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1454 JUNE 27, 1953 MEDICAL NOTES IN PARLIAMENT BRDITISH handling, but even at this stage a full examination had not been made. Universities and Colleges On the night of April 1 the medical orderly became worried about Harrison's condition and called the orderly medical officer, and then for the first time Harrison was given a full medical examination. The orderly medical UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH officer realized at once that Harrison was dangerously ill, The Queen has appointed Dr. D. J. A. Kerr, Lecturer in Forensic and from this time he was treated for the malignant disease Medicine at Edinburgh University, to be Regius Professor of from which he was suffering. Harrison died early on the Forensic Medicine, in succession to Sir Sydney Smith, who is morning of April -5. resigning on September 30, 1953. Irregularities and Mistakes UNIVERSITY OF LONDON At the time of his admission to hospital Harrison's illness Miles Weatherall, D.M., Senior Lecturer in Pharmnacology at had undoubtedly reached a stage when death was inevitable, London Hospital Medical College, has been appointed to the since malignant disease of this type in youth, though rare, University Readership in Pharmacology tenable at that College. grew very rapidly. He (Mr. Mlead) did not suggest that L. F. Lamerton, M.Sc., Ph.D., Senior Assistant Physicist at the this in any way excused the mistakes made in the handling Royal Cancer Hospital, has been appointed to the Readership in of the case. Physics applied to Medicine tenable at the Institute of Cancer After Harrison's death it should have been abundantly Research, Royal Cancer Hospital. clear to the commanding officer of the hospital that serious Dr. A. d'A. Bellairs, Lecturer in Anatomy in the University of and mistakes had occurred. Yet, so far as he Cambridge, has been appointed to the Readership in Anatomy, .irregularities tenable at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School. could ascertain, no thorough inquiry was instituted by the Dr. K. W. Cross, Senior Lecturer in Human Physiology at St. commanding officer, although on May 18 he stated that Mary's Hospital Medical School, has been appointed to the a full inquiry had already been made by himself and that Readership in Human Physiology tenable at the school. he was satisfied that there was no truth in the allegations The title of Reader in Anatomy in the University has been that there had been ill-treatment of patients. conferred on Dr. J. T. Aitken in respect of the post held by him This serious occurrence was caused not by any fault in at University College. the method of procedure laid down for Army hospitals Donald Arthur McDonald, D.M., Senior Lecturer in Physiology but by the failure of certain individuals to carry out their at St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, has been to appointed to the University Readership in Physiology tenable at duties. The commanding officer would be called account the College. for his conduct and be tried by court-martial. The medical W. C. J. Ross, Ph.D., D.Sc., has been appointed to the Reader- specialist concerned, who left the R.A.M.C. in May, would ship in Chemistry tenable at the Institute of Cancer Research be reported to the General Medical Council. The day sister (Royal Cancer Hospital), from January 1. concerned, who was a civilian, had had her contract ter- Dr. D. Robertson Smith has been appointed Lecturer in Clinical minated and would be reported to the General Nursing Pathology in King's College Hospital Medical School and Council. Honorary Assistant Clinical Pathologist to the hospital, and Dr. D. G. Rushton Junior Lecturer in Morbid Anatomy in the Medical School. Nurses Sensitive to Penicillin Mr. L. H. Savin, senior ophthalmic surgeon at King's College Asked on June 18 what number of district nurses had Hospital and the Royal Eye Hospital, has been appointed a Fellow of King's College, and Professor R. Milnes Walker, pro- developed a sensitivity to penicillin and could not under- fessor of surgery in the University of Bristol, a Fellow of take further nursing duties, Mr. IAIN MACLEOD said the total University College. number of district nurses affected was not known, but a The following scholarships at the Royal Free Hospital School special inquiry had shown that in 70 local health authority of Medicine have been awarded for 1953-4: A. M. Bird Entrance areas 73 nurses had become sensitive to penicillin and had Scholarship, Miss G. Freeman (City of London School for Girls); to give up nursing for varying periods. There was evidence Mrs. George M. Smith Scholarship for Women, Miss M. L. Shaw that the incidence could be reduced by strict observance (Pontefract and District Girls High School); Maclntyre Evans of technical precautions. He had at once obtained advice Scholarship for Women, Miss G. R. Perry (Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine); Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Scholarship for on this from his Standing Medical Advisory Committee Women, Miss D. I. Hawkins (Royal Free Hospital School of was circulating this advice urgently to local health authori- Medicine); Dr. Margaret Todd Scholarship for Women, Miss ties and others concerned. Mr. Macleod further said that R. D. Low (Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine); A. M. nurses who had to give up work by reason of sensitivity Bird Scholarship for Clinical Studies, Miss A. M. Horn (Royal to antibiotics were entitled to the normal sick-leave allow- Free Hospital School of Medicine). ances and could, in appropriate cases, qualify for incapacity The following candidates at the London School of Hygiene and benefit under the National Health Service (Superannuation) Tropical Medicine have been approved at the examination Regulations. They might also, when the circumstances indicated: warranted it, qualify for industrial injuries benefit. The ACADEMIC POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.- numbers, if any, who might have to give up nursing per- J. Carlton, G. J. Glynn, Winifred M. Hiscock, K. A. Rahman, manently were not yet known. S. Sandmo, D. Ungar, D. Yarom. Casualties in Korea.-United Kingdom casualties in Korea UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL between July 1, 1951, and June 1, 1953, were 2,237 officers and The following candidates have been approved at the examinations men, of whom 447 were killed or died of wounds. For the same indicated: period, total United Nations casualties, including South Korean PH.D.-In the Faculty of Medicine: E. S. Jones. and United Kingdom casualties, were about 180,000, of whom FINAL M.B., CH.B.-Part ll: J. D. Agnew, J. A. Barlow, A. G. about 35,000 were killed. Bowers, M. J. A. Britten, N. T. Burnett, B. J. Charlick, R. W. Coronary Thrombosis.-On the adviee of the Advisory Com- Coffee, J. S. Comaish, J. R. Cope, G. W. Danger, K. S. Davies, mittee for Medical Research in Scotland, five grants from R. J. G. Downie, Florence M. Dukenfield, D. P. Duffield, T. R. National Health Service funds have been made for research on Evans, R. Finn, J. G. Foley, D. Gardner, Anne M. Godfrey, coronary thrombosis. At March 31, 1953, £5,100 had been paid, D. H. Goldsmith, Mary Gregson, Patricia 0. Grundy, W. B. and £11,600 remained to be paid during this year. Hanley, P. A. Harrison, J. W. Hill, H. B. Hilton, E. J. M. Chalk in Flour.-In the 12 months ending May 23, 1953, Hopkins, C. L. Imison, R. A. Johnson, P. L. Jones, P. King, 11,369 tons of calcium carbonate were added to national flour. J. B. Laine, V. Leach, C. L. Levene, G. Lloyd, B. A. Lowe, The whole of the supplies conformed to the specifications of the Joan K. McCann, Anne D. Micah, J. B. Middleton, J. M. British Pharmacopoeia and were obtained from home sources. Nichols, F. T. O'Brien, B. J. O'Dowd, L. Ratoff, M. R. .Rayman, Physiotherapists.-There were 4,178 physiotherapists employed A. Roberts, S. S. Rubenstein, M. J. Samuels, H. Savage, Eleanor in hospitals in the National Health Service in England and Wales K. Scott, T. F. Shelley, Mary E. Shepherd, A. Speakman, D. on December 31, 1952; 3,250 were full-time and 928 part-time. Taylor-Robinson, D. A. Thomas, R. S. Todd, V. Tonge, A. JUNE 27, 1953 UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES MEDICALBRITISHJOURNAL 1455 Turner, M. R. B. Wallice, W. P. Walsh, P. K. Wilson, Elizabeth INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND VITAL STATISTICS A. Witham, N. C. Woodier, G. H. Worsley, I. Wort. Summary for British Isles for week ending June 6 DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC HEALTH.-Part I: C. Sudhipongse. (No. 22) and corresponding week 1952. DIPLOMA IN RADIOLOGY.-Radiodiagnosis, Part I: B. K. Bajaj, Figures of cases are for the countries shown and London administrative W. C. Heron, P. McCann, P. N. Newsam. Radiotherapy, Part I: county. Figures of deaths and births are for the 160 great towns In H. J. J. Beyleveld. England and Wales (London included), London administrative county, the 17 principal towns in Scotland, the 10 principal towns in Northern Ireland. D.T.M.&H.-K. M. Aboud, A. N. Basu, S. N. Bhattacharya, and the 14 principal towns in Eire. K. R. I. Hariharan, R. Hecker (recommended for the award of A blank space denotes disease not notifiable or no return available. the Milne Medal in Tropical Medicine and the Warrington Yorke The table is based on information supplied by the Registrars-General of England and Wales, Scotland, N. Ireland, and Eire, the Ministry of Health Medal in Tropical Hygiene), E. S. Jones, G. Moles, Y. Na Eire. Songkhla. H. C. C. Nwankwo, T. Viriyakul. and Local Government of N. Ireland, and the Department of Health of CASES 1953 1952 ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF EDINBURGH in Countries ~ 3 .