TM r aY14, tWS] ~~~~~~~MEMORANDA.L B[UTaE J°=MA 1-33I33 chloride of mercury solution (i in 2,000). The highest points through the aperture in the vaginal septum with the finger at the same of the iliac crests being determined, an imaginary transverse time in the rectum, the point of the sound can be felt free in the upper line was drawn between these points; the left index finger portion of the vaginal canal. was placed upon the point where this imaginary line crowed There was no history or sign of any inflammatory trouble the spine, this point coinciding with the tip of the spinous that might produce cicatricial atresia, and the condition gave process of one of the lumbar vertebrae. A hollow needle, rise to no specific symptoms, its discovery being quite acci- 31 in. long, held in the right hand, was made to pierce the dental. stin 1 in. to the right of the point held by the operator's left Matlock. GEORGE C. R. HARBINSON, M.B., B.Ch. index finger, and was then pushed onwards, being directed slightly upwards and towards the middle line, so as to pass THE ETIOLOGY OF VARICOCELE. beneath the lower edge of the vertebral lamina, and so enter I HAVE a case of ordinary varicocele (left) said to have been the subarachnoid space. caused by a strain. The lad (aged I7) was lifting a heavy Such is the history of these two cases, and the successful trough with his hands behind him, and he says he felt a issue of the second case, which seemed quite hopeless, gives sudden pain in the left groin and found his scrotum swollen. me a feeling of the deepest regret that lumbar puncture was On examination I found a varicocele, and in addition swelling not performed in the first. and discoloration around the ring. The lad denies having I have only one case to record, and on that account I have ever indulged in masturbation, and persists in his first declara- hesitated to bring this matter forward. The importance tion that there was no swelling of any kind before the of the subject, the peculiarly distressing nature of the occur- accident. rence, the absence of definite knowledge, and the feeling of un- Some recent authorities admit that a severe strain is one certainty and semi-hopelessness in our present treatment, of the possible causes of variocele, and it seems reasonable together with the hope that this suggested method may that any severe intra-abdominal pressure might cause suffi- receive extended trial and prove of value, must be my excuse, cient dilatation of the spermatic veins to overstrain their if apology be required, for bringing the matter forward at this coats. The interesting question however arises: On which stage. side would such a varicocele appear? The arrangement of the left vein at once explains why the dilatation appears on that side in ordinary cases, that is, there is obstruction to the MEMO RANDAl upward flow in the surcharged vessel. But intra-abdominal check to the upward flow in the cava would surely cause dis-' MEDICAL, SURGICAL, OBSTETRICAL, THERA- tension on the side where least resistance exists, that is, on PATHOLOGICA ETo. the right, where the spermatic vein joins the cava obliquely. PEUTICAL, My point is that the fact of the varicocele being on the left THE PREVENTION OF BUBONIC PLAGUE. negatives the contention that it was caused by the strain, and MAY 1, as one who has had a certain amount of experience that the surrounding swelling and discoloration were caused of bubonic plague in China and South Africa, throw out a by the crushing of a pre-existing varicocele against the lad's suggestion not for the cure but for the prevention of this hard stiff trousers. terrible scourge? Let me first, however, draw attention to Barnsley. JNO. MACPHAIL, M.B., C.M. certain characteristic features of this disease. I. Given similar conditions and environment, the REDUCTION OF DISLOCATION IMMEDIATELY coloured 1 and "white " races are equally suseptible. AFTER THE ACCIDENT. 2. The former races are attacked in overwhelming propor- IN reference to Dr. Walford's communication under the above tions to the latter owing to differences of condition and heading in the BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL of March igth, environment, the most important of which is that "coloured" p. 664, I might be allowed to mention an accident which people are almost invariably barefooted. occurred in my own person some eight years ago, and due to 3. Plague is caused by the admission into the system of a a similar cause. I was riding a bicycle when I suddenly came specific micro-organism or its spore. upon a piece of sharp new road metal, and, jumping off 4. The means of entrance is most frequently (always?) by rather awkwardly to save my tires, I fell with all my weight a solution of continuity of the skin or mucous membrane. upon my extended thumb on the elevated edge of the metal 5. This is usually situated in the foot amongst non- before the rest of my hand reached the ordinary level of the Europeans. road, the result being that my thumb was dislocated at right 6. The groin is the usual site of the bubo in such races. angles to its ordinary position, the base projecting down into 7. Provided the manipulator has no abrasion about his the palm. With my left fist I at once hit the base a smart person, cases of bubonic plague may be handled with perfect blow upwards and outwards, instantly restoring it to its normal impunity. position, and, seizing'it, flexed it strongly into the palm, retain- 8. In the comparatively rare instances in which " whites" ing it there with my handkerchief as a bandage; and as in contract the malady, the bubo exhibits a predilection for the Dr. Ward's case, this was all done without almost the axillary or pectoral regions. In descriptions of the " black slightest pain. The thumb remained swollen and stiff, and plague " of London the pectoral bubo is vividly portrayed. painful for two or three weeks, but I thereafter quite regained Taking the above points into consideration, why, not the use of it. compel all " coloured " people resident within or in the imme- Sundeuland. B. STRACHAN, M.B. diate neighbourhood of plague-infected areas to wear an adequate protective covering to their feet? This suggestion is at any rate well worth a trial, and I feel STERILIZATION OF THE HANDS. confident that, were it enforced, a marked diminution in the PROBABLY many surgeons who, like myself, possess a pretty bubonic plague-rate would ensue. sensitive skin have found many of the ordinary means of C. MARSH-BEADNELL, "sterilizing" one's hands before operating quite impractic- Llanidloes. Staff Surgeon, R.N. able. The following has been arrived at after various experi- ments, and as it seems to keep one's hands in excellent SEPTATE VAGINA. condition even with operating six days a week it may be THE notes on septate vagina in a recent number of the BRITISH worth recording. MEDICAL JOURNAL were interesting to me because of a case I i. After paring the nails with a nail trimmer, they are met with three years ago. S. A., a maiden lady, aged 50, con- carefully cleaned and the hands and arms scrubbed with a sulted me for obstinate constipation accompanied by abdomi- broad, fairly stiff nail brush, abundant hot water and soft nal pain, and in the course of a pelvic examination the follow- soap, for ten minutes by the clock. The nail brushes are ing notes were made. boileddaily for thirty minutes and kept in I in 2,000 corrosive Per Vaginam.-The external genitals are normally formed; hymen pre- sublimate lotion. sent, though small; the finger can be introduced into the vaginal canal 2. The nails are again thoroughly cleaned with bone or only a little over an inch; there the continuity of the canal is inter- metal nail cleaner. Much material formerly irremovable is rupted by a thin strong septum transversely placed, the centre of which now softened and easily taken away. The hands and arms is perforated by a small opening sufficient to allow an ordinary uterine are again scrubbed as before, for five minutes. Then after sound to pass easily through. rinsing in boiled water they are (3) scrubbed thoroughly with Bimanual Examination per Rectum.-The uterus can be felt situated I in 500 corrosive sublimate lotion made with half alcohol and normally in pelvis, and is normal in size. On passing the uterine sound half water. This scrubbing is to take ten minutes. After I All non-Europeans e re inclu ted in the wer Is "coloured " pec ple. this they are rinsed in I in 2,000 corrosive lotion, then in sterile 6 II3414 KD"ITDICmL JOURAL]OUN'l[ HOSPITAL REPORTS. [MyA I4,4 I904. salt solution and lastly sterilized glycerine is rubbed all over haemorrhage, the brain appeared to have been compreseed so as to lie the skin. fully a fingerbreadth beneath the dura. The amount of fluid escaping The whole process takes twenty-five minutes. Our assist- must have been 2 or 3 drachms. The flaps of dura mater were laid carefully in position again and the skin sutured. No drain was used. ants go through the same process, except that between Before leaving the table the patient had two slight fits, and the pulse 2 and 3 is inserted a lathering of the hands for five minutes was rather rapid. with chlorinated lime and washing soda taken together in Result.-The following day the temperature rose to 100.50, but it fell the hand and used like soap with water. This leads to a free on the 23rd, and by the 24th it became normal and continued so evolution of chlorine, easily discernible by the smell, and is throughout convalescence. From the time of operation till now there doubtless most powerful as a germicide, though to some skins has been no convulsion, and the improvement in general health has it is somewhat irritating. Where the lime is used No. 3 lasts been steadily maintained. Until the 27th she lay in a listless state, only five minutes, and the hands are also rinsed in formalin taking little notice of the people in the ward, but taking nourishment lotion for two minutes. The latter, however, I have entirely and sleeping well. On the 3rSt she noticed her parents, although for some days previous she had been smiling and playing with toys. By abandoned as bein(g extremely irritating and damaging to February 4th the child was very bright and cheerful, able to sit up in sensitive skins. bed, but still showed some paresis of the left side of the face when J. RUTTER WILLIAMSON, M.D. laughing. By February 20th she was so lively that she had to be Miraj Hospital,, Wcstern India. removed from the neighbourhood of acute cases ; she was able to stand and walk, and could make attempts at the names of patients, besides saying " mamma." REMARKS.-The immediate and persistent relief of sym- REPORTS ptoms lhas been most gratifying, and one sees no reason why ON any relapse should occur. The case is obviously one which MEDICAL AND SURGICAL PRACTICE IN THE comes under the category of those early cases of epilepsy described by Gowers as originating in the first two years of life, HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS OF THE and associated with a cortical lesion. They are characterized by the severity of the initial symptoms, by their unilateral BRITISH EMPIRE. character at the commencement, anid by the occurrence of LOWESTOFT hemiplegia transient or persistent. One would imagine a HOSPITAL. vascular lesion was the primary cause, but there was no sign JACKSONIAN EPILEPSY IN A CHILD OF 2 YEAR1S: O]'ERATION: or trace of any old blood clot to give credence to this view in COMPLETE RELIEF. this narticilar case. (By H. MUIR EVANS, M.D.Lond., Surgeon to the Hospital). D. W., a little girl aged 2 years and 8 months, was brought to me on September 28th, I903, suffering from severe fits of an ST. LEONARDS HOSPITAL, SUDBURY, SUFFOLK. epileptiform character. MALIGNANT DISEASE OF ASCENDING COLON. History.-Thle child was well nourished but pale; she had all her (By EDGAR HUNTLEY, M.B., B.S.Lond., Surgeon to the milk teetlh. Brought up on the breast until 14 months old, she had cut Hospital.) her first tooth at 5 months, so that there had been no trouble with dentition. No evidence of rickets, congenital syphilis, hereditary tend- MRC. E. S., a widow, aged 68 years, was sent into the hospital ency to epilepsy, or of any ear trouble, could be obtained. by Dr. Pettitt of Long Melford, to whom I am much indebted Onset of the Fits.-In October, 1902, when I7 montlhs old, she was for the majority of the following notes: seized one night with severe convulsions, which lasted from 12 mid- Ifisftory.-Very little is known as to her famiiily history, but no account night until 6 in the morning. There had been no known injury or fall. of any member dying of malignant trouble was obtainable. She had had The left side of the body " kept working all the time," and after the thirteen children, seven of whom were liviDg; the rest died, most of convulsions ceased the child lay for fourteen days paralysed down the them in infancy. She had always been a spare but strong, healthy, left side of the body. From October to Christmas, 1902, there were no hard-working woman, and had no definite illness until June, xgo2, when fits, but at the end of December she had a few convulsive seizures, she had a very persistent attack of sciatica on the left side. This con- which consisted of a sudden ducking of the head. Then followed a fined her to bed for fourteeui weeks. In December, 1902, she began period of quiescence until the spring of 1903, when the fits returned, to complain of her body, and was noticed to be often supporting the and were more severe and more obviously left-sided. In the summer right side of her abdomen. of 1903 the attacks grew rapidly worse in character, and were unrelieved State on Exanmination.-No special attention was called to this until by medical treatment. May, 1903, when on examination a mass about the size of a tangerine Character of the Fits.-In October I found tllat tlle flts were of two orange was felt in the right iliac region. This mass was distinctly hard kinds-one the sudden dropping forwvards of the head, and the other a and movable, but had no marked tenderness, and felt somewhat bossy. severe convulsive movement involving the left side of the face and the Shel had had dragging pains on this side and general discomfort about left arm and leg, frequently throwing the child -iolently to the ground, the abdomen, and suffered from increasing constipatioo, the motions so that I seldom saw lher without the right side of the face and head latterly being made up of markedly flattened pieces. There lhaving been severely bruised. Between the fits the child constantly had never been any blood or slime passed. Retching had made rapid sucking miiovements of its tongue, wlhich was protruded be- been mnoderate, but no actual vomiting. General wasting had been tween the lips, and there was paresis of the left side of the face, not noticed for the last few months. Oni May 25th, I903, patient was affecting the eye. After a severe attack the paresis extended to the admitted into hospital with diagnosis of malignant disease of caecum or left arm. There wvas no optic neiiritis. The knee-jerks could not be ascelnding colon. After she had been watched for a few days, and the obtained on either side. Treatment was commenced with gr. v of advisability of operating before complete obstrucetion set in had been bromide of potassiuim t.d.s., and was gradually increased luntil gr. xv of placed before her relations, it was decided to explore the mass. the bromide was taken three times daily, but with no effect except a Ope, ationt.-On June sth she was anaestlhetised by Dr. Finch, while general lowering of the nervou13 system, so that the child colld only Dr. Pettitt kindly came over and assisted me at the operation. An walk with difficulty. Digitalis and arsenic were also tried in combiina- oblique incision was made down on to the IDass, and this fully tion with the bromide. In December I advised the parents to submit exposed. It turned out to be exactly as diagnosed, and was tlle patient, to an exploratory trepliining, but it was not until January of found to involve the whole circumference of the gut, the luimen this year, after consultation with Mr. Ilamilton Ballance, that the being almost occluded. The junction of the ileum with the colon parents would give their consent. By this tiie the attaclkswllhen severe, could not be clearly defined,owing to several coils of small intes- had ulnfortunately begun to involve tlle riglht side of the body. tine being matted to one another and to the mass. For this State oa Admission.-The child was having frequent minor attacks, reason it was deemed advisauble not to try and remove the portions and as many as tlhree or four severe ones daily. She lay in a listless of bowel involved. After finding the coil of small intestine which state, taking no notice of her surroundings but very fretful, taking nlo seemed to be entering the colon, one-half of a Murphy button was in- food unless fed forcibly, and sleeping but a few miniutes at a time serted into that portion which was notnatted up and the other part of throughout the whole niglht. the button into the ascending colon above the growth. the two parts Operation.-On January 20th I trephined the skull so as to expose being then approximated firmly in the usual way. The abdominal the ascending frontal convolution at its junction with the thirdfrontal. incision was then sewvn up with salmon gut and horsehair. In working out the cerebral topography I employed the method of Progress -On Juine gth, four days after the operation, the patient Professor Th. Kocher, and defined the linea precentralis. The origin plassed naturally a fair-sized motion without any blood, and again on of the inferior frontal sulcus was in this way readily and accurately June 12th, when the wound was dressed. The latter was quite sound localized. A full-sized trephine was used and the circle of bone witll the exception of a small stitchl abscess about the centre. The removed. At once the dura mater bulged markedly, and on incising bowels acted regularly once or twice a day until June i6th, vhen the it crucially an excess of cerebro-spinal fluid escaped. The arachnoid button was passed withouit the patient knowving anything about it. The now appeared in view, and at once showed us that we had exposed temperature ran between 970 and moo0 F. until June 25th, when it be- thl diseased area. It looked as if a mucous polyp was flattened on came normal and remained so until she left the hospital on June 3oth. the surface of the brain, and on incising it one was surprised that After the passage of the button motions became of the ordinary healthy the clear fluiid that escaped was not of a thicker consistence. There size and consistency. was no thickening of the membranes inor sign of old blood clot to be Result.-In July the patient was seen at home by Dr. Pettitt, to whom noticed. After applying pressure for a moment to arrest a little venous she expressed herself as much relieved, and also stated that the 1 NEWS.' 11464 UDICLTxu BamwJOURNA I MEDICAL [MAY '14, 1904. bits were really the carcasses of newborn kids. Upon inquiry it was found that the box in question had come from Nassau MEDICAL NEWS, in Prussia, and that the consigner had expressed his readiness to send a hundred of these so-called rabbits to the London A BILL for the registration of trained nurses, with the title Central Meat Market weekly. Dr. Collingridge, in reporting of" R.N.," was recently introduced into the State Legislature the matter to the sanitary authority, pointed out that while of Maryland. the sale of kids forrabbits is a trade fraud, the use of the flesh PASTEURISM IN PHILADELPHIA.--The Pasteur method for the of newly-born animals killed at birth, presumably for the- treatment of persons bitten by dogs has quite recently been sake of the mothers' milk supply, was a filthy and disgusting for the first time in Philadelphia. practice. These remarks are doubtless quite true, and the employed seizure and destruction of the shipment will probably deter AMERICAN CLIMATOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION.-The American the consigner from attempting the imposition again'. It is Climatological Association will hold its twenty-first annual remarkable, indeed, that it should ever have been attempted. meeting at Philadelphia on June 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, under the One is accustomed to tales of the frauds of the restaurant presidency of Dr. J. C. Wilson of that city. cookupon his master's customers and of animals being served up under names which they never bore in life, but a corre- A HYPNOTIC HoSPITAL.-Professor Hyslop, of Columbia sponding imposition upon the cook himself seems a new University, has announced that a hospital for the hypnotic idea. treatment of diseases will shortly be established at New WEST LONDON MEDICAL CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY.-The mem- York. A well-known millionaire has agreed to give a large bers and friends of the West London Medical and Chirurgical sum of money for this purpose. Society met together on May 4th at the Trocadero, Piccadilly, A MEETING of the Ambidextral Culture Society will be on the occasion of the twenty-second anniversary dinner of held in the rooms of the Medical Society, Chandos Street, the Society under the chairmanship of the President, Dr. S. Cavendish Square, W., on May i8th, at 5 p.m., when a lecture Taylor. An interesting event which took place in the course on Ambidexterity from the Medical Point of View will be of tbe evening wasthe presentation to Mr. Percy Dunn and, delivered by Dr. James Shaw. to Mr. McAdam Eccles of a silver bowl each in recognition of the services they had rendered to the Society in connexioni IT is announced that a performance in concert form of with the West London Medical Chirurgical ,Tournal. The toast. Gluck's Orfeo is to be given at Queen's Hall on June 3rd, in of " The Imperial Forces" was proposed by Mr. C. B. Keetley, aid of the rebuilding fund of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, who secured the attention of those present by an earnest pro- and under the patronage of Her Majesty the Queen and of test against the omission from the new War Office Board of of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of the head of the Army Medical Department. Fleet-Surgeorz Wales. French, who replied for the navy, described how in naval actions in the future to remain ROYAL INSTITUTION.-At a general monthly meeting of the medical officers would have members of the Royal Institution held on Maygth, the Duke below and wait until the fighting was over before attending to the wounded. Colonel Hendley, I.M.S., who also r,- of Northumberland, K.G., President, who was in the chair, sponded to the toast, described his experience of the diffi- announced that he had nominated the following amongothers culties resulting from the want of proper representation of Vice-presidents for the ensuing year: Sir Felix Semon and the Medical Service at the different centres of administration Sir James Crichton-Browne (Treasurer). in India. He contended that the variety of work and respon- DR. KocH has recently arrived at Cairo from West Africa, sibility which devolved upon medical men in India demanded and is being consulted by the Egyptian Sanitary Department wide powers of control and proper representation so that their on the epidemic of bovine typhus which now rages in Egypt views should be properly carried out in the interests of and as to the measures being taken for its suppression. It is pro- humanity. The toast of "The Kindred Societies and Guests'" bable that Dr. Koch will also be consulted regarding bubonic was proposed by Mr. Stephen Paget and acknowledged by plague. He has had conferences with Sir Herbert Pinching, Dr. de Havilland Hall and Dr. Theodore Williams. Mr. F. Director of the General Sanitary Service, and Dr. Bittar. Swinford Edwards was entrusted with the toast of "The President and the Society" to which the President re- SPECIAL PULLMAN CARS FOR CONSUMPTIVES.-In accord- sponded. ance with the recommendations of the United States Public the Pullman THE RWRAL MIDWIVES' AssoCIATION.-The first annual Health and Marine Hospital Service, Company of this the of which is to. has agreed to add to its equipment hospital cars to run on the meeting Association, object Santa F6 Railway between Chicago and Kansas City to Colo- train and supply midwives for rural and provincial dis- on tricts, to assist in starting local associations, and to obtaiD rado and New Mexico health resorts certain days each and for the county week, to be set apart for consumptives and other sick per- help co-operation work through councils, sons. are to be reserved for persons union infirmaries, guardians, and existing charities, was held Ordinary Pullmans in on May 5th. Sir M. Foster, M.P., who presided, said, health. according to a report which appeared in the Times, that the MEDICAL IThCOMES IN THE UNITED STATES.-According to Association had reason to be satisfied with the progress- leslie's Monthly there are about 200,Coo doctors in the United made during the year, though it had to contend with many States, or about X for every 350 people. It has been approxi- difficulties. In the first place, it was stated that one effect of mately estimated that the average yearly income of these men the Association would be to hinder the development of the- is £150, or that the American public pays £3o,ooo,ooo annually thoroughly-trained midwife, but he was prepared-to deny that for medical attendance, omitting entirely the money spent for it would have any such result. The object of the Associatioi patent medicines which bring millions to manufacturers, or was really not so much to protect the midwife herself as to. the amount spent for doctors' prescriptions, or paid to quacks assist the rural poor by seeing that they were provided with and commercial doctors. The preparation for the practice of proper attendance in the hour of need. It had also been medicine that gives a man a good standing in the profession stated that their efforts tended to put ignorant persons means an expense of about £8oo for four years in a reputable into a position for which they were not fitted by Nature; but medical school, £200 for general expenses during two years' the care that the Association was exercising in regard to the hospital service, and perhaps another £200 for setting up in women selected for training was a sufficient answer to any objection of that kind. He denied also that there was any practice. danger of the Association's encroaching on the duties of the KIDS AND RABBITS.-A curious and unpleasant discovery local supervising authorities of county councils and other was made in the Central Meat Market at the end of last public bodies. Mrs. Heywood Johnstone moved the adoptioD month.' A meat inspector had his attention directed to a box of the report, which stated that during the year 23 women had invoiced as rabbits, and in his turn drew the attention of the been sent to training institutions, and that the Association at medical officer of health to its contents. The latter found present had ten midwives and several monthly nurses at work that the contained animals, although dressed in the manner in nine counties. So far, however, the funds had not enabled in which rabbits are usually prepared for the market, were the Committee to make any grants to very poor villages unquestionably not rabbits at all, but immature animals of towards training and starting a midwife. The motion was some other species. He consequentlyn caused them to be seconded by Dr. Boxall, and adopted. The financial state- exaamined by Dr. Shave, of the Royal Veterinary College, who ment showed that the receipts for the year amounted to, pronounced that what it was endeavoured to pass off as rab- £726. MAY 14, I904.] THE MIDWIVES ACT. Z.1CL. .OUIL'63 men might fall in with the wishes of the miners, but he did not think it very likely. If the men wanted efficient attend- ASSOCIATION NOTICESI ande they must be prepared to pay for it, as a sixpenny levy, especially in small collieries, was not an enticing sum. The BRANCH MEETINGS TO BE HELD. men would be ill-advised to push matters to an extreme, and BATH AND BRISTOL BRANCH: BRISTOL DIVISION.-The annual meeting men of the Bristol Division will be held in the Medical Library. University coercion was unlikely to succeed. Even if medical College, Bristol, on Thursday, May sgth, at 8.30 p.m., Dr. E. Markham were imported from the south the collieries would eventually Skerrittin the chair. The business of the meeting will be: (I) To elect have to fall into line again, since men who would accept officers, the Representatives of the Division ont the Branclh Council service under such circumstances would be professionally (tlhe present Honorary Secretary resigns, and dnes not seek re-election). (2) To elect the Representative of thle DivisionD in Repre entative Meetings. ostracized and be unable to obtain assistance at operations or (3) To receive annual report of Exeeutive Committee. (4) To consider the advice of consultants. business of Annua.l Representative Meeting. (5) To miiake new rotiles, or alter or repeal existing rules (6) Proposed inquiry into club practice. (7) Any other business.-J. MICHELL CLARKE, Clifton, Ilonorary THE MIDWIVES ACT. Secretary. BIRMINGHAM BIRANcH.-Nomiinations for two elective members of the LANCASHIRE. CeDtral Council of the Association may be se; t to the undersigned oIn or AT the quarterly meeting of the Lancashire County Council. before May igth.-J. T. J. MORRISON, F.R.C.S., 3, Great Charles Street, held on April 28th, the Midwives Act Committee reported Birmingham, Honorary Secretary. that with a view to bringing the Act to the notice of all per- sons desirous of practising as midwives in the adminis- BIRMINGHAMr BRANCH.-The fiftieth annual meeting of this Branch will trative county, it had inserted an advertisement in 56 of the be held in the Medical Institute, Birningham, on Tthursda.v, June gth, principal circulating in the inviting at 3?30p.m. The retiring President. Professor Jordan Llnyd, wiil introduce newspapers county, the President-El ct, Dr. T. E. Underhill. The anniual diiiner will be held such persons to communicate with the county medical officer on the same date at the Grand Hotel, Birmingham.-J. T. J. MORRISON, of health Up to the present time 354 persons residing in the F.R.C.S., -, Great Charles Street, Birmingham, Honlorary Secretary. administrative county had applied to be placed on the regis- ter; 200 of these applications had been forwarded to the BIRMINGHAM BRANCr: COVENTRY DivIsioN---The annual meeting of Central Midwives Board in London. A list of applicants sub- this Division will be he)d at the Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital on mitted by the medical officer of health showed that from Tuesday, May 17th, at 8 ?O p m., Dr. Milner Moore in the cllair. Agenda: I. Wlhether it is advisable that the medical witnesses engaged on eaclh some of the districts comparatively few applications had been side in legal cases shotlid meet in cousultation. 2. The questioni of the received. advertising of medical practitioners in connexiou with hydropathic NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. establishments. . The medical defence schemiie of the Association.. 4. The report of the county medical officer of health was con- The Committee will recommend tlhe adoption of a new irille making a time limit for papers and speeches. 5. The election of ollicet s, the Represenita- sidered at a ineeting of the Notts County Council held on tative of the Division on the Branch Council, aud ttic Executive Com- April 20th. The medical officer stated that since the begin- mittee.-E. H. SNELL, Knighton House, Coventry, Honorary Secretary. ning of this year he had received 96 additional names of women practising as midwives, making a total of 3o4. As one BORDER COUNTIES BR&NCHn; NoSTH CUMBERLAND DIvISION.-The of Act was to prevent the annual general meeting of t.his Division will be lheld at tile County the chief objects of the Midwives Hotel, Carlisle, on Friday. May 27th. at 3.30 p.1m. ir, is proposed toG spread of puerperal fever, the Health Committee had approved make a medioo-ethical subjec' a leading ieattore of the meeting, and of the suggestion of the city medical officer to pay Io.. 6d. to the Chairman has promised to open the debate by a paper on the district medical officers of health for special reports upon Relations of Medical Men to Each Ot.her. Members willing to contribute cases of puerperal fever. The committee had also given papers, etc., shouild communicate with the lhonorary Seeretary, NOOH1VAN power to the chairman of the committee and the city medical MAcLAREN, Carlisle. officer to suspend any midwife from practising if such sus- BORDER COUNTIES AND NORTH LANCASHIRE3 AND SOU'II WVESTMOR1AN> spread BRANCHES.-Notice is hereby given that nominations fo, lrepresentative pension should appear necessary to prevent the of member on the Council for tllese Branches. signed hy three itrcnbers infection. thereof, must be sent to me on or before May 29th.-FRANCIS It. int., DEVONSHIRE. 62, Warwick Rload, Carlisle, Hlonora-y Secretar3, Border CouLties Branch- At a meeting of the Bideford Rural Council held on April 26th, a letter was read from the County Council asking the BORDER COUNTIES BRANCH: SCOTTISII Divis8oN.-A ireetiDg Of thi% out Division will be lheld on Friday, May 20th. at 3 p.nm.. in the County Rural Council to reconsider its decision not to carry the Buildings, Buccleuch Street, D)umfries.-GEORHG R. LIvIN(4STON, 47, provisions of the Midwives Act. It was pointed out that Dumfries, N B., Honorary Secretary. most of the rural councils of the county had accepted the Castle Street, suggestion that they should undertake the duties connected BORDER COUNTIEs BRANCH: WEST CUMBERLAND DIVSION.-The annual with the carrying out of the provisions of the Act, and it was ge.peral meeting of this Division will be held in tlhe Board Room of the felt that the rural councils were more likely to carry out the Whitehaven Iniirnary on Tuesday, May 17tb, at 3.45 p.m. Agenda: I. To elect officers. the representative of the Divisiou on the Branlch Council, duties efficiently than the county council. The Chairman and the ordinary members of the Executive Committee. 2. To receive said the Committee went into the matter very fully. Mr. the annual report of the Executive Commuittee. 3. To consider the HalTis said he did not see how they could carry out the provi- business of the Annual BeDresentative MeCting. 4 To consider a motion, of which Dr. G. J. Muiriel has given notice, that Rule mI shall be altered sions owing to the district being so very scattered. The to read as follows: '"Ordinary mectings of the Division shall be held at medical officer said he could not see how it was to be done. the discretion of the Executive Commnittee, and not less thani two in He had no doubt it would be a verv good thing if they could addition to the annual meeting, etc." 5 Dr. J. XV. Crerar: Blood examina- tion in general practice. 6. Dr. G. B. Muriel: Notes on some of the uses get some good nurses into the district. The Chairman moved of hyo5cin. A dinner has been arraniged for at time Grand Hotel. Memiibers the medical officer should report on the matter at the next who intend to be prescnt are asked to notify the Honorary Secretary, meeting, and this was carried. T. G. MATHIEWS, 6, Scotch Street, Whitehaven. HOSPITAL SUNDAY FUND.-On May ioth a meeting of the DORSET AND WEST [TANTS BRAN-CH.-The annual meetiDg of tllis Council of the Hospital Sunday Fund was held at the Man- Branch wvill be lheld at lie Dorzet County tiospital, Dorelester, on Wednesday, Mav iSilt, at 3 p.m. Agenda.: Place of the buutimiiei meeting. sion House, the Lord Mayor in the chair. Among those pre- -Address by the President, Time Mcd-cal Attenidance of the Poorer Classes. sent were Sir William Church, President of the Royal College Dr. Alderson to move: '"Iat stepq be iaken by tlie British Medical of Physicians, and Sir William Broadbent. A letter was read Association to secure direct representation of tihe profession in the from Herring, of Hamilton Place, House of Commons." Vote of synmpatliy to the Irish Medical Service. Mr. George Piccadilly, Communication-Dr. Ramsay: Nomes onj a soccessful ease of resection of stating that he was willing, as on previous occasions, to give bowel in a child aged 5 years. Luncheou at the Kiug's Armiis Hotel fron') either £io,ooo to the fund or to add one quarter to the amount i to 3 p.m.: price 3S. each. members iDtenjdi'g to be preseutaro. reqluested collected in places of worship on June 12th. limiting this to a to communicate with Mr. W. E. Good. 48, Higli Strcet XVest.. Dorchester, collection not exeeeding £Zoo,ooo. He made that offer, as he by Monday, May I6th.-WILLIAM VAWDhEY LuSH, is, Frederick Place, feared ihat the demands of the charitable for building, etc., Weymouth, Honorary Secretary. might deprive many deserving hospitals of part of their pre- DORSET AND WEST HANTS AND WEST SOMERSET BRANCHES COM- sent income and so compel the closing of some of the wards. BINED.-Notice is hereby given that the namlies or candidates for elec- Sir Edmund Currie stated that Mr. Herring in the past five tion as a member of Council of the Association for these Branches must be sent to either of t.he undersigned on or before Tuesday, May 17th next. years had contributed in all £53°000 towards the fund, namely, -WILLIAM VAWBREY LuSH, Weymouth, or W. B. WINCKWORTH, Taunton, /io,ooo a year for three years, and subsequently sums of Honorary Secretaries. /i i,ooo and Z12,ooo, representing a quarter of the amounts collected in churches and chapels on Hospital Sunday. Pre- DUNDEE DISTRICT BRANCH.-This Branch will meet on Friday, June Mr. 3rd, to consider the business of the Represenitalive Meeting: to elet. bendary Ridgeway proposed a cordial vote of thanks to the Representative and other officers ; aud other business. Notices of Herring. and the Council accepted his proposition to add one motion should be sent to the Secretary before F'riday, May 20th.-R. C. qtiarter to the collections in places of worship. BUIST and G. HALLEY, Dundee, Honorary Secretaries. a '4 MEDICALI5 BarrJOURNAxa|1 ASSOCIATION NOTICES. [MAY 14, 1904.

I DUNDEE, PEiTH, AND SriRmtacu BRANcHE-s.-Thle nomination of cand - a.lter or repeal existing rules, 12. To transact any business that may be dates for oflice of elective imietuhber of Council for the ensuing ycal must transacted at an ordiLnary lmLeeting. Mr. J. Soith Whitaker, the Medical be made in writing on or belore May 24th, to Dr. Moorlhouse, I, Glebe Secretary of the Association, will deliver an address at 5.30 p.m. On the Avenue, Stir ling. Each mnemiiber nmaV nomninate a candidate, but nio name Uses of the Britishl Medical Association to Medical Practitioners. The will he v,,ted oni uiless smuppclted by tbree nominatious.-R. C. BuIbT, Executive Committee invites all members of the Lancaslhire aud Chesbire i66, Netlitigate. turndee; W. A. TAYLER, in. Marshall Place, Pertlh; J. E. Branch1 and all imiedical men residing withlin the area of the Division, MOORaoUsE, Glebe Avenue, Sulililg, Honorary Secretaries. wlhetlher mnembers or not. to4lhear lhc audress. At 7 p.m. a diuner will be provided at tllh Unicorn Ilotel (price 5s. exclusive of wiint). open to all luenibers of the Branlel and guests; notlee to the Honorary aecretary not EAST ANGLIAN BRANCH.-The annual meeting of this Braneh will be later tbani May I4tli.-T. W. H. GARSTANG, Edge Mount, AhbLitcham, held at Lowestoft, on Thursday, Junje 23id. Meombers wisliingto iead Honorary Secretary. papers or slhow cases should cotmatmunicale wilh Dr. Gui'ch, Ipswich, as soon as possihle -B. H. NICHOLSON, M B., East Lodge, Colchester, LEINSTER BRANCir.-The annual meeting of this Branch will be hleld in Honorary Secretary. the, Royal College ot Physicians, Kildare Street, Dabiiu. oni Wednesday, May xith. at 4.30p lU.-ARTHUR H.WAVirE, Derrybawu, Rtlhgar, Dablin, EAST ANGLIAN BRANCIH.-Election of members of Council. The nomina- Honorasy Secretary. tion of candidates to represent tlie Bra nli on the Central Council of the Associatioti for the etisuii)g year- miust. be itade by three electors on or before May *6th next. in wrimil*g, to the General secretary of the Branch, LtINcoLN BRANcH.-Preliminary Notice.-A meeting of this Branch will be held on Thuisslay, May 26tll.-E. M. SYHMPaON, 2, JAUmeS Street, B. H. NICHOLSON, M.B., East Lodge, ColelmesLer. Lincoln, Honorary secretary.

EAST ANG(Tr,JAN BRANCH: NOtTH SUFFOLK Divtstoy.-The annual MALTA AND MRDITERRANEAN BRANCH.-ThIe annual meeting of the nieeting oi this Division will ti)e lield at the Young Men's Chrstian Brauch wvill be held at No. 76, ada. Tleatro, Valletta. on May 30tli. at 5 p.m. Associacion, Londou Road, Lowestoft, ont Wednesday, May 25 h. at 4 p.m. Agenda: i. Coufirmation of minutes. 2. correspoudeuce. 3. Ordiuary Agenda: (r) MiDule3 of last mumeeting (2) Election of officers for ensuing business. 4. Readinig of papers. 5. Election of officer«s and meiembers of year. (3) Notes on a case of Alugioneumotic oedema (Dr. Ratisome). Conucil. 6. Electiou ot Repre.sentatives lor Representative MeetiDgs. (4) Matiers referr-ed 10 the l)ivisions (oh) TIe s,lienme or Medical 7. Annual report of Council. hlle Secretary wouid be pleased to receive D)efence as set fortll in the ciicular etuelosed ; (b) whethier it is advisable -oin or Ihat cotitintuLiOcations f aiiy member who wilies to read .pi,per show the medical witinesses engaged on eachl side in legal cases should cases or M. Secretary. ieet in consultation (see SUPPLRSMENT to BRIsisH MEDICAL, JOURSAI, specimens.-i. ZAMM11IT, Valletta, lionorary Marchl Ibtli, 7904): (c: I hle questiotn of thle advertising of medical practi- tioners in connexion withl hydropathlit establishments (loc cit) Mem- METROPOLITAN COUNTIES BRANCH: WANDSWORTH DIvISION.-The annual bers are requested to take this oppol-tunity of expressing their opinion miettinig of thlis Divisito will lie held at Cricliton's Restaurant, Clapham on lhis imiiportatit proposal by le-tu,r1Iiitg tme form ailnexed to the JuLctioLn. at 9 p.m.. on T'hursday, May 20th. Agenda: x. MiLnutes. circular to the floiosary Seeretaiy of the DiLvision. either before (if to Council unable to 2. Cor-espondunce. 3. ResolutioLs referring central iuitiating attend) or after the meeting.-WILSON TYSON, Lowestoft, nusiLess. 4. Electioni of officers, Represenlatives, and Comiimittee. Honorary Secretary. s. Annual repoit. 6. Consideration of agenda our Representatives' Meet- ing. A dinuer will precede this meeting at 7.15 p.tm. Evetilig dress EAST AN.GLIAN BRANCH: SOUTHr ESSEx DIvISrON.-The annual meeting optionial. Chlarges 69. eachi. Guests can be invited by members. It is of t lis Division will be held iu slhe Counrcil Chlamber, Clarence Road, hoped by coining in large numbers imienibems will shiow tlt-y wish to Southend-on- Sea, on Ttmjursday, May 26th, at 4 p.mls.. and not at the iuiereit themnselves in their Division's successful development.- Victotia Ilospital as stated iu a pr-evious notice. Members WiShiDg to E. RIOWLAND FOTHERGiLL, Torquay House, Southfieldi, S.W., lhonorary read papers oi- shlow cases are requested to sen.d imiiiediate notice to becrttary. CHARLES FoiiY, aH, M B., Crinnis lHouce, Southend-ou-Sea, Honorary Secretamy (pr'o temii.). MIDLAND BRANCH.-The last day for sending in nominations of elective members of Councit for this Branceh is May 3(bt.-F. M. POPE, 4, Prebend EAST YORK AND NORTIH LINCOLN BRANCH -Nominations for the Secretary. election of a Representative on the Cennt al Council for this Branch btreet, Leicester, Honorary (grouped for the present, witll thc Cauimbridge and HuntiDgdon Brancli) stiould be sent not later tilan May to E. M. 14th HAINWORTH, i6, Albiou NORTHERN COUNTIES OF SCOTLAND BRANcH.-The annual meeting of Street, Ilull, Honorary Secretary. this Branch will be lield at ihe Imperial Goli Hotel, Nairnj, on Saturday, May 2Lst, at x2 o'clock noon. Ah;eiida: (x) Minutes of autulniu meetinug. EAST YORK AND NORTH LINCOLN BRANCH.-The annual meetirg of this (2) Io elect office-bearers for the ensuing year, and a Representative of Branch will be hleld at the Koyal lufirinary, 11unl, on Saturday, June 4th, the Branch in Reprezentative inieeiings om the Association. (3) To at 4 p.m., to be followed by the annual diuner time saite eveLLing.-E. M. arrange place lor next anutial Pieeting; in connexion witlh this the HAINWORTH, i6, Albion Street, Hull. Honorary Secretary. Council suggest that in order to give the nmembers in the North of Scotland an oppoitunity o1 attending either Taiu or Golspie should be EDINBUROGH AND FIFE BRANCHES -The names of candidates for elec- selecoted for next year's nieeting. (4) To consider the busiLess at the tion as nmembers of Couincil to represent these Branelhes must he sent to Annual Representative Meetlng at Oxford. (5) lo consider ttie following Di'. Logan Turner, 27, AW'alker Street, Edinburgh, oti or before June Ist. questions ieferred to the Branieli fur its opinion thereon: (a) wvhether it Eaclh candidate must be nonm inated in writing by tlhree members ot the is desirable that time inedical witunestes eugaged on eachl side in legal CoDjjint irianclies, which are entitled to elect Iwo representatives.- cases sllould miieet in consultation; kb) the question of the advertising of NoitMA N WAILKEER, 7. Manor IPlace, Edinbarghm, and A. LOGCAN TUICNRIi, imiedical practitioners in connexion witli hydropathic establishments; 27, WI'alker Street. Edinburgh, Secretaries of time Edinbuigli Branchi (c) sball liedcal Deleice be undertaken by tbh Associatiou? Iu connexion 1U. BATLFOUR GRsAHAM, Sca View lIouse, Leven, Secretary of the Fife wilt tlls questiou the Honoral'y Secretary u ould feel iimuchl obliged if Biancli. members wlio approve of this schleme would fill in and retuLn tlle uorm of agrecment seut ttieni some time ago with the Medical Defence circular. EDINitURGH BRANCH: SOUTHERN DIvIsIoN.-The annual meeting of Those dicaprirovirg o0 the scheme might advise the Secretary accordingly, this Division will be lheld iu ROOniI No. 3, Oddiellows Hail, Forrest Road, as the Central Counlcil of tlle Association wish a poll of the members on on Tuesday, 'May s7th, at 8.i5 p iii. Agenda: Minutes o0 last meeting; this subjtct by May 30th; tiitS eling an important question afiectiDg the annual report and finiancial statement; iecoinmiedatiou of Executive miiember s i it impurLtaLt that tljey should give an individual expression Coimmiiiittce to alter Rule 6 to read " timc oficers shlall be elected anuually of opinion. (6) Anvotlhe coinieneut busiuess. Luimeheon %viml be served in thue annual iiieeting of the Division. tIme Chairman being eligible for at tuje lmperial tolf Hlotel at I.30. By the courtesy of thue Nail-n Golf Club election for tlhree consecutive yeai s ;" electiou of officers, memnbers of the goli course wvili be open to iimenibers of the Biancli and their friends, Executive, aud Repiesentalives; consideration of various questions and it is expected that a match will be arranged betwece medical men r-eterred to Divisions.-MiCHAEL DEWAlI, 24, Lauriston Place, Eainburglu, and the member s of the Nilrn Golf Club. The Secretary would feel much Honorary Secretary. obliged ift those who inteLnd to play would kindly let Jhiiun know, so that the necessary arrangemuents cau be made. 'Ihe Nair-n BowILing Club also GLASGOW AND WEST OF SCOTLAND BRANCH-The annual meeting of exteLid time coultesy o1 tlheir (iLeCU to tlhe mciiibers ot thle Branch, and it this Branch will be lheld in time RCoyal Iufirmary, Glasgow, on Friday, May is to be hioped that a mateh muay be ar-raDged. Members wlho wislh to 20thi. ProgrammTie: Statutory business miieeting of Branch in the Board join in this should inform the Secretary. Fot those wishing it a drive to Room of the htisfiriiary at 3 m.m. Demimonstration by Dr. John Macintyre soi.ne place iu the neiglhbourlhood can be arraniged, I.rovided a sufficient upon Recent Electro-'Thherapetltic Meteiods of Treatment in the Electrical tinuLjber intimiiate theor aesire to do su.-J. MUNRO MUor, 4, Ardross Ter- Pavilion from 4 to 5.10 p1il. Duinner (nmorning dress) at 6.30 p.m., as inti- race, invernebs, Iloilorary ;:ecretary. mated by post.-JAMtS H. NICOLL, 4, Woodside Place, Glasgow, Honorary becretary. OF SCOTLAND accordance with LANOASHIRE AND CHFSHIr?E BRANcH.-A general meeting of this NORTHERN COUNTIFS BRANCH.-In By-law 22 of the LonStitUItiOn tie eJectiou ot a Represenlative in the Brancch will be lheld in teim Medical InStttutLon, MouDt PJeasant, Liver- Central Council of the Association mus6 be made by voting papers sent pool, at 3 45 pM.-. on Wedniesday. May i8th. Ageuda: Papers oni imedical to eachl member, and the candidates' names must be sent to the under- and surgical subjects, and cliulical demonistrations by James Barr, M.D., and W. signed onl or belore May 28th, tlle nominalion paper signed by W. B. Warrin.gtoD. M.D., Karl (tiossimanun, M.1, Alexander, M D., members.-J. Mucito MuiR, 4, Aidioss Teriace, inverness, F. H. BareDdt, M.D, R. A Blickerstethi. F.R.C S., Dailmer Iladrissoll, tlice F.R.C.S., Robert Jones, F.R C.S.-i. ARTHUIT HELME, M D., 3, St. ieter's Honorai y aecretary. Sqiiare, Manellester. NORTH LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH WESTMORLAND BRANCH: KENDAL LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE B1ANCH: ALTRINCHAM DivISION.-The DivisioN.-Tlmc annuual meeting ot this Division will be held in Kendal annutal nmeeting of this Division will he held at St. Margaret's Church oti WVednesday, Slay i8th, at the Secretary's hlouse, at 3.30 p.ii. Agenida: Institslte, Market Street, Altrirmehtaim, on WN'ednesday, May isth, at 4 50 pi1ts. Electiou of officers for eusuing year. The following questions referred to Agemuda: z. Minutes of quarterly lmectir,g of FIeoIualy 17t11. 2. MinUtCS this Division will be discussed: (t) The position of muedical witnesses of specifal iMeceting Of Malrlc 30th1. 3. Report of Committee (tinlutes of towards one anotlher. (2) The Med cal Deiecce schleme; answers to the iec iugs of Febintiary si111 amd April 20tli). 4 Repolts of officers. followirg questious as to this scheme slioule be sent to tlhe Secretary as 5. Election of officees for 19 4-5 (RUiCS 5. 6, and *i). 6. Election of member early as possible: (a) Is it your wish that tLoe Association slhould take up Of Briaucil CotIDcil (RlUC 8). 7. Electioni of Representative at British Medical itetence as suggested in thle seleme ? (b) Do you approve of the Medical AssociatioLn Annual Meetinug (Rule 7.) 8. Election of Exeeutive general principles and details of ttie scheme? (3) The position of medical Comumnlittee (RtleS 4 atid 9). 9. Aninuam Report of Conimittee. Io. Consider practitioners in connexion with liydropathic establishments.-P. F. businCss of Ailnual Reprezentative Meeting. ri. To make new rules or bTURiIDGE, Stramongate House, Kendal, Honorary Secretary. r T BITIw I [li"MAY 14, 1904.1 ASSOCIATION -NOTICES. LUMDICL JOURNAL i6

NORTH OF ENGLAND BRANCH.-Notice is hereby given that nominations SOuTH-EASTERN BRANCH: HASTINGS DIvISION.-The annual meeting of of Representatives for this Branch (two required), each signed by this Division will be held at the East Sussex Hospital, Hastings, on amembers of the Branch, must he sent to me on or before May x4th, 1904.- Thursday, May xgth. at 4.30 p.nl. The chair will be taken by ALFRED Cox, Cotfield House, Gateshead, Honorary Secretary. Dr. Frederic Bagshawe. Agenda: (i) Confirmation of minutes; (2) election of officers for ensuing year; (3) report of Executive Committee; (4) consideration of any business to be brought forward at the annual NORTH WALES AND SHROPSH1SE -BuANCH: DENBIGH AND FLINT Meeting of Representatives (5) consideration of proposed scheme of IivSION.-The annual meeting of thisDivision will be held at Wrexham Medical Defence; (6) letter respecting grouping of Divisious for election on Friday, May 27th.-E. D. EVANS, Bodeirian, Wrexham, Honorary purposes; (7) Dr. RedmaYne will show a case of Bronchiectasis treated by Secretary. ,___ Incision and drainage; (8) Mr. Christopherson will read notes on a case of Perforated Gastric Ulcer treated by excision.-J. W. BATTERHAM, 3, Grand NORTH WALES AND SHROPSHIRE BRANCH.-We bereby give Parade, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Honorary Divisional Secretary. nominations for a Representative ots the Council of the Association,

signed by tlhree members of the Branch, must be received not later Portmadoc.-W. May 3xst, by W. Jones Morris, Is-y-Coed, MORRIS, SOUTH-EASTERN BRANCH: HORSHAM DIVISION.-The annual meeting it. K. B. MACLEOD. and H. JONES ROBERTS. Honorary of this Division will be held at the Parish Room, The Causeway, Horsham, on Wednesday, May i8th, at 3 p.m. Agenda: x. The ordinary business of an annual meeting, such as electiou of officers, etc. 2. Any other busi- OXFORD AND READING BRANCH.-Notice is hereby given that ness. 3. Election of new members. 4. Exhibition of cases of interest. for a Member of Council for this Branch tions Representative 5. H. Lewis Jones (London) has kindly consented to a me on or T. lDr. read paper, sent to before May I5th.-W. FREEMAN, M.D., 30, entitled, On Recent Advances in Electro-therapeutics. Any members Place, London Road, Reading, Honorary Secrietary. _. wishing to show cases, etc., are requested to communicate with the Honorary Secretar-y at once, in order that arrangements may be made. SOUTHERN BRANCH: SALISBURY DIvIsIoN.-The annual meeting of this All members of the South-Eastern District are entitled to attend and Division will by hield at theInfirmary,Salisbury, on Wednesday, 18th, introduce medical friends. The Honorary Secretary will be pleased to at 8 p.m. Agenda: T. Minutes of the last meeting. see any of the nmembeis at his house to tea after the meeting.-L. M. officers. Treasurer's account and balance sheet. 4. President's address; SNowv, I he Cliaiitry, Horsliam, Honorary Secretary. slubject, Diabetes, to be followed by discussion. 5. Cases sDecimens. 9;lie meeting will be preceded by dinner at the County p.m. SOUTH-EASTERN BRANCH: NORWOOD DIVISION.-A meeting of this MeAlibers iintending to be present at dinner are requested inforim Division will be held at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood, on Thursday, Hojorary Secretary not later than May I4th. Members wislling May xgth, at 4 p.m., Mr. J. Sidney Turner, M.R.C.S., F.L.S.. J.P., in the .any cases at the meeting are requested communicate with Honorary chair. Agenda: (x) Whether it is advisable that the medical 52, Salis- witnes.tes Secretary as soon as possible.-J. E. GORDON, Endless engaged on each side in legal cases should meet in consultation; (2) the 4bury, Honorary Secretary. question of the advertising of inedical practitioners in connexion with hydropathic establishmen's ; (3) the Medical Defence scheme of the Asso- SOuTH-EASTERN BRANCH.-The annual meeting of this Branch ciatiOn.-HENIiY J. PRANGLEY, Tudor House, Anerley, Honorary on June 22nd. Mr. J. H. held at Eastbourne Wednesday, Ewart. Secretary. -dent-elect. The following will he tlue agenda: x. To

the Branch. (This will be done by voting papers sent to each SOUTH-EASTERN OF IRFLAND BPANCH.-The annual meetirg of this the Branch. Nominationis by tlhreermembers for the offices of President- Branch will be held at on of .elect, Vice-Presidents, and Secretary may be sent to Honorary Secre- Killcenny May 25th. Agenda: I. MinnItes tary on or before Monday, Alay 2. To receive last annual meeting. 2. Eleclion of officers.-AYMIOND W. ORPEN, i6th.) Bagenalstown, co. Carlow, Secretary. the Branch Council. 3. To consider the business of the annual Honoraly sentative Meeting. 4. To make new rules or altsr or repeal existing rules.

" Dr. Larking gives notice that lie will move, That in the opinion SOUTH-EASTERN OF IRELAND BIRANCH.-Notice is hereby given that enceting the present South-Eastern Branch should be divided nominations of Representalive members of Council for this Branch must Branches separated by a line running rouglhly between be sent to me on or before May 14th.-RAYMOND W. ORPEN, Bagenalstown, Hastings, and that the opinion of the Divisions concerned co. Carlow, Honorary Secretary. the question." 5. To transact any business that may be ,ordinary meeting. N.B.-Three members to represent the SOUTH MIDLAND BRANCH -Preliminary Notice.-The annual meeting Central Council will also be elected by voting papers. Nominations of this Branch will be held at Winslow, Bucks, on Thursday, June i6th, each by three members in may be sent to these posts, writing. Honorary under the presidency of Dr. Kennish.' Members to read papers of the Branch on or before May wishing i3ecretary Monday, i6th.-T. or show cases or specimens must commiiunicate with the 97, Montpelier Road, Brighton, Honorary Honorary VERRALL, Secretary. Secretarynot later than June 6th.-E. HARRIES JONES,45, Sheep Street, Northampton, Honorary Secretary. SouTH-EASTERN BRANCH: CROYDON DIVISION.-The 'this Division will be held atthe Croydon General Hospital, Thursday, MayIgth, at 4 p.m., Dr. Carpenter in the chair. Agenda: I. SOUTH MIDLAND BRANTCH.-Notice is hereby given that nominations ot 'annual meeting officers for the ensuing year will To a Representative member of Council for this Branch must reach me on or arrangeforthenextrmeetingand to electa Ctairman. 3. before May i4th, o904.-E. HARRIES JONES, 45, SheepStreet, Northampton, be asked to consider "Whether it is advisable that the medical Honorary Secretary. engaged on each side in legal cases should meet in consultation."- LMedico-Political Committee. And also to give their opinioni " SOUTH MIDLAND BRANCH: AYLESBURY DIVIsiON.- The annual meeting question of the advertising of medical practitioners in of this Division will bebeld on Thursday, May 26th, at 2.30P.m., at the hydropathic establishments."-Ethical Committee. As last is Eight Bells Hotel, Bletchley. Agenda: (i) Minutes of the meeting. 'the hospital meetiDg the exhibition of clinical cases, (2) To consider and discuss the scheme of Medical Defence of the Associa- may be put to the vote without discussion. 4. The tion. (3) Resolution by Dr. Easte on the granting of Medical Certificates cases. Members desirous of showing eases are requested to School Children. (4) To consider any further business or communica- with the Honorary Secretary at their earliestconveDience, tions. Attention is directed to the form of uindertaking appended to the ,than May x6th. Messrs. Down Bros. will show surgical itistruments. proposed scheme of Medical Defence, which, if approved, should be filled .dinner will take place at the Greyhound Holel, at in and forwarded to the Secretary. Luncheon (at 2 o'clock) will be pro- clusive of wine. N.B.-The Honorary Secretary would be vided at the Hotel, price23. each.Mdembers wishing to partake of the, miembers would kindly inform him whethertheyintend, if same should inform the Secretarynot later than May 23rd.-HORACE present at the and if likely to remain dinner. meetiog, to ROSE, Melrose, Aylesbury,Honorary Secretary. they will materially facilitate arrangements and promote the ot ,meetiDg. All members of the South-Eastern Branclh are entitled BOUTIH BRANCH: annual and to introduce professional friends.-E. H. WILLOCK, 113, Road, MIDLAND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DiVISION.-The Croydon, Honorary meeting of this Division will be held at the Library, General Hospital, Secretary. Northampton, on Thursday, June 2Iid, at 12 noon, under the presidency of Dr. Buszard. Agenda: Mtinutes of anDual nreeting, o903,. Election SOuTrH-EASTERN BRANCH: FAVERSHAM, ISLE OF THANET, CANTERBURY, of officers. To receive Divisional report. To discuss: (I) The question ASIFORD, FOLKESTONE, AND DOVER DIVISIONS.-A coimibined mneeting of of the advertising of medical practitioners in connexion with hydropathic these Divisions will be held at the Hotel, County Canterbury, establislhments. (2) Whletherit is desirable that the medical witnesses on Thursday, May Ipth, at 3.30 pin., Dr. Gogarty chair, engaged on each side in legal cases should meet in consultation. (3) The Members of the Faversham, Isle of Thanet Oanterbury formation of a Medical Defence Committee of the Association.-E. HARRIES Divisions will meet half an hour earlier (3 p.m.) repoit JONES,45, Sheep Street, Northampton,Honorary Secretary. and elect representatives. Agenda: An address will -by Dr. Robert Boxall on the Relief of Dysznenorrhoea Sterility. following papers will be read: Dr. T. Whitehead Reid, on dt SOUTHWALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE BRANCH.-Nominations for two ,Intraperitoneal Haemorrhage; Dr. William Gosse, Rheumatism ifB elective members of the Central Council of the Association may be sent to Treatment at Aix-les-Bains; and a paper by Mr. Hiugh Raven. Dinner theundersigned on or before May2ISt.-Dr. R. PATERSON,I5, St. Andrew's will be served at the Hotel at 6.m5p.m.; charge5S., excludiDg Crescent, Cardiff, Honorary Secretary. 'wishing to dine are kindly requested to send a posteard

previously to A. R. I, Canterbury, HENCHLEY, London,'Road, Honorary SOUTH WALES AND MONMOUTHSIIIRE BRANCH: CARDIFF DIVISION.- ,Divisional Secretary. The annual meeting of this Division will be held inthe rooms of the Cardiff Medical Society, 131, Queen Street, on Thursday, May Iqth, at SOUTH-EASTERN BRANcH;: FOLKESTONE DIvIsION.-The 3.30 p.m. Agenda:I. Minutes of the two previous general meetings. 2. of this Division will be held atHotel Wampachi, on To elect the officers of the Division, namely. Chairman, Vice-Chairman, 4 p.m. Agenda: To elect officers, the Representatives Division and Secretary (to act also as Treasurer).3. To elect(a) four representa- the Branch Council, and the ordinary members of the tives of the Division on the Branch Council; (b) four ordiDary members mittee. To receive the annual repor-t of the Executive Conimnittee. A of the ExecutiveCommittee. 4. To elect the Representative of the Division meeting of the Folkestone, Ashforcl, aud Dover constituency held in representative meetings of the Association. [Note. -The elected mera- the sarne day. at the same place, at pin. Agenda: Repre- bers includedinI,2, and 3. constitute the Executive Commnittee of the sentative in Represeniative Meetings of the Association. elect Division.]5. To receivetlte annual report of the Executive Committee. 3ecretary. To consider the business of the Annual 6. To consider the agenda of the annual representative meetingand to members of the South-Eastern Branch are ing. All invited instruct the Divisional Representative thereon. 7. To consider other and to professional meetings introduce friends.-PERCY DODD,I4, business which may be referred to the meeting by the Executive Com- , Manor Road, Folklestone, Honorary District Secretary. mittee. Members are specially asked to note the date of this meeting i166 MBimi onulNA SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. [MAY 14, 1904. and to do their best to attend and take part in the election of the various ceased for fifteen days three years previously after a puncture officers and representatives of the Division, and also in the discussion of the other important items of the agenda. Members will receive in due made on his entry into hospital for a cytological examination. course particulars of the arrangements for a dinner to take place on the Drs. Babinski and Boisseau, without being able to explain how evening of the same date (May igth).-EwEN J. MACLEAN, 12, Park Place, lumbar puncture affects the incontinence, suggested it would Cardiff, Honorary Secretary. form an excellent treatment for this affection, and that it was. research in this direction. SOUTH WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE BRANCH: MONMOUTHSHIRE advisable to carry on further DIvIsION.-The annual meeting of this Division will be held in the New- French science has suffered a great loss by the sudden death port and County Hospital, on Friday. May 27th, at 3.30 p.m. Members on May 3rd of Emile Duclaux, Member of the Institute and of wishing to bring aDy matter before the meeting will please notify the the Academie de M6decine, and Director of the Pasteur In- Honorary Secretary inot later than May 14th. Members who intend joining I lie Deferce Department, and who have not yet sent in their applications, stitute, which position he was called upon to fill at the death -tre requested to do so as soon as possible.-W. J. GREER, Newport, of Pasteur in 1895. Duclaux was born June 24th, 1840, at Hlonorary Secretary. Aurillac (Cantal), where, after brilliant studies at the local college, he had helped his father, a bailiff. He then went to- SOUTH WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE BRANCH: SOUTH-WEST WALES the Ecole Normale, and it was during his studies that Pasteur DIvISIoN.-The first annual general meeting of this Division will be held at Slipney Hotel. Llanelly, on May 3ist, at 3 p m. Gentlemen who wish to remarked and chose him as his collaborator in his researches~ read papers, or who have any communications to make, will please com- on silk-worm disease. After teaching chemistry at Clermont municate immediate]y with the Hionorary Secretary, GLANVILLE MORRIS, and at Lyons, Duclaux was appointed Professor of Physics Mardy, Glamorgan. and Meteorology at the Institut Agronomique in I879. In i886. SOUTH-WESTERN BRANCH.-The nomination of candidates for the office he was appointed Professor of Biological Chemistry at the of elective members of Council (Branch Representatives on the Central Sorbonne. The name of Duclaux will remain associated Council) for the ensuing year, must be made by three electors, and in with a number of works on microbiology. As long ago writing, on or before May 2Ist, t the Honorary Secretary of the Branch, as 1882 he wrote a book entitled Ferments and Disease; Mr. C. YOUNG EALES, i, Matlock Terrace, Torquay. which called attention to the approaching revolution STAFFORDSHIRE BRANCr.-Notice is hereby given that nominations of of creed as to the etiology of infectious diseases. In a Representative of this Branch on the Central COUDCil of the Associa- I887, under the patronage of Pasteur, Duclaux founded tion must be sent to me oia or before Tuesday, May 24th.-E. PETGRAVE the Annales de l'Institut Pasteur, in which he himself JOHNsoN, Brook Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Honorary General Secretary. wrote a series of critical articles and reviews. In I898 he began to publish his chief work, the Trait6 de Microbiologie, STAFFORDSHIRE BRANCH.-The annual meeting of this Branch will be interesting bio- held at Wolverhampton, on Thursday, June gth.-E. PETGORAVE JOHNSON. in four volumes. In I896 he published the Brook Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Honorary Geaeral Secretary. graphy of his master, Pasteur. Histoire d'un Esprit. Duclaux showed the same zeal as a citizen which he had shown as a WORCESTERSHIRE AND HEREFORDSHIRE AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE scientist, in support of justice and truth. He took an im- BRANCHES.-Nominations for the election of a Representative on the portant part in the Dreyfus affair, and in collaboration with Central Council for these grouped Branches must be sent, signed by three members, on or before May 31st, to Dr. G, W. CROWE, Worcester, Honorary Emile Zola, Trarieux, and Pressens6, carried on an active Secretary. campaign; as one of the founders of the Ligue des Droits de- l'Homme, he was tried on the charge of being a member of an unauthorized association. It was during one of the meetings. of the League two and a half years ago that he was struck SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE, down by a first attack of apoplexy; gradually he got better, and was again able to attend to his multiple duties. Her PARIS. seemed to have entirely rec overed M hen this second and fata) Societe Meidicale des H6pitaux: The Treatment of Incontinence attack occurred. At the Theatre des Mathurins recently Professor Magnin, of Urine by Lumbar Puncture. - The Death of Emile of the Ecole de Magndtisme, presented to the public a very3 Duclaux.-Maydeleine: The Translation of Music by Gesture remarkable patient of his-Magdeleine-who, while in under Hypnotic Inftuence.- Typhoid Fever in Paris. hypnotic sleep, translates, as it were, by gestures the sense AT a recent meeting of the Socidt6 Medicale des H6pitaux of music, either played or sung; she also acts when plays are Drs. Babinski and Boisseau made an interesting communica- read to her. There is an immediate correlation between her tion on the treatment of incontinence of urine by lumbar gesture, attitude, expression, and what she hears. The most puncture. Two patients were presented whio had been cured notable point in hLer condition is the impression produced on by this means. The first was a young girl of I7 years, who her in so special a manner by music, her body becoming a. had suffered from nocturnal incontinence since the age of 7. sort of mechanism, responding to every emotion which the After a lumbar aspiration of 15 c.cm. the patient had no in- music conveys to her exaggerated nervous sensibility, and ex- continence for eight days; from the ninth to the thirteenth pressing by most striking poses every feeling of passion, pain, day she had incontinence twice. A second lumbar puncture joy, grief, and voluptuousness. Her father is Swiss, and her was then made. The fifth and seventh day after this second mother a Caucasian. Having a superb voice, she studied puncture the patient again had incontinence, but from that singing, and obtained a first prize at the Conservatoire in time, or for the past two months, the patient had not had a Geneva. Her education, character, and temperament all in- single involuntary micturition. During three months, there- dicated a theatrical career, but it is said that an invincible fore, she only had incontinence on four occasions. These fear of the public and an awkwardness in her gait have were during the first month, while in the last two months hitherto prevented her appearing in public. She has always she had been perfectly free from her infirmity. The second had excellent health, with the exception of persistent head- patient was a syphilitic, who had suffered for two years aches, for which she consulted Professor Magnin. from organic spasmodic paraplegia and incontinence of urine The typhoid fever epidemic is now rapidly coming to an and faeces, the incontinence being due to paralysis of the end. During the first week of March, when it was at its sphincter of the bladder. Eight days ago lumbar puncture maximum, 158 fresh cases were notified. The following table was performed, 15 c.cm. of fluid being withdrawn; since then shows the cases and deaths notified during five weeks: the incontinence had disappeared. The patient felt the desire Cases. Deaths. to urinate and was conscious of the passage of urine. Two Week ending March 26th.. .o6 ...... 24 a ,, April 2nd .....76 ...... 6 other patients of the same class had been observed. One, , , gth ...... 77 ... . I42 child aged 14, had incontinence of urine night and day for a ',, 6th ...... 6C0 ...... IO month and a-half, which had resisted treatment with bella- 23rd ...... 29 ...... donna. On January i4th lumbar puncture was performed and incontinence disappeared. From March i6th to April 15th nocturnal incontinence reappeared, but only every three or SYDNEY. four nights, and had disappeared since this latter date, upon in South the Milk which lumbar puncture was performed a second time. The Leprosy Newv Wales.-Purifying Supply. other patient, suffering for one year from spasmodic para- The Bubonic Plague.-The Declining Birth-rate.-The New plegia, had had incontinence of urine for one month when Guinea Expedition. he was punctured. This incontinence yielded to a single DR. ASHBURTON THOMPSON, the Principal Medical Officer t& puncture, and the patient had been able to retain her the Government, has just issued his annual report (sgoi) on urine during the fortnight which had since elapsed. In an leprosy in New South Wales. During that year io persons ataxic patient who had had incontinence for four years, were reported to the Board of Health as suspected lepers, lumbar puncture gave no result, but the incontinence had and 9 of these were subsequently admitted to the Leper BBIT 117 M&y 14, 1904.] UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES. LMEDIC& JOURNAL 17 3 I After the adoption of a resolution suggestirg to the Senate the advisa- bility of altering the date for the LL.D. Examination to tle third Monday UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGESI in October had been unanimously passed, the house adjourned. TUNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. THE VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF MANChESTER. IN a Congregation held on Thursday, April 28th, the following degrees AT a meeting of the Court held on May 5th a large number of important were conferred: ordinances received the approval of the Court. They dealt with1i Veteri- Doctor of .Mledicine.-Thomas Edwvn Cecil Cole. Christ Chuirch. Dr. nary State Medicine, Public Health, anid Pharmaceuitics. The University of Cole's dissertation was a written wort upon "The Clinical Aspects of Mauchester will noW grant a Diploma in State Medicine to fullyl-qualitied Syphilitic Affections of the Nervous Systetm " members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. It. will not cnter Bachelor of Medicine and Sargery.-William Edward Blackall, non- into competition with any or the five existing colleges which traiu gentle- collegiate. men for the Mertbership of the College. Those aspir-ing to take this diploma will be trained to deal with the preve.tion andi control of dis- UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. cases occurring in the lower animals and whlich are transmissible to Third Examination Jor Medical and Surgical Degrees. Part II.-The follow- man, and also with the prevention aud control of diseases of the domes- ing have now satisficd the ExamiDers in all three sections: ticated animals with a view to dimiinish the losses caused to the agri- A. E. Barclay. M.A, Christ's; Ht. J. D. Birkett, B.A., Trin.; E. M. culturalist by the prevalence of these diseases. In fact. ttue University is Brown, R.A, Pemb..; S. Child, B.A., Pemb.; R. A. Clapham, B.A., doing for veterinary medicine what it has already done for ordinary k:mm. ; G. I1. Colt, B.A., Sid. Suss. ; A. W. D. Coventon, B.A.. Trin; medicine when it instituted the D.P.H. It was stated that the scheme W. L. Cripps, B.A.. Trin.; 1H. M. Davies, B.A., Trin.; R. G. Elwell, had the cordial suipport, of the Lancashire Association of Veterinary Sur- B.A, Trin.; H. Falk, B.A.,. King's: G. R. Footner. B.A.. Penih. ; geons. Regulations will be framed to parry out tlle enactmiients of the D. tH. Fraser, B A., Cai.; J. Goss, B A., Jes.; C. F. Hadfield. M.A., Ordinances. Trin.; E. Harrison, B.A., Trin. ; V. Hastings, B.A., Christ's; Ordinances for Diploma in Veterinary State Medicine: T. G. M. tliDe, M.A, King's; H. F. HorDe, B.A, King's; W. E. T. The University shall grant a Diploma iu Vetei-iimat y State Mediciie Hume, B.A., Pemb. ; K. H. A. Kellie. B.A., Cai.; J. Lambert, B.A., (D.V.S M.). which shall be awarded by the Senate. Down. ; R. 0. Lee, B.A., Emm.; T. C. Lucas, B A.. Cla. ; S. M. 2. The examination shall be in two paris, anid shall be written, oral, and Mackenzie, B.A.. Trin.: C. W. P. Moffatt, B.A, Cla..; W. M. Molli- practical. son. B.A. King's; A. R. Moore, B.A., Cai.; R. F. Moore, B.A., 3. Catdidatel , hefore entering for the first part of the examination, Chri,Wt's; W.V. Naish. M.A., Emm.; R. G.No-thwanger, M.A., Jo,; must have lheld for not less than twelve mionthi the Mcmber-shlip of the C. T. MacL. Plowright, B.A., Job.; C. A. W. Pope, B A. Trin.; it. Royal College of Veterinar y Surgeons, and moust present satisfactory cer- Rischbeith, M.A., Trin.; R. FH. Robbins, B.A.. Trin.; B. 1I. Stewart, tifica.tes B.A., Jes.; C. Stiebel, B.A.. Trin. 11. ; G. A. Ticehurst, B.A, Joh.- (1) 'J'hat, after obtainirg thle Membership of the Royal College of I. E. Whitting, B.A.. King's; R. A. Worthington. B.A.. Cla. Veterinary Surgeoas, they have attenided an approved course of Appointments.-Sir Michael Foster. K.C.B., has heen appointed a Manager instruction in veterinary hygiene in the University, or in a college of the Balfour Fand for the Encouragement of Research in Zoology. Mr. recognized for this purpose by the University. F. G. Parsons has been appointed an Examiner in Anatomny. Mr. T. C. (2) Ihat, after obtaining the Membership of ltle Royal College of Fitzpatrick, an Examiner in Physies for medical degrees. Mr. V. B. Veterinary Surgeons, ilhevlyave during at least siximonths received Hardy and Mr. F. G. Hopkins have been appointed Examiniers for the practical instu-tiction in laboratories -ecoguized by the University Gedge Prize in Physiology. iD Chemistry, Bacteriology, and Pathology, as applied to Veterinary Botany.-Mr. F. Gi. Smart, MB., has offered t,o found in the University a Hygiene. Studentship of Lico a year for research in Bntany. The offer has been 4. Candidates, before entering the second part of the examination, must gratefully accepted. aDd the first election will be made in July. Tise present certificates is tenable for two years. 'Tlhat, after obtaining the Membership of the R C.V.S., they have Scholarsliip ordinarily during six months (of whicti at letst tht'ec months shall he dis- tinct and separate from tire period of laboratory instruction re- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY GENERAL COUNCIL. quired under (2) ) been diligetlly engaged in acquiring a knowledge THE statuitory half-vearly meeting of the General Council of the Univer- of the duties of veter*nary iuspection unider a veterinarv surgeon sityof Ediaburgh wvas lheld in the Examination Hall on Wednesday, May (holding a piblic appointment), to be approved of for that pur- 4th, 1904, the Rev. Professor Patrick in tne clhair. The minuites of mneet- pose by the University. This requirentut maybe nodified hythe ing ot October 3olh. I903, were read and approved The report of the Senate in tie case of Veterinary Inspectors wlto have held an Business Comniittee was subimitted, as was the report. of the Subcom- appointment recognized by the University for not less than one mittee on Modern Languages and the report of the Finance Conmmit-tee. year. It was reported that the total number of matriculated studeuts in Science 5. Candidates may present themselves for Parts I and TI separa'ely, or and Medicine was: at the samne time, provided that no candidate he admitted to Part It lie has Part I. No naiuie will be pub- unless already passed in) eandidate's of _. 1891-2 1893-4 1895-6 1897-8 1899-Ic50 1930-1 1901-2 lished until lie lhas satisfied the Examiners in both pasts the exami- I889-go T902-3 nation. 6. Candidates must satisfy the Examiners in the following subjects: Part I. Science - 0-. 17 145 147 149 170. i 2c6 Practical ... 1 (a) Chemistr-y; With special refer-ence to. Medicine 2,003 1,852 11,5t0 13,455 1 ,405 I,'168 1,364 7,396 |,427 (b) Practical Pathology, Parasitology, and Veterinary iiygiene. Microscopy; Part II. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. (a) Comparative Pathology; ) CONVOCATION. i) Hygienq, Sanitary Law, and Adminis- With special reference to A GENERAL meeting was hold on Tuesday, May ioth. tration ; 3 Veterinary llHgiene. (c) Sanitary Reporting; Election of Officers. ee of in Public Hfealth: the Ordinances for deg' R.Sc. Sir Philip Magnus, Deputy-Chairman, at, first occupied chair. and J. Candidates must he graduates in niedicine of this University or of' stated that the olIY graduate nominated for the appointment of Chair- soimie other university recognized for the purpose. man was Sir E. H. Busk. M.A.. LL.B., who had filledthe position for twelve 2. Candidates must produce certificates of attendance at courses of years, and was now re-elected for another term of three yeara. Sir E. H. study in the University extending over not less than two years subsequent Busk, on taking the chair, said that the amount of work accomplished by to their graduation in iiiedicine, and must have passed an Examination the Senate (of which he was officially a member) had been particularly in the subjects prescribed by the Regulations. onerous since his election three years ago, and that the regulations were Ordinances for ordinary degree of B.Sc. in Phlarmaceutics: now settled for all the degrees exc(ept those of Law, which were nearly The degree of Bachelor of Science is granted under the following con- completed. Mr. T. L. Mears was elected Deputy-Chairman, and a vote of ditions, ater a course of study and examination suitable for Pharma- thanks passed to the retiring Deputy-Chairman (Sir P. Magnus) for his ceutical students: services. In returning thanks, Sir P. Magnuis spoke of the gifts to the (i) Candidates must present themselves for the Intermediate Exami- University, and wislhed that some multimillionaire would make a gift nation at the end of their first year of study after passing the without conditions, as the fulfilment of tile conditions often gave much Matriculation Examination. extra trouble to the Senate. He referred to the generous gift by the The subiects of the Intermediate Examination are: Drapers' Company. the munificent benefaction ot air Donald Currie, and (i ) Physics with Practical Work. the action of the Goldsmiths' Company in reference to the library, and (ii.) Clhemistry wit.h Practical work. said that the latter coIDpany had most generously placed at the disposal (iii ) Botany wit,h Practical work. of the University their institution at New Cross, togelher with all build- (iv.) A Practical Examination in the Pharmaceutical ings and freehold land and a conditional offer of Z5,ooo a year for five Laboratory. years for its maintenance. Mr. H. E. Allen, LL.B., B.A., was reappointed The subjects of the Final Examination are: Clerk of Convocation. (t.) Chemistry. Standing Cummittce. (i.) Two of the following: The election of members was declared; those nominated for all the Materia Medica. vacancies were duly elected. Botany. The report of the Standing Commnittee was, on the motion of Mr. W. Physics. Blake Odgers, K.C., presented and received. of Chemistry. HlistoryElectro-Chemistry. The Library. Pharmacology. The rules for the use of the lhbraoy aud reading room were considered iBacteriology. seriatim, and discussed at length and amended; and on the proposa.l of Toxicology. Mr. odgers, K C, and Dr. R. M. Walmsley they were approved as ametjded, Food and adopted Analysis of Drugs. and forwarded to the Senate with the request that they may be It was resolved to coinfer the honorary degree of D.Sc. on WV. IL. Perkin, for future use. Under these suggested regulations the library is to be Sen., F.R.S., the distinguished chemist, whose name is so well known in open daily until 5 p.m,, and on two eveniDgs a week from 7 to 9. All his in the Aniline Mr. Perkin will open graduates and members of the University who have passed the examina- connexion with researchies Dyes. tion in aDy Faculty next following the Matriculation Examination, and the Schunca Labox atory. the recogDized teachei's and officials of the University, will be able to use thc library; whilst members of the SeDate and of Convocation and some CONJOiN r BOARD IN ENCLAND. other persons will have Ihe conditional Privilege of borrowiDg as many TH1E follo ving gentlemuen have paseed the Second Examination of the as six volumes at a time from the lth' ary. Board in t ie snbjects indicated: 1174 EDICAL JOUPUBLI H ALTH. [MAY 14, 1904. Anatoi;y and Physiolhy.-R. C. Allen, Birminghlam University; R. E. infectious diseases in these towns averaged I.9 per x,ooo, the highest rates Apperly, Middlesex Hospital: J. Appleyard, University College being recorded in Glasgow and Paisley. The 308 deaths registered in hlospital: II. E. Battle, Yorkshire College, Leeds; T. H1. C. Benians, Glasgow included I3 which were referred to whooping-cough, I2 to Lonldon IHospital; H1. G. Bennett, St. Tlhomas's Hospital; H. Blake- measles, 5 to diarrhoea, 3 to scarlet fever, 2 to diphtheria, 2 to "fever," 'ray and F. HI. WV. Brewer, St. Bartholomew's Hospital; F. T. and I to small-pox. Six fatal cases of whooping-cough were recorded in B3ouch,e-, ITniversity College, Bristol: M. B. S. Button. London Edinburgh; 2 of whooping-cough, and 2 of diarrhoea in Dundee, 2 of Hostit; * E B. Clayton, B A.Camb., Cambridge University; T. B. whooping-cough and I of small-pox in Paisley; and 2 of measles andI Close, Yorkshiie College, Leeds; R. M. Coalbank, St. Bartholc- of small-pox in Greenock. mew's Hosoital; F. G. Collins, London Hospital: A. Cordon. Bir- milingham University: C. F. Curtis, Owens College, Manchlester; HEALTH OF IRISH TOWNS. A. Davidtoi and M. M. Earle, Guy's Hospital; H. E. T. Dawet, DURING the week ending Saturday, May 7th, 599 births and 392 deaths B.A.Camb., Camiibridge Universiiy; R. M. Donnys, St. Barthol- were registered in six of the principal Irish towns, against 548 births and miiew's Hospitil J. i-i. l'arbsteiD, University College Hlospital; 368 deaths in the preceding period. The mean annual death-rate in these W. D. Frew and G. E. Fritche, Middlesex Hospital: R. F. towns, which had been 23.3, 22.2, and 21.7 per I,ooo in the three preceding Gerrard aud G. E Green, Liverpool Unix-ersity; IL. Grauger, weeks, fell to I9 9 per i,0on in the week under notice, this figure being 5.0 at. 'lhomas's Hlospital S. Hallain, Charing Cross Hospital- above the mean annual rate in the seventy-six English towns during t11. MeC. lIansChelC, E. W. D. Hardy. ana W. de M. Hill, the corresponding period. The figures ranged from 12.3 in Limerick and st. Bartholomew's Hospital: WV. W. Hellyer. London Hospital; i6.4 in Londonderry to 23.2 in Belfast and 25.5 in Dublin. The death-rate .A. E. Ironside, Charing Cross Hospital: J. G. Ivers, Owens Co'- from the principal zymotic diseases during the same period and in the lege, Manclester; W. (i. Jones, L.D.S.Edin., University College, sazae six Irish towns averaged o.8 per r,ooo, or o.I per I,000 less than Cardiff, atid Owens College, Manchester; W. R. Kilgour. St. Bar- during the preceding week, the highest figure, 2.6, being reached in ilholoinew's }-ospital: W. H. King, University College Hospital; Belfast, while Cork, Londonderry, Limerick, and Waterford registered no 8. J. Lee, Middlesex Hospital; K. A. Lees, B.A.Camb., Cambridge deatlhs under this heading at all. Limerick made a record in the University: W. Ii. Leigh, Owens College. Manchester; C. F. L. shape of 53 births during the week to a total of 9 deaths. At Dublin 'Leipoldt, Guy's Hlospital; A. R. Littlejolhn. St. Mary's Hospital; 4 deaths from measles occurred, xi from whooping-cough, and 2 from P. W. Mathew, Middlesex Hospital; E. P. Minett. Guy's Hospital; enteric. In Belfast 2 deaths were ascribed to whooping-cough, 2 to F. M. Neild and 1I. J. Niglhtingale. St. Tlhomas's Hospital: F. W. enteric, and 5 to diarrhoeal disease. O'Connor, R. D. O'Connor, and 'T'. O'Neill, St. Bartholonmew's Hos- ital; R. C. Paris, King's College Hlospital: R. J. G. Parnell, Uni- POWERS OF RELIEVING OFFICERS IN REFERENCE TO THE 'ersity College, Bristol: B. T. Parrons-Smyth and W. Patey, St. GRANTING OF ORDERS FOR MEDICAL ATTENDANCE. 'Thomas's hlospital; E. It. Paterson, Guy's Flospital; R. M. Peake, SWEATED-to whose previous inquiry an answer appeared in the BRITISH Middlesex II ospital; D. Plhillips, St. Mary's ilospital L. L. Phillips, MEDICAL JOURNAL of April 23rd, page 994-has written again to say ,St. Bartlolomew's Hospital; A. J. S. Pinchii, St. Thomnas's Hos- that it is useless for him to make any attempt to influence the relieviDg ,pital; E. N. Plummner, Guy's hospital; E. N. Ramsbottom, officer through the guardians, as the majority of the Board will not, .3.A.R.U.I., Owens College, Manchester; C. E. tedman, B A.Camib., take any steps to alter the objectionable practice of granting medical -Cambridge University: C. M. Rigby. London Ilospital: A. T. of which he so 1ivers atd S. MacK. Saunders, Guy's Hospital: A. B. orders justly complains. Rooke, University College Hospital: A. L. Sachs. M.A.Camb., Camii- *.r* We are afraid our correspondent will have a difficult battle to ridge University aid. St. Thomas's Haspital: G. B. Scott, St. fight; but we have every reason to believe that if he were to apply to lBartholomew's Hospital; H. J. Smitl, Guy's Hospital; H. A. Smitl, the Honorary Secretary of tlle Poor-law Medical Officers' Association B.A.Camb.. Cambridge University anid WVestmin-ster Hlospital; F. *R. Smiiyth. Middlesex Hospital; F. E. Sprawson, S. F. St. J. Stead- at the office, Princes' Chambers, 9, Copthall Avenue, London Wall, nan. anD( A. K. B. R. Taylor, Charing Cross Hlospital: R. W. London, E.C., he would find the Couiucil of that Association ready to .Starkic, Owens College, Maielioster; A. A. Stratoni, St. Mary's Hos- give him all reasonable assistance in the matter. pital; E. Sutcliffe, Yorkshire College, Leeds; 1). C. Tavlor, Uni- versity College Hlospital; C. It. Treadgold, B.A.Camb., Camiibridge Uniiversity:; K. G. Vaughan, University College, Bristol: It. Wales, MEDICAL VACANCIES AND APPOINTMENTS. oanld J. P. WN'alker, Yorkshire College, Leeds: E. B. C. White. Londoin SHospital; WV. Wijeyegooniewardeni., Ceylon Medical College and VACANCIES. King's Collegc Hospital; E. M. WN'oodmiian, St. Barthololmiew's Hos- This Zist of vacancies is compiled from our advertisement columns, where fuUl pital. will be found. To ensure notice in this column advertisements In A oatonty only.-D. M. Keith, University of Michigan, U.g.A. particulars .10 must be received not later than the first post on Wednesday morning. Phqsioloy!?I odly-Il. W. Lowry, St. Bartlholomiiew's Hospital. BIRMINGHAM GEONERAL H03PITAL.-House-Surgeon, resident. Salary at the rate f of50 per annum. BOURN EMOITTH: ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL.-Honorary Medical Officer in charge ut Electrical Derartinent. BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRM1ARY.-Dlspensary Surgeon, resident. Salary, £100 per PUBLIC HEALTH annum. BRIG HTUN: SUSSEX COTJNtY HOSPITAL.-Second Hotwe-Surgeon, re3ident. Salary, AND £60 per annum. BURY ST. EDMUNDS: WEST SUJFFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL.-House-Surgeon, POOR-LAW MEDICAL SERVICES. residont. Salary, £1(0 per annumn. DUBLIN: MERDEEL'S BOSPITAL.-Visitirg Surreon. D)UBLIN: RICHMOND DISTIIICT ASYLUM.-Clinical Assistant, resi(ient. Salary at HEALTH OF ENGLISH TOWNS. the rate of £60 per annuw. IN seventy-six of the largest English towns, including London, 8.403 EAST LONDON HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, Shadwell, E.-House-Physician, resi- births and 4.359 deaths were registered during the week ending Saturday dent. Honiorarium £25 for Jix months. last, MaY 7t.l. rhe annual rate of mortality in these towns, which had ETYELINA HOSPITAf, FOR SICK CHILDREN, Southwark.-j1) House-Surgeon, beau I7 6, 16.o, aud 16.3 per I,ooo in the three preceding weeks, declined resident. Salary, £80 per annum. (2) Surgeon to Out-patiA.' s. -again last week to 14.9 per I,ooo. Among these towns the death-rates GLASGOW PARISH COUNCIL.-Resident Medicrl Ofmcer for Barnhill Poorhouse, in in 6.oin 6.2 Sprlngburn. Salary, £&25 per annum, rising to t350. ranged from 4.3 Slmletliwick, 5.2 Leyton, Burton-on-Trent, in HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE SKIN, Stamford Street, S.E.-ClinicalAssistanit 1 )evonport.6.7 lU WVillesden andin East Ham, 7.8in Tottenham and in King's for Out-palients. Nor-ton,and 8 oinWYalthanmstow, to i8.6 in Liverpool,Ig.i inWigan,20.Oin Sal- LANARK COUNTY (IOUNCIL.-Assistant Mfedical Offlcer of Healtlh. Salary,£140 per .foi-d 21-3inBlackburii,2T.5inPlymouth,23.l in Manchester,23.7 in Merthyr annum and travelling expernses. T.ydfil, aud 26.5 in St. I-Ielens. In London the rate of miiortality was LEEDS GENERAL IN FJIRISARY.-House-Physlcian, resident. -..9 per 1,0o0, while it also averaged r4.9 per x,ooo in the seventy-five other LEEDS PUBLIC DISPENSARY.-Junior Resident Meuical Officer. Salary, £100 per 1 . -ge towDs. The death-rate from the principal infectious diseases in the aniitim. seveuty-six towns averaged I.8 per z,ooo; in London also this death-rate LEICESTER. INFIR31tRY.-Clinical Assistant, resident, till January 1st, 1905. was equal to i.8 per I,coo, while among the seventy-five large pro- Honorarium, £10 1Os. viucial towns the rates ranged upwards to 3.1 in WarriDgtoD, 3.2 in LON DON HOSPITAL, Wbitechapel, E.-Surgicral Registrar. in and in in LONDON L9CK HOSPITAL. Itean Street, W.-Suirgeon to Out-patients. Btirllligblam, 3.6 Salford Burnley, 4.1 Manchester, 4.5 Aston LONDON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOR WOMEN, Hunter btrett, W.C.-Lecturtr on 2tLcuor, 4-7 Blackburn, and 5.3 in St. Helens. Measles caused a death- A nat.omy. ratt of 1I5 in Warrington and in J.eeds, i.6 in Huddersfield, 1.7 in LON DON THROAT H03]1TAL, Great Portland Street, W.-Honorsry Araesthetist. WVallasey, in Manchester, and in Rhondda, 2.1 in Brighton, 2.9 in St. MANIIORA. UNIVERsITY.-Profcssorshbps of Botany, Paysics, Chemistry, and ltelenls, and 3.1 in Burle.Y; and whooping-cough of I.5 in Warrington, Physiology. Salry, 2,500dols. I 6 iu King's Nortou, in Grimsby, in Manchester, in Newcastle-on-Tn-ie, NEW HOSPITAJ. FOR WOMEN. Enstoni Road.- (1) House-Pliysician. (2) House- anid in Swalnsea, 1.7 in WValsall, I.8 in Burv, 1.9 in Birmingham, 2.3 in Sal- Surgeon. 3) Resident Medical Onteer (Matere,ity liepaittDeb.). NORTH-WEST LONDON HOSPITAL.-(1) Rosideat Medical Orlict. (2) Assistant ford, 3 2 in Astoln Malnor, and 3.6 in Blackburn. The mortality from l.sident Metical utilcer. (3) Second kivnULary Ansesthetist. Salary lor (I) bnd (2j, scarlet fever, from diphtoeria, from enteric fever, and fromn diarrhoea £A50 per annum each. showed no marked excess in any of the large towns. One fatal case of NORWICH: NORFOLK AND N'ORWICH HOSPITAL.-Honcrary Medical Officer in small-pox was registered in London,i in Stockport, I in Manchester, in charge of Electro-therapeutical Departmenr. Tytyemilouth, and I in Newcastle-on-Tyne. The Metropolitan Asylums PLYMO[JTH: SOUTHI DEVON AND EA.ST CORNWALL HOSPITAL.-Rouse- Hospitals contained 88 small-pox patients at the end of last week, against Surgeon, resident. Salary, £100 per annum. 144, 123, and T.04 at the end of the three weeks; new cases ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENG-LAND.-(i) Butterian Fr.fesszrs. (2) preceding I4 Erasmus WiisoU Lecturer. (3) Arris and Gale Lectuirer. wera admitted during the week, against 3.7, 23, and I2 in the,three pre- ROYAL LoNDOON OPATHALMIC HOSPIT'AL, City Road, E.C.-Third Hous5-Strgeon, cedLing weeks. The number of scarlet lever cases in these hospitals resident. Salary, £50 per aunum. and in the L tndon Fever Hospital on Saturday last, May 7th, was I,590, ST. PITER'S HOSPITALJ FOIt SCONE, HenriettaStreet, W.C.-JunilrHouse-Surgeon, against 1,523, 1,543, and I,541 on the three preceding Satur; ays; 242 new . resident. Salary at the raTe of 50per annum. cases were admitted during the week, against 141, I72, and i85 in the three SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S HOSPlTAL.-Lady House-Surreon, resident. Salary, £80 preceding weeks. per annum. SHEF FIELD ROYAL JNFlRMARY.-Junior Assistant House Surgeon, resident. Salany, £70 per annum. HEALTH OF SCOTCH TOWNS. VALKgPNBERG ASYLUM, near Capetown.-Assistant Medical Officer, resident. Falary, DURING the week ending Saturday last, May 7th, 95I births and 594 C250, rising to £300 p *r bennum. deaths were registered in eight of the principal Scotch towns. The VICTORTA HOSPITAL FOR CHIlDREN. Tite Ptreet, S.W.-House-Surgeon, resident. annual rate of mortality in these towns, which had been and Appointment for six months. Honorarium, £25. 20.9, 21.0, WEST1ERN GENERAL DISPENSARY, Mar0lebone Road.-Second House-Surgeon, 20.0 per z,oDo in the ttiree preceding weeks, turther declined last resident. ealary, £84 per annum. week to I8.o per I,ooo, but was 3.1 per I,ooo above the mean rate during WESTMINSTER GENERAL LISPENSARY, Soho.-Resident Melical Offcer. Salary, the same period in ttle seventy-six large English towns. Among these £120 per annum. Scotch towns the death-rates ranged from 9.2 in Perth, and 22.3 in Leith YORK COUNTY HOSPITAL- House-POysician, resident. Salary, e101 per annum. to 20.2 in Glasgow and 20.4 in Dundee. Thedeath-rats from the principal YORK DIS ",E NISARY.-Resident Medical Officer. Salary,_t10 pfr annum. MAY 14, 1904.1 DIARY. [ Tin JBanAL 117; APPOINTMENTS. ARMSTRONG, J. It., M.D., District Medical Officer ot the Pontypridd Union. LETTERS, NOTES, AND ANSWERS TO BUCIAZI. J. .1. M.B.. B.Ch.Glasi., D.P.Hl.Camb., Medical Omoer of Healtnri,rSt. He7ens, rice F. Drew Harris, loH.Lot,d. CORRESPONDENTS. ELLIS, 1. } rasmue, M.D.Brux.. MA.t.C.9.Eng., L.R.C.P.T ond., L.S.h.Lond.. Clinie"l As.istant to tne Hospital for Consumptieni ana Diseases of the Chest, Brompton ti.W. COMMUNICATIONS respecting Editorial matters should be addressed to the Editor, 2, Agar FLETCHER. H. Morley, M.D.Cantab., F.X.C.P.Lond., ASsistaLt Pbysician to bt. 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I' answers, and communications to subiects to lvhich ERRATUm.-Dr. J Wilson Adam has been appointed Medical Ofitoer to a section of I he Queries, relating special AbermeeniTown Council emplo) ts, and not M.O.H. as stated in our last issue. departmnfts of the BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL are devoted will be tossed nder theiryrespective headings. DIARY FOR NEXT WEEK. QIE,RLES. M. C. C. would like to hear of an institution whlere a chronic lhysterical TESIDAY. woman of abouit, 40 could be received to undergo Weir-Mitchell treat- Medical Society of Joandon, 11, Chandos St'eet, Cavendish Square. W. ment. She suffers from no organic disease, hut, is vely pooIr, andI cotld -Amnual Conversazione.-8.30 p.m. Reception be the Piesident; 8.45 pen., Oration by only afford to pay the expenses of removal there. Sir Isambard Osi en, M.D., vn the Future of Medical Education in London. Pathological Soclety of London, 20, Hanover Square, W,, 8o30 n.m.-Dr. W. P. DR. CHAS. A. DAVIES(Ramsey, Isleof Man) would he Ihn.nkful if any readerns Herringloam and Dr. J. H. Thursfifeld: The Glomerular Lesions of Diffuse (Parenchy- would kindly give him their experience of Ilie following 00otol0 cals: matous) Nephritis. Professor Farmer, Mr. Moore, and Mr. C. E. Walker: I1ualig- " Ideal," made at Eccles* " Humberette," " Thor,"' Jackson," " Spread- nant Growtlhs. Mr. E M. Corner: Sarcoma of the Atiroentary Canal. Dr. H. U. rell,l" and which tljey would advise to get, and witl ille cost of Salaman: Sarcoma of the Stomach. Dr. E. P. Baumann and Dr. J. G. Foubes: Primarv Sarcoma of the Lung in an Jnfant. Dr. Parkes Weber! Leukanaemia. Dr. upkeep. C B. Blaekbhmrn: Cystic "isease of liver and Kidney. Card specimens will be "BANDELA" would be gl%d to liear from any one who has tried the InICW shown by Dr. J. Fawcett and DUr. E. P. Baumann. drug " veroual" (Btt1TISH MEcDICAL JOURNAL Of Mar(ch1 5h,I), 0.515) if UMt WEDNESDAY. proloniged use ot "ve-oial" is attenidei byany untowtrd effects of any- 11edieos-Psyclaologieal Associmation of Great Britain asetd Ireland, kind. Apatient who has long suffered frosi a tediouis iuQoninia, not Langham Hlotel, kortlann Place, W., 4 p.m.-Jr. L. v. Siuce anc D)r. A. E. M. to finds ihat Peebles: Quantitative and Qualitative LeucoctetOheervations in Various FPrms aPtiibutable aijy og4-idc lesioD, 3 grains just before bed- of Insanity. Dr. W C. Sullivan: A Statistical Note on the Social Causes of Alco- time exert a lllost excellent effect. Slhe has beeu treated wvilh all the hiolism. Dr. W. H. B. Stoodart: The P-ychology of Hallucinations, with diagram- ordinary nostrums, sitlch as lhot, miilk, etcautd with lmRany sedatives a.nd matic illustratiouis. Dr. J. Kennedy Will: Notes of a Case f f Combired Spinal hypnotics, such as sulohonal, *hloral, triotipl, paraldelyde, potassiumii Degeneration wiLh Unutsual MIental Symptoms, with microscopical sections of the cord. broliiide (but not illorphine) all of whicll gradl tlilv lose 1 hcir British Balneological and Climatological Society, 20, Hanover Square, power. Her sge i 44. Our correspondent wilt be very glad of any hiits. W., 5.30 p.m.-Sir Dyce lJucknoith: Some ubsesvations on British Winter in the treatinent of the case. Resorts. TEMPERANCE asks the name. publishers, ansd price of 11 c iextbooks on. SATURDAY. temreranDe rmentioned in the article on Hygiene and Teinperance ptb- Otologlcal Society or the United Kingdom, Glasgow University, 100 a.m. in tlie -Professors MtKendrick, Cleland, and othershave promised to take an active part lished BslTISJI ME1DICAL JOURNAL, April 30th. p. IC4I. in the meeting. *** Physiology and hIealth... In three volumes. (Philadelplhia: E_. H. POST-GRADUATE COURSEB AD LECTURES. Butler and Co. Is., IS. 3d., and 2s.). Tihe Phu.sfological As.,ect of Tcoe- Charing Cross Hospital. Thursday, 4 p m.-Demonstration of Medical Cases. perance. (Lonldon: Clhurch of Englana Temperance Society. is. 6d.). Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Cbest, Brompton, Wednesday, 4 p m.- NEURITIS the Tallerman treatment is IlCed ill any Lecture on the Action of Digitalis in Carliac Failure. iinquires whiethler of the- Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, W.C., Thursday, 4 p.mi.-Demonstra- London hospitals, and whether it would be likely to relieve pains of tion of Selected Cases of Heart Disease. neuritis. Medical Graduates' College ann Polyclinic, 22, Chenles Street, W.C.-Demonstrations W*We believe that the lhot-air baths made uponi thle systeimi of will be given at 4 p.m. as follows: Monday Skin- Tuesday, Medical- Wednesdav. Surgical: Thursday, Surgical; Priday, Jar. Lectures will be defivered at 5.15 the late Mr. Tallerman and supplied by him are in use at St. Bartliolo- *mn, as follows: Monday, Diseases of the Lymphatic System; Tuesday, Seborrhoea mew's and some otber hospitals. and it is deemlczl possilAe that they Qiensa, its Consequences and Complications; Wednesday, Aural Sepsis, its rathology and Treatment; Thursday. 'Ihe Principles of Abdominal Diagnosis. might do good in cases of peripheral neuritis. Mount Vernon Hospital for Consumntion and Diseases of the Chest, 7, Fitzroy Square, W., Thursday, 5 p.m.-Lecture on Differential Diagnesis of Piilmonary Lesions. National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic, Queen Square. W.C -Lectures ANSWERS, will be delivered at 3.30 p m. as follows: Tuesday, Cerebral Abscess; Friday, aMyopatby. North-East London Post-Graduate College, Tottenham Hospital, N., Thursday, RENAL CAvT4.-The information required will be found in Dr. Dixoln 4.90 p.m-Lecture on Sensory Paralysis. Mann's lPlysiologyaed Pathology of the Urine. Post-Graduate College, West London Hospital, Hammersmith Road, W.-Lectures will R.S is known as to be delivered at 5 p.m. as follows: Monday, affections of the Ltng Substance and D.-Nothing tlle caIises of lhypertroplhy of the breasts. its Treatment; Tutsdav, flaemoptysis and its Treatment ' Wednesaay, Disorders of The oi1ly treactment i-Q cwhanicat smlp)Dort if necessary, eithler by suit- Menstruation; Thursday, irostatic Obhtruction; Friday, Hlaemoptysis and its able corsets or a sl ecially-constructed sling. Treatment. SENEX.-Gadd's Sgx1,0psis of the Brtlish Pharmacopoeia, 1898, fifth edition (London: Baillibre, Tindall, and CoX, i9oo, IS ), a review of wliielle BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. appeared in the BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL of February 2iid, i90o,. The charge for inserting announcements of Births, Harriages, and Deaths is p. 2io, will give the information required. S8. 6d., which sum should be forwarded in po8t-office orders or stamp8 uiih DR. G. A. FINLAYSON (Singapore).-Professor Minchiin's lectures will not, the notice not later than in order to be published (at any ra.te for the present) in book form,. sinee lie put)- Wednesday morning, ensure insertion in lislhed a Monograph on the Sporo-zoa (forming part of the Ti eatise of Zocgl , the current is8sue. edited by Professor Lankester) last year. Our correspondent will litua BIRTHS. in it. and in the report of the lectures as given in the BITISH MEDICA1. BALDERSTON.-OP the 7th May, st 30, Park Road, Forest Hill, I.E., the wife of Robert JOURNAL, all the facts up to date. Balderstoin, M.B.Lon4.. of a daughter. book to Tropical is COTTILL.-On Mondav. Mav 9th, 1904. at 23. Nightingale Place, Woolwich, S.E., the wife Fiti.-The only specially devoted Hygiene 1gyygRne 4os oif Major H. J. U. Cottell, R.A.M.C., of a daugbter. Etaublisse!ments roloniaux. by G. heynaud (Paris: J. Ii. Balhiere et FilIt LE IIEYT.-On May 5th, at 56, David Place, Jersey, the wife of Edward Le Geyt, 1903. Fr. 5. We would recommend our correspoudent to obtaiis M.t.C.S Eng., L.R.C.e.Lond.-a son. Manson's Tropical Medicine (London: CAssell and Co. 1003. ios. 6d.). NELSON.-On May 6th. at Arden House, Henley-in.Arden, the wife of W. Ernest Nelson, On general public health subjects oun correspondent might consult M.&., M.R.C.S., L R.C.P., ot a son. Parkes and Kenwood's Hygierne and Pulblic Health. Second editioR.. REYNOLDs.-On the 5th May, at Platt Cottage, Manchester, the wife of Erilest S. (London: H. K. Lewis. I902. 12S.) neyuolds, M.D.Lond., F.R.O.P., of a daughter. MARRIAGE. THE PICRic ACID TEST. useful as a SoMITH-RBoss.-On ATlril 18tb. at Harlechb Villa, Dunioon, bv the Rev. R. P. Maconoiran, F.W.A.B.-Pieric acid is negative test for albumiien in u-rine- MI.A. ao the idev. J. W. Girvasi, William Smith. M.B.Lonr.., of Braboutrue, Ker,t, to but not as a positive test, since in addition to albunen it precipitates. ilary Tulloch, youngest daughter of B. C. Ross, Eeq., of 4, Ardgowan Square, albumoses, compound and resins. Greenock. globulini, proteids, alkaloids, DEATHS. QUALIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC ANALYST. EAGA.R.-Oll the 21st of April. at Tenby. Robert Taylor Sumner Eagar, M.D.. son of the D.P. I1.-The necessary qualificalions for a public aualyst are Associate- tate Rev. CanoiiEagar, Rector of Athton-under-Lyne. ship or Fellowship of the Institute of Chemistry and a cerLificate of HoILL.-O May 9th, at 1038, Cromwell Roal, Bristol, Thomas Hill, M.D. pliarnacology and microscopy from the Institute. Full information WADDE.-Oln May 5tb, at Dorchester, Walter Wentwortb, younger son of Major and may be obtained from Mr. R B. Pilcher, Secretary, Inttitute of Xis. U. A. Wade, A.A.M.C., aged 11 years. ClhemisLry, 3c, Bb1 omsbury Square, W',C.