SUPPLEME3NT TO THE

BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.

LONDON: SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH, 1907. CONTENTS. PAGE PAGE MATTERS REFERRED TO DIVISIONS: South-Eastern of Ireland Branch . 202 NOTICES OF MOTION ...... 197 South Wales and Monmouthshire Branch . . . 202 MEETINGS OF BRANCHES AND DIVISIONS: ASSOCIATION NOTICES.-1907 Annual General Meeting- Cape of Good Hope, Eastern Province Branclh: East London Annual Representative Meeting ...... 202 Division ...... 198 Cape of Good Hope, Eastern Province Branch: Grahamstown METROPOLITAN COUNTIES BRANCH: HAMPSTEAD DIVI- Division ...... 198 SION.-The Kilburn Provident Medical Institute: W. Dorset and West Hants Branch : Bournemouth Division ... 199 Winslow Hall, M.D...... 203 East Anglian Branch ...... 199 Dundee Branch ...... 199 NAVAL AND MILITARY APPOINTMENTS ...... 204 Edinburgh Branch: Southern Division ... 199 South-Eastern Counties Division ... 200 VITAL STATISTICS ...... 205 Lancashire and Cheshire and Northt Wales Branches ... 200 VACANCIES AND APPOINTMENTS ...... 206 Lancashire and Cheshire Branch : Altrincham Division ... 201 Blackburn Division ... 201 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS ...... 207 Rochdale Division ... 201 DIARY FOR THE WEEK...... 207 Metropolitan Counties Branch: Lambeth Division .. .. 201 Wandsworth Division ... 201 BOOKS, ETC., RECEIVED ...... 207 South Eastern Branch: Brighton Division .*...... 201 CALENDAR ...... 208.

SPECIAL NOTICE TO MEMBERS. Every member-ls requested to prserve this " Supplement," which oon- tamne matters apeolaiiy reolerred to Divislons, until the subjeots have been disoussed by the Division to whloh he belongs. BY ORDER.

the Royal Navy Medical Service, the Royal Army Medical Service, and 1he Indian Medical Service, MATTERS REFERRED TO DIVISIONS. provided that in each case such medical officer shall not have retired from the active list more than five years previously. ANNUAL REPRESENTATIVE MEETING AT 2. Mode of Election of Members of Sounoll by Branches, EXETER. That By-law 25 be amended to read as follows: SATURDAY, JULY 27TH, AND FOLLOWING DAYS. The elective Members of Council shall be elected by voting papers sent to each elector by post. Can- didates may be nominated by any Division of a Branch or by such number of mombers as the rules NOTICES OF MOTION. of the Branch may prescribe. Nominations shall be sent, in writing, to the Secretary of the Branch on THE following notices of motion have been received or before an appointed day, of which not less than for discussion by the Annual Representative Meeting fourteen days' notice shall have been given by him in the BRITISH MEDICAL JOuRNAL. The names o,f of the Association, to be held at Exeter, July 27th, all candidates so nominated shall be placed in a list which it shall be the duty of the Secretary to 1907, and following days. circulate to every member of the Branch. In any case in which Branches are grouped for re- ASSOCIATION REGULATIONS. presentation on the Council, the above provisions ALTERATIONS PROPOSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE shall be carried out as though the Branches so grouped formed one Branch, and it shall be the ASSOCIATION. duty of the Secretary of the Branch having the- largest membership to carry out the requirements. A.-PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OF BY-lA WS. of the By-law. 1. Representation of the Servioes on the Council. That By-law 23 be amended to read as follows: 3. Naval and Military Commiftee. The Council shall come into office on the first day of That By-law 41, paragraph 5, be amended by the the Annual Meeting, and shall be composed of the omission of the last sentence-namely, " Such Committee Officers and ex-Officer named as Members of the to include the Representative Members of these Services Council, ex offcio, in Article XXXVIII of the fore- who are on the Council." going Regulations, together with the Members duly elected or appointed by the Branches and other The By-law as amended to read as follows: bodies authorized by the By-laws to elect or appoint A Royal Naval and Military Committee, not exceeding Members of the Council, and of Members annually nine in number (three to form a quorum) shall be- co-opted by the Council in manner hereinafter pro- appointed by the Council, to which shall be referred vided. The Council may also elect, if it think fit, all matters relating to the Royal Navy Medical at any of its meetings all or any one of the fol- Service, the Army Medical Service, the Indian, lowing, namely: One medical officer on the active Medical.Service, and the Medical Organization of or -retired list of each of the following services- the Auxiliary Forces. (I 57) SUPLIPILMUT TO TEU 198 I3AITIM XRDCAL 1')TUAL J MEETINGS OF BRANCHES AND DIVISIONS. [APRIL 20, 19", 4. Irish Oommittee. That By-law 41 (12) be amended to read as follows: An Irish Committee, consisting of the Irish members Iteetintz .f 3raudhes & bi5iLmn. of the Central Council, one Secretary from each Irish Branch, one member elected by each Branch, [TAe proceedings of the Division and Branches of the who in the case of the Leinster and Ulster Branches shall be a member not resident in Dublin or A8sociation relating to Scientific and Clinical Medicine, Belfast, and not more than three members co-opted when reported by the Honorary Secretaries, are published by the Committee to represent districts which are in the body of the JOURNAL.] not otherwise represented thereon. If the Secre- tary of any Branch be also a member of the Central Council, the said Branch shall have power to elect CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, EASTERN PROVINCE, an additional member of the Committee. It shall BRANCH: have a Secretary, resident in Ireland, and shall EAST LONDON DIVISION. meet at such place and time as the Committee may THE usual ordinary meeting was held on March 8th in the itself direct, and shall report to the Council on any Frere Hospital. There was a good attendance. matters specially concerning Ireland. Complimentary Member.-Dr. Hagemann, of East London, a newcomer, was elected a complimentary member. OddfeUows.-A letter from the Oddfellows was read in B.-PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES. which they agreed to the terms of the British Medical Arrears of Subseription. Association. By the COUNCIL OP THE ASSOCIATION: Dispenwing of Medicines for Friendly Societies.-The East That the necessary steps be taken in due course to London Chemists'Association wrote requesting the British amend as follows: Medical Association members to leave the question of the Article VIII dispensing of medicines for friendly societies and for the Insert in the last line but three, between the words Harbour Board in the hands of the Chemists' Association. " given " and " previous," the words " one calendar It was decided to acknowledge the Chemists' Association's month's," and delete the words " on or before the letters, and to say that this question had already been let December in the current year." looked into and settled in favour of the doctors taking on the contract of dispensing prescriptions, and that it was too late now to reopen the matter. ALTERATIONS PROPOSED BY3DIVISIONS AND BRANCHES. Formation of an East London Branch,-It was agreed Order of Business of Annual Representative Meeting. that the forming of an East London Branch should be BY the KENSINGTON DIVIsIoN (Metropolitan Counties taken in hand at once. Branch): Reading of Papers by Members.-At Dr. RoULSTON'S sug- To amend By-law 20 to read as follows: gestion it was decided that members should be asked to The first daily session ...... Annual read papers at the meetings. After some discussion it was General Meeting. The Chairman shall be elected decided that each member should read a paper in turn, for a period of three years, and the first business of though it would be optional for the member to decline. the session shall be (when necessary) to elect the The order in which members should be called on was Chairman of Representative Meetings and also one decided by ballot. Vice-Chairman. The next business shall be to Medical Fees.-Dr. NANGLE wished to discuss medical determine the order in which the various matters fees. As this subject had been thoroughly talked out, and placed upon the Agenda ehall be taken. the views expressed formulated into resolutions which There shall be two Vice-Chairmen, one of whom were formally passed some time ago, he was asked to call shall be elected each year to hold office for two a special meeting, at which only would it be possible years. The Chairman and the two Vice:Chairmen, constitutionally to make alterations in the rules. together with a member of the Central Council, and Papers, etc.-Dr. TANNOCK then read an illuminating elected by the Council, and the General Secretary, paper on gastro-enteritis, after which every one present shall form a permanent Committee to arrange the joined in a discussion. Dr. HILL ArrKEN demonstrated business of the Representative Meetings. the use of the stereoscope in the study of anatomy. Mr. The minutes of each Representative Meeting THIN (Edinburgh) had kindly sent out specimen plates of shall be forwarded to the Council by the Chairman. Waterston's Stereoscopic Atlas of Anatomy. Votes of Thanks.-Votes of thanks were accorded Dr. 'AMENDMENT OF BY-LAW 21. Tannock and Dr. Hill Aitken. It seemed to be the idea of some of the members that a reference copy of such a Voting at Representative Meetings. work as the Stereoscopic Atlas of Anatomy might be sub- By the KENSINGTON DIVISION (Metropolitan Counties for the members. Branch): scribed amongst To amend By-law 21 to read as follows: The Representative of a Division or of a group of Divi- GRAHAMSTOWN DIVISION. sions shall be entitled to vote. Voting shall be by A REGULAR meeting of the Grabamstown Division was show of hands, but when the majority is not more held at the Albany General Hospital at 8 p.m. on Friday, than 3 to 2 the vote shall be taken by card (in which March 15th, Dr. R. C. MULLINS in the chair. case . . . he represents), provided that a motion Con,firmation of Minutes.-The minutes of the meeting to that effect be made immediately and supported of November 16th were read and confirmed. by one third of the members present. In voting Colonial Medical Courncil.-Arising out of the minutes upon . . . such Meeting, its Representative the SECRETARY read a pr6cis of the replies of the candidates shall be under obligation to vote in accordance with for election to the Colonial Medical Council to the circular such Resolution. And no alteration of a By-law letter addressed to them by this Division on the subject shall be operative until, or unless, it have received of "reciprocity." Thepr6cis was ordered to be preserved. the sanction of a majority of Divisions. Letters.-Letters were read from Dr. C. E. Jones- Phillipson excusing his absence; from Dr. Henry Davy, AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE XXVII. offering hospitality to our delegates at Exeter; and from Eleotion of the Representatives of Divisions. Dr. G. Thornton on the subject for discussion by the By the MARYLEBONE DIVISION (Metropolitan Counties Medical Section of the South African Medical Congress to Branch): be held at Pretoria. in such a manner that 100 Specimens.-The following were shown: (i) Myeloid To amend Article XXVII sarcoma of head of fibula removed by excision from a shall be substituted for 50, as the minimum mem- patient who refused amputation-by Dr. DRURY; (ii) bership of a constituency. microscopic section of the above and also a slide showing By direction of the Chairman of Representative Meetings, "protozoa" from a case of carcinoma-by 1Dr. PURVIS; J. SMITH WHITAKER, Medical Secretary. (iii) a massive fibromyoma removed by a total hysterectomy April 17th. in a native woman-by Dr. GREATHEAD; (iv) examples of Supprzmmn To =2 APRIL 20, 14)07.1 MEETINGS OF BRANCHES AND DIVISIONS. I BIUMM MIMIC" -FOUMAL 199 stereoscopic anatomical photographs-lent by Dr. C. J. year (exclusive of drugs and appliances) a reasonable one HILL AITKEN. for the post of medical officer to the Workhouse Infirmary Discussion.-Dr. DRURY introduced a discussion on at Wimborne. enteric fever in South Africa, with special reference to its That the: Division approves of the attitude of the medical causation and prevention, in which Drs. MULLINS, BRUCE:- men of Wimborne towards Mr. Charlton as expressed in BAYS, GREENLEES, GREATHEAD, and FITzGERALD joined. their letter to the guardians of March 22nd. It was resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to every That this meeting of the Grahamstown Division of the member of :the Branch. British Medical Association strongly urges upon the Town Council the erection of properly-constructed filter-beds at the outlet of the municipal water supply at Slaal Kraal, DUNDEE BRANCH. and the cleaning of the present series of pipes by frequent AN ordinary meeting of the Branch was held in the flushing. Students' Union, Dundee, on March 21st, at 8.30 p.m., Dr. Dairy Act.-It was also resolved: G. C. DICKSON (Carnoustie) in the chair. That the Dairy Act be put in force in Grahamstown, so Conxfirmation of Minutes.-The minutes of the last meet- that the methods of milk delivery may be properly ing were read, approved, and signed. supervised. Medical Inspection of School Children.-It was resolved: The Secretary was instructed to forward the previous That, as a general rule, the actual inspection of the resolutions to the Town Clerk. children should be carried out by general practitioners. Notice of Motion.-Dr. J. BRUCE-BAYS gave notice of motion: It was resolved: That this Division hereby records its disapproval of the That there should be a single officer appointed in each area scheme for the provision of free medical attendance to to deal with the reports of the medical inspectors, and members of the cadet corps of the lst City Volunteers, it that, as a rule, the medical offlcer of health be that, being unnecessary as regards the cadets and unfair to the officer. members of the medical profession. It was agreed that there was no evidence of teachers Demonstration.-Dr. FITzGERALD demonstrated the heat- referring children to hospitals and not to their family retaining properties of the "thermo bottle," a double- medical attendants. coated aluminium bottle whose coats are separated by a Evidence to be laid before the Royal Commission on the vacuous space, and which, after twelve hours, contained Reliefof the Poor.-A communication was laid before the water but little cooler than when it had been placed meeting from the Poor-law Subcommittee of the Scottish in the bottle. Committee. Dr. R. C. BuIST submitted a statement as to the local organizations and on local defects in the medical DORSET AND WEST HANTS BRANCE: treatment of the poor. It was resolved: BOURNEMOUTH DIvIsIoN. That Dr. Templeman lay this before the Commission. A SPECIAL meeting of this Division was held at Bourne- Report of Hospitals Committee.-A letter was read from mouth, on April 10th, to consider the dispute between the Dr. Fraser, Superintendent of Dundee Royal Infirmary, medical men of Wimborne and the guardians of that and it was resolved to remit the report to the Council district arising from the recent resignation of the Medical with five members for consideration and to report to the Officer to the Workhouse Infirmary at Wimborne. Branch. Confirmation of Minutes.-The minutes of the previous Report on the Ethical Aspects of Medical Consultation.- meeting were read and confirmed. It was agreed to approve generally of this report. Wimborne Practitioners and Guardians.-The HONORARY &ale of Fees in Dundee.-The Council submitted a SECRETARY gave a detailed account of the dispute, the minimum scale. After a long discussion the Council was main facts of which were: Dr. Auld had resigned the instructed to prepare a detailed and classified scale based appointment in question on the grounds of inadequate on rental and to submit to the Branch for consideration. salary, namely, £30 a year, the medical officer finding all closed with a vote of drugs and surgical appliances. The medical men of Vote of Thanks.-The meeting Wimborne had unanimously agreed to support Dr. Auld thanks to the Chairman. in asking for £40 a year, the guardians to supply all drugs and appliances. The Board having advertised the ap- EAST ANGLIAN BRANCH. pointment at £25 and all found, and having received no THE spring meeting was held at Witham on Tuesday, applications, raised their offer to £35 and all found. Mr. April 9th. Luncheon was partaken of previous to the Charlton from outside the district applied and was ap- meeting at the White Hart Hotel. At 2.30 the sessional pointed. The local medical men at a special meeting was commenced, Dr. CLOUGH WATERS, President, in the drafted a letter to the Board of Guardians refusing to chair. recognize Mr. Charlton professionally, and pointed out Con,firmation of Minutes.-The minutes of the last that one of the testimonials in his favour was used meeting were read and confirmed. without the sanction of the donor, who had given it some Communications.-S. W. CURL, M.D., M.R.C.P, Physician years previously for a totally different purpose. Dr. Auld to the Essex and Colchester Hospital, read notes on a case was then closely questioned as to the nature of his duties of cerebellar tumour. The paper was discussed by the when holding the post, and the following facts were PRESIDENT and Dr. NICHOLSON. PENRY ROWLAND, M.D.,. elicited: That there were about 110 inmates in the in- read a paper on some suggestions as to the causation of firmary, of whom some 30 were bed patients. That there chronic disease. Dr. CURL showed a specimen of was a considerable amount of clerical work to be per- gangrenous laryngitis from a case of pernicious anaemia. formed. That the only extra payment was 10s. maximum Tea.-Afternoon tea was kindly provided by Dr. for confinements. That there was an abnormally large Gimson. number of vagrants passing through the district (4,000 or 5,000 a year), any of whom, when ill, he might be required EDINBURGH BRANCH: to examine. The HONORARY SECRETARY then read a SOuITHERN DIvISION. letter from Mr. Parkinson, one of the guardians, expressing A MEETING of the Division was held in the Oddfelows regret at his inability to be present. The letter further Hall, Forest Road, on Thursday, March 28th, 1907, at contained a short history of the dispute and urged the 8.15 p.m. Dr. MATHESON was in the chair. local medical men to accept the Board's last offer- ConJfirmation of Minutes.-The minutes of the last meet- namely, £35 and all found. The letter concluded by ing were read, approved, and signed. stating that it was not the usual policy of the Association Apologies for Absence.-Apologies for absence were to stand out for so small a sum as £5. Dr. FAWCETT then intimated. gave an account of the work during the ten years he had Voting by .Diviions.-The letter from the General held the post previous to Dr. Auld. The salary had at Secretary directing the attention of this Division to the one time been only £20, the medical officer finding every- resolutions of the Representative Meeting held at Oxford thing. He laid stress on the difficult position of the in 1904, referring to the manner of voting in Division medical officer when the Board adopted a hostile attitude meetings, was read. towards him. After considerable discussion the following Medical Inspection of &hool Children.-The question of resolutions were unanimously carried: medical inspection of school children was then considered, That this Division considers a minimum salary of £40 a and, after discussion, the meeting unanimously negatived TO TER 200 BanTisH3SUPPLEMENT13gDICAL JouRNAL J1 MEETINGS OF BRANCHES AND DIV1SIONS. [APRIL 20,It7. A the three clauses of Question 1, and an alternative to 4. Would it be possible or The Poor-law authorities Clause C was moved and seconded in the following desirable to hand over to one must provide medical assist- authority the whole work and ance to paupers; charitable terms: duty of the medical assistance associations should be under That the medical inspection of school children before or at of the poor? one head, and should work in the time of their admission to a public elementary school co-operation with the Poor-law should be made by the family doctor, andin the case of authorities. poor children whose families have no regular medical adviser the certificates should be granted by the dispen- The Secretary was instructed to forward the necessary sary or parish doctor. information to the Subcommittee. This motion was unanimously agreed to. Notification of Phthisis.-The SECRETARY read a com- Question 2 did not, therefore, require consideration. munication from Dr. Logan Turner, Honorary Secretary of Question 3: No evidence as far as is known. Question 4: the Edinburgh Branch, in regard to the notification Discussion necessary. of tuberculous phthisis and measles. Dr. HAMILTON EthicalAspects ofMedical Consultation.-The recommenda- proposed, and Dr. JEFFREY seconded: tions were unanimously approved as a whole, with the ex- That until local authorities can provide facilities for the pressed opinion that the special class designated " consul- treatment of phthisical cases, notification be not adopted. tants" should not engage in general practice. This was carried, Dr. CARLYLE JOHNSTONE dissenting. Contract Medical Practice.-As this class of practice did Notification of Measles.-The notification of measles was not exist to any extent in the Division, the members unanimously approved. present did not feel qualified to offer an opinion on the Ethical Aspects of Medical Consultation.--The ethical recommendations. aspects of medical consultation were considered. Dr. Constitution of Central Council.-A letter from the Execu- HAMILTON moved: tive Committee of the Ayrshire Division was submitted, That we cordially approve of all the recommendations, and referring to the scheme for the constitution of the Council that it would be very desirable to have a distinct class of the British Medical Association. In view of Dr. specially designated as "consultants" as defined in the Macdonald's letter in the SUPPLEMENT of January 26th dis- report of the Ethical Committee. cussion was delayed till after the revised draft of the This was seconded by Dr. JOHN JEFFREY and unanimously Charter was placed in the hands of members. agreed to. Scottish Poor-law Subcommittee.-The circular from the Medical Inspection of Schools.-In regard to the medical Poor-law Subcommittee(Scottish Committee) was next laid inspection of schools, Dr. CARLYLE JOHNSTONE proposed before the meeting, and the questions answered. The that the medical officer be specially appointed. Dr. Secretary was instructed to send the answers to Dr. HAMILTON seconded. This was agreed to. Dr. CALVERT Moorhouse, Secretary of the Subcommittee. moved that the medical officer should be selected from Proposed Black List.-A. proposal to have a Black List for among those only who have had the experience of general the use of members of the Division was submitted, and practice. Dr. JEFFREY seconded, and the motion was on a motion being made it was unanimously approved of, carried by 5 to 1. There was a strong feeling against the and remitted to the Chairman and Secretary to take the medical officers of health being given this particular necessary steps to secure the co-operation of the members work, as they appeared to the members quite unfitted by of the Division. experience and practice for such work. Vote of Thanks.-The meeting was closed with a vote of Annual Report.-The annual report showed a balance of thanks to the Chairman. £1 7s. 9d. to the credit of the Division. SOUTH-EASTERN COUNTIES DIvIsION. LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE AND NORTH WALES THE spring meeting was held in the King's Arms Hotel, BRANCHES. Melrose, on the afternoon of Friday, April 5th, at 3 o'clock, Dr. YOUNG, Chairman, presiding. A JOINT clinical meeting of the above Branches was held Poor-law Subcommittee.-The information to be supplied at Chester, by the kind permission of the Chairman of the to the Poor-law Subcommittee considered. It was Management Committee, in the Grosvenor Museum, at was 2 o'clock p.m., on Wednesday, April 10th. Sir JAMES BARR, specially remarked that paupers as heads of households of the Lancashire and can no official relief until they become ill, so President Cheshire Branch, pre- get Poor-law sided, and was assisted by Dr. RICHARD JONES, D.P.H., that the public health suffers, as the working man out of President of the North Wales Branch. The meeting work can get no assistance until he becomes an invalid. lasted The questions asked by the Subcommittee were answered the whole afternoon. Many papers were read, cases shown, as and lantern and other demonstrations given. follows: Communication&.-The following is a list of the com- 1. What local organizations Not as patients in hospital munications made: Dr. JOHN HILL ABRAM (Liverpool) and have you for medical assistance or as out-patients. They are Dr. LEWIS OWEN (Holyhead): Cleido-cranial of tbe poor (a) in hospital, (b) attended at home by the paro- dysostosis. as out-patients, (c) at home? ohial medical officer andlocal Dr. F. W. TAYLOR (Blackburn): A case of Graves's disease It is desirable that distinc- nursing, such as the Melrose with unilateral exophthalmos. Dr. BRAD SHAW (Liver- tion should be made of burgh nurse, the parish coun- pool): Spontaneous fracture of urinary calculi. Dr. S. the various classes as- oil paying two guineas an- ENGLISH (Manchester): A peculiar vesical calculus re- sisted and also of the nually to the Burgh Nursing moved by suprapubic cystotomy. Mr. JOHN BARK various organizations Fund. The technical paupers (Liver- under: are sufficiently provided for- pool): Two cases of Heath's modified mastoid operation. (a) Official.-Town council, the poorhouse and at home. Mr. RUSHTON PARKER (Liverpool): A case of arterial sanitary authority, Poor There are Jubilee nurses in dilatation of the left side of the head, attended by epi- Law, etc. some places. In Galashiels lepsy and right hemiparesis, relieved by ligature of the (b) Voluntary.-Charities, there are clubs-Free Gar- left common carotid artery. Mr. J. HOWELL EVANS hospitals, dispensaries, deners; in other towns, (London): Median cysts of the neck of congenital origin. nursing societies, provi- Foresters ; dispensaries in KARL dent societies, clubs, Kelso and Jedburgh. There Dr. GROSSMANN (Liverpool): An instrument for the etc. are cottage hospitals. Some subjective and objective examination of astigmatism. places have night shelters. Dr. W. B. WARRINGTON (Liverpool): Pyopneumothorax in a boy of 7. Dr. BuCHANAN (Liverpool): Pulmonary 2. Is there any section of Paupers, as heads of house- syphilis. Mr. G. P. NEWBOLT (Liverpool): Extroversion of the poor unprovided for by holds, can get no official Poor- the mucous membrane of the intestine. Dr. GORDON your local organizations, and law -relief until they become GULLAN (Liverpool): Various conditions of athyroidism; does the public health suffer ill. In this case the public a congenitally diseased heart. Dr. JOHN HAY from insufficiency in the health suffers, as the working (Liverpool): quantity or in the quality of man out of work gets no The action of the digitalis group on the heart in cases of the assistaD,ce provided ? assistance until he becomes an mitral stenosis. Dr. HUBERT ARMSTRONG (Liverpool): invalid. Some notes on infant feeding. Dr. BARENDT (Liverpool): The treatment of psoriasis. Dr. FRANCIS W. BAILEY (Liver- 3. Is there any co-operation No co-operation; overlap- pool): An open method of ether administration. Dr. T. between your local organiza- ping in many cases from pri- ARTHUR HELME (Manchester): A truss for movable kidney. tions, or any overlapping, and vate charities and local orga- is it possible and desirable to nizations. It would be de- The following communications, owing to lack of time, were provide or extend. such co- sirable to provide and extend taken as read: Sir WILLIAM SINCLAIR (Manchester): operation ? co-operation. " Iona" laminaria tents. Mr. R. H. MILLS-ROBERTS, SUPPLUUKMT TOr 20T0 APRIL 20,I 1907.]- . -. MEETINGS OF BRANCHES AND DIVISIONS. [Ba-mu XWDIC&L JOAL I C.M.G. (Llanberis): Amputation Qf both upper extremi- METROPOLITAN COUNTIES BRANCH: ties. Dr. T. ARTHUR HELME (Manchester): Tubal LAMBETH DIVISION. pregnancy with intraperitoneal abortion. Mr.-W. THEL- TH13 CHAIRMAN (Dr. Robert Capes) of the Lambeth WALL THOMAS: Three cases of pulmonary cavities treated Division entertained the members of the Division at a by operation; carcinoma and tubercle of colon removed by special meeting held at the Lambeth Carlton Club, Cold- operation. Mr. CRAIG DUN (Liverpool): Appendicitis in harbour Lane, S.W., on Wednesday, March 27th, at 9 p.m. children. Mr. EDGAR STEVENSON (Liverpool): Cases of Confirmation of Minutes.-The minutes of the last sympathetic ophthalmitis and intraocular suppuration meeting were read and confirmed. -successfully treated. Mr. A. H. BURGIESS (Manchester): Provident Di8pensaries.-A discussion took place on the Three cases of hydronephrosis. Dr. CHARLEIS MACALISTER report of the Medico-Political Committee of the British (Liverpool): Pseudo-bulbar paralysis and rheumatoid Medical Association on provident dispensaries. The three arthritis. Mr. LAREIN (Liverpool): Sprain of the wrist, following questions were put to the meeting and voted with an illustrative case. upon, but the majority of those present appeared to take little or no interest in the matter, and only a few voted LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE BRANCH: thereon: ALTRINCHAM DIVISION. 1. Should the Branch Council be requested to endeavour to secure tha modification of provident dispensaries within the SPECIAL NOTICES. area of the Branch, in accordance with the principles put Scale of Fees. Medico-Political Committee ? Sale forward in the report of the THE Committee begs to inform members residing in the result that (and neighbourhood) that a public meeting of the pro- This question was put to the meeting with fession, at Brooklands, on February 13th, unanimously two voted in favour and three against the proposal. adopted the scale of minimum fees of the Manchester 2. Should the Division approach those of its members who Medico-Ethical Association. (See BRITISH MEDICAL are on the staff of provident dispensaries to gain their help in modifying their organization, in accordance with the accepted JOURNAL of October 20th, 1906, p. 1072.) principles P School Certificates. One voted for the motion and three against it. The Cheshire County Council has agreed to pay direct 3. Should the Division encourage practitioners resident in to medical practitioners a fee for certificates of cause of its area to join in the work of provident dispensaries which absence from school in necessitous cases. The fee is have been modified in accordance with the accepted 2s. 6d. if a special visit has to be made, or is. if the principles ? practitioner is already in attendance. Four voted for this motion, and three against it. Any medical man may demand a blank form of cer- Paper.--Mr. H. BBTHAm ROBINSON, Surgeon to St. tificate from the school attendance officer, and accounts Thomas's Hospital, then read his--paper on acute intes- can be sent in to Chester. tinal obstruction, which was listened to with great interest (By order), by those present, and an instructive discussion followed, T. W. H. GARSTANG, Honorary Secretary. in which Drs. KEATS, LEFTWIOH, HICKLEY, CLATWORTHY, April 8th. HYSLOP, and CAPES joined. BLAC1KBURN DIVISION. Votes of Thanks.-A vote of thanks to Mr. Robinson for A MEETING of the Blackburn Division was held at the his paper was proposed by Dr. JAMES SCOTT and seconded Old Bull Hotel, Blackburn, on Tuesday, March 26th, by Dr. DENNING; this was put to the meeting and carried Dr. BALLANTYNE, President, in the chair. unanimously. A vote of thanks to Dr. Capes for his President's Address.-Dr. BALLANTYNE read his presi- hospitality was then proposed by Dr. ESLER and seconded dential address, entitled, Some Points in Infantile by Dr. HERBERT TAYLOR, and carried. Mortality. An interesting discussion followed, in which Drs. NASH, BARR, CUNLIFFE, MACKLIN, GARSTANG, and WANDSWORTH DIVISION. GR3REENWOOD took part. Dr. Ballantyne replied. AN ordinary meeting of this Division was held on Thurs- Central Council.-Dr. GARSTANG then spoke in favour day, March 21st, at Batteraea Town Hall, at 8 45 p.m. Dr. of his own candidature for the Central Council as a LLEWELLYN WILLIAMS, Chairman of the Division, pre- Representative from the Lancashire and Cheshire Branch. sided. It was moved by Dr. BALLANTYNE, seconded by Dr. Confirmation of Minutes.-The minutes of the previous MACKLIN, meeting were read and signed as correct. That in the opinion of this meeting Dr. Garstang is a fit and Paper.-Mr. WALTER G. SPENCER, Surgeon to the West- proper candidate for the above Position. minster Hospital, read a most interesting paper on Fatal Moved by Dr. AITKEN, seconded by Dr. STEPHENSON, Haemorrhages from Mucous and Septic Surfaces, and a That the Secretary be empowered to nominate Dr. Garstang good discussion followed in which Mr. CHARLEfS RYALL, in the name of this Division at the proper time. Drs. DuIrVILLE ROE, RICHARDS, GYTON, ALLAN SWALLOW, and the CHAIRMAN took part. ROCHDALE DIVISION. Vote of Thanks.-A hearty vote of thanks to Messrs. THE annual meeting was held in the Wellington Hotel, Spencer And Ryall, proposed by Dr. GYTON and seconded Rochdale, on April 11th. In the absence of the President by Dr. MARTIN, was carried with acclamation. through illness Dr. BROWN of Bacup was voted to the chair. Confirmation of Minutes.-The minutes of the last annual SOUTH-EASTERN BRANCH: meeting were read and passed. BRIGHTON DIVISION. Annual Report.-The SECCRETARY read the annual report AN ordinary meeting was held at the Dispensary on as follows: Membership on December 31st, 1905, 50; new March 20th, 1907. member, 1; losses through change of address, 2; net Confirmation of Minutes.- The minutes of the last membership on December 31st, 1906, 49. The balance- meeting were read and confirmed. sheet showed a balance to the good of £4 9s. 4d. Medical Inspection of School Children.-The question of school children was con- Election of Officers.-The following officers were unani- medical inspection of carefully mously elected for the ensuing year: President, Dr. John sidered. It was not found possible to give a categorical Brown (Bacup); Vice-President, Dr. Hitchin (Heywood); answer to the several questions propounded by the Secretary, James Melvin (Rochdale); Representative on Medico-Political Committee. Finally, the following Branch Council, Dr. Sharp (Todmorden). resolution was carried by 9 votes to 6: Executive Committee.-It was moved by Dr. BROWN and That the local educational authority in conjunction with the seconded by Dr. KERR that the following, along with the medical officer of health should appoint medical officers as officers, form the Executive Committee: Drs. Bateman, inspectors from among the medical practitioners of the Henry, Menzies, and Standing, all of Rochdale. district. Alteration of Rules.-It was moved by Dr. KERR and Ethical Aspects of Medical Cowultatim.-The memo- seconded by Dr. WELSH that Rule 11 shall read: " Ordinary randum on the ethical aspects of medical consultation was meetings of the Division shall be held as the Executive then discussed, and met with general approval. No reso- Committee may determine, and not less than three days' lution was, however, put to the meeting in reference to notice," and so on. This was passed unanimously. this subject. SUPPLUMNT TO TN 1 202 B aLiTinx X ICDAL JouRNAL J ASSOCIATION NOTICES [APRIL 20, 1907. Annual Meeting of South-Eastern Branch.-It was decided of Tuberculin. Owing to the shortness of time at his that the annual meeting of the South-Eastern Branch disposal the paper was only read in part. The theory of should take place at Brighton on Wednesday, June l9th. opsonins was described with the method used for obtain- ing the opsonic index. The necessity of experience in the SOUTH.EASTERN OF IRELAND BRANCH. preparation of a suitable emulsion of the tubercle bacilli, AN ordinary meeting of this Branch was held at the and of the personal equation in the counting of the bacilli Adelphi Hotel, Waterford, on April 3rd, at 2 p.m. Dr. in the polymorphonuclear leucocytes, in order to obtain WILLIAM SHEE, President, occupied the chair. consistent results, was dwelt upon. By means of charts Confirmation of Minutes.-The minutes of the last meeting the effect of carefully regulated doses of tuberculin was were read and confirmed. illustrated. Experience showed that the doses formerly. Letters of Apolo9y.-Five members sent apologies. employed were too large, and that better results were Medical Etiquette.- A letter was read from Dr. Edward A. obtained with greatly decreased. amounts of the tuberculin. 'Rawson (Barrowville), Carlow Division, recounting his Dr. EDGAR DAVIES spoke of the good results that had been -experience of a breach of medical etiquette, which was obtained in sycosis and acne by estimation of the opsonic referred to the Ethical Committee of the Branch which is index and injections. Dr. LATIMER mentioned a case of to meet at Kilkenny on May 1st next at 4.45 p.m., .Dr. early phthisis successfully treated by Dr. Lancaster, after Rawson in the meantime being requested to comply with which the latter replied and quoted other cases. the ethical rules for procedure in these cases. Model DraftRules.-The model draft rules as recom- mended by the Council of the Association having been dis- AW To ensure the insertion of notices in this column, they cussed seriatim, it was proposed by Dr. MORRIS and must be received at the Central Offices of the Association seconded by Dr. CAREY that they be adopted as the rules of the Branch to regulate the procedure of the Branch in not later than the first post on Tuesday. ethical matters relating thereto with the following altera- tions, namely:-" That the following be Rule I instead of that which appears in the Model Draft Rules, to wit: That 50r'ta an gofies* ;all questions of medical ethics arising within the area of the Branch shall be dealt with by the Branch Council -or by the Ethical Committee thereof. That the following SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MEETING. words be deleted from Rule VII-' referred to by a Divi- sion,' and that the word 'seven' be inserted before the The Special Representative Meeting word ' days' in Rules IV and VI." will take place in London on Wednesday, Nomination of Offlie-bearer.-Dr. P. Murphy was unani mously nominatea president-elect for the year 1907-8, and May 29th. all other office- bearers were renominated. Particulars of place and hour of meet- Re8olution of Sympathy.-A resolution of sympathy and condolence with the family of the late Dr. Robert Stirling ing will be published in due course. (Stoneyford), proposed by the PRESIDENT and seconded by BY ORDER OF THE COUNCIL, Dr. QUIRKE. was passed nem. con. Paper.-Dr. MARY STRANGMAN read notes of a c3se of April 11th1, 1907. GUY ELLISTON, General Secretary. morphinomania of absorbing interest successfully cured by the McBride treatment, which received the highest praise. THE LIBRARY OF THE BRITISH MEDICAL Hours of Meeting.-It was resolved that in future ASSOCIATION. Branch meetings be held in Waterford at 3.30 p.m. This IMPORTANT NOTICE. brought a very successful meeting to a close. OWING to the of the Association in Lu cheon.-Previous to meeting the members had rebuilding premises lunched together. the Strand the Library is closed, but at the Temporary Offices of the Association, 6, Catherine Street, Strand SOUTH WALES AND MONMOUTEISHIRE BR&NCH. (adjoining Drury Lane Theatre), a Reading and Writing THE spring meeting of the Branch was held at the General Room is provided. The Room will be open from 10 a.m. Hospital, Swansea, on Thursday, April 11th, Dr. EVAN N. to 5 p.m., except on Saturdays, when it will be closed at DAVIES, President, in the chair. Confirmation of Minutes.-The minutes of the autumn 2 p.m. meeting were read and adopted. Contract Practice Fund.-A report of the condition of BRANCH AND DIVISION MEETINGS TO BE HELD. the Contract Practice Fund was read and a BATH AND BRISTOL BRANCH.-The sixth ordinary meeting of resolution the session will be held at the Museum, Bath, on Wednesday passed thereon. evening, April 24th, at 8-o'lock, Dr. D. S. Davies, President, Ebbw Vale Digpute.-Mr. GREER reported on the position in the chair. The following communications are expected: of affairs in the Ebbw Vale dispute. -W. P. Kennedy, M.D.: Liver Abscess. R. Waterhouse, Communication.-Dr. R. B. ELSWORTH read a communi- M.D.: Notes of a Case of Osteitis Deformans. Dr. Paul cation on a case of tumour of the cauda in a Franze (Nauheim) will demonstrate the Use of the Ortho- equina diagraph in X-ray Work.-W. M. BEA:UMONT and NEWMAN woman who had been treated for sciatica, neuritis, sacro- Secretaries. iliac and a variety of other diseases, with no benefit. NEILD, Honorary The nature and site of the lesion was diagnosed, and it DORSET AND WEST HANTS BRANCH.-The spring meeting of was subsequently removed successfully, complete relief this Branch will be held in Weymouth On We4nesday, May of the pain being at onice experienced. In the discussion 22nd. Members wishing to read papers, exhibit cases, or show which followed, Messrs. LYNN THOMAS, WM. SHEEN, W. L. nathological specimens, should communicate at once with the and POWELL Honorary Secretary, JAMES DAvISoN, " Streateplace," Bath GRIFFITHS, J. spoke.-Mr. J. LYNN THOMAS, Bournemouth. C.B, read a paper on the treatment of complications and Road, sequelae of gastric and duodenal ulcers, in which he dwelt DORSET AND WEST HANTS AND WEST SOM1ERSET BRANCHES. upon the great value of immediate emptying of the -Election of a representative of these grouped Branches on stomach after perforation by means of the stomach pump, the Central Council. The nomination of candidates for the abstention from abdominal and from ensuing year must be made (in accordance with By-law 25), palpation, anything and sent to me in writing on or before May 4th.-JAMEs given by the mouth, and, once the diagnosis is made, DAVISON. Honorary Secretary of the Dorset and West Hants of morphine to stop peristalsis. By this means opera- Branch, " Streateplace," Bath Road, Bournemouth. tion may possibly be avoided, but in any case the patient's condition may be so improved, that DUNDEE BRANCH.-The annual meeting of this Branch will when the surgeon is called in he finds a state be held in the Royal Infirmary, Dundee, on Friday, May 10th, of affairs suitable for The was dis- at 3 30 p.m., and will be followed by a clinical meeting at operation. paper 4 otclock. Dinner will be served in the Royal Hotel, Dundee, cussed by Messrs. WILLIAM SHEEN, T. D. GRIFFITHS, and at 6 o'clock. Members of other Branches are invited to be W. L. GRIFFITHS.-Dr. E. LX CRONIER LANCASTER read a present and to take part in the meeting.-R. C. BITiST, M.D., paper on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Tuberculosis 166, Nethergate, Dundee; A. P. Low, M.B., Bank Hiouse, by the Estimation of the Opsonic Index, and the Injection Stirling Street, Dundee, Honorary Secretaries. r "!I2 APR'IL 20, 1907.] KILBURN PROVIDENT MBDICAL INSTITUTE. IL_uu 1. " 203 a LAN¢AsHIRE AND CRESHIRE BRANCH -Nomination of mem- (9) discussion on pneumonia; (10) any other business.-J. bers of the Branch to serve on the Council of the Association. QUIRKE, Honorary Secretary, Piltown. Nominations must be sent to Mr. Larkin, 54, Rodney Street, Liverpool, not later than May 1st, 1907. -T. ARTHUR JaELME, STAFFORDSHIRE BRANCH.-The third general meeting of the F. CHaARLES LARKIN, Honorary Secretaries. session will be held at the Victoria Hotel, Wolverhampton, on Thursday, April 25th. The President, Dr. Charles Read, will LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE BRANCH: ALTRINCHAM 1DIVI- take the chair at 5.25 p.m. Business: (1) Minutes of the last SIoN.-The annual meeting will be held at Altrincham on general meeting. (2) Correspondence. (3) Exhibition of June 6th, when offlcers and committee will be elected for living cases. (4) Paper: Angina Pectoris-Notes on a case 1907-8. Every member is eligible for every office. (Under with comments, F. J. Geoghegan, M.D. (5) Exhibition of Rule 6, Drs. Joynson, Luckman, and Cooper are not eligible pathological specimens, etc. Dinner at 7 p.m., charge 5s. A for the chair, having already served within three years.) meeting of the Council will be held immediately before the Every member is entitled to make nominations. The Com- general meeting, for the election of members.-G. PETGRAVE mittee has decided that all nominations must be in writing, JOHNSON, Honorary General Secretary, Stoke-on-Trent. signed by a proposer and seconder, and must reach me by May 15th. Offices: (1) Chairman; 2) vice-chairman; (3) ULSTER BRANCH.-The spring meeting of the Branch will be honorary secretary and treasurer; (4) representative at Repre- held in Derry, on Saturday, April 27th.-CECIL SHAW, M.D., sentative Meetings ; (5) two representatives on Branch Coun- Honorary Secretary, 18, College Square East, Belfast. cil; (6) six other members of Committee. (By order.)-T. W. H. GARSTANG, Honorary Secretary. MEtROPOLITAN COUNTIES BRANCH: LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE BRANCH: MANCHESTER (CEN- 'IRAL) DIVISION.-A special meeting will be held at the Queen's HAMPSTEAD DIVISION. Hotel, Manchester, on Thur day, April 25th, at 8.30 p.m. The Kilburn Provident Medical Institute. Agenda: The election for the Central Council. All candidates A Correction. are invited to be present.-HAROLD CLIFFORD, Honorary SIR,-On page 183 of the SUPPLEMMENT for April 6th Secretary. there appears a report on certain provident dispensaries. LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE BRANCH: WIGAN DIvIsION.- This report is inaccurate as regards the Kilburn Provident A general meeting of the members of this Division will be held Medical Institute; and as no correction appears in the at Wigan on May 2nd at 8.30 p.m., to hear an address by JOURNAL, for April 13th,, I would be glad if you would Dr. T. W. H. Garstang in support of his candidature for a seat insert the following: on the Central Council.-A. E. HODDER, Park Road, Wigan, Secretary. Under headings 2 and (e), instead of '- In all, 13,111 Honorary attendances at is. 3d. per attendance," read, "In all, METROPOLITAN COUNTIES BRANCH. - Nominations of 23,111 attendances at 8id. per attendance." Branch Officers.-Pursuant to By-law 24, notice is hereby Under headings 2 and (b) strike out, " Chronic invalids given that nominations for all the officers of the Branch, are removed from the books and see instead V (b) and namely, President-elect, Vice-Presidents, Secretary, members "; of the Branch on the Central Council of the Association, must VI (a) on this point. be sent in to the Honorary Secretary of -the Branch on or Under headings 2 and (c) insert opposite "man and before May 28th. Voting papers will be sent out on or before wife and one child," " ls. 4d. a month." June 4th, and must be returned to the Secretary on or before Under headings 2 and (e), for "£190 18s. lid.," read June llth.-FRED. J. SMITH, Honorary Secretary. "£190 17s. lld." Under headings V and (e) (p. 185), in the percentage METROPOLITAN COUNTIES BRANCH: LAMBETH DIVIsION.- and for The annual general meeting of the Lambeth Division will be table, for " Medical Staff 60 9" read " 61.9"; held at the Bethlem Royal Hospital on Thursday, May 9th, "Administration 25.1 " read " 24.1." Also, instead of at 4p.m. Agenda: (1) Minutes of the last meeting. (2) The "ls. 3d. at Kilburn," read " 8-id. at Kilburn." election of chairman and officers for the ensuing session. The Under headings V and (g), instead of " 15 vice-presi- following names have been recommended by the Committee, dente," read " 14" and instead of " 12 clergymen," but other names may be sent to the Secretary not later than read " 10." May 6th:-Chairman: Maurice Craig, M.D. Vice-Chairman: your hasty action in pub- W. Alexander Atkinson, M.D. Secretary: Herbert S. French Finally, let me protest against M.D. Rspresentative of Representative Meeting: Robert lishing a report which had not been submitted to the Esl er, M.D. Representative on Branch Council: Charles Division concerned. Sangster, M.R.C.S. Committee: Herbert Taylor, M.B. ; J. V. C. When, on April 13th, the reputed author of this report Denning, L.R C.P.I. ; A. M. Hickley, L.R.C. P. ; Robert Capes, did move its adoption at a meeting of the Division, the L R.C.P. ; J. W. J. Oswald, M.D. ; D. Oliver Kerr, M.B. production was referred back to the subcommittee for (3) W. H. B. Stoddart, M.D. (Bethlem Royal Hospital), will one six institutions re- read a paper on Early Symptoms of Mental Disorder. It is revision. And, when out of the hoped that as many members of the Division, with their ported on can find so many mistakes, revision is surely medical friends, as possible will attend.-W. ALEIXANDER necessary.-I am, etc. ATKINSON, M.D., Honorary Secretary Lambeth Division, W. WINSLOW HALL, M.D., 216, Camberwell New Road, S.E. Chairman of the Kilburn Provident Medical Institute. METROPOLITAN COUNTIEs BRANCH: ST. PANCRAS AND ISLINGTON DIvISION.-A meeting of this Division will be held in the Board Room of the Temperance Hospital, Hampstead laaba1 anb p tntett. Road, on Thursday, April 25th, at 4 p.m. Agenda: (1) The gfitifitarQ nomination of candidates for offices in the Branch. (2) A ROYAL NAVY MEDICAL SERVICE. demonstration of interesting cases will be given bXy Sir THE following appointments have been made at the Admiralty: William Collins, F.R C.S., M.P. Tea at 4 p.m. A. meeting of JOHN L. BARItLNGTON, Fleet Surgeon, to the Espiegle, additional, for the Executive Committee will be held if required.-WALTER Dartmouth College, April 20th; JOHN J. DENNIS. M.D.. Fleet Surgeon. H. Gloucester N.W. to Haulbowline Hospital, temporary, April 17th; WILLIAM J. COD- YELD, 15, Road, RINGTON, Staff Surgeon, to Haslar Hospital, May 5th; HUGH L NORRIS, Staff Surgeon, to the Isis, May 5th; PERCIVAL K. Nix, Staff METROPOLITAN COUNTIEs BRANCH: WANDSWORTH DIVISION. Surgeon. to the Vivid, April 25th; ROBERT J. MACKEOWN, Staff Surgeon, -An additional ordinary meeting will be held at the Town to the President, for three months' course at West London lbospital, Hall, Wandsworth, on Thursday, April 25th, 1907, at 3.30 p.m. April 29th; JOHN E. COAD, Fleet Surgeon, and NOEL H. HARRIS, Surgeon, to the Drake, on recommissioning, May 7th ; FREDERICK A. Agenda: (1) Minutes; (2) correspondence; (3) questions; (4) CAPPS, Staff Surgeon, to the Black Prince, April 30th; ROBBRT F. nomination by the Division of candidates as officers of the MACMAHON, Surgeon, to the Pembroke, May 7th: WILLIAM A. WHITE- Branch and Representatives of the Branch on the Central LEGGE, Fleet Surgeon, and FRANK H. NIMMO. Staff Surgeon, to the Council for 1907-8 ; (5) references re (a) medical inspection Essex, on recommissioning, April 30th. of school children, and (b) the ethical aspects of medical con- sultation (see SUPPLEMENT, BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, Feb- ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. consideration of revised Charter LIBUTENANT-COLONEL E. ECK1RSLEY, M.B., and Lieutenant-Colonel ruary 16th, 1907); (6) (see C. L. JOsLING have been appointed Medical Officers in the London SUPPLEMENT this week). On or before May 1st proposals for recruiting area. officers and members of the Executive Committee of the Lieutenant-Colonel D. WARDEOP, M.B., has been appointed Division for 1907-8 muwt be sent in to E. ROWLAND FOTHERGILL, Administrative Medical Officer, Woolwich, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Honorary Secretary, Torquay House, Southfields, S.W. W. Babtie, V.C., C.M.G., M.B. EXCHANGE. SOUTH-EASTERN OF IRELAND BRANCH.-An ordinary coun- The charge for inserting notices respectihg Erxchanges in the Army Medical cil meeting will be held at Victoria Elall, Kilkenny, on May 1st, Department i8 ts. 6d., which should be forwarded in stamps or post office at 4.45 p.m. Agenda: (1) Minutes; (2) letters of apology; order with the notice, not later than Wednesday morning, in order to (3) to elect president-elect and other office-bearers; (4) corre- ensure insertion in the cuvent issue. spondence ; (5) to receive annual report of Branch ; (6) investi- AN officer R.A.M.C., home from South Africa, went abroad December, gation of ethical case ; (7) to discuss the ethical aspects of 1904, will exchange 'with Field Officer to complete tour. Address- medical consultation; (8) Dr. Laffan's motions referred; " Empire," Holt and Co., 3, Whitehall Place. 204 Bvy~ XUD!CA JTOUMAJJ NAVAL AND MILITARY APPOINTMENTS. [A.PRIL 20, 1907.

IN~DIAN MEDICAL SERVICE. FROM TO LiEUTENANT-COLONEL W. A. LEEc (Madras) is permitted to retire, from Major H. N. Dunn, M.B.- Ambala. ... York. March 12th. He was appointed Assistant-Surgeon, September 30th, S. H. Withers, M.B. Chaubuttia 1876, and became Surgeon-LIeutenant-Colonel, September 30th, 1896. H. A. Hinge...Kirkee.....Poona. is in R. C. Lewis.....Meerut... . Bareilly. Lieutenant A. H&YDEN, M.B.. appointed Specialibt Dover. Operative Surgery in the 2nd (Rawal Plndi) Division. C. T. Samman ...... E. Command.. Lieutenanit-Colonel El. B. M&THIAS, D.S.O, Royal Army Medical J. B. Anderson...... Chakrata ..Meerut. M. . . Corps, has been appointed to ofriciate as Secretary to the Principal Boyle M.B.. .Shwebo ..Bareilly. Medical Officer of His Majesty's Forces in India, vice Captain E. B. Captain G. T. K. Maurice .. ..Lucknow ..Muttra. Knox, M.D., R.A.M.C., granted combined leave. 19M. Swabey ..-....Chester. 91J. G. Berne ... .Jubbulpore ..Colaba. 99 F. J. C. Heffernan.....Muttra ..Luckno%w. ARMY MEDICAL RESERVE. 19A. E. Thorp ...... Devonport ..Tregantle. SURGEON-LIEUTENANT J. C. HuaRIIERTsoNi A.D., to beSurgeon-Captain, 19H. Herrick ...... York. Marchi 19thi. 99A. R. O'Flaherty E. Command. Woolwicli. N. J. C. Rutherford, M.B. Dover ... ..R.A M. Coil. Ii. E. M. Douglas, V.C., D.S.O0 Simla ... ..Lucknow. ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM. A. A. Seeds, M.D.....Wynberg, Cape THE undermentioned hiave been appointed Knights of Grace of the Colony ..Aldershot. Order of St. John of Jerusalem: Lieutenant-Colonel GEORGE FREDE- R. L. Argles...... Julluindur ..Multan. RICK MC'WI[ LIAMS, NI.D. (from Honorary Associate), WILL.TAm ALLAN E. G. Ford, M.B. ..Lichifield ..Lincoln. JAMIESON, Esq., M.D. (from Esquire). L. M. Purser, M.B.....Sheerness ..Woolwich. J. M. Cuthbert, M.B. ..Maryhill ..Glencorse. J. Dorgan, M.B. Tipperary ..Fermoy'. THE.F ROYAL MILITIA OF JERSEY. J. P. J. Murphy, M.B. ... Nowshera ..W. Command. SURGEON-MAJOR WV. FALLA, M.D, Principal Medical Officer, to he L. L. G. Thorpe ..Aden ....Jubbulpore. Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel, February 6th. P. C. Douglass...... S. Command.. Dei-oDport. C. E. Fleming, M.B... ..Dublin.....Templemore. P. S. Lelean ...... Lucknow ..Bareilly. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (VOLUNTEERS). T. B. Unwin, M.B.....Dublin.....Cort. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL J. TUTRTON, the Sussex and Kent Bearer Com- J. C. Kennedy, M.B...... Colche.ster ... London Dist. pany (Brigade-Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel, Senior Medical Officer A. R. C. Parsons ..Bulford ..Devizes. Sussex and Kent Volunteer Infantry Brigade), is granted the honorary W. M. B. Sparkes ... B..andown ..Portsmoathi. rank of Colonel, February 18th. S. B. Smith M B. .Kasauli ..Ambala. Captain D. CHRISTIE, M.-B.. Glasgow Companies, Scottish Command, E. W. Poweill. Queenstown ..Bombay. resigns bis commission, March 14th. H. A. Bransbury ... ..Malta ... ..S. Command. DAVID SHANNON, M,B., to be Lieutenant, March 15tli. M. W. Falkuer...... Lucknow ..FatehRarli. R. V. Cowey ...... Colchest;er ..Mill Hill. J. S. Bostock. M.B. Command ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY (VOLUNTEERS). ....S. ..Portland. H. MeN. Mitchell ... ..Darjeeling ..W. Command. JOHN AITKEN, M.D., to be in the 1st Ayrshire 99A. Surgeon-Lieutenant B. Clarke...... Bradford. and Marchl 15tlh. 99J. M.B ..York Galloway, R. C. Wilson, M.B. .Egypt ... ..Dublin. P. G. Hyde, M. B...... Bareilly VOLUNTEER RIFLES. M. C. Beatty. M.B. ....Colaba..... Deolalee. ALF,RED H. COPEMAN to be Surgeon- Lieutenant in the 1st Volunteer H. Rogers, M.B...... Lahore.....Multati. Battalion the Royal Sussex Regiment, February 23rd. W. Davis ...... Landour ..Bareilly. Surgeon-Captain J. E. MOLSON~, M.B., from the 2nd Volunteer W. J. S. Harvey...... Brecon... ..West Africa. Battalion the Essex Regiment, to be Surgeon Captain 2nd Volunteer H. W. Long ...Jullundur ..Ambala. Battalion the Royal Sussex Regiment, February 12th. 99W. F. Tyndale, C.M.G.., M.B" Naini Tal ..Lucknow. CHARL'ES S. PALMER to be Surgeon-Lieutenant in the 4th Volunteer J. W. S. Seccombe - ..Rawal Pindi. Battalion the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), February 15thl. J. M. H. Conway Amaa Jullundur. Supernumerary Surgeon-Captain J. G. MARTIN, M.B., 2nd Volunteer H. G:. S. Webb . ...Multan... Lahore Battalion the King's (Liverpool Regimenit), on ceasing to do duty withi 99M. G. Winder...... Potchlefstroom Pretoria. the Liverpool Bearer Company, Royal Armiy Medical Corps (Volun- 9F. M. M. Omimanney.....Punjab... ..Rawal Pindi. teers), is absorbed into the establishmient, F'ebruary 1st. 11S. E. Lewis, M.B...... Pretoria ..Standerton. Surgeon-Captain WV. S. HENDERSON, M. B., 8th (Scottish) Volunteer 91G. A. Kempthorne ... ..Dalhousie ..Lahore. Battalion the King's (Liverpool Regiment), resigns his commiission, W. MacD. Mac Dowell ..Mhow ... ..Kamptee. February 15th. A. C. Osburn...... Calcutta ..Agra. Suirgeolu-MSjor J. MILL, M.B., 5th Volunteer Battalion the Royal Lieutenant H. Harding, M.B. ... Karachi ... Ilyderabad. Scots (Lotliian Regiment), to be Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel, M. D. Ahern .. ..Ferozepore Peshawar. February 20thi. 99 99 G. S. C. Hayes ... ..S. Command ..Worcester. Surgeon-Captain C. Y. FLEWITT. 1st Volunteer Battalion the Royal II R. C. Hallowes, M.B. Eeypt ... ..Cyprus. Warwicksihire Kegimnent, resigus hiis commiission, Marchi 6th. H. St.M. Carter, M.D.. Malta ... ..Crete. Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colone G. THOMPSON. 1st Voluinteer Bat- H. 0.N. Beadnell ..Fort Lahore ..Ambala. talion the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Brigade 9 G. H.Richard ... ..Dinapore ..Calcutta. Suirgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel, Senior Medical 0ffieer, Royal Fusilier 19 J. St. A. Maughan ..Crete ... ..Malta. 'Volunteer Infantry Brigade, is granted the hionorary rank of Surgeon- A. A. McNeight, M.B. Lucknow ..Allahiabad. Colonel, March 4th. C. D. M. Hol brooke ..Belgaum Kirkee. Surgeon-Major and Honorary Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel W. 99 C. W. O'Brien ... ..Peshawar ..Nowshera. NOTTLE, 2nd V'olunteer Battalion the Duke of Cornwall's Light W. G. Maydon ... ..Lebong.....Calcutta. Infantry, to be Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel, July 3rd, 1906. C. G. Browne ..-..Netley. Surgeon~-Lieutenant W. F. ROE, 19th Middlesex (St. Giles's and St. T. Scatchlard ..Aldershot Lucknoiv. George's. Bloom-sbury) Volunteer Rifle Corps, to be Surgeon-Captain, E. L.Moss .....-..Agra. Mareih9th. T. B. Moriarty ..-..Lucknow. M. B3. H. Ritchie ..-..Rawal Pindi. CHANGES OF STATIONS. A. E. F. Hastings E. Coin., India Fyzabad. THE following Changes of stations amongst the officers of the Royal J. S. Dunne...... E. Corn., India Bareilly. Army Medical Corps have been officially reported to have taken place G. W. W. Ware, M.B .. Lucknow. during March, 1907: W.* C. Nimmo . . - Fyzabad. M. Keane...... E. Corn., India Meerut. Colonel G. D. N. Leake. Naini Tal H. E. Priestley.....Preston ..Gibraltar. ..Lucknow. 9 ..Malta. J. G. Harwood .. Darjeeling ..Calcutta. 9 A. D.O'Carroll, M B. Mullingar T. F. A. A. M.B .. Netley ... ..Winchester. Cork .... Suteliff, Lieut.-Col. MacNeece...... Chathiam. 19 Millbank. D. Wardrop, M B.. Netley..... Woolwich. (97. De la Cour.....London Dist.. W. W. Egan, M.B.....Netley ...B..lilsea. Babtie, V.C., C.M.G., 99 ..Norwichi. M.B .... Woolwich London. 99 F. Forrest...... Colchester ... ..Chiclhester. J. R. Dodd, M.B. Ranikhet Agra. 99 A. S. Williams.....Dover G. J. Coates, M. D..... Falmouth Cork. C. R. Md. Morris, M.B. ..Queenstown ... Bere Island. S. Westcott, C.M.G. W. Corn., India Bombay. E. M. W. Paine .. Tidworth ..Trowbridge. B. M. M. London Dist.... F. D G. Howell.....Netley ..-..Gosport. Skinner, V.0. India. .. Ewshot.....Aldershot. H. S. M'Gill .. Poona W. H. Gillatt, .B ...... Kirkee. M.G!gp. Dill. M.B.....Edinburgh Egypt. Army. T. B. Winter.. Meerut .. Bareilly. .1. B. G. ..Dublin. J. J. Donnet Jhansi .. Mulligan.....Curragh C. .. Saugor. M B. W. C. Smales ..Netley ... W. C. C.M.G , Karachi ..Birmingham. Beevor, Quetta. i9 .Bond R. Forrest .. Meerut. A. H 9GosporL. J. Ahmedabad.. 9 ..London Dist. G. E.Hale, D.S.0O..... Kirkee .. Karachi. 99 T. WV. 0. Sexton.....Millbank C. M.B. ..Deepcut. W. B. Dav, M.B ..... Devon-Dort Crownliill. A. Amy, ....Aldershot S. R. Wills. Belfast Holywood. A. H. Heslop, M.B. ... 9, .Ewshot. R. M.B. Rawal E. B. Lathbury .....E. Command.. Colchester. G.Hanley, .. Pindi Dublin. ... Dublin.....Curragh L. T. M Nash .... Golden Hill Barrackpore. 99 D. M. Corhett, M.B. J. J. O'Donnell. M.B. W. Corn., India Ahmedabad M. J. Lochrin .. 9 0. C P. Cooke.....S. Command... Devonport. D. Hennessy, M.D ... . W. Coini.. India Poona. R. J. D. Hall A. M. Benett.....Portsmouth ..Bulford. Major .. Holywood Belfast. 0. R. A. C.M.G 4. P. A. Bracken.....Cork ... ..Limerick. Julian, ... . Cherat Peshawar. Bradish ...... Fermoy. T. McCulloch, M.B ..... London Dist." India. F. L. C. A. Young Athlone Belfast. I. A. Bennett, M.B. ..S. Command ... Portsmoutlh. B . York ... ..Lichfleld. G. F. Alexander, M. B..... HRarrismith.. Aldershot. 99 W. J. E. Bell, M. J. NIB. Fort C. W. Bowle E. Command... Colchester. Paterson, .. Edinburgh George. T. W. Browne... ..Dublin... ..Cork. A. J. Luther .... Landour Jihamo. ... H. S. Peeke...... : N. Corn., India Campbellpore. J. J. O'Keeffe, M.B. ... S. Command Portsmouthi. C...... Tidwortlh J H. EAustin .. Woolwich Hounslow. R. Galgey .. . . W. TMould Kailana Meerut. E 3. Kavanagh, M.B. ... E. Com-mand... Colchester...... F. W. H. D. retired pay, has relinquislhed .. Calcuitta Allahabad. Lieu~tenant-Colonel Harris, TL.Way.. of at Bodmin. R. W. H. Jackson, M.B. .. Dublin . Athlone. thle medical charge troops R.A.M.C. has been placed in medical G. A. T.Bray .... . Calcuitta .. Shwebo. Captain H. Fox, M.B., (Militia), C. J. NI.B Dublin at Longford. Healy, ...... Londonderry. chlarge F. McDowell Peshawar Nowshera. Captain S. T. Beggs, R.A.M.C. (Militia), has assumed medical charge ......

W. Begbie ...... W. Corn., India Mliow. at Burnley. F UPPLEVXNT TO APRIL 20, 190.] VITAL STATISTICS. LBaUvrm MEDICALAJOURNALTHZ 220 children under 1 year of age to registered births was equal to 132 per 1 000, against 133, 114, and 115 in the corresponding periods of th three preceding years; in the first quarters of the ten years 1897-190 N'tttaI itatIt'stu the rate averaged 128 per 1.000. The lowest rates of infant mortality last quarter were recorded in St. Marylebone, Hampstead, St. Pancras, Holborn, Poplar, and Greenwich; and the highest rates in VITAL STATISTICS OF LONDON DURING THE FIRST QUARTER Kensington, Fulham, Islington, Shoreditch, Southwark, Bermondsey, OF 1907. and Camberwell. IN the accompanying table will be found summarized the vital statistics of the metropolitan boroughs and of the City of London, based upon the Registrar-General's returns for the first, or winter, HEALTH OF ENGLISH TOWNS. quarter of the year. The mortality figures in the table relate to the IN seventy-six of the largest English towns, including London, 8,979 deaths of persons actually belonging to the various boroughs, and births and 5,196 deaths were registered during the week ending are the result of a complete system of distribution of the deaths in Saturday last, April 13th. The annual rate of mortality in these institutions among the several boroughs in which the deceased towns, which had been 16.8, 17.7, and 17.9 per 1,000 in the three pre- persons had previously resided. The 31,708 births registered in ceding weeks, declined again to 16.9 per 1.000 last week. The rates in London during the three months under notice were equal to an the several towns ranged from 6.3 in Handsworth (Staffs ), 8.1 in annual rate of 26.7 per 1.000 of the population, estimated at 4,758,218 tiornsey, 8.5 in Leyton, 9.1 in Willesden, 9.8 in Burton-on-Trent, 10.2 persons in the middle of the year; in the corresponding quarters of in Barrow-in-Furness, 10.4 in West Hartlepool, and 11.0 in Smethwick, the three preceding years the rates had been 28.7, 28.5, and 27.8 to 22.3 in Preston, 22.6 in West Bromwich, 22.9 in Grimsby, 23.1 in per 1.000, the average rate for the first quarters of the ten years Salford and in Huddersf,eld, 24.8 in South Shields, 27 1 in Burnley, 1897-1906 being 29.9 per 1,000. The birth-rates last quarter ranged and 30.8 in Birkenhead. In London the rate of nortality was 16.4 per from 13.4 in the City of London, 15.6 in Hampstead, 17.1 in the City 1,000, while it averaged 17.1 in the seventy-flve other large towns. The of Westminster, 18.1 in Stoke Newington, and 19 4 in Kensington to death-rate from the principal infectious diseases averaged 1.8 per 31.5 in St. Marylebone, 31.6 in Shoreditch, 32.8 in Bermondsey, 34.4 in 1,000 in the seventy-six towns; in London this death-rate was equal Bethnal Green, 34.9 in Finsbury, and 35.4 in Stepney. to 1.6 per 1,000, while among the seventy-five other large towns the The 21,968 deaths of persons belonging to London registered during rates ranged upwards to 3.7 in South Shields, 3.8 in Nottingham, 3.9 in last quarter were equal to an annual rate of 18.5 per 1,000, against 17.8, Great Yarmouth and in St. Helens, 4.1 in Newport (Mon.), 4 3in Bolton, 16.2, and 16.0 per 1,000 in the three preceding first quarters; in the 4.6 in Middlesbrough, 7.5 in West Bromwich, and 11 0 in Birkenhead. corresponding periods of the ten preceding years the rate averaged Measles caused a death-rate of 2.4 in Nottingham and in Wigan, 2.5 in 19.0 per 1,000. The death-rate last quarter ranged from 12.1 in Hamp- Portsmouth, 3.4 in Bolton, 4 1 in Newport (Mon.), 6 8 in West Brom- stead, 14.2 in Stoke Newington, 14.6 in Wandsworth, 15.4 in Lewisham wich, and 8.8 in BirkeDhead; scarlet fever of 1.5 in Grimsby; whoop- 16.1 in Battersea, and 16 2 in Greenwich, to 21.9 in Holborn, in Bethnai ing-cough of 1.4 in Willesden and in West Ham, 1 8 in Bury, 2.0 in Green and in Southwark, 23.5 in Finsbury, 23.7 in Bermondsey, and 25.5 Burnley, 2.3 in East eHam, and 2 6 in Middlesbrough; and " fever" of in Shoreditch. 1.4 in South Shields and 2.0 in Great Yarmouth. The mortality from During last quarter 1,571 deaths were referred to the principal diphtheria and from diarrhoea showed no marked excess in any of infectious diseases; of these, 461 resulted from measles, 104 from the large towns. No fatal case of small-pox was registered last week scarlet fever, 222 from diphtheria, 634 from whoopiDg-cough, 56 from in any of these towns, and there were no small-pox Patients under enteric fever, 1 from ill-defined pyrexia, and 193 from diarrhoea, but treatment in the Metropolitan Asylums Hospitals. The number of not any from small-pox or from typhus. These 1,571 deaths were scarletl fever cases in these hospitals and in the London Fever equal to an annual rate of 1.32 per 1,000, against an average rate of Hospital, which had been 2,734, 2,657, and 2,666 at the end of the three 1.79 per 1,000 in the first quarters of the ten preceding years. The preceding weeks, had declined again to 2,637 at the end of last week; lowest death-rates last quarter from these principal infectious 296 diseases were 0 20 in the City of London, 0.48 in Chelsea, 0.50 in St. new cases were admitted during the week, against 312, 330, and Marylebone, 0.61 in St. Pancras, and 0.68 in the City of Westminster; 352 in the three preceding weeks. the highest rates were 1.93 in Stepney, 2.05 in Bethnal Green, 2.06 in Bermondsey, 2.44 in Woolwich, and 3 02 in Shoreditch. Measles showed the highest proportional fatality in Shoreditch, Bethnal HEALTH OF SCOTTISH TOWNS. Green, Stepney, Camberwell, Greenwich, and Woolwich; scarlet DURING the week ending Saturday last, April 13th, 1.037 births and fever in Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, Southwark, Bermondsey, and 700 deaths were registered in eight of the principal Scottish towns. Camberwell; diphtheria in Fulham Shoreditch, Stepney, Poplar, and The annual rate of morttklity in these towns, which had been 20.6, 20.3, Deptford: whooping-cough in Paddington, Fulham, Finsbury, Shore- and 19.4 per 1,000 in the three preceding weeks, rose again to 20.2 per ditch, Bouthwark, and Lewisham; " fever " in Hampstead, Hackney, 1,000 last week, and was 3.3 per 1,000 above the mean rate during the the City of London. Shoreditch, Stepney, and Bermondsey; and same period in the seventy-six large English towns. Among these diarrhoea in Fulham, Hackney, Holborn, Stepney, and Southwark. Scottish towns the death-rates ranged from 14 1 in Paisley and 15.2 in During the three months under notice 2,056 deaths from phthisis Aberdeen, to 21.4 in Dundee and 236 in Glasgow. The death-rate were registered, equal to an annual rate of 1.74 per 1,000; the rates in from the principal infectious diseases averaged 3.6 per 1,000 in these the corresponding quarters of the three preceding years were 1.77, towns, the highest rates being recorded in Glasgow and Greenock. 1.55, and 1.51 per 1000 respectively. Among the various boroughs the The 383 deaths registered in Glasgow included 4 which were referred lowest death-rates from phthisis last quarter were recorded in to measles, 4 to diphtheria, 45 to whooping-cough, and 30 to cerebro- Kensington, Hampstead, Stoke Newington, Wandsworth, and spinal meningitis. Three fatal cases of measles, 5 of whooping- Lewisham; and the highest rates in St. Pancras, Holborn, Finsbury cough, and 8 of cerebro-spinal meningitis were recorded in Edin- the City of London, Shoreditch. Bethnal Green, Southwark, and burgh; 2 of cerebro-spinal meningitis in Dundee and 3 in Leith; 3 of Bermondsey. whooping-cough in Leith; and 1 of typhus, 1 of cerebro-spinal Infant mortality, measured by the proportion of deaths among meningitis and 2 of " fever " in Greenock. Analysis of the Vital Statistics of the Metropolitan Boroughs and of the City of London after Distribution of Deaths occurring in Public In8titutions during the First Quarter of 1907.

0 Annual Rate per 0a 'o-4 0.4 1,000 Living. 0as 0 0 9 0 '9 0 gi 4s 0 0 4 aI 04 0 BOROUGHS. 6 $:4 O -4n p.s 0 G 1.4 0 .0. 44, a; 0 4ad A 19 14 A0 SA A 14 10 W El - 0 m 0 0 Go 14 9

- -I. V- -i-I -I- I- I-I-I COUNTY OF LONDON. 4,758,218 31,708 21,968 26.7 18.5 1.32 1,571 461 104 222 534 56 1 193 2,056 132 Paddington. 149,909 791 645 21.2 17.3 1.12 42 2 5 4 25 2 4 51 126 Kensington. 181,842 880 826 19.4 18.2 0.93 42 2 3 27 2 5 53 169 Hammersmith 122,337 800 559 26.2 18.3 1.02 31 10 3 7 8 1 2 49 139 Fulham ...... 166,749 1,198 698 28.8 16.8 1.71 71 13 15 28 1 13 59 147 Chelsea ...... 74,857 395 325 21.2 17.4 0.48 9 2 2 1 4 34 129 City of Westminster 172,219 732 760 17.1 17.7 0.68 29 2 5 9 4 2 7 72 141 St. Marylebone ... 127,718 1,003 632 31.5 19.8 0.50 16 3 4 6 1 2 60 92 Hampstead ...... 91,137 354 276 15.6 12.1 0.71 16 2 2 3 5 2 2 23 99 St. Pancras ...... 236,753 1,455 1,134 24.7 19.2 0.61 36 2 5 4 21 4 139 109 Islington .. 347,017 2,169 1,640 25.1 19.0 0.90 78 4 5 5 48 3 13 132 148 Stoke Newington.. 53,613 242 190 18.1 14.2 0.74 10 1 2 5 2 12 124 Hackney ...... 232,993 1,500 1,044 25.8 18.0 1.55 90 19 4 12 35 6 14 92 140 Holborn ...... 55,134 381 301 27.7 21.9 1.09 15 3 7 1 4 40 100 Finsbury 96,732 840 567 34.9 23.5 1.16 28 2 1 4 17 4 69 140 City of London . 20,310 68 99 13.4 19.6 0.20 1 1 12 132 Shoreditch ...... 115,662 911 734 31.6 25.5 3.02 87 40 5 9 26 3 4 72 179 Bethnal Green 130,831 1,123 715 34.4 21.9 2.05 67 31 6 7 19 4 90 131 Stepney 308,923 2,724 1,460 35.4 18.9 1.93 149 86 4 12 8 17 144 122 Poplar ... 171,086 1,325 8Q.2 31.1 18.8 1.38 59 23 4 8 3 7 70 105 Southwark ...... 209,781 1,625 1,144 31.1 21.9 1.78 93 6 9 51 4 13 137 148 Bermondsey ...... 128,263 1,049 758 32.8 23.7 2.06 66 22 11 22 20 3 5 76 154 Lambeth ...... 318,638 2,252 1,485 28.4 18.7 1.07 85 9 6 136 40 2 15 144 128 Battersea ...... 181,736 1,143 732 25.2 16.1 0 84 38 4 2 1012 12 1 7 86 129 Wandsworth ...... 281,419 1,732 1,025 24.7 14.6 0.90 63 11 2 14 22 1 13 76 111 Camberwell ...... 277,059 1,680 1,282 24.3 18 6 1.88 130 55 10 8 44 2 11 102 154 Deptford ...... 116,510 851 536 29.3 18.4 1.79 52 20 3 14 8 2 1 4 41 129 Greenwich ... 107,222 681 432 25.5 16.2 1.53 41 29 5 3 1 3 35 107 Lewisham ... 152,532 925 588 24.3 15.4 1.26 48 3 1 29 1 6 45 117 Woolwich ...... 129,336 879 579 27.3 18.0 2.44 79 64 3 4 2 2 4 41 150 THE 206 BDaizsSUPPLUMUNTMEDICALTOJOURNAL]1 VACANOIES AND APPOINTMENTS. [APRIL 20, 1907.

HEALTH OF IRISH TOWNS. ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL FOR STONE, Henrietta Street, W.C.- DURING the week ending Saturday, April 6th, 485 births and 467 Junior House-Surgeon. Salary at the rate of £50 per annum. deaths were registered in six of the principal Irish towns as against SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, Marylebone Road, 624 births and 397 deaths in the preceding period. The annual death- N.W.-- Clinical Assistants. rate in these towns, which had been 23.7, 24.0, and 21.4 per 1,000 in the three preceding weeks, fell to 20.1 per 1,000 in the week under notice, SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES OF LONDON. -Examiners in this figure being 2.2 per 1.000 higher than the mean annual rate for lMedicine, Surgery, Midwifery, Anatomy, and Materia Medica. the seventy-six English towns for the corresponding period. The SOUTHAMPTON: ROYAL SOUTH HANTS AND SOUTHAMPTON figures ranged from 12.3 in Londonderry and 13.7 in Limerick, to 27.0 HOSPITAL.-Junior House-Surgeon. Salary at the rate of £6 in Belfast and 28.3 in Dublin. The zymotic death-rate in the same six per annum. Irish towns averaged 1.3 per 1,000 or 0.4 per 1,000 higher than during SOUTH SHIELDS: INGHAM INFIRMARY AND SOUTH SHIELDS the preceding period, the highest figure-2.0-being recorded in AND WESTOE DISPENSARY. - Assistant House-Surgeon. Dublin, while Limerick registered no death under this heading at all. Salary, £75 per annum. The deaths in Belfast included 14 from cerebro-spinal fever and 6 re- SWANSEA UNION.-Assistant Medical Officer of the Workhouse. turned as due to cerebro-spinal meningitis. Salary, £200 per annum. During the week ending Saturday, April 13th, 671 births and 436 deaths were registered in six of the principal Irish towns as against THROAT HOSPITAL, Golden Square, W.-House-Surgeon. Salary, 485 births and 467 deaths in the preceding period. The annual death- £50 per annum. rate in these towns, which had been 24.0, 21.4, and 20.1 per 1,000 in the TOTTENHAM HOSPITAL.-(1) House-Surgeon. (2) House-Physi- three preceding weeks, rose to 22 6 per 1,000 in the week under notice, cian. (3) Junior House-Surgeon. (4) Junior House-Physician. t,his figure being 5.7 per 1.000 higher than the mean annual rate for Salaries at the rate of £75 per annum for (1) and (2), and £40 for the seventy-six English towns for the dbrresponding period. The (3) and (4). figures ranged from 16.0 in Londonderry and 17.5 in Waterford to 26.6 WAKEFIELD: WEST RIDING ASYLUM.-Pathologist and Assistant in Dublin and 30 1 in Limerick. The zymotic death-rate in the same Medical Officer. Salary £140 per annum. six Irish towns averaged 1 8 per 1,000, or 0.5 per 1,000 higher than WARRINGTON COUNTY BOROUGH.-Medical Officer of Health. during the preceding period, the highest figure-A 1-being recorded Salary, £450 per annum. in Cork, while Londonderry and Waterford registered no deaths under this heading at all. In Belfast 16 deaths were returned as WEST BROMWICH DISTRICT HOSPITAL.- Resident Assistant due to cerebro-spinal fever, and 7 ascribed to cerebro-spinal House-Surgeon. Salary, £50 per annum. meningitis. WEST END HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, 73, Welbeck Street, W.-Honorary Assistant Physician. WEST LONDON HOSPITAL, Hammersmith Road, W.-Assistant Ophthalmic Surgeon. WEST RIDING ASYLUM, Menston, near Leeds.-Fourth Assistant Zarants ant Medical Officer. Salary, £150 per annum, rising to £180. 'ppiFiutnWtet. WESTON-SUPER-MARE HOSPITAL.-House-Surgeon. Salary, £100 per annum. VACANCIES. WINCHESTER: ROYAL HANTS COUNTY HOSPITAL.-(1) House- Surgeon. Salary, £65 per annum, rising to £75. (2) Honorary This list of vacancies is compiled from our advertisement columns, where Physician-in-Ordinary. full particulars will be found. To ensure notice in this column, advertise- CERTIFYING FACTORY SURGEON.-The Chief Inspector of Fac- ments must be received not later than the flrst jpost on Wednesday tories announces vacancies at Fillongley co. Warwick, and morning. Ystalyfera co. Glamorgan. ALNWICK INFIRMARY.-House-Surgeon. Salary, £120 per annum. BRADFORD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.-House-Surgeon. Salary, £100 per annum. APPOINTMENTS. BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY.-(1) House-Physician. Salary, £10 per annum. (2) House-Surgeon. Salary, £LOO per annum. CARMICHAEL, Norman S., M.B., Ch.B., Resident Medical Officer to the BRIGHTON: SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL-Third House-Surgeon. Edinburgh Royal Hospital for Sick Children. Salary, £50 per annum. DE ZILWA, L. A. E., M.D., B.Sc.Lond., Third Physician to the General BRISTOL: COSSHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Kingswood.-House- Hospital, Colombo, and Lecturer in Rhysiology at the Ceylon Surgeon and Resident Medical Officer. Medical College. Salary, £100 per ELDER, Edward A., M.A., B.Sc., M.B.. Ch.B.Edin., Senior House- annum. Lancashire BRISTOL GENERAL HOSPITAL.-(1) House-Surgeon; (2) House- Surgeon at the Blackburn and East Infirmary. Physician; (3) Casualty House-Surgeon; (4) Assistant House- EVANs, H. B, L.R.C.P. and 8.I., District Medical Officer of the Physician. Salary at the rate of £60 per annum. Tamworth Union. BURY INFIRMARY.-Junior House-Surgeon. Salary, £80 per GALLETLY, J., M.B., C.M.Aberd, D.P.H.Camb., Certifying Factory annum, increasing to £9O. Surgeon for the Bourne District, co. Lincoln. CARDIFF INFIRMARY.-House-Surgeon. Salary at the rate of £60 GoMEs, Sidney, F.R.C.S., Clinical Assistant to the Chelsea Hospital per annum. for Women. CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL.-(1) Surgeon in charge of HAMILTON, D'Arcy Irvine, L.A.H.Dub., District Medical Officer of the Branch Dispensery. (2) House-Physician. Salary, £90 and £70 Parish of Portsmoutb. per annum respectively. HANLEY, A. H., F.R.C.S.I., C.M.G., Principal Medical Officer of Sierra CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH DERBYSHIRE HOSPITAL AND Leone, vice W. T. Prout, M.B., C.M.Edin., C.M.G., retired. DISPENSARY.- Junior House-Surgeon. Salary, £60 per annum. HIBBERT, C. H., L.R.C.P. and S.Edin., District Medical Officer of the COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE HOSPITAL.-Junior House- Glossop Union. Surgeon. Salary at the rate of £60 per annum. HOSFORD, Alfred Stroud, Senior Resident Medical Officer to the EDINBURGH PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE FOR THE TRAINING Royal Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, City Road, E.C. OF TEACHERS.-Lecturer on School Hygiene and Medical HUGHES, E. B. H., L.R.C.P.andS.Edin., L.F.P.S.Glasg.. Resident Officer. Salary, £400 per annum. Medical Officer of the Newport (Mon ) Union Workhouse. EVELINA HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, Southwark.-As- JEANS, H. W., M.B, Ch.B.Aberd., Honorary,Radiographer to the sistant Surgeon. Royal Portsmouth Hospital. GLOUCESTER: GENERAL INFIRMARY.-Assistant Surgeon. JEPHcOTT, Charles, M.B., B.C., M.R.C.S., -Visiting Surgeon to HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY.-Honorary Surgeon. Chester General Infirmary. INVERNESS DISTRICT ASYLUM,-Junior Assistant Medical Officer. LOCKETT, Geo Vernon, M.B., F.R.C.8.. Honorary Consulting Surgeon Salary, £100 per unnum. to the Public General Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica. JOHANNESBURG HOSPITAL.-Two House-Physicians and one MARTIN, Antony Alexander, M.D.Lond., B.S., M.R.C.S., D.P.H., House-Surgeon. Salary at the rate of £300 per annum. Honorary Assistant Medical Officer to the Princess Alice LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY. - (1) House-Physician. (2) Memorial Hospital, Eastbourne. Ophthalmic House-Surgeon. MATrHEWSON, George D., M.B. Ch.B., Resident Medical Officer to the LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL. - Junior Male House-Surgeon. Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Sick Children. Honorarium, £25 for six months. MAYou, Stephen, F.R.C S., Assistant Surgeon to the Central London LONDON THROAT HOSPITAL, Great Portland Street, W.-Third Ophthalmic Hospital. Anaesthetist. MELLISH, J. B., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.Lond., Certifying Factory Surgeon MAIDuTONE: WEST KENT GENERAL HOSPITAL. -Assistant for the Tetbury District, co. Gloucester. House-Surgeon and Anaesthetist. Salary, £60 per annum. MICKLETHWAIT, G. W., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.Lond., District Medical MANCHESTER: ANCOATS HOSPITAL.-Honorary Surgeon. Officer of the Nantwich Union. MANCHESTER HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES O'KEEFE, J., L.R.C.P.Edin., L.R.C.S.I., Medical Ofiicer of Health, OF THE THROAT AND CHEST.-Assistant Medical Officer for Panteg Urban District. the Crossley Sanatorium. Salary, £100 per annum. PARSONs, G. G., L.R.C.P.Lond., M.R.C.S.Eng., Medical Officer of the MARGATE: ROYAL SEA-BATHING HOSPITAL.-Resident Surgeon Workhouse of the Westbury and Whorswellsdown Union. to act as Junior and Senior for six months each. Salary at the PEREIRA, J. A. Wenceslaus, M.D.Brux., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.R.C.P.Lond., rate of £80 and £120 per annum. Honorary Surgeon to the Exeter Dispensary. NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR THE PARALYSED AND EPILEPTIC, PLOWRIGHT, Charles T. MacL., B.A. Honours, M B., B.C.Camb., Queen Square, W.C.-Assistant Ophthalmic Surgeon. M.R.C B., L.R.C.P., Honorary Surgeon to the West Norfolk and NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE: ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY.- Lynn Hospital, vice Mr. H. C. Allinson, resigned. Director for the Bacteriological Department. Salary, £100 per POSTLETHWAITE, Joseph M.. B.A.Cantab., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.Lond., annum. Junior House-Surgeon at the Blackburn and East Lancashire NORTHWOOD: MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF Infirmary. THE CHEST.-Assistant Resident Medical Officer. Honorarium, QUIIRKE, J., L.R.C.P. and S.Irel., Certifying Factory Surgeon for the £50 per annum. Inistioge District, co. Kilkenny. ROYAL EAR HOSPITAL, Dean Street. W. - House-Surgeon. RAPER, M. H., M.D.Lond.. Medical Officer of Health, Shoeburyness Honorarium at the rate of £40 per annum. Urban District. ROYAL WESTMINSTER OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, King William RICHARDS, S. H., M.B., C.M., Clinical Assistant ,to the Chelsea Street, W.C. - House-Surgeon. Honorarium, £25 for six Hospital for Women. months. ROBBS, C. H. D., B. &.Oxon., M.B Lond., Medical Officer of Health to ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, Plaistow. E.- the Grantham Rural District. Assistant Resident Medical Officer. Salary at the rate of £60 per ROBERTS, George A., F.R.C.S.Eng., Assistant Surgeon to the Royal annum. Albert Hospital, Devonport. APRIL 20, 1907.] DIARY. [BUPPLSTDIoBDX M19DICA-L JouRALTO 207207

Scorr, Sydney R., M.S.Lond., Aural Burgeon to the Evelina Hospital NORTH-EAST LONDON POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE, Tottenham Hos- for Sick Children. pital, N.-The following are the clinics and demon- SHARP, P., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Medical Officer of Health, Claypole strations for next week ;-Monday, 10 a.m.: Surgical, Rural District. 2.30 p.m.; Medical, Throat, Nose and Ear, X Rays. Tuesday, 10 30 a.m.: Medical 2.30 p.m.; Operations; SHORLAND, E. T., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.Lond.. District Medical Officer of Fevers (at the North-Eastern kever hiospital, St. Ann's the Westbury and Whorswellsdown Union. Road, N.): Surgical and Gynaecological. Wednesday, TRIPP, B. H. H., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.Lond, CertifyingFactory Burgeon 2.30 p.m.: Medical, Skin, Eye. Thursday, 2.30 p.m.: for the Bouthwold District, co. Suffolk. Gynaecological Operations; Fevers (at the North- WILKIE, D. P. D., M.B., Ch.B., Resident Medical Officer to the Royal Eastern Fever Hospital, St. Ann's Road, N.), Medical, Edinburgh Hospital for Sick Children. Surgical; X Rays ; 3 p.m., Medical (In-patient). Friday, 9.30 a.m., Surgical; 2.30 p.m., Operations; Medical, Eye; 3 p.m., Medical (In-patient). BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE, West London Hospital, Hammersmith, W.-The following arrangements have been made for 2 he charge for inserting advertisements ofBirths, Marriages, and Deaths i8 next week:-Daily, 2 p.m.: Medical and Surgical 38. 6d., which sum should be forwarded in post-office orders or stamps Clinics, X Rays. 2.30 p.m.: Operations. Monday and with the notice not later than Wednesday morning, in order to ensure Thursday, 2 p.m.: Diseases of the Eye. Tuesday and in Friday, 10 a.m.: Gynaecological Operations. 2.30 p.m.: insertion the current i88ue. Diseases of Throat, Nose, and Ear. Diseases of the BIRTHS. Skin. Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.; Diseases of GARDNER-MEDWIN.-On April 10th, at 22, High Street, Wavertree, Throat, Nose, and Ear. 10 a.m.: Diseases of Children. Liverpool, the wife of Frank M. Gardner-Medwin, of a son. Wednesday and Saturdav, 2.30 p.m.: Diseases of WARREN.-On Tuesday, April 16th. at 15, Lansdowne Crescent, W., Women. the wife of Alfred C. Warren, M.A., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., of a son. MARRIAGES. BOOKS, ETC., RECtIVED. PIuIE-DUNcAN.-At the West Parish Church, Aberdeen, on April 10th, by Rev. Andrew Brown, M.A., William Rattray Philadelphia and London: W. B. Saunders Co. 1907: Pirie, M.A., M.B., CM., Aberdeen, to Margaret Duncan, M.B, Chemical Pathology; being a Discussion of General Pathology Ch.B.Aberd. from the Standpoint of the Chemical Processes Involved. By SWIFr-RUGO.-At the Dutch Reformed Church, Capetown, on H. G. Wells, Ph.D., M.D. 15s. April 11th, by the Rev. Louis Hugo, D.R, Chaplain, Robben land, father of the bride, Eric W. D. Swift, M.B.Lond, Bloem- Modern Surgery, General and Operative. By J. C. da Costa, M.D. fontein, son of HarrySwift, Esq , Sheffield, England, to Elizabeth Fifth Edition. 24s. C. Hugo. A Textbook of Diseases of Women. By J. C. Webster, B.A.. M.D., WHITE-MAsoN.-April 12th, at St. Margaret Church, Stanford-le- F.R.C.P.E., F.R S E. 30s. Hope, by Rev. J. Russel, George Fawcett White, M.D., eldest son Die Bekampfung der Tuberkulose innerhalb der Stadt. Von E. of H. Bantry White, M.A.I., Ballinguile, Donnybrook, to Nora Putter. Berlin :-R. Schoetz. 1907. M.0.60 Dorothy, second daughter of Robert Mason of Pitsea Hall, Traitement Chirurgical du Cancer du Colon. Par le Dr. J. Okinezyc. Essex. Paris: G. Steinheil. 1907. DEATHS. A Comparative Study of the Influence of Cod-liver Oil and Cod-livor HARTLEY.-On April 13th, at Fern Cottage, Dinarth Road, Rhos-on- Oil Emulsion upon the Nutrition of Normal and Tuberculous Sea, Colwyn Bay, Stephen Herbert Hartley. M.B., C M., of Albany Pigs. By J. W. Wells, M.D., D.P.H., F.C.S. Manchester: House, Pendleton, and Bradford, Yorkshire. University Press. 1907. 2s. 6d. Metabolism and Practical Mledicine. By C. von Noorden. Vol. I. RAVENHILL.-On April 8th, at Bordesley, Birmingham, Thomas The Physiology of Metabolism. By A. Magnus-Levy Vol. II. Holmes Ravenhill, M.R.C.S., L.8.A., eldest son of the late Rev. The Pathology of Metabolism. By C. von N6orden, Fr. Kraus Thomas Holmes Ravenhill, vicar of Arlingham, Gloucestershire, Ad. Schmidt, W. Weintraud, K. Matthes, and H Strauss. aged 61. English issue edited by I. Walker Hall. London: W. Heinemann. 1907. 3 vols. £2 12s. 6d. DIARY FOR THE WEEK. The Cure of Cancer, and how Surgery Blocks the Way. By J. Slhaw, M.D.Lond. London: F. S. Turney. 1907. MONDAY. Zeitachrift fur Krebsforschung. Herausgegeben vom Zentralkomittee fur Krebsforschung zu Berlin Redigiert von Professor Dr. D. MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, 11, Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, v. Hansemann and Professor Dr. G. Meyer. Fiinfter Band W., 8.30 p m.-Papers: (1) Mr. H. J. Waring, on Some Erstes und Zweites Heft. Berlin: A. Hirschwald. 1907. Surgical Affections of the Right Iliac Fossa which Mk. 8. Stimulate Appendicitis; (2) Mr. J. Lynn Thomas, on a Series of Cases of Goitres removed under Cocaine PsychologyApplied to Medicine. By D. W. Wells, M.D. Philadelphia; Anaesthesia. F. A. Davis Co. 1907. 1.50 dols. ODONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GRERAT BRITAIN, 20, Hanover Square, W., University of Pennsylvania. Contributions froiii the William 8 p.m.-Mr. J. F. Colyer: Some Specimens recently Pepper Laboratory of Clinical Medicine. No. 5. Philadelphia: presented to the Museum of the Society (with lantern 1906. demonstration). Mr. Harold Sims: Some Observa- Lehrbuch der Kinderheilkunde. Von Dr. med. B. Bendix. tions on the Bacteriology of Pyorrhoea Alveolaris Fiunfte Auflage. Berlin and Wien: Urban and Schwarzenberg. (with lantern demonstration). 1907. M. 12. WeiterepsychiatriselieBeobactitungen an Militairgefangenen. Von TIUESD&Y. E. Schultze. Jena: G. Fischer. 1907. M. 3. ROYAL MEDICAL AND CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY, 20, Hanover Square, W., Practical Physiological Chemistry. By J. A. Milroy, M.A.. M.D., and 8.30 p.m.-Dr. Otto Grunbaum: The Diagnosis of T. H. Milroy, M.D., B.Sc., F.R.S.E. Second edition. Edinburgh Addison's Disease (epidiascope demonstration). and London: W. Green and Sons. 1907. 5s. Eye Injuries and their Treatment. By A. Maitland Ramsay, WEDNESDAY. M.D. Glasgow: J. Maclehose and Sons. 1907. 1Bs. HUNTERIAN SOCIETY, London Institution. Finsbury Circus, EC.- First Lines in Midwifery. By G. E. Herman, M.B.Lond., F.R.C.P. 8 p.m.: Annual meeting. 8.30 p.m.: Adjourned dis- New edition. London: Cassell and Co., Limited. 1907. cussion on epilepsy. Dr. Risien Russell will reopen the discussion on .pilepsy being then followed by The Muscles of the Eye. By L. Howe, M.A., M.D. In 2 vols. Vol. i. Dr. W. S. Colman on Epiiepsy in Children, by Dr. Anatomy and Pbysiology. New York and London: G. P. Aldren Turner on the Treatment of Epilepsy, by Dr. Putnam's Sons. 1907. 4.25 dols. HIarry Campbell on Diet in Epilepsy, by Dr. C. H. Behringwerk-Mitteilungen. Heft 2. Stuttgart and Leipzig: Deutsche Bond on Epileptic Colonies. Verlags-Anstalt. 1907. Mk. 3. A Textbook of the Practice of Medicine. By H. A. Hare, M.D., B.Sc. FRIDAY. Second edition. London: H. Kiimpton. 1907. 21s. BRITISH ELECTRO-THERAPEUTIC SOCIETY, 11, Chandos Street, W., The City of London Directory for 1907. 37th annual edition. 8.30 p.m.-Demonstrations: Mr. C. A. Clark, "Dixio" London: W. H. and L. Collingridge. 12s. 6d. Stereoscope; Mr. A. D. Reid, a new form of sterilizable A Simple Explanation of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1906 stereoscope; Dr. G. B. Batten, (1) a simple negative (6 Ed. VII, Chap. 58). By "Penetratus." London: W. Sp aight viewer; (2) a simple method of epilating the whole and Sons. 1907. ld. scalp by exposure to x rays. CLiNICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, 20, Hanover Square W 8 p.m.- Wiesbaden: J. F. Bergmann, and Glasgow: F. Bauermeister, 1907: Exhibition of clinical cases, followed by discussion. Ergebnisse der experimentellen Pathologie und Therapie einsch- Patients will be in attendance from 8 p.m. to 9 pm. liesslich Pharmakologie. Redigiert von Dr. med. E. Schreiber. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 11, Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, I Band, I Abteilung. 3s. W., 8.30 p.m.-Paper: Dr. A. K. Chalmers. Some Recent Handbuch der Gyngkologie. Herausgegeben von J. Veit. Zweite Manifestations of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis. Auflage. Erster Band. 16s. 9d. Manual of Anatomy, Systematic and Practical, including Embryology. POST.GRADUATE 4OI0RSES AND LECTURES. By A. M. Buchanan, M.A., M.D., C.M., F.F.P.S.Glas. Vol. II. CENTRAL LONDON THROAT AND EAR HOSPITAL, Gray's Inn Road, London: Bailliere, Tindall, and Cox. 1907. 12s. 6d. W.C., Tuesday and Friday, 3.45 p.m.-Methods of Archives of Neurology from the Pathological Laboratory of the examination. London County Asylums, Claybury, Essex. Edited by F. W. MEDICAL GRADUATEs' COLLEGE AND POLYCLINIC, 22, Chenies Street, Mott, F.R.S., M D..tF.R.C.P. Vol. III. London: Macmillan and W.C.-The following clinical demonstrations have Co., Limited. 1907. been arranged for next week at 4 p.m. each day:- Worry: The Disease of the Age. By C. W. Saleeby, M.D., F.R.S.Edin. Monday, Skin; Tuesday, Medical; Wednesday, Sur- London: Cassell and Co., Limited. 1907. 6s. gical; Thursday, Surgical; Friday, Ear. Lectures at Fortune's Fool. By F. E. Wynne. London: Brown, Langham, and 5.15 p.m. each day will be given as follows:-Monday Co. 1907. 6s. Fractures and Dislocations of the Hip, especially Old and Unreduced Ones; Tuesday, Some Considerations Pulmonary Tuberculosis: its Predisposition, Environment, and regarding the Modern Operations for Cancer of the Treatment. By D. Crichton, L.B.C.S.E, L.R.C.P.E., and Breast. Wednesday, Cyto-diagnosis (with lantern L.F.P.S.G. Dundee: J. Leng and Co., Limited. 1907. 2s. 6d. slides); Thursday, The Fundus Oculi in Health and **. In forwarding books the publishers are requested to state the Disease (with lantern slides). selling price. m pum go 2o8 B. MEMO" IL CALENDARI OF THE ASSOCIATN.[APIL 2o, -s§07, CALENDAR OF THE ASSOCIATION,

Date. Meetings to be Held. Date. Meetings to be Held. APRIL. MAY (Continwd). 21 *UIp .. (LAMBETH DmsION, Metroplitan Coun- lMONDAY fLONDON: Medical Insurance Com- tties Branch, Annual Meeting, Beth- * mittee, 4.30 p.m. 9 THURSDAY... lem Royal Hospital, 4 p.m. 23 TUESDAY WANDSWORTH DIVISION, Metropolitan Counties Branch, Bolingbroke Hos- (BATH AND BRISTOL BRANCH, Museum, pital, 4 p.m. Bath, 8 p.m. (DUNDEE BRANCH, Annual Meeting, 24 WEDNESDAY J LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE BRARCH, Royal Infirmary, Dundee, 3.30 p.m., Branch Council Meeting, Liverpool 10 FRIDAY Meeting, 4 p.m.; Dinner, I Medical Institution. 0 FRIDAY *'.. 'ClinicalRoyal Hotel, Dundee, 6 p.m. (MANCRESTER- (CENTRAL) DIVISION, HAMPnTEAD DitvSIoN, Metropolitan Lancashire and Cheshire Branch, Counties Branch. Special Meeting, Queen's Hotel, Manchester, 8.30 p.m. 11 SATURDAY... ST. PANCRAS AND ISLINGTON DIVISION, 12 *un!xp Metropolitan Counties Branch, Board 13 MONDAY f0 LONDON: Etlhical Emer'gency Sub- 25 THURSDAY... ,° Room, Temperance Hospital, Hamp- committee, 2 p.m. .stead 4 STAFFORDSBIRERoad, p.m.BRANCH, Victoria 14 TUESDAY ... Hotel, Wolverhampton, 5.25 p.m.; 15 WEDNESDAY Dinner, 7 p.m. WANDSWORTH DIVISION, Metropolitan 16 THURSDAY... Counties Branch, Town Hall, Wands- 17 FRIDAY age _ worth, 3.30 p.m. 18 SATURDAY 26 FRIDAY ... 27 SATURDAY... ULSTER BRANCH, Derry. 19 u ... 20 MONDAY ... 28 *mt'@a 21 TUESDAY ... 29 MONDAY ... 22 WEDNESDAY1 DORSET AND WEST HANrS BR.ANCH, 30 TUESDAY .. Weymoutlh. MAY. 23 THURSDAY... 24 FRIDAY J WANDSWORmH DIVISIOx, Metroplitan SOUTH-EASTERN OF IRELAND BRANCH, t Counties Brauch, Annual Meeting. 1 WEDNESDAY - Council Meeting, Victoria Hotel, Kilkenn-y, 4.45 p.m. 25 SATURDAY... 2 THURSDAY ...1f WIGAN DIVISION, Lancashire and 26 unlaL ... Cheshire Branch, Wigan, 8.30 p.m. 27 MONDAY ... 3 FRIDAY 28 TUESDAY ... 4 SATURDAY SPECLAL REPRESENTATIVE MEETING, 5 hu"xv London. 29 WEDNESDAY. B kTE AND BRISTOL BRANCEH, Ann1ual 6 MONDAY Meeting, Bath. 7 TUESODAY oNDON : Organization Committee, TUWE SD ,S 11a.m. 30 THURSDAY... 8 WEDNESDAY 31 FRIDAY ...

MEMBERSHIP OF THE BRITIBH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Tuu British Medical Association exists for the promotion of medical and the allied sciences, and the maintenanoe of the honour and the interests of the medical profession. The Annual Subscription to the British Medical Association is £1 5s. Od., and the BR>IsH MEDICAL JoUMAI it supplied weekly, post free, to every member of the British Medical Association wherever he may reside. Forms of application for membership can be obtained from the General Secretary, 429, Strand, London, W.C. The principal rules goveming the election of a medical practitioner to be a member of the British Medical Association are as follow: Arole II.-Any Medical Practitioner regsteed in the United Kin Membe of the Branch Couneil, and the eandidate, If not do,m under tfheMedical Acts and any Medioal Praotitlone disqualified by any Regulation of the Association, may be elected within the area of any Branch of the Association situate in any a member of the Association by the Branch Council at any meeting art of the British Empire other than the United Kingdom, who thereof held not less than seven days (or such longer period as Is so registered or possesses such medical qualifications as shall the Branch may by its Rules proscribe) after the date of the said subjeotto the Regulations, be prescribed by the Rules of the saia Notice. A Branch may by special Resolution require that each Branch, shall be eligible as a Member of the Association. The candidate for election to the Association shall furnish a certificate mode and conditions of election to Membership shall fromtlme to from two Members of the Association to whom he is personally time be determined by or in awcordance with the By-laws. Every known. Officers of the Nas Army, and Indian Modioal Services Member, whether one of the existing Members or a subsequenuyp- on the Active List are eligible for election through the Council elected Member, shall remain a Member until he ceass to be a or a Branch without signatures as laid down in Member in accordance with the provisions hereoL By-law 3. By-law 1.-Every Candidate for Membership of the Association shall By-law 3.-Every candidate whose place of residence is not included apply for election in writing, addressed to the Association, and in the area of any Branch shall forward his Application to the stating his agreement, if eleoctd, to abide by the Relations and General Secretary of the Association, together with a statement By-laws of the Association, and the Rules of such Division and signed by three Members of the Association, that from personal Branch to which he may at any time belong and to pay his knowledge they consider him a suitable person for election. subserption for theourrent year. Notice of the proposed election shall be sont by the General Secretary to every Member of the Couneil, and the candidate, it By-law 2.-Every candidate who resides within the area of a Branch not disqualifed by any Rgulation of the Association, may be shall forward his application to the Scretary of such Braneh. eleted a Member of the Association by the Council at any moet. Notice of the proposed eletion shall be sent by the Branch Ing thereof hold not less one month afte the date of the Secretary to the General Secretary of the Association, and to said notice. The annual subscription to the BuRIISR MEDICAL JOu=RAL for non-members Is £1 8s. Od. for the United Kingdom, and £1 15S. Od. for abroad. Printed and published bythe British Medical Association at their Ofice, No. 6, Catherine Street, Strand, m the Parish of St. Paul, Covent Garden, in the County of Middlesex.