| Personal Details |
| Name: | Dr John E Barrett |
| Type: | Staff |
| Born in camp? |
No |
| Died in camp? |
No |
| Gender: | male |
| Race: | white |
| Occupation: | doctor |
| Camp occupation: | doctor |
| Notes: | 22/2/1902: FRCS
Medical Directory, 1900, p.96: London: John Edward Barrett (Address uncommunicated): MB, BS Melb. 1889; FRCS Eng 1894 |
| Unique ID: | 1758 |
| Camp History |
| Name: | Brandfort RC |
| Date departure: | 25/11/1901 |
| Reason departure: | transferred |
| Destination: | Bethulie RC |
| Date appointed (as staff): | 3/10/1901 |
| Name: | Bethulie RC |
| Date departure: | 21/02/1902 |
| Date departure: | 21/2/1902 |
| Reason departure: | Resigns post |
| Destination: | Cape Town |
| Date appointed (as staff): | 25/11/1901 |
| Notes: | 10/1/1902, CSRC to SRC, Bethulie: Appointed permanently as PMO because of excellent work, salary increased to £600 pa.
22/2/1902: Barrett to CSRC: Re resignation. During my term of office the death rate has been reduced from about 90 per week to 7 per week. Asks for a recommendation. In confidence urges that unless he sends a thoroughly capable medical man in his place, the death rate will rapidly rise. |
| Sources |
| Title: | SRC 34 |
| Type: | Correspondence: appointments |
| Location: | VAB |
| Reference No.: | 34 |
| Dates: | Oct-Dec 1901 |
| Notes: | A345, Percival for Superintendent, Bethulie to CSRC |
| Title: | SRC 35 |
| Type: | Correspondence: appointments |
| Location: | VAB |
| Reference No.: | 35 |
| Dates: | Dec 1901-Jan 1902 |
| Notes: | A568, 10/1/1902, CSRC to SRC, Bethulie |
| Title: | SRC 38 |
| Type: | Correspondence: appointments |
| Location: | VAB |
| Reference No.: | 38 |
| Dates: | Feb-Mar 1902 |
| Notes: | A869, 21/2/1902, CSRC to Secretary for Permits and related correspondence |
| Title: | SRC 14 |
| Type: | Correspondence |
| Location: | VAB |
| Reference No.: | 14 |
| Dates: | Sept-Oct 1901 |
| Notes: | RC5312, 3/10/1901, CSRC to Secretary for Permits, Bloemfontein |
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