Letter to the Chancellor from Dr. Bristowe.

  • Bristowe, John Syer, 1827-1895.
Date:
[1879]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Letter to the Chancellor from Dr. Bristowe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Table 2.—Collective Results of Examinations for M.B. Degree from 1861 to 1878, inclusive. — Total Candidates. Passed. Passed per Cent. Rejected per Cent. Collective Passes per Cent. Matriculation* 14,385 7,345 51-06 48-94 Preliminary Scien- tihc 2,138 1,136 53-13 46-87 - 1st M.B. 885 579 62-42 34-58 — 2nd M.B. - 488 394 80-74 19-26 14-33 * Results of Matriculation Examinations during following years : 1876, number of Candidates 1,071, of whom passed 486. 1877 „ „ 1,160 „ 505. 1878 „ „ 1,326 „ 597. Consequently more than 50 per cent, rejected in each year. APPENDIX (IV.) Per-centage rejections of Candidates in each subject of examina- tion, showing Irregularity of Results :— Table 1.—Matriculation. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. Jan. June. Jan. June. Jan. June. Jan. Latin - - - 37-8 26-9 40-1 34*9 46-0 30-1 22-1 Greek - - - 27-5 15-2 27 -8 19-5 36-7 15-7 l-i'9 French - - - 12-4 12-9 15-4 16'0 15-6 6-2 5-5 German 27-7 24-2 35-1 7-3 31-5 7-2 4-3 Arithmetic and Algebra 12-8 8-8 16-6 11-3 12-0 15-2 11-4 Geometry 9-4 34- 20-3 17-0 19-3 11-5 10-2 English Language 23-3 20-9 37-6 26-8 27-7 34-2 7-2 English History 24-6 20-4 35'8 21-5 29-0 22-7 16-6 Natural Philosophy 20-4 i5‘3 17-5 26-8 30'7 19-0 25-8 Chemistry 21-0 20-7 23-3 17-8 30-7 13-0 6-7 Table 2.—Preliminary Scientific. — 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. Chemistry 18-5 24'8 5-5 3-5 Mechanical Philosophy 28-6 17'5 1 24-5 29-1 Natural Philosophy 15'7 20-6 Botany - - - 27-5 13-9 20-8 25 - 6 Zoology 15-7 24-2 32-5 22-7