Form: 10-K

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

December 9, 2005

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EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

            We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Becton, Dickinson and Company of our report dated November 18, 2005, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Becton, Dickinson and Company, included in the 2005 Annual Report to Shareholders of Becton, Dickinson and Company.

            Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Becton, Dickinson and Company listed in Item 15(b). This schedule is the responsibility of Becton, Dickinson and Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, as to which the date is November 18, 2005, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

            We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

              (1) Registration Statement Form S-8 Nos. 33-23055, 33-33791, 33-40787, 33-53375, 33-58367, 33-64115, 333-11885, 333-16091, 333-46089, 333-59238, 333-108052 and 333-118235 of Becton, Dickinson and Company, and,
 
              (2) Registration Statement Form S-3 Nos. 333-23559, 333-38193 and 333-104019 of Becton, Dickinson and Company;

of our report dated November 18, 2005, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Becton, Dickinson and Company incorporated herein by reference, our report dated November 18, 2005, with respect to Becton, Dickinson and Company management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Becton, Dickinson and Company, incorporated herein by reference, and our report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to the financial statement schedule of Becton, Dickinson and Company included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Becton, Dickinson and Company.

  /s/ ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
  Ernst & Young, LLP
   

New York, New York
December 9, 2005