THE SERVICES.-ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE 857 admissions averaged 15, against nine, 13, and nine in the ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE. three months. was most preceding Erysipelas proportionally (tI The undermentioned Colonels are placed on retired pay :— prevalent in Finsbury, Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, Stepney, James Magill, C.B. (dated Sept. 6th, 1907); and William A. Bermondsey, and Woolwich. The 25 cases of puerperal May, C B. (dated Sept. 18th, 1907). fever notified during the month included five in Southwark, The undermentioned Lieutenant-Colonels from the Royal five in Lambeth, three in Stepney, and two each in Fulham, Army Medical Corps to be Colonels : Douglas Wardrop, vice and Wandsworth. Of the 13 cases Hackney, Bermondsey, A. W. P. Inman, placed on half-pay (dated August 14th, of cerebro-spinal meningitis notified during the month, two 1907); George T. Goggin, vice J. Magill, C.B. (dated belonged to Shoreditch, two to Bethnal Green, two to Stepney, Sept. 6th, 1907); and John M. Jones, vice W. A. May, C.B. two to Camberwell, and one each to Chelsea, Bermondsey, (dated Sept. 18th, 1907). Lambeth, Battersea, and Lewisham. The mortality statistics in the table relate to the deaths ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. of persons actually belonging to the various boroughs, the Captain Harry B. Connell, from the Seconded List, to be deaths occurring in institutions having been distributed Captain (dated August 28th, 1907). Lieutenant-Colonel G. T. among the several boroughs in which the deceased persons Goggin, Administrative Medical Officer at Belfast, has been had previously resided. During the four weeks ending appointed Principal Medical Officer of the Western Command August 31st the deaths of 4102 persons belonging to London (Chester), vice Colonel H. Martin. were registered, equal to an annual rate of 11.2 per 1000 ; in the three preceding weeks the rates had been 14’ 0, ARMY MEDICAL RESERVE OF OFFICERS. 12’2, and 11-4 per 1000. The death-rates last month Surgeon-Captain Simuel J. J. Kirby to be Surgeon-Major ranged from 5’7 in Hampstead, 8’0 in Stoke Newington, (dated August 28th, 1907). 8’6 in the City of Westminster, 8 8 in Lewisham, 9’ 0 VOLUNTEER CORPS. in and 9.2 in to 13.2 in Holborn Hackney, Hammersmith, Garrison lst North of Yorkshire : and in Bethnal 13’ 3 in 13’ 5 in Royal Artillery: Riding Green, Stepney, Finsbury, S. Farmer his commission 14’ in Southwark and in Bermondsey, and 16 9 in Surgeon-Captain resigns (dated Shoreditch. The 4102 deaths from all causes included August 31st, 1907). 2nd Volunteer Battalion the 493 which were referred to the infectious Rifle : King’s (Shropshire principal Hollies be of 130 re-ulted from 45 from Light Infantry) : Surgeon-Major G. to Surgeon- diseases; these, measles, Lieutenant-Colonel scarlet fever, 50 from diphtheria, 104 from whooping-cough, (dated August lst, 1907). 15 from enteric fever, one from ill-defined pyrexia, and 148 THE UNITED SERVICES MEDICAL SOCIETY. from diarrhoea. No death from any of the principal infectious The first meeting of this society will be held at the Royal diseases was recorded last month in Hampstead ; they Army Medical College, Millbank, S.W., on Oct. 10th, at caused the lowest death-rates in the Hammersmith, City 8 30 P.M., when the President, Inspector-General Sir Herbert of Westminster, Stoke Newington, the City of London, and Ellis, K.C.B., Director-General of the Medical Department and the rates in Lewisham ; highest Fulham, Shoreditch, of the Royal Navy, will read a short paper on the objects and and Greenwich. The 130 Stepney, Southwark, Battersea, uses of the society. There will afterwards be a discussion and fatal. cases of measles were 32 in excess of the corrected arrangements have been made to exhibit objects of interest average number for the corresponding period of the five to members. preceding years ; this disease was proportionally most fatal in Fulham, Chelsea, Finsbury, Southwark, and Lord Methuen has ordered that lectures on hygiene shall Battersea. The 45 deaths from scarlet fever exceeded by be given to all soldiers of the Eastern Command during the winter officers of the Medical six the corrected average number ; the greatest proportional coming by Royal Army Corps. 0. W. R has been selected to mortality from this disease was recorded in Finsbury, Fleet-Surgeon Andrews, N., the at the International Stepney, Poplar, Deptford, and Greenwich. The 50 fatal cases represent Admiralty forthcoming of and at Berlin. He of was equal to the average for the corresponding Congress Hygiene Demography repre- diphtheria sented the British at the last Paris Medical period of the five years 1902-6; among the various metro- navy Congress. politan boroughs this disease was proportionally most fatal in Paddington, St. Marylebone, St. Pancras, Stepney, Poplar, and Deptford. The 104 deaths from whooping-cough were 18 above the corrected average number ; the highest death- rates from this disease were recorded in St. Marylebone, Correspondence. Shoreditch, Battersea, Wandsworth, and Greenwich. Poplar, "Audi alteram The 16 deaths from "fever " were 13 fewer than the average ; partem." they included three in Hackney and two each in St. Pancras, Battersea, and Wandsworth. The fatal cases of diarrhoea ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE. numbered an of 1330 in the only 148, against average To the Editors of THE LANCET. corresponding period of the five preceding years ; the greatest proportional mortality from this disease occurred SIRS,-As I have received a number of letters from those in Fulham, Shoreditch, Stepney, Southwark, and Green- who, like your correspondent "Puzzled," have some difficulty wich. In conclusion, it may be stated that the in describing their connexion with the above society in the aggregate mortality in London last month from the Medical Directory I would suggest that Fellows of the should as If principal infectious diseases was less than one third of society describe themselves Fell.Roy.Soc.Med. the corrected average. There were four deaths of London in addition they desire to mention the section or sections to residents attributed to cerebro-spinal fever last month ; which they belong they should describe themselves as these deaths belonged respectively to Hammersmith, Fell.Roy.Soc.Med. (Sections -- and --), filling in the Chelsea, Shoreditch, and Bermondsey. name of the section or sections. Members of sections who Infant mortality, measured by the proportion of deaths are not Fellows should describe themselves as Memb. - in name of the under one year of age to registered births, was equal to 98 Section Roy. Soc. Med., filling the section per 1000. No death at this age was recorded in the City of to which they belong. A Fellow has the right to attend the London either in July or August; among the metropolitan meetings of any section. He is a member (i.e., can take boroughs the lowest rates of infant mortality last month part in the business) of any section corresponding to his were recorded in the City of Westminster, St. Marylebone, previous societies but of no other unless duly elected thereto. Hampstead, Holborn, Finsbury, and Lewisham; and the There are no members of the society, but each section has highest rates in Kensington, Fulham, Chelsea, Shoreditch, members who are not Fellows of the society. Such members and of sections are those who having belonged to corresponding Poplar. ______societies (or having been only elected to the particular sections) do not wish to become Fellows of the society. THE SERVICES. I am, Sirs, yours faithfully, ARTHUR LATHAM, ROYAL NAVY MEDICAL SERVICE. Honorary SecretarySecretary Royal Society of Medicine. 38, Portland place. W., Sept. 17th, 1907. THE are notified :-Fleet-Sur- following appointments We understand that the of the Medical geons : J. Andrews to the Vivid, for Pembroke Dockyard; *** publishers J. Shand to the Vengeance; and A. Kidd to the Delianee. Directory intend to put the initials F.R.S.M. after the names Surgeons : R. W. G. Stewart to Plymouth Hospital and E. F. of Fellows of the society. The abbreviation is a serious Ellis to the Andromeda. error.-ED. L.