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Grant and the other half by Government, who is also responsible for
providing funds for the maintenance and upkeep of the institution. The
College was affiliated to the University of Bombay in 1860. It has
attached to it a laboratory for scientific medical research—the gift of
Mr. Framji Dinshaw Petit—which was opened in 1891. The Anatomy
block with its dissecting room was built in 1903 and the Pathological
Laboratory and Lecture room and the Anatomical and Physiological
Lecture Threatre were completed in 1910. In 1913, the Physiological
School and Laboratories were also added to the College buildings. The
College library has about 8,000 books and 5,000 journals. Clinical instruc-
tion to the students of the College is imparted in (i) Sir Jamsetji Jeejee-
bhoy Hospital, with accommodation for 365 beds, (ii) the Sir Cawasji
Jehangir Ophthalmic Hospital built in 1866 wits accommodation for 73
patients, (iii) the Bai Motlibai Hospital built in 1892, (iv) the Sir Dinshaw
Manekji Petit Hospital for Women opened in 1892, and (v) the Sir B. J.
Hospital for Children, which was opened in 1928 and has accommodation
for 100 beds.

     The College provides medical education upto the degree standard for
the graduates and undergraduates of the Bombay and other recognised
Universities and for European and Anglo-Indian Military medical students
under training for recruitment to the Military Assistant Surgeons Branch
of the Indian Medical Department. Facilities also exist for post-graduate
study in Medicine, Surgery, Midwifery, Pathology, Bacteriology, Ophthal-
mology, Physiology and Hygiene.

     120 students are admitted annually. Candidates seeking admission
must have passed the Group 'B' Intermediate Science Examination of
the Bombay University in Chemistry, Physics and Biology or an equi-
valent examination of some other University as recognised by the Bombay
University. Selection is made on the basis of marks obtained by candi-
dates at the Intermediate examination, preference being given to candi-
dates belonging to the Bombay Presidency provided such candidates have
received their preliminary education at a college affiliated to the Univer-
sity of Bombay. Of the total number of seats available, 10 per cent. each
go to Mohammedans, backward class Hindus, and women students.
Seven seats are reserved for candidates from Sind and 5 for Military
medical students.

     According to the University regulations there should be one demons-
trator for every 20 students in practical classes, but the College does not
observe any specific rules in this respect. For practical classes students
are generally divided into batches of not more than 40.

     24 papers Were published during 1936-37 by members of the staff on
various subjects of medical interest.

SETH GORDHANDAS SUNDERDAS MEDICAL COLLEGE, BOMBAY.

     It is a non-Government institution and owes its origin to the endow-
ment in 1916 of Rs. 14½ lakhs from the trustees of the late Seth Gordhan-
das Sunderdas, offered to the Bombay Municipal Corporation for the