Item JM-AIY/OttomanRegisters/Vol10/p5b/item28 - Issue regarding the practice of medicine by foreign state subjects relegated to the office of Mutasarrifate, 28 June 1904 (Gregorian calendar) - 15 Huzayrân 1320 (Ottoman fiscal calendar (Rumi)

To the office of Mutasarrifate
Despite the fact that there are regulation provisions stipulating that the persons who do not graduate from the Imperial School of Medicine not practice the profession of a doctor and any craft in other medicine branches, some people in Jerusalem serve as doctors without having any diploma and certificates. Therefore, letters have been sent by our council at various times regarding the fact that such foreign state subjects be banned from the profession via the attachment of notice of fundamentals, with the regulation provision also to be enforced for Ottoman subjects under this condition. Even though various notifications have been made by the office of mutasarrifate to the consulates of the states to which they are subject, no due action has been taken thus far in respect thereof and no reply has even been given. In the letters sent for once from the Austrian and German Consulates in response to this matter, it was put forth that the said regulation does not include charity institutions distributing medications free of charge and that, as the pharmacist here are under the supervision of doctors, they do not have to have a diploma from the Imperial School of Medicine. Upon the marginal notes written by our council, pointing out that the regulation regarding the necessity for getting a diploma from the Imperial School of Medicine applies not only to the pharmacists practising their profession on the market by opening a shop, but also to pharmacists to be employed at hospitals and naturally to all those practising the craft of pharmacy, so the priests distributing medicine free of charge are not an exception to this rule, the matter was again notified to the said consulates in reply. Afterwards, in the letter, dated 19 October 1901 and 27 September 1902 and numbered 67, sent by the Ministry of Medicine, it was declared that a fine of 2 liras be imposed on such unlicensed doctors and 3 liras on unlicensed pharmacists and that the said persons must be bailed in order to prevent them to henceforth practice these professions. Thereupon, even though notifications were re-made to the consulates of the states to which the said pharmacists are subject, due actions have not been taken once again. Thus, the number of such unlicensed pharmacists are on the increase; their continuation of this profession is objectionable and no permission can be given to this. Therefore, a new register has been arranged and is hereby presented, which shows their nationality, position and the location where they practice their profession. It is necessary to notify the consulates again and in very clear terms regarding the regulation stipulating that a fine of the specified amount be collected from those unlicensed pharmacists working at hospitals and outside as well, and that such people be henceforth banned from the profession. If the said consulates insist on their opinion about the pharmacists working in charities, with due actions to be taken in respect of them in accordance with the command to be given after presented to the higher authority, it would be appropriate to relegate the matter to the office of the Police Chief Inspector so as to henceforth banish unlicensed pharmacists from the profession, except for those working for charities, to collect from them a fine of the specified amount, and also to take a similar action as regards Ottoman subjects. The 15th of Huzayrân (1)320 (28th of June 1904).