- 63SUPPILE ME:NT! BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. LONDON: SATURDAY, APRIL 15TH, 1905. CONTENTS. Page Pago MATTERS REFERRED TO DIVISIONS BRITISE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: SEVENTY-THIRD ANNUAL ... 148 NOTICES OF MOTION ...... 145 MEETING...... MEETING OF 'BRANCH AND DiVISION SECRETARIES AT LEICESTER, VITAL STATISTICS ...... 149 JULY 25TH, o905 ...... 146 NAVA AND MILITARY APPOINTMENTS ...... 150 MUEITINGS OF BRANCRES AND DIVIsIONs: Bath and Bristol Branch: Bristol Division ...... 146 VACANCIES AND APPOINTMENTS ... .. 151 Malta and Mediterranean Branch ...... 146 BIRTHS AND DEATHS ...... 151 Metropolitan Counties Branch: Chelsea Division, ...... 146 MARRIAGES. South-Eastern Branch: Isle of Tlhanet Divisiou ...... 147 DIARY OFr THE WEEK ... '...... 151 Ulster Branch ...... 147 ASSOCIATION NOTICES. - COUNCIL MEETI!G. - BRANCH AND BOOKS RECED ...... 15 DIVIsION MEETINGS TO BE HELD ...... 147 CALENDAR ...... 152

SPECIAL NOTICE TO MEMBERS. Every member is requested to preserve this "Supplement," which contains matters specially referred to Divisions, unZil the subjects have been discussed by-the Division to which he belongs. BY ORDER.

in Representative Meeting assembled, strongly assert TO that no member of our profession should take any MATTERS REFERRED DIVISIONS, appointment under this Committee, either Surgeon or Phyeician, Resident Medical or Surgical Officer, or Honorary Medical or Surgical Officer, until the Infir- NOTICES OF MOTION.i mary Committee make such an arrangement as will THE following additional notices of motion have been agree with the wishes of the local medical men as for the expressed through the Leigh Division of the British received discussion by Representative Meeting Medical Association. at the Annual Meeting of the Association to be held at Leicester, July 24th, 1905, and following days. By the SALFORD DIvIsIoN (Lancashire and Cheshire Branch): [Notices previously received were published in the SUPPLEMENT That, inasmuch as the only legislation existing (according of February 25th, page 57, March 4th, page 73, March 18th, to a communication from the Local Government Board page 105, March 25th, page 121, April 18t, page 129, and April Sth, to the Manchester Medical Guild) which enables local pages 137 and 138.] authorities to pay fees to medical men when summoned under the Midwives Act to assist midwives is permis- By the ALTRINCHAM DIVISION (Lancashire and Cheshire sive in character, the Government be requested to take Branch): the necessary steps for amending the Midwives Act by That Resolution 66 of the Annual RepreEentative Meeting introducing a section, or otherwise, ordering local at Oxford be rescinded; and that the question of the authorities to pay such fees, and further that such fees State Registration of Nurses be referred to the Divisions. ought to be fixed according to the present Poor law scale. By the LEIGH DivISION (Lancashire and Cheshire Branch): That it shall be inconsistent with membership of the Asso- Whereas an infirmary is leing established in Lei2h, and ciation for any medical practitioner to be associated the Infirmary Committee have, after hearing the views with any institution providing medical attendance on of the medical men in the District and in open opposi- contract or provident principles which employs official tion to their unanimously expressed opinion, decided canvassing either privately or collectively or any other to provide an out-patient department, alth- ugh ro method of advertising for the purpose of obtaining inecessity has teen shown to exist for such, we hereby, members. (5a) FSU 14646 Kme YEU MEETINGS OF BRANCHES AND IJOoVUNL DIVISIONS. [APRIL.. - I 5,OF lgQ5. By the STRATFORD DIvISION (Metropolitan Counties Branich): (c) were adopted, and it was decided to send the same to the That, with a view to furthering the organization of the members and, as far as possible, the non-members, in medical profession, the Council be asked to consider the area of the Division. The answers to the questions submitted as to the payment of medical practitioners called the advisability of providing a scheme for the affiliation in to assist midwives have been communicated to the Medico- of local medical societies with the British Medical Polical Committee. The relation of the medical profession to Association. ambulance work was discussed, and the following resolutions That consultation between medical witnesses in legal cases were passed: is desirable, and that the fee of the patient's medical ., That ambulance lectures and ambulance examinations be paid for, attendant at the consultation (one should be and that the question of judging in ambulance competitions be guinea) decided on the merits of each case. paid at the time by the party asking for an examination 2. That the fees paid be similar to those paid by the St. John Ambu- or consultation. lance Society. By the ULSTER BRANCH: The question of advertising in connexion with hydro athie, establishments was considered, and the Division reafrmed The Branch agrees to the adoption of the following resolu- its resolution passed on March 4th, 1904, to the following. tions, referring to the proposed formation of an Irish effect: Committee (see SUPPLEMENT to BRITISH MEDICAL That the Division is of opinion that the question of advertising of JOURNAL, March i8th, p. 105): medical practitioners in connexion with hydropathic establishments, cannot be I. That we approve of the principle of an Irish Committee. advantageously considered apart from the general ques- tion of the publication of the names of medical men in connexion 2. That this Committee shall consist of one Secretary from with proprietary institutions of various kinds. each Branch, and the Irish members of the Central With respect to the report on death registration and amend- Council, with one elected member from each Branch, ment of the coroners' law, the recommendations were agreed and that in the case of the Leinster and Ulster Branches to, with the exception that no opinion was expressed upon: such elected members should be practitioners not resi- (i) The reimbursement of coroners for fees paid to medical dent in Dublin or Belfast. practitioners for consultation where no inquest is held; (2) regard being had to deaths investigated without inquest in 3. That meetings of this Committee should be held in fixing the coroner's salary; (3) fee to coroners for attendance different parts of the country, as may be arranged. at trial. By the ISLE oF THANET DIVISION (South-Eastern Branch): MALTA AND MEDITERRANEAN BRANCH. That the Isle of Thanet Division of the British Medical A MEETING of this Branch was held on. Monday, March 13th, Association, while cordially appreciating the work of at 4 p.m., Major LAwsoN, R.A.M.C., in the chair. the Medico-Political and other Standing Committees of The SECRETARY explained that the meetingwas held on that the Association, would respectfully urge upon the day, and not on the 6th as previously arranged, owing to the Representative Meeting the advisability of limiting the Carnival holidays. Confirmation of Minutes.-The minutes of the preceding number of questions brought before the Association for sitting were read and confirmed. consideration, as it is impossible for all the Divisions to Paper.-The CHAIRMAN then called upon Major Austin, give sufficient time to the adequate discussion of so R.A.M.C., to read his paper. Major AUSTIN then read a paper many important subjects at the same time. on physiological exercises for misased voices. After discuss- ing a few points concerning the mechanism of voice, the GUY ELLISTON, General &oretary. lecturer described the exercises which tended to strengthen April 13th. the muscles of the cords. After the reading of the paper, a, few questions were asked and replied to by Major Austin. Adjournment.-The Order of the Day being exhausted, the MEETING OF BRANCH AND DIVISION CHAIRMAN adjourned the meeting to Monday, May SECRETARIES AT LEICESTER, ist. JULY 25, 1905. METROPOLITAN COUNTIES BRANCH: CHELSEA DIvIsioN. THE Council of the British Medical Association has A M1EETING of this Division was held at the Chelsea Town sanctioned a conference of the Branch and Division Hall on April 4th, at 4 p.m., Dr. R A. GIBBONS, President, in Secretaries to be held on the Tuesday of the Annual the chair. Meeting week-namely, July 25th-at 6 p.m., in a room to Confirmation of Minutes.-The minutes of the previous be set apart for the purpose. meeting were read and confirmed. Branch and Division Secretaries are invited to notify Matters Referred to Divisions.-The SECRETARY then read a any subjects they may wish to bring before this conference. communication from the Medical Secretary on " matters All matters to be considered must be notified to the referred to the Divisions," and circulars relating thereto. General Secretary of. the Association, 429, Strand, W.C., on With regard to the National Deposit Friendly Society, the or before June Division "'cordially agrees with the conclusions arrived at at. I5th. Oxford." In the matter of "the advertising of medical men in1 The General Secretary will as earlv as possible after connexion with hydropathic establishments," it was resolved June i 5th circulate to the Branch and Division Secretaries to answer the question submitted in the affirmative, and to> a list of the subjects notified him for discussion by the send it on to the Representative Meeting. With regard to. conference. the "relations of medical men to ambulance work," the first question asked was decided to be answered, "All to be paid," and the second was voted " too wide to deal with." On the question of "contract practice inquiry," no steps were taken of autb as it was felt that it did not concern the Division. The draft 4ftetiup 3ranrfts 3ibisimns. scheme for medical defence was read, and ordered to be laid on the table for further consideration. [The proewding.s of the Divisions and Branches of the Assoeia- Communicatin from Lancashire and Cheshire Branch.-A tion relating to Scientjflc and Clinical Medicine, when reported communication from the Lancashire and Cheshire Branch by the Honorary Secretas, are published in the body of the was read, and the Division recorded their cordial agreement; JOUTRNAL.1 with the resolutions mentioned therein-namely, (a) relating to the proceedings of the Central Council; and (b) changes in BATH AND BRISTOL BRANCH: the status and salary of officers of the Association. ;BRISTOL DIVISION. Nomination ofiRepresentative on CentralCouncil.-The Division A MEETING of this Division was held at Bristol on April 6th, then nem. con. nominated Dr. O'Sullivan as candidate for the Dr. E. MARKHAM SKERRITT, Vice-Chairman, in the chair. Representative for the Branch on the Central Council, and Mattir7 Referred to Divisions.-In regard to the National instructed the Division's delegates to bring this nomination Deposit Friendly Society, the recommendations (a), (b), and before the meeting of delegates to be held on April 13th. m r B Bvncwm Mr, A&pRiL 1s, 1905.] ASSOCIATION ,NOTICES. X a - L Io0- A 1.47

Sir C. Gage Brown.-It was -moved by the PREsIDENT,.and tion for insertion into the agenda of the business of the carried nem. con., that a letter of condolence-should be sentAto Representative Meeting: C. on his recent bereavement. Sir Gage aBrown That the Isle of Thanet Division of the British Medical Association, Instruction to Honorary &cretary.-The Secretary was while cordially appreciating the work pf the. Medico-Political and instructed that, on any important point referred to the other Standing Committees of the AssoeiatiOn, would respectfully Division, he might ascertain the views of the members of the urge upon the Representative Meeting the advisability of limiting Division by means of reply post-cards., the number of questions brought before the Association for con- Forthcoming Election of Oficers.-Intimation was given that sideration, as. it is impossible for all the. Divisions to give suftcient at the next meeting the election of officers of the Division time to the adequate discussion of so many important matters at would be held. the same time. * Vote of Thanks to Chairman.-After a vote of thanks to the The resolution was carried unanimouslv. Chairman the proceedings terminated. Paper.-Dr. HEAToN read a paper entitled The Therapeutics of High-tension Curreits, with demonstration of apparatus, The paper was discussed, and Dr. HE:ATON replied. Next Meeting.-It was decided to hold the next meeting of, SOUTH-EA8TERN BRANCOH: the Division at Birchington, and that.Dr. J. S. Harris be. ISLE oF THANET DIVisION. asked to take the chair, the date and other arrangements to;. THlE eleventh meeting was held at the Royal Sea-bathing be left in the hands of the Honorary Secretary and Dr. Hospital, Margate, on Tuesday, April 4th, Mr. BERTRAM Harris. THoRNTON in the chair. Vote of Thanks to Chairman.-A vote of thanks was passedl. Confirmation of, Minu.tes.,-The minutes of the meeting at to Mr. Thornton for taking the chair at the meeting. Ramegate (December, i964) and of tbe speoial meeting at Broadstairs (January, 1905) were read, confirmed, and signed. Reorganization of Local Government Board.-The HONORARY ULSTER BRANCH. SECRETARY read a letter from Mr. H. H. Marks, M.P., in THE spring meeting of this Branch was held in the Medicali which he promised to support the proposal for a Royal Institute, Belfast, on Wednesday :afternoon, Alpril xth. The Commission to report upon the question of reorganizing the PRESIDENT (Professor Lindsay, F.R.C.P.) occupied the chair. Local Government Roard. Confirmation of Minutes.-The minutes of the previous Matters Referred to Divisions -Dr. STREET introduced the meeting were read and confirmed. consideration of the recommendations of the Medico-Political Report of Council-The HONORAY SECRETARY (Dr. Cecil C,ommittee .with regard to. the National-Deposit Friendly Shaw) presented the report of Council, which stated that, Society.. He moved. that the recommendationsX be approved, Dr. J. B. G. Mulligan (Belfast) had been elected a member of pointing out that under the rules, of the Society (i) touting the Branch.- The Council recommended. that first-class rail- was encouraged; (2) the claim of the Society to authorize way fare should be paid to members attending special meetings medical men to accept fees, some of which were too low,. was of the Branch CouRcil-that is, those held on daya whenthere absurd; (3) under the Society's rules wndereelling might be is no general meeting of the Branch. brought about. Dr. THORNTON. seconded the motion. After Proposed Irigh Committee.-Re the proposed formation of an considerable discussion, in which -lD)rs. NICHOL, POWELL, Irish Committee on the lines of the present, Scottish. Com-.- RICHARDS, and RAVEN took. part, Dr. HEATON proposed, and mittee (see SuPPLEMENT, March i8th, p. 105), the Council, Dr. HEMMING seconded, the amendment that the considera- recommended the following resolutions: tion of the recommendations of the Medico-Political Com- I. That we approve of the principle of an Irish Committee. to a future meeting. This was carried.- mittee be postponed 2. That this Committee should consist of one Secretary from each In regard to the relations of the medical profession. to Branch, and the Irish members of the Central Council, with ono anbulance work, Dr. STREET proposed, and Dr. SUTCLImFE elected member from each Branch, and that in the case of the seconded, the following resolution, which was carried unani- Leinster and Ulster Branches such elected members should be mously: practitioners not resident in Dublin-or Belfast. That meetings of That it be left to the judgement of each medical man, whether he 3. this Committee should be held in different parts. of the country, as may be should receive fees for ambulance instruction, ambulance examina- arranged. tions, or judging in ambulance competitions, but that if he is paid, The adoption of the report was proposed by the -HONORARr- the minimal fee, in addition to all out-of-pocket expenses, should S3ECRETARY, seconded by Dr. DARLING. (Lurgin), and passed. be not less than (a) one guinea for each instruction, (b) one guinea Attendance of Office-bearers at Council Meetin9.-On the for the examination, if not more than fifteen persons, and (c) one motion of Dr. DARLING, seconded by Dr. FRAsER (belfast), the for each hour or part of an hour of actual judging in com- guinea Honorary Secretary was instructed to prepare a list showing petitions. the attendance of the various office-bearers of the Branch. at -In the matter of advertising of the names of medical- prac- the various Council meetings, etc., and to circulate the same titioners in connexion with hydropathic establishments, Dr. with the voting papers for the next election of office-bearers. THORNTON proposed, and Dr. STREET seconded: That members of the profession who act as medical offlicers of hydro- pathic and similar establishments should make it a condition of their engagement that their names shall not be inserted in any advertisomepts of such institutions except in medical journals, and that those medical officers who have entered into engagements should call the attention of the proprietors of such inst4tutions to COUNCIL MEETING. the above recommendation, and use their best endeavours to see THEB Meeting of the -Council, by kind permiselon of the, that it is cartied out. Metropolitan Asylums Board, will be held in.their Board This was carried.-The subject of the payment of medical Room at 11 o'clock in the forenoon of Wednesday, Aprl .19th. men for signing school certificates was introduced by The offices of the Metropolitan Asylums Board are situated Dr. WATTS, who proposed the following resolution: on the Victoria Embankment. at the corner of Carmelite That the following opinion be forwarded to the various education Street and near to Blaclkfrars Bridge. authorities of the Isle of Thanet: The following Committees will alsomeet.:... "The members of the Isle of Thanet Division of the British Medical Association representing a large majority of the medical men in Tuesday, April 18th, 1905.-Medico-Political Committee, Thanet, having carefuUly considered the question of the payment by 2.0 p.m.-Premises and Library Subcormmittee, 4.0 p.m. the educational authorities for medical certifliates required in Premises and Library Committee, 4.30 p.mq cases of of from schools, are the absence ohildren the elementary April zith, 1go5. GUY ErLLSTOR, G willing to give certificates on condition that they are paid the sum of 25. 6d. for each'certificate by the education authorities." Dr. POWELL seconded the resolution, which was carried LIBRARY OF THE BRITISH MEDICAL; unanimously. ASSOCIATION. Medico.Political Questions. Before passing on-to the scien- MEMBERS are reminded, that the Library and W-riting Rooms tific,part of the agenda a discussion took place upon the large of the Association are fitted up for the accommodation of amount of medico-political questions which had teen coming the members in commodious apartments, at the office tf the before the Division during the last two years, and Dr. WATTS Association, 429, Strand.., The rooms;are open. frm to.a.m. proposed, and the CHAIRMAN seconded, the following resolu- il' 5 p.m. Members'can have their letters addressed.to them tion, to be forwarded to the Medical Secretary of the Associa- at the office. 148 kwm 1 PROGRAMME 4 B xmssrOsA j OF ANNUAL MEETING. [APRIL I5, -Io~ = I To consider the following resolution, proposed by Dr. Tucker: "That the ELECTION OF MEMBERS. present regulations of the school attendance autborities, compelling parents, etc., to obtain a medicalcertificate in case of the absence of ANY candidate for election should forward his application a child from school through illness press heavily both on the parents and upon a form, which will be furnished on application to the !he medical practitioner, and that therefore the authorities administer- ing the Education Act should in the first instance be made responsible General Secretary of the Association, 429, Strand. for all expenses entailed bygranting such eertificates." To consider what instructions shall be given to our representative respecting the report of the Medico-Political Committee on death registration and coroners' law BRANCH AND DIVISION MEETINGS TO BE HELD. (JouRNAL, March zitb).-F. WELLBBSLEY KENDLI, South Molton, Honorary BIRMINGHAM BRANCH.-The annual meeting of this Branch will be Secretary and Treasurer. held in the Medical Institute, Birmingham, on Thursday, June 8th, at 30 o'clock. 'Nominatlons for offices (under Rule 4) must be received not SOUTH-WESTEZN BRAciH.-The next intermediate meeting of this later than the first post on May by the Dr. *8th Honorary Secretary, A Branch will be held at the Church Institute, Exeter Road, Exmouth, on T. SYDNMY SIHOT, 35, Newhall Street, Birmingjam. Wednesday, April 26th, at 3 p m. Tea will be provided after the meeting. The following communications have been already received:-Dr. Russell DORSET AND WSsT HANJTS AND WEST SOMERSET IRANCHES.-Nomina- Cooiube: A paper on perforations of the stomach and intestines, andnotes tlon; for elective members of the Central Council muxst be made in of (l) a case of pyosalpinx with an unusual complication; (2) a case of tre- writing on or betore MaV zoth, to C. H. WATTs PARKI.Ssox, Wimborne phining of the maxillary antrum for a lost cannula, with subsequent Minster. lionorary Secretary. drainage into the nose. l)r. J. Delpratt Harris: A paper on the results of x rays on epitheliomata, ulcerated papillomata and ulcerated duct cancer. Mr. A. C. Roper: Notes on four cases of nephrorrhapby. Dr. W. Sykes: A DORSET AN D WF 3T HANTS BRANcn.-The annual meeting will be Iteld at paper on overcrowding of the medical profession in kngland; its nature Blandford on Weduesday. May 17th. Notice of any communication and and extent; illustrated by maps and statistics. Dr. J. Delpratt Harris wUl case should be sent before May 7th tD the Honorary Secretary, C. H. W. show some pathological specimens, and Mr. A. C. Roper will show skia- PAdXKINSON. graphs of two cases of fractured patella treated respectively by plaster and wiring. Gentlemen desirous of joining the Branch are requested DORSET AND WFsT H4AwTs BRANCH: BOURNEMOUTH DIvISION.-The to communicate with Mr. G. YOUNG EALES, X, Matlock Terrace, Torquay, annual meet[Dg will be held at the Medical Societies'Rooms, Bouine- Honorary Secretary. mnoub.b on Weduesday. May 3rd, at 7 45 p.m. Agend%: ;lIection of officers, consideration of matters referred to the Divisions; cases, it any. Members are requested to bring their SUPPLEMENTS.

SOUTH-EASTERN BRANCr.-The annual meeting of the South-Eastern Branch will he held on Wednesday, June 21st, at the Royal Fountain Hotel, Canterbury, at 2.15 p.m.-H. M. STEWART, Honorary Secretary. SEVENTY-THIRD ANNUAL MEETING. Souru-EASTRaN BRANCH: BRIGHTON DIvISION.-A meeting will be held THE seventy-third annual meeting of the British Medical g.-t the Dispensary. r13. Qnieen's Road. Brighton. at 4.30 p.m., on the fourth Association will be held at Leicester on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday in April (26th). May (24th), June (28th), annual meeting, Octo- ber (25th). November (22Dd). Members wishing to read papers or show Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, July 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, eases at the meetings are requested to give at least A fortniht's notice and 28th, I905. to the Honorary Secretary, IYDING MARSH, M.D., 49, Sackville Road, 'HXove. President: WILLIAM COLLIER, M.D., F.R.C.P.Lond., Phy- sician, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, and Litchfield Lecturet in LkNCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE BRA'4CH.-Notice in hereby given that of sominatioos of elective members of the Coiuncil of the Association for Medicine, University Oxford. tthis Branch Pmust be mnade in writinz on or before May Ist, to T. ARTHUR President-eket: GEORGFE C. FRANKLIN, F.R.C.S., Honorary HEL3IE, M.D., 3, St. PeLer's Square, Manchester, Honorary Secretary. Surgeon, Leicester Infirmary. Chatrman of Representative Meetings: Sir VICTOR HORSLEY, MIDLAND BRANon: LTNCrLN DivIsIoN.-The annual meeting of the Lincoln F.R.S. Divisiou will he held on Thursday. April 20th, at 3.30 p.m at the Guildhall. Lincoln. The election of officers for the ensuing year will take Chairman of Council: ANDREW CLAEK, D.Sc., F.R.C.S. plsee. and certain subjects referred to the Diviqions for consideration will be discus1ed.-J. S. CHATER, Lo, Steep Hill, Lincoln, Honorary Treasurer: EDWARD MARKHAM SKERRITT, M.D., F.R.C.P. eccretary. An Address in Medicine will be delivered by HENRY MAUDSLEY, LL.D., M.D., F.R.C.P. SI'AFFORDSHIRE BgANcW.-The third general meetir of the secsion will bD held a.'. the Victoria Hotel. Wolverhampton. on Thursday, May iith. An Address in Surgery will, be delivered by. CHARLES JOHN The President, Dr. E. Deanesly, will take the cbair at 3 p m. Business: BOND, F.R.C.S. (') Minuites of ille last general meeting; (2) Correspondence; (;) Exhibi- A lecture will be delivered toQn of living eases. Tile meeting villtbe a Clinical one. Notice has been popular by Professor WILLIAM received thatseveral eases will be exlhibited. Gentlemen having iDterest- STIRLING, D.Sc., M.D., F.R.S.E. ing cases are invited to exhibit them. (4) Exhibitinn of DaLbological specimens, etc. Dinner, 6.30 p.m.; charge 5S. Council meeting: a meet. ig of the Council will be held at 2 49 P.m. for election of inembers, etc. SECTIONS. .-G. PETGRAVE JOHNSON, Honorary General Secretary, Stoke-on-Trent. The annual meeting at Leicester will comprise 12 Sections as shown in the subjoined list. The Sections will meet on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, July 26th, 27th, and 28th, AOUTH MIDLAND BRANCH.-Notice is hereby given that nominations of from ioa.m.-to I p.m. members for the office of Representatives on Central Council. ea3hsigned The and Secretaries of thon three President, each bv not less members. must reach me not later than May 4th. Vice-Presidents, The present Representative. Mr R. El. Kinsev, is eligible for re-election. Section constitute a Committee of Reference for that Section. IC. HAURIES JONES, Honorary Secretary, Northampton. Papersread are thepropert.vof the British Medical Association, and cannot be published eluewhere than inathe BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL without special pemssion. 30uTH-WSTE.RN BRANCH: BAUNSTAPLE DivisioN.- The aDnual meeting at the No must will be held Barnstarle It flrmarv on Wednesday. April zgth, at paper exceed 15 minutes in reading, and no sub- 30 p.m. Clinical ageuda: Dr. Toye will contribute a vaper on some sequent speech io minutes. practical points in the lreatment of heart disease. Dr. Morris will exhibit several interesting cases from the infirmaarv wards and contribllte MEDICINE. short clinical uotes. The Honorary Secretary will exhibit a successful ease of skin grafting fro n the frog to the lhuman subject.. Messrs. Allen President: FRANK M. POPE, M.D., F.R.C.P., Leicester. and Hanbnrys, Limited wlllexhtbit a selWtion of the most recent improve- Vice-Presidents: REGINALD PRATT, M.D., M.R.C.P.. Leicester; ments in surgical instruments and aopliances. At the conclusion of ROBERT WILLIAM M.D., and PHILIP, F.R.C.P.Edin., business the members visitors will be conuducted over the hospital bv Edinburgh; Dr. Morris. Business: To read and confirm minutes. To receive the WILLIAM BRAMWELL RANSOM, M.D.7 F.R.C.P., Nottingham. 'Honorary.Secretary's report. lTo elect Chairman end officers. To con- Honorary Secretaries: BERTRAND DAWSON, }I.D., B.Sc., sider the two followingresolutions. referred to the Divisions bvthe South- F.R.C.-P., 32, Wimpole Street, Oavendish Square, W.; Western Branch: (a) "That this Division is of opinion that the growirg WILLIAM MITCHELL STEVENS, M.R ase of coivtrweptives and eebolies is fraught with grave danger both to M.D., C.P., 21. St. the individual and to the ra'e." (2) "Tlhat the advertisement and sale of Andrew's Creseent, Cardiff; FRANK HARWOOD JACOB, M.D., such appliances and substaneas. as well as the publication and disseimina- M.R.C.P., 28, Regent Street, Nottingham. tlon of llterAture relating tlhereto should be made a penal' offence." To consider: (t) Which (if any) of the following services: (a) Ambulance instruction, (b) ambulanee examination, (c) judeing in ambulance compe- SIURGERY. tiions, should be treated as a matter of philantlhropy (2) What arrange- President:: Sir CHARLES BENT BALL,M.Ch. F.R.C.S., Dublin. ments as to fees, etc,would be suitable in this district for those services CLAUDE which the Division considers should bh treated as a matter of business. Vice-Presidents: DOUGLAS, F.R.C.S.. Leicester; HENRY To, consider the suvggestion of the West Norfolk Division (BRITISH JOHN BLAKESLEY. F.R.C.S., Leieester; JAMES HENDERSON MEDICAT, JOURNAL, Ftbruary 4th): "1 That the Geeneral Council be asked NICOLL, M.B.. (I.M.. Glasgow. Honorary Secretaries: PERCY to permit every Division with a membership of 30 and nver to send its own FURN1VALL. rnpresentasive to the annual general sheeting." To consider what F;R.C.S., 28, W'ymouth Street. W.; VECIL steps this Division will take with respect to the forthcoming Confer- 7EDWARD MARRIOTT, M.C., P.R.0.3., I IF Welford Road, ence of Divisional Eecretaries at Ulceuter (JoURNAL, March V-5tb). ecicester. r =z ApRItL iS, igoS.] VITAL STATIMTIC8. LBa twsMMurn Jo" 149

a LSTATE MEDICINE. MANT SANDWITH, M.D., F.R.C.P., London. Honorary Secre- Presidlent: PHILIP BOOBBYER, M.D., Nottingham. Vce- tarie8: GEORGB AYLWIN CLARKSON. F.R.C.S., 173, London Presidents: NINIAN MCJNTIRE FALKINER, M.D., Dublin; Road, Leicester; JOHN M. HENDRIE MACLEOD, M.D., iI, Harley JOHN HERBERT HAWVKINS MANLEY, M.D., D.P.H., West Street, W. Bromwich; THoAs ROBINSON, M.R.C.S., D.P.H., Leicester. Honorary Secretarie8: WM. WILLIAMS, M.D., D.P.H., County The Honorary Local Secretaries are: Health Department, The Parade, Cardiff; CHAS. KILLICK ASTLEY V. CLARKE, M.D., 9, 37, London Road, Leicester. MILLARD, M.D., D.Sc., Town Hall, Leicester. FELIX BOLTON CARTER, M.S., INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND DISEASES OF OCCUPATION. 99, London Road, Leicester. President: HY. WM. LANGLEY BROWNE, M.D., West Bromwich. Vtce-Presidents: ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, M.D., PROGRAMME OF PROCEEDINGS. Dundee; JOHN COLLEY SMYTH BURKITT, M.D., D.P.H., MONDAY. Leicester; THOMAS MORISON LEGGE, M.D., London. Honorary 2 p.m.-Annual General Meeting followed by Representative Secretaries: CLEMENT FREDERICK BRYAN, M.R.C.S., 44, Hum- Meeting. berstone Road, Leicester; THOMAS WATTS, M.D., 34, Church TUESDAY. Street, Hyde. g a.m.-Meeting of I9o.5-rpo6 Council. lo a.m.-Representative Meeting. AND LARYNGOLOGY, OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY. 2 p.m.-Adjourned General Meeting, followed by Representa- President: FREDERICK WILLI&M BENNETT, M.D., Leicester. tive Meeting. Vice-Presidents: WILLIAM ARTHUR CARLINE, M.D., Lincoln; s'p.m.-Church Service. JOHN MIDDLEMASS HUNT, M.B., Liverpool. Honorary ecre- 6 p.m.-Meeting of Division and Branch Secretaries. taries: ALEX LEWIS MACLEOD, M.B., 89, Hinckley Road, 8.30 p.m.-President's Address. Reception of Distinguished Leicester; CHAS. HERBERT FAGGE, M.S., F.R.C.S., 22, St. Guests. Thomas's Street, London Bridge, S.E. WEDNESDAY. g a.m.-Council Meeting. NAVY, ARMY AND AMBULANCE. so a.m. to I p.m.-Sectional Meetings. President: Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel HENRY WALTER 2 p.m.-Address in Medicine. Adjourned General Meeting KIALLMARK, M.R.C.S., London. Vice-Presidents: Surgeon- followed by Representative Meeting. Lieutenant-Colonel ROBERT BRADSHAW SMITH, V.D., L.R.C.P., Hinckley; Lieutenant-Colonel EDMOND MONKHOUSE WILSON, THURSDAY. S. Fleet Surgeon ALEXANDER a.m.-Meeting of Council. C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.. Farnboro'; lo a.m. to x p.m.-Sectional Meetings. J. J. JOHNSION, R.N., Haslar. Honorary Secretaries: Fleet 2 p.m.-Address in Surgery. Surgeon EDWARD JAmES BIDEN, R.N. (Ret.), 29, Osborne 3.30 p.m.-Representative Meeting (if business not already Road, Southsea; Surgeon-Captain WM. PEMBERTON PEAHKE, concluded). M.R.C.S., 21, Oxford Street, Leicester; Captain EDWIN 7.30 p.m.-Annual Dinner of the Association. CHARLES MONTGOMERY-SMITH, R.A.M.C.VOl., 36, Abbey Road, FRIDAY. St. John's Wood, N.W. a.m.-Meeting of Council. I a.m. to I p.m.-Sectional Meetings. OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 2 p.m.-Meetings of Divisions and Branch Secretaries. President: HERBERT RITCHIE SPENCER, M.D., F.R.C.P. London. 8 p.m.-Popular Lecture. Vice-Presidents: HENRY MEADOWS, M.B., Leicester; Professor HENRY CORBY, M.D., Cork; FRANCIS RICHARD CASSIDI, M.D., Derby. Honorary Secretaries: MONTAGUE WM. WILLIAMS, M.R.C.S., 45, London Road, Leicester; Miss LOUISA GARRETT ANDERSON, M.D., 114 A, Harley Street, W. VITAL BTATISTICS OF LONDON DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. 1905. ANDREAS BERRY, F.R.C.S.Edin., Edin- [3PECIALLY REPORTED FOR THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.] President: GEORGE IN the accompanying table will be found summarized the vital statistics hurgh. Vice-Prnsidents: Wm. MARDON BEAUMONT, M.R C.S., of the metropolitan boroughs and of the City of London based upon the Bath; EDWIN COLLIER GREEN, M.R.C.S., Derby. Honorary Registrar-General's returns for the first, or winter, quarter of the year. Secretaries: ROBT. WALLACE WESLEY HENRY, M.D., 6, Market The mortality figures in the table relate to the deaths of persons actually Wim- belonging to the various boroughs, and are the result of a complete Street, Leicester; JOHN HERBERT PARSONS, F.R.C.S., 27, system of distribution of the deaths in public institutions among the pole Street, Cavendish Square, W. several boroughs in which the deceased persons had previously resided.. The 33.304 births registered in London during the three months under notice were equal to an annual rate of 28.5 per I.000 of the population, PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE . estimated at 4,684,794 persons in the middle of the year; in the corre- President: ALEXANDER REID URQUHART. M.D., Perth. Vice- sponding quarters of the three preceding years the rates bad been 30.8, Presidents: ROTHSAY CHARLES STEWART, M.R.C.S., Leicester; 20 I, and 28.7 per z,coo respectively, the average rate in the first quarters London. of the ten years i895-1904 being 30.6 per I,oco. The birth-rates last quarter THEOPHILUS BULKELEY HYSLOP, M.D., Honorary ranged from I5 7 in the City of London, I6 5 in Hampstead, 18 4 ia tlle City Secretaries: ARTHUR MOLYNEUX JACKSON, M.B., Nottingham of Westminster, 20.4 in Kensington, and 21.8 in Paddington And in Stoke County Asvlum Radeliffe-on-Trent; JOHN WIGMORE Newington, to 34.2 in Bethnal Green, 34 7 in Poplar, 35.5 in bhoreditch, Park Hayes. 35 7 in Bermondsey, 36.4 in Finsbury, and 37.3 in Stepney. HIGGINSON, M.RA.S., Hayes Asylum, The i8,968 deaths of persons belonging to, London registered during last quarcer were equal to an annual rate of S6.2 per I,oco, against 21.3, I6.8, PATHOLOGY. and I7 8 per I,oco in the first quarters of the three preceding years; in the corresponding periods of the ten preceding years the mean rate was 20.2 President: FREDERICK IWALKER MOTT, M.D., F.R.C.P., per x,ooo. The death-rates last quarter in the varlous boroughs ranged F.R.S., London. Vice-Presidents: THEODORE SHENNAN, M.D., from IO.iIn Hampstead, J .2 andswdrth,6 13.5 in Stoke Newington, Edinburgh: Professor ARTHUR HAMILTON WHITE, L.R.C.P.I., 23.6 in Woolwich, I4.3 in Greenwlch and in Lewisham, and 14.4 in Pad- 20.2 -Honorary Secretaries: JOHN WILLIAM H. EYRE, dington, to xg 4 in Bethnal Green, Is 6 in Shoredttch. in Finsbury and Dablin. in Southwark, 21 0 in Holborn, and 22.9 in the City of London. M.D., Guy's Hospital, S.E.; THOMAS VILLIERS CROSBY, M.D., During last quarter I,286 deaths were referred to the principal infec- 9I, St. Peter's Road, Leicester. tious diseases; of these, 5 resulted from small-pox, 352 from measles, Ixq from scarlet fever, I62 from diphtheria, 413 from whooping-cough, 49 from enteric fever, and i5s from diarrhoea. These I,286 deaths were equal to oR DENTAL SUJRGERY. annual rate of I.o9 per z,ooo, against an average rate of 2 02 per ,o,ooin thle ALFRED SMALE, M.R C.S., L.D.S., corresponding quarters of the ten preceding years. The lowest death- President: MORTON rates last quarter from these infectious diseases were o.48 in the City of Tiondon. Vice-Presidents: EDWARD LLOYD-WILLIAMS, M.R.C.8., Westminster, o.5I in Hampstead. 05 4 in Deptford, o.6r in Lambeth, o.63 in R.C.P., L.D. S., London; FRANCISBJOHN LANKESTER, M.R.C.S., Woolwlch, and 064 in Paddington; the highest rates were i.58 in I.D.S., Leicester; Honorary Secretarie8: Wm. ARMSTON VICE, Bermondsey, 2.54 in Bethnat Green, 2.57 in Poplar, x.65 in Stepney, z.o in GEORGE Fulham, and 2.51 in Shoreditch. The five fatal cases of small-pox belonged -Mvf.B., L.D.S., 89, Belvoir Street, Leieester; JOSEPH respectively to Islington, Hackney, Shoreditch, Stepney, and Lewisham. TURNER, F.R.U.S., L.D.S., 12, George Street, Hanover The greatestproportional mortality from measles occurred in Hackney, W. Finosbury, horeditch. Stepney, Poplar. Bermondsey, and Wandsworth: bqtmare, from scarlet fever in Fulham, Chelse, Finsbury, Shorediteh, and Bethnal Green; from diphtheria in Hammersmith, Bethnal Green, Stepney, TROPICAL DISEASES. Poplar, and Southwark from whooping-coughin Hammersmith, Fulbam, President: RUBERT WM. BOYCE, M.B., F.R , Liverpool. Chelsea, Shoredltch, and southwark; from enteric fever in Kensington, Vice-Pre.sident: ANDREW DUNCAN, M.D., London; FLEMING lHolborn, Finsbury, Stepury, Wandsworth, and Deptford; and from 150 Barr muuu i20 223 ONAVAL .AND. MlILITARY APPOINTMENTS. [AiijaiiL 15, 1965.. Analyst. of the VitaI Statistics of the Metropolitan Boroughs. and of the City of London after .Diistribu~tio ofDeathsQcc24rrt'. in Public Institutions during the Fir-st Quarter of 1905.

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COUNTY 0OF LONDON 4,684,794 33,304 x8,968 28.5 16.2 2.09 1,286 5 352 234 162 433 - 49 - 152[ z,8z6 11z* Paddington 31793 803 530 21.8 14.4 0.64 24 - 2 2 - z6 - - - 4 42 223 Kensington 280,083 916 743 20.4 x6.6 1.0x 45 - 2 3 3 26 - 4 - 7 52 153 Hammersmnith- 1219,037 796 436 26.8 i14.7 2.27 35 - 6 21 9 z8g - - it 29 2221 Fulhiam .... 2.57,210 1,263 6or 32.3 25.3 z.8o 70 - 24 7 7 3 2 0 5 2 Chelsea . . 74,496 417 31 29.S i6.9 z.08 20 - -4 -12- 27 II& City of Westmiste 275,606 804 674 218.4 25.4 0.48 21 2 2 2 20 - I - 5 69 ze6 St. Marylebone 129S 1,007 57 31.2 27.8 o.8o 26 - 8 5 2 9 - 2 - -. 59 89 Hampstead 88,142 363 222 z6.S 20.z 0.51 1 - 3 2 - 6 - - - I is rz6 St. Pancras 3. . 36,28 2,5 1,049 26.4 2. .7 5 20 4isx - 2 - 6 20 22 Islington .... 342,994 2,242 2,318 26.2 25.4 0.99 84 2 26 20 21 24 - 3 - 9 225 l01 Stoke Newington 52,828 287 278 22.8 23.5 0.69 9 - 3 2 2 3 - - 13 log Hackney..... 228,479 2,529 849 26.8 24.9 1.38 78 2 34 7 5 24 - 2 - 83 2109 Holborn.....5.. 6,482 427 296 29.6 21.0 0.70 20 - 2 2 2 4 - 2 - - 44 g6 Finsbury. . ~~~~~~~~98,207891 495 36.4 20.2 2.46 36 - z6 6 2 7 - 2 - 4 52 1225 CityofLondon ~~~~~~22,425 88 228 25.7 22.9 0.72 4 - I - I - - - I 22 i59 Shoreditch 22~~~~~:t6,565 2,0032 57 3.5 29.6 2.511 73 2 30 9 6 24 - I2 2 63 127 Rethnal Green.. 130,401 2,222 629 34.2 29.4 2.54 50 - 20 20 9 z6 - - - 5 76 235 Stepney .~~~~.. 30S,466 2,838 21,394 37.3 28.3 z.6S 226 2 40 ii1 26 20 - 7 - 21 239 1222 Poplar . ~ ~~~~.2.70,280 2,472 781 34.7 218.4 2.57 67 - 25 4 25 12 - I - 20 69 136 Southwark 3~~~0.08,528 2,663 2,050 .32.0 20.2 2.50 78 - 5 8 27 40 - - - 8 1222 237 - Brodsey 2. . 29,006 2,248 620 35.7 29.3 2.52 49 - 2:8 5 4 233 2 7 63 2t5 Lambeth...... 323,045 2,334 z,3x88 29.9 15.2 0.61 48 - I 20 5 isI - 13 226 93 -14ttersea 2. .. 77,532 2,237 6712 0.0 25.2 oBO0 35 - 22 4 3 210 - 3 - 4 7p8 89 Wandsworth .. . 265,392- 2,776 876 26.9 23.2 2.32 86 - 41 8 l0 25 - s - 7~ 67 z20 - Camberwell .. 272,240 21,870 2,027 27.7 215.2 0.93 64 - 20 3 5 36 I 9 98 III Deptford...2214,495 840 442 29.4 25.5- 0.54 25 - 3 - 3 4 - 3 - 2 34 223 Greenwich 2103,493 7235 370 27.7 24.3 0.75 29 - 2 3 2 8 - 21 - 3 32 202 L[ewisham 244,420 988 pi6 27.4 24.3 0.74 36 I 24 2 2 4 - 2 - 2 35 96i lyoolwIch 2. . 25,372 898 426 28.7 23.6 0.63 20 - 2 2 7 4 - 2 - 3 49 205

diarrhoea in Fulham, the City of London, Stepnaey, -Poplar, and annual rate of mortality in these towns, which had been 28.2,128.3, and Bermonadsey. z6.9 per 2,ooo in the three preceding. weeks, further declined to z6.6 per IDuring the three months under notice z,876 deaths from phthisis were z,ooolast week, but was 0.9 per 2,ooo above the mean rate durinig the same registered, equal to an annual rate of 2.55 pr i,oco; the rates In the period in the seventy-six large ECnglish towns. Axaong these Scotch towns corresponding quarters of the thriee precedin years were 2.84, x.66, and the death-rates ranged fromnix 5 in Leith and 14.0 in Edinburgh t'o 17.7 in 2.77 per z,ooo. Among the various metropoian-boroughs the lowest PAisley and 21.5 in Aberddeen. The death-rate from theprincipAl infectious death-rates from phthisis last quarter wee rcrded In Hammersmith, diseases in these townts ayeraged 2.2 per 2.oo0. the b4ghost rates beinig Hampstead. Sii.-oke Newington. Wandsworth, and Lewisham; and the recorded in Glasgow and Greenock. The 272 deaths -registered in Glasjow highest rates in- Holborn, Finsbury, Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, and included 8 which were referred to measles, 2 tbo diphtheria, 29 to whooping- Southwark. cough, 2to "1fever," and 20 to diarrhoea. Four fatal cases of measles, 2 Of Infant mortality, measured by the proportion of deaths among children diphtheria, and 3 of diarrhoea occurred in E,dinburgh; 3 of diarrhoea in under iyear of age to registered births, was equal to 224 per z,ooo last Duindee; 2 of "fever " and 4 of diarrhoea in Aberdeen ; and 3 of whooping- quarter, agiSt 232, 227, and 233 in the three preceding first quarters; cough in Paisley and in Greenock. Xhe mea raein the corresponding periods of the ten preceding years Was 235 per ir,ooo The lowest, rates of infant mortality were recorded last HEALTH OF IRISH,TOWNS. quarter in Si. tiarylebone, Islington, Holborn, Lambeth,~Battersea, and DURTING the week ending -Saturday, ~April ist, 686 births and 427 deatbhs Lewisham ; and the highest rates in Kensington. St. Pancras, the City of were registered in slix of teprinciLpal Irish towns, against- 4g births and London, Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, Poplar, and Southwark. 410!deatbs in the precedin period. The mean. annual death-rate' ID these towns, which -had ben 28.2, 22.8, and 23.4 pe ,0 i h hree pre- ceding weeks, rose Slightly to 23.9 per z,ooo in the week under notice,-this HEALTH 0OF ENGLISH TOWNS. figure being 8.2a per x.ooohigher than the mean annual rate in the seventy- INq seventy-six of the largest English towns, including London, 8,302 six English towns for the corresponding period. The figures ranged Lbirths and 4,688 deaths were registered during the week ending Saturday from 27-. in Waterford and 205 in Limerick tO-24.9 in Dublin and 34.9 in lat AX)ill 8th. The annual rate of mortality in these towns, which -hadi Cork. The zymotic deat-h-rate during, the same period and in the same b:een TS 8, 25 9, and 25 7 in the three preceding weeks, was again T5.,! per six Irish towns averaged 0.9 per 2,coo, or 0.3 per x,ooo higher than during i,ooo last week. The rat-es in the several. town rned from 7.4 in Horn- the preceding weeks, the highest figure-i.9-being recorded in Water!- sey, 8.5 in East Ham and in Plymouth, 9.6 In Lyo. in King's Norton, ford, while Limerick and Cork registered no deaths under this heading and zo.,o iii Wallasey, to 29-.5 In Bi. rnley.and nShfel,20.2 in Oldham, at all. From Measles 6 deaths were registered in Belfast and 4 in Dublin. 2.1. In Wigan, 24L.2 in Hanley ad26.2-in Megthyr Tydl1.9 In London the In Waterford x death from typhus was recorded. death-rate was z5.8 per i,0,whl it-averaged izS.6per 2t,ooo in theseventy- fvother large towns. The death-rate from the principal- infectious aiseakses averaged 2.4 per z2ooo in the,seventy-six towns ; in London, this death-rate was equal to I. per r,ooo,. while amonag the seventy-five other l'arge towns the rates ra'l dupwards to 3.7 in Mlddleabrough, 4,21 In Portsmouth, 4 4 in Sheff eld 4 6 in West Bromwich, 4.8 in Wigan, 5.0 in Southampton, 6.0 in Stdokton-ou-Tees, and.92 in MerthyrTydfil. Measles in ROYAL NAVY MEDICAL SERVICE. caused adeathl-rate of'xl6 in Bolton, 2,71WR Reading and Middlesbrough, THE have been made at the ARTHUR 30 in Wigan and in Sheilleld, 3 4 In Portsmouth, 4.2 in Southampton, 4.6 following appointments Admiralty: in West 7BroM`wich, 6g0 in Stockton-on-Tees, and 8..5 -in Merthyr Tydfil : W. MAY, Deputy-Inspector-General, to the Pre8ident, additional, for se~r- dip'htheria of z.6. in H(anley; and whooping-cough of '.-3 In Totteinham, 2.5 vice at the Admiralty from April 17lh to 30th, and Deputy M.D.G., ini Wmlesden, i6 in Hanley, and 2.9 in Tynemteuth. The 'mortality from May ist; HENRY 3. HADDBEN, M.B., Fleet durgeon, and HRARRY A. scarlet fever, fom enteric fever, and from diarrhoea showed no marked KELLOND-KNIGHT, SJurgeon, to the London, on recommissioning, April excess,inay of t-he large townas.. One fatal case of small-pox was 26th; ALEXANDER F. HAIRPEMR, Fleet Surgeon, to the Renowon, April126th ; registered in London, zin Bradford, and zin South Shields, but none in ALEXANDER G. WILDEY, Fleet Surgeon, -to the Ramlilies, on recommis- ,any other of, la&e towns. The Metropolitan Asyl'ums Hospitals sioning, April 26th ; EDWARD Hi. H. DB CouRTMACSHERRY, Fleet Surgeon, 22 the'. to the POweruf April sth; WILLIAM E. HOME, Fleet Surgeon,, to the contained small-pox patients at the end of last week, agisao at the Api ARTHuR It. H. to end of each of the two precedingweeks; 4 new cases were admitted during Hlannibal2. th; VIZARD, M.D., Staff Surgeon, Ber- :the week, against 3., and 2' in the three preceding weeks. The-number muda, for servc in Ireland Island and Dockyard., April 5th ; PERCY V. ,of scarlet fever patfijvts9, iya these hospitals and in the London Fever JACKSON, Staff Surgeon, to the Latona,, April 5th ; EDWARD T. MEMAGHBER, *H'ospital, which had been 2,042, 2,035, and 2,032 at the end of the three Staff Surgeon, to continue to be lentto the Bamfiies, on 'recommissioning, *preceding weeks, had risen again to2x,o86 at theend of last week.: ~292 new April 26th ; EusTAciE ARKWRTGHT. M.B., Surgeon, to the Sentinel, on re- admitted:dftingthe week,agatnst'262, 274, and 254.in the three commissioning, Undated; PATRicx W. MACVEAN, M.B., Surgeon, to the cksfesiwereweeks. ____ Flora, April 5th; ALASTAIR F. MACKAY, M.B., Surgeon, to the Ringadove, pprecqding on commissioning, April 7th; CYRIL J.MANSFIELD, Fleet Surgeon, to the Roval Naval Engineerinag College. April 22nd; BEAUCHAMP F. PARISH, HFIALTE1 OF SCOTCH TOWNS. Ptaff Surgeon, to the President, addtltiolal, for a three months' hospital 'J)un2use the weekr enfling S'turdav last, April' 8th, .996:, births' and" 556 course, April zroth: GEORGE 'A. S. -BELL, Staff Surgeon, to. the -Vicfts-y, to deaths -were regisatered in eight of the principal Scotch towns. The be-lent to the Uianst,1tomporary, April zotha. I. u,INxMUS ro mms APRIL 15, 1905.] DIARY. LBmTlha X.umca JemutA, 1St

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. BOWEN-JONES, L. M., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S.Eng., D.P.H., Certifying Factory LIEUTENANT-COLONEL P. J. DRMPS&Y, M.D., is placed on retired pay, Surgeon for the Carmarthen District. March 28th. He was appointed Surgeon, August 4th, 1878; Surgeoni- CoATEs, 0. J. A, L.R.C.P. and S.Edin., District Medical OfFicer of the Major, August 4th, I8go; and Lieutenant-Colonel. August 4th, I898. He Brixworth Union. was iu the Afghan war of 1878-80 (medal) and with the Burmese expedi- tion in 1886-7 (mentioned in dispatches, medal with clasp). COOKE, F. A., M.D., District Medical Officer of the Aylesbury Union. Captain W. J. P. ADYE-CURRAN, from half-pay, to be Captain, March EARLE, R. C., M.R.C S EDg., L.S.A., Health Officer for the port of Wan- 23rd. He was placed on temporary half-pay ou account of ill-health on. ganui, New Zealand, vice Dr. Hatherley, resigned. December 23rd last. EVERETT, Maud V., L R.C.P and S.Edin., L F.P.S.Glas., Assistant Surgeon, Lieutenant J. A. LONGLEY, M.B., resigns his commission on April 8th. Elder Cottage Hospital, Govan, Glasgow. He was appointed Lieutenant, August 3rst, 1903. FERGuSoN, J. P., L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., Certifying Factory Surgeon for the Surgeon-General Sir EDMOND TOWNSYOD, M D., K.C.B.. C.M.G., retires Misterton District, Nottingham. on the 22nd instant. It is understood that Colonel R. H. QUILL, M.B., MoON, R. O., M.D Oxon., M.R.C.P., Physician to the Out-patients at the will succeed to the vacancy thus created. Royal Waterloo Hospital. SHARP, G. G., M.B., Resident Pathologist, Sydney Hospital, N.S.W. INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE. COLONEL C. LITTLE, M.D.. Madras Establishment, is permitted to retire TONGUUE, E. J., M R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Medical Officer for the Winterton from the service, from February 12th. He was appointed Assistant- District of the Glanford Brigg Union. Surgeon, March 30th, 1872, and became Colonel, February 12th, 1900. He WELLS, C. V., M.B., L R.C.P., Health Officer and Public Vaccinator for has no war-record in the Army Lists. the District of Laura, South Australia. The undermentioned officers, appointed Lieutenants on probation, having completed the course of instruction at the Medical Staff College, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, -AND DEATHS. and being reported qualified. are admitted to tne service and posted to the commands specified, from September ast, 1904: H. 8. MATSON and D. The charge for inserting announcements of Births, Marriages, and Deaths is STEBL, Easterni Command; F. H. STEWAET, H. A. DOUGAN. A. CAMaE ON, 38. 6d., which sum shouldf be forwaraed in post-office orders or stamps with A. H. PROcTOR, and H. T. WELLS, Northern Command; I. M. MIACRAE, the notice not later than Wednesday morning, in order to ensure insertion in O. C. C. SuAW, R D MAcGREGOR. and J. W. H. BABINGTON, Secunderabad Division; A. a. M. PBEBLES and F. B. SHETTLE, Western Command. the current issue. BIRTHS. DOwsETT.-On April 5th, at St. Dunstan's, Lebanon Park, Twickenham, the wife of Ernest B. Dowsett, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., L.D.S., of a daughter. aramwiazb Apiwiutmeutz EvANS.-On April5th, at St. Clear's, Manor Road, Edgbaston, the wife of This list of vacancies is compiled from our advertisement columns, where ftll J. Jameson Evans, M.D., F.R.C.S., of a son. SwoRDER.-On April 6th, at Aldenham, 2, Clifton Road, Folkestone, the particulars will be found. To ensure notice in this column, advertisements wife of Dr. Ernest Sworder, of a daughter. must be received not later than the first po8t on Wednesday moning. WALKzR.-On April 8lh, at I6, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Bristol, the wife VACANCIES. of CyrilH. Walker, M.B., F.R.C.S., of a daughter. BANBURY: HORTON INFIRMARY.-HousSurgeon, resident. Salary £8o p r annum. BIRKENhESAD BOROUGH HOSPITAL.-Junior Resident House- DIARY FOR NEXT WEEK. Surgeon (Male). Salary £8o per annum and notification fees. BIRMINGEAM GENERAL HOSPITAL.-(x) House-Surgeon; (,) House TUESDAY, Surgeon for Special Departments. Salaries at the rate ot 450 per PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. Hanover Square, 8.30.-Dr. T. 0. Horder: (x) annum. Bacillus Iniuenzas as a Cause of Endocarditis: (2) Gono- BRISTOL DISPENSARY.-Vacancy in the Medical Staff. coccus Endocarditis. Professor E. Klein: The Vitality of BUXTON: DEVONSHIRE HOSPITAL.-House-Surgeon. Salary £ioo the Typhoid Bacillus in Shellfish. per annum. Assistant House-Surgeon. Salary £70 per annum. THERAPEUTIcAL SOCIETY, Apothecaries' Hall, 4 p.m.-Papers:-Dr. CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH DERBYSHIRE HOSPITAL AND DIS- George Herschell: The Application of Drugs to the Interior PENSARY.- Junior House-Surgeon, resident. Salary at the rate of of the Stomach by means of Sprays or Nebulae. Dr. J. H. £65o per annum. Bryant: Alginoid Iron and its Therapeutical Uses. CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISBASES OF THE CHEST, Victoria Park, E.-Pathologist. Salary, I00 guineas per annum. WEDNEI4DAY, BRITISH BALNEOLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 2o, Hanover GERMAN HOSPITAI, Dalaton, N.E.-Honorary Assistant Surgeon. 8quare, W., 5.30 p.m.-Papers :-Dr. Henry McClure: The GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY.-Anaesthetist. Salary, so guineas. Crimatology of the Sahara. Dr. Robert Felkin: Sea HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, Great Ormond Strcet, W.C.-House- Voyages for Invalids. Surgeon, rcsident. Salary, £20 for six months and X2 Ios. washing ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY (at the Institution of Civil Engineers, allowance. Great George Street, Westminster, S.W.), 7.30 p.m.- HOSPlTAL FOR WOMEN, Soho Square, W.-Houee-Physician. Salary Papers:-Mr. W. H. Dines: An Account of the Observa- £430 for six months. tions at Crinan in 1904, and Description of a New Meteoro- HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY.-Casualty House-Surgeon. Salary, .£o per graph for use with Kites. Dr. Hugh Robert Mill: Rate of annum. Fall of Rain at Beathwaite. MACCLESFIELD: CHESHIRE COUNTY, ASYLUM. - Temporary ROYAL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY, 20, Hanover Square, W., 8 p.m.-(X> Assistant Medical Officer. Paper:-Mr. A. E. Conrady: The Application of the Un- NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR THE PARALYSED AND EPILEPTIC, dulatory Theory to Optical Problems; (2) an Exhibition ot Queen Square, W.C.-Resident Medical Officer. Salary LIOn per Pond Life. annluu. POST.GRADUATE COURSES AND LECTURES. NEWPORT AND MONMOUTHSHIRE HOSPITAL.-Junior Resident MEIDICAL GRADUATES' COLLEGE AND POLYCLINIC, 32, Chenies Street, W.C. Medical Officer. Salary 47o per annum. -Thefollowingclinical demonstrations have been arranged NORTHAMPTON: ST. ANDREW'S HOSPITAL FOR MENTAL DI8- for next week at 4p.m. each day:-Monday, Skin; Tuesday, NASaS.-Junior Assistant Medical Officer, resident. Salary £200 per Medical; Wednesday, Surgical; Thursday, College closes. annum. Lectures at 5.x5 p.m. each day will be given as follows:- NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE INFIRMARY, Hartshill, Stoke-upon-Trent. Monday, Modes of Death in Heart Disease; Tuesday, -Assistant House-8urgeon, resident. Honorarium, L25 for six Pitfalls in the Examination of Urine; Wednesday, Gastric months. Surgery. PADDINGTON GREEN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, W.-(x) House Phy- WEST LONDON POST-GRADUATE COLLBGE, Hammersmith.-Monday, sician; (2) House-Surgeons. Salaries at the rate of £so per annum. 4 p.m., Practical Ophthalmology. Tuesaay, iI a.m., Bac- SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, Marylebone Road, teriology; 3 30 p.m., Skiagraphy. Wednesday, Io a.m., N.W.-Clinical Assistants. Clinical Haematology; 3 p.m., Intestinal Surgery. Thurs- day, it a.m., Bacteriology; 3.25 p.m., Intestinal Surgery; SUNDERLAND BOROUG H ASYLUM, Ryhope.-Assistsnt Medical 4.15 p.m., Practical Ophthalmology. Friday, 2 p.m., Oflicer. Salary, £123, rising to £i6o per annum. Clinical Haematology; 3.30 p.m., Skiagrapliy. Saturday, VICTORIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, Tite Street, S.W.-(i) Two 10.30 a.m., Bacteriology. vaeancies on the Surgical Staff to Out-patients; (2) Elonorary Anaes- thetist. WEST BROMWICH DISTRICT HOSPITAL.-Resident Junior House- RECEIVED. Surgeon. Salary, £so per annum. BOOKS, ETC., WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL, Broad Sanctuary, S.W.-(z) Additional The Treatment of Diseases of the Eye. By Dr. Victor Hanke. Translated Administrators of Anaesthetics, honorary; (2) Fourth Assistant by J. Herbert Parsons. B.S., D.Sc., F.R.C.S., and George Coats, M.D., Physician. F.R.C.S. London: HIodder and Stoughton. 9gos. 38. 6d. Wharton and Stil6's Medical Jurisprudence. Vol. I., Poisons. By Robert Amory, A.M., M.D., and Robert L. Emerson, 4.B., M.1D. FIiift APPOINTMENTS. edition. Rochester, N.Y.: The Lawyer's Co-operative Publishing ADAMS, F. C., M.B., Senior Resident Medical Officer, Sydney Hospital, Company. 1905. N.S.W. Beitrgge zur Chirurgie der Gallenwege tnd der Leber. Von Professor BXINBS. Captain Francis E., L.R.C.P., I.M.S., Clinical Assistant to the Dr. Werner Korte. Berlin: August Hirsch*wald'. 190t` Mk.I8. Chelsea Hospital for Women. Author and Printer. A Guide for Authors, Editors. Printers, Correetejr BALDWIN, Mary, M.B., Resident Medical Offlier, Lady Bowea Hospital, of the Press, Compositors, and Typists. By F. Howard Collins,* L- Brisbane. don: Henry Frowde. x905. 55. BQTroN, Charles, M.D.,. B.S.Lond., M.R.C.P., Assist int Physiein, A Trea*se -on Prlague, By W, berd; .F.Rt,.P.iLond.. University Coll9ge Hospit0L. D.P.X.Catb. Casmb;ridge Uilverutla.lmpso:.-M.D*Presio..z,60.7 - mvnI0S 1152.bm1wnKMM JQWA I [AP 15, 19° CALENDAR OF THE ASSOCIATION.

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lkff April l7...MounbaY Iday 2l,.*unba2.. .. 17...MsONDAY ... LONDON: Medico-Political Committee, 2 p.m. to 22...MONDAY , 18...TuzsDAY ... ,, k'romises and Library Subcommit- of 23Tu8Y...TuzsD ... General Medical Council Session commences. tee, 4 p m.; Committee, 4 30 p.m. Matters for consideration by Quarterly LONDON: Central CoUncil. TT AIL. Jkledico-Political Committee should 19...WEDNSDAY Barnstaple Division, Scnsth-Western Branch, be iSaruscaple Infirmary. 3 33 p.m. to 24-WEDNESDAY thnotified to Medical Secretary on or before 0-.THUDSDAY... Llncoin Division, Midland Branch, Guildhall, Brighton Divislon, South-Eastern Branch, Dis- 1 Lincoln, 3.30 p.m. pensary, II3, Queen's Road, Brighton, 4.s p.m. 2J...rIDAY ...Good Priday. City Division, Jfetropolitan Counties Branch, Great Eastern of Motion for Annual Annual General Meeting, 2 2-2^..STURDAYTURDAY INoticesMeeting appear Representative ,, 25..THURSDA. Hotel, Liverpool Street, h.C., 4 P.m. in JOuRNAL. ,,25-THtsDAY... Wandsworth Division, Metro oitanCounties Branch, Annual Meeting, preceded by a 23,...tunba21. dinner, Clapham Junction, 7.15 p.m. Bank Holiday. Elections by Divisions of Re- ... for Meetings 26...FIDAY 4,24-MONDAY24@* OD^Y @X] presentativesre r ured to beRepresentativeheld between this date 27...SATURDAY... and July 3rd. to Matters for consideration by Organization 28...Sunbta.. 25-TUESDAY ..... Committee on May gth should be notified to to 29...MoNDAY ... MedIal Secretary on or before this day. (Brighton Division, South-Eastern Branch, Dis- 30...TuuDAv.. pensary, v13, Queen's Road, 3IWIIWDNSAYD Scientific Grantees have to report to Council o26...WNDNESDAY' South-Western Branch, ChurchBrighton,4.o0p.m.Institute, on or before this date. I Exeter Road, Exinouth, 3 p m. I...THURSDAY... City and Walthamstew Divisions, Metropitan June Counties Branch, Conjoint Meeting, erooke Matters for consideration by Quarterly 27...THU}SDAY... House, Upper Clapton, 8.30 p.m. 2...FuwIDAY ... Ethical Committee should be notified to the Wandsworth Division, Metropolitan Counties . Medical Secretary on or before this day. Branch, Clapham Junction, 4 p.m. to 3...SATtRDAY... DUNDEE: Scottish Committee. Dundee Branch, Clinical MeetiDg of this and 4 . ,2c8FRIDAY DundotherotherFRh Sacottish Branches,Moyal Infirmary ..*-tIbagP. I Vundee, 4 p.m. 5...MONDAY ... 29...SATURDAY... List of Members closed for publication. of 6...TuzsDAY ... St 7...WEDNRSDAY. LONDON: Medico-Political Committee. 3o...0*unbav.. 8 THU I Birmingham Branch, Annual St U,DAY*t. cAl Institute, Birmingham, 3.30Meeting,p.m. Medi- 1,..MONDAY 9...FIDAY ... . i 2...TuESDAY lO...BATURDAY... Bournemouth Division, Dt)rst and West Hant* .q 3...WEDNESDAY Branch, Annual Meeting. Medical Societies' 9 I Rooms, Bournemouth, 7.45 p.m. j1...1SunbaV2.. 4 -THURSDAY... of 12...[MODAY ... Bank Holiday. ..9 5 ...FRIDAY ol 13,...TUESDAY ... ol 14 ..WEDNESDAY to 6...SATURDAY... The last day upon which the General Secre- 15-T Jtary can receive references for the Con- ., 15...THUR5DALY.,*RSDAY... ference of Branch and Division Secretaries t on July 25th at Leicester. lo 5...MONDAY

M. FRIDAY...F LONDON: Etllical Committee. ,. 9...TUESDAY ... LONDON: Organization Committee. .. 17...SATURDAY... JO,..WZDNE8DAY .,9 to 11..THUsDAy,. { Staffordshire Branch, Viotoria Hotel, Wolver- 18...&unba?.. 19...MONDAY ... Election of Representatives: July 3rd. 12...FRIDAY ... 20...TuzsDAY ... .t 13...SATURDAY... Notices of Motion for QuarterlyCouncil Meet- ing must be given to General Secretaly on ,,1. WEDNIESDAYA ior before this day. 14-...5unbag.. South-Eastern Branch, Annual Meeting, Roya Fountain Hotel, Canterbury, 2.15 p.m. ot 15...MoNDAY .. Aitrincham Division, Lancashire and Cheshire '-,, C16...TuRSDAY ... 22...THULsDAY... Branch, Annual Meeting, Board Room, Altrincham Infirmary, 5 P.Lu. 17...WRDNESDAY. Dorset and West Hants Branch, ,, Blandford. to 23...MIDAY ...

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ANNUAL MBBTING. The sventy-third asnual meeting of the Asociationwill be held at Leioester cn July 14th, 5th, 16th, 17th, and 18th. 271> Honorary Local oretaries are Dr. Astey V. Clar, 87,7Lo sdn oad, Leiceter, and Mr. F. Bolton Carter, M.&., 99, London Road, Leice8ster; the Honorary &cretarY of the Pathelogical Museum u Dr. Bobert Sevetre, 119, London Boad, teisester.' The Annual Geral Meing for busines mill begin at 9 p.m., on Monday, July 94th, -and the flrst 8esion of the Anual Representative Meetin wiU be held s3Mmliately afterward,. The first meeting. of th wl begin at 10 a.m. on July 16th. eoton8 Wedneday,

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