Warranted Naval Medical officers, similar to doctors on shore, were not required to have a medical degree and were generally trained by apprenticeship.[1] By 1814, the Royal Navy had 14 physicians, 850 surgeons, 500 assistants surgeons caring for 130,000 men on shore and at sea.[2] They were very well paid, starting at £14 per month in 1815 for surgeons with less than 6 years of experience, up to £25 4s for 20 years of experience.[5] They were also allowed £43 for equipment, £5 for every 100 cases of venereal disease they treated, and a personal servant.[4] Factoring in prize money, a ship's surgeon could make well over £200 a year.[6]