was placed in 1855 under the supervision of the Director
of Public Instruction.

   The College remained an independent body till 1863 when it was
affiliated to the Madras University. It was the first college to admit
women students in 1875, a year which also saw the institution of the L. M.
& S. degree. A class for the training of candidates as Sanitary inspectors
was opened in 1895. The Chemists and Druggists Department was opened
later and in the session of 1900-01 there were five Departments in all—
the College Department, Apothecary Department, Chemists and Druggists
Department, Hospital Assistants Department and the Sanitary Inspectors
Class. The Hospital Assistants Department was finally transferred in
1908 to the Medical School at Royapuram. The construction of the