I iLr1!T~~~~~~~~TtDIAL. THE. DEimmer 294 FEB._I8, 1922j MEDICAL NEWSNEWS.' MEDICAL JOURNAL W.E regret to announce the death of Dr. ANDREW Ross Column, as P.M.O. Egyptian troops, mentioned in dispatches, LAI-:-G, whichi took place &tAberdeen J3anuary 26th. Born clasp; Sudan, 1885-8, action at Giniss, mentioned in dispatches, on Suakin, action of Gamaizah, mentioned in dispatches, in that city just ovetr fifty -years ago, Dr. Laing graduated LondontD.S'O.; Gazette, January 11tb, 1889, clasp, and 2nd Class Medjidie. M.B., C.M. at Aberdeen University in 1897, and took the In the late Warhle servdd as British Comnliissioner of the Red Cross diploma in public health in 1899; lhe graduated M.D. in 1905. in Cairo in 1915-8 and was mentioned in dispatches in the Londlon He served as a civil surgeon with the field forces in South Gagette of June 21st, 1916, and January 12th, 1918. EHe received the Osrmanieh, 3rd C.lass, in 1885-, and 2nd Class in 191; the D.S.O. in Africa in 1899-1900, but for lhealth reasons he lhad-to return 1887; the Medjidie, 2nd Olass, in 1890, anid 1st Class in 1901; the home, and in 1901 was appointed assistant in pathiology at C.M.G. in 1896; the K.C.M.G. in 1898;*the 2d Class"of the Order Aberdeen Univer-sity. Subsequently lhe hleld the posts of city of the Nile in 1918, k'nighthood of St. J6hn of' Jerusalem -in 1918; bacteriologist and lecturer on lhygiene at Aberdeeni Training and a brevet colonelcy 'on January Ist" 919i; and had 'the title of- College; and ie. was medical officer to Aberdeen Dispensary. Pasha' in Egypt. In 1912 he published a book called Sport in Vanicouver and Newfoutil(Amd. In 1883 he married the daughter of He-published- several articlesi chiefly connected witl' tlhe Major Sykes, Bombsay1 lry; she has received the C.B.E. and subject. of public health. Dr. Laing had an extensive private is a Lady of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. practice in Aberdeen, and-with his skill as a physician he combined a sympathetic personality whichl endearedWhim to his patients. In his university days he was prominent at games, and-latterly lhe was in the front rank of local amateur golfers. He leaves a widow and two young children. gtebica1__c^.wl + THE death rate for the city 'of New York during 1921 was THE death is announced of Dr. JOSEPH MACDONALD of East the lowest ever recorded by the Health Department. The Orange, New-Jersey, who founded in 1905 the American death rate in 1921 was 11.17 per 1,000 of the population, as Journal of Surgery, of wlhich he was managina editor. He compared with 12.93 in 1920. In Chicago the death rate was was for many years secretary of the American Medical eveni lower than in New York, being just under 11 per 1,000 Editois' Association, and served for one term as its president. of the population. These figures are slightly better than those for this country. The crude death rate for London in Dui'ing the war' he was a major in the United States Army 1921 *was 12.4; in the 96 great towns, with populations Medical Corp4s. : exceeding 50,000, it was 12.3; in 148 smaller towns it was 11.3; the rate for the whole of England and Wales was 12.1. PROFESSOR GIACOMO CIAMICIAN, a distinguished Italian IT is stated that in Berlin the manufacturers of x-ray chiemist and former Nobel prizeman, has recently died. apparatus have offered to finance an institution for training in x-ray work, containing laboratories and lecture rooms, but not intended for research. The university autlhorities Ibe erbFcez&. protested against the idea of a private institution of thiis kind. and suggested instead that it should be organized as a NAVAL MEDICAL COMPASSIONATE FUND. university instittute, or that the manufacturers should endow A MEETING of subscribers of the Naval Medical Compassionate the institutes already organized in this department; the Fund will be held at the Medical Department of the Navy, Kaiser Wilhelm-Forschungs Institut, for instance, was 68, Victoria Street, S.W., on April 11th, at 11.30 a.m., to elect -six endowed by the organize 1 manufacturers. directors of the fund. THE 195th dinner of the Edinburgh University Club of London took place at the Connaught Rooms pn February 8tlh, DEATHS IN THE SERVICES. with Sir Henry-Craik, K.C.B., M.P., in the chair. Among MAJOR-GENERAL WILLIAM HENRY BANNER ROBINSON, C.B. those present were Lord Aberconway, Sir George Andreas Bengal Medical Service, died in Calcutta on February 7th, aged 58. Berry, Dr. A. Blackhall-Morison, Dr. George C. Cathcart, He was the son of Commander Charles Aylmer R.N., of Mr. C. C. Choyce Sir Criehton-Browne, Sir Kinigstowni, and was educated at the CarmichaelRobinson,School anld Meath James Dyes Hospital, Dublin, taking the L.K.C.S.I. in 1883 and the L.K.Q.C.P. Duckworth, Sir James Dundas-Grant, Dr. J. T. C. Laing, in 1884. He took the D.P.H. of the Irish Colleges in 1893. Entering Sir Duncan J. Macpherson, Major-General Sir W. G. Mac- the I.M.S. as stirgeon on April 1st, 1886, he attained the rank of pherson, Dr. H. Crichton- Miller, Dr. Nathan Raaw, M.P., Sir colonel oni December 1st, 1915, and was promoted to surgeon- Charles Ryall,- Sir George A. Touche, Sir John Thomson general on January 8th, 1918, bacoming major-generul when this Walker, and Dr. S. A. Kinnier Wilson. After the loyal-toasts title was grauted to the medical services in the same year. He had been honoured, Sir Henry Craik proposed the toast of served for four years in'the Bur'ma camnpaign, 1885-89(mentioned " The Alma Mater and the Edinburgh University C;ub in in dispatchles, medal with clasp), and in three camnpaigns on tlhs Loondon," giving an account of the effects of recent legisla- Norlth-West Frontier of India-Waziristan, 1894-95 (clasp); Chitral, 1895, relief of Chitral (medal with cdlasp); Tirah, 1897-98; opera- tion upon education in Scotland, and emphasiziiig the harm tions in the Bara Valley (clasp). In 1902 he entered political em- that the so-called democratizatioti of university education ployment as agency surgeon of the State of Bikanir, and in 1910 would do. He (lid not believe that evening classes in the became residency surgeon, Mount Abu, and principal medical Scottish universities, as hacd actually been propOsed, were a offiter of Rajputana. In September, 1914, he returned to military suitable form for the extension of university education; he duty, and served for two years in Egypt as principal medical believed rather in the intensive type of university study officer of the Inidian troops there. He was twice mentioned in which at present existed. Tlie-h6alth of ttie Chairman was dispatches, in the Londont Gazette, and received the medal, 1914-15 proposed by Sir George Andreas Berry, in a' Witty speech, en- star, anid victory star, as well as the C.B. On -his return to. Inidia livened by characteristic Scottish anecdotes. Membership of he was appointedl inspector-general of hospitals in the Central Provinces, anid in Madlch, 1918, surgeon-general of Bengal and the Edinburgh University Club of London, which dines thirice meml)er of the Bengal Legislative Council. Last year he acted for in a year, is open to all members of the university, an(i six months as director-general of the I.M.S. during the absence on further particulars may be had from the honorary secretary, leave of Sir William Edwards, and at the time of bis death was on Dr.-R. S>.Frfew, 73,-Wimpole Street, W.1. the eve of retiremenit, after nearly tlhirty-six years' service. He THE United -States boar'd of directors of the Gorgas received the second class of the Kaisar-i-Hind Order in 1901, the Memorial Institute has elected Dr. William C. Braisted Knight's Cross, first class, of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous president, Dr.' Arthur P. Robbins executive secretary, and of klesse in 1904, anid on April 22nid, 1919, was appointed an honorary surgeon to the King. He married Elsie Marian, daughter Mr. Edward J. StellwagJen treasurer. The purpose of the of the late Dr. William Deane Butcher, of Ealing, and leaves a organization of an executive committee in the United States family. is to further the movement to introduce the sanitary methods BlEVET-COLONEL SIR JOHN GODFREY ROGERs R.A.M.C.(ret.), devised by the late Surgeon-General Gorgas into all the diedl at Edeubricige, Kent, on January 10th. it8 was born on' civilized countries of the world. It was announced receittly April llthi, 1850, andl educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he that Dr. Richard P. Strong, dean of the depaxtment of graduated B.A., M.B., and M.Ch. in 1871. He entered the army as tropical medicine at Harvard University, and formerly assistatnt surgeon on September 30th, 1871, became surgeon major director of the biological laboratory at Manila, had accepted on April 18th, 1882, getting a special promotion for service in the Egyptian wvar, and surgeon lieutenant-colonel on April 1st, 1891. the post of scientific director of the Gorgas Memorial Institute He retired on February 3rd, 1892. In the old regimental days he of Tropical and Preventive Medicine. This institute is to be served in the 67th Foot (Hampshire Regiment). On November 1st, built at Panama City on a site presented by Dr. Belisario 1883, lie was seconded for service with the Egyptian army and Porras, President of the Republic of Panama, and the Panama served.as Principal Medical Officer of that force till he retired from Government has also provided a building and modern equip- the British army in 1892. He still remained in the Egyptian ser- ment to the value of half a million dollars, as well as the use vice as Director-General of the Sanitary. Department in that of the important Santo Tomas Hospital, whieh is on the country, holdiiig that post for eight years, till 1900. He had a very point of completion. long list of war service, as follows: Afghanistan, 1878-80, with Kandahar Column and Ghazni Field Force, medal; Egypt, 1882, MME. GEORGES DIEULAFOY, the widow of the late Professor with the 19th lIu'ssars, actions of Kassassin and Tel-el-Kebir, men- Dieulafoy, has presented to the Paris Faculty of Medicine an tioned in-dispatches, medal with clasp,- Khedive's bronze star, and annual suri of Fr. 26,000, to bbe distributed as follows: Fr. 8,000 special promotion to surgeon-major; Sudau, 1834-5, with Nile to the medical clinic of the Hotel-Dieu, of which her husband