Genre:

News-Commentary

Subjects:

Medical Practitioners, Surgery, War, Government, Nationalism, Status, Cultural Geography

Institutions mentioned:

Army

    Reports that 'whether our forces have, or have not, been provided with sufficient surgical aid in the Crimea', French troops have adequate medical treatment and that is due to the French surgeons, who are encouraged by respect and awards from the state. Criticises the comparatively low status of English surgeons, and attacks the government for considering the surgical profession to be 'as dignified as that of a tea-dealer'.