Swedish Naval Medical Officers' Corps

Prior to that, the navy's physicians were subordinate to the National Swedish Board of Health.

As early as 1535, so-called bardskärer ("barbers") are mentioned in the navy; they were usually hired for each sea expeditions, after which they were dismissed.

Moreover, since they would be rather ignorant and the hygienic devices aboard were particularly deficient, great morbidity and mortality ruled the navy and the army, paralyzing military operations.

However, in the context of the navy's renewal and expansion towards the end of the 1800s, the need for more independent orderly healthcare for the same appeared.

According to the decision of the state authorities in 1902, the Swedish Naval Medical Officers’ Corps was established.