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described above for 1896 and a more detailed description is included in
appendix 2. 176
Costs of training
As well as the differences in educational levels, there were differences in the
cost of training. The cost of becoming a chemist and druggist was much
greater than that encountered when becoming an apothecaries‘ assistant.
Those wishing to join the pharmaceutical profession had first to pay a
premium of 200 to 300 guineas to obtain an apprenticeship. 177 On the
registration of his indentures, from 1 July 1842, the pharmacy student had
to pay a subscription, of five shillings provided his master was a member of
the Society and ten shillings and sixpence if he were not. 178 By 1853, the fee
for the ‗classical‘ examination and registration as an apprentice or student
had been combined and increased to two guineas. The fee for the ‗minor‘
examination and registration as an assistant was three guineas, unless he
had not previously registered as an apprentice, when it was five guineas. 179
In August 1857, the fee for the ‗classical‘ examination or for
presenting the equivalent certificates was still two guineas, but this entitled
candidates to student membership until they had completed their
indentures, or until they were 21 years old. In the same year the fee for the
‗minor‘ examination and registration as an assistant was five guineas, while
those who had previously registered as an apprentice paid only three
176 „The Qualification of Dispensers‟, Pharmaceutical Journal, series 4, 68, 14, (15 Feb. 1902) 122-123.
177 Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, series 1, 3, 4, (Oct. 1843) 147-148.
178 Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, series 1, 3, 7, (Jan. 1844) 340.
179 Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions, series 1, 13, 5, (Nov. 1853) 204.
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