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BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.

LONDON: SATURDAY, MAY 1ST, 1920. CONTENTS. PAGE PAGE British Medical Association. MEETINGS OF BRANCHES AND DISIOSNS ... 149 CURRENT NOTES: ...... INSURANCE: TAXATION OP MorTOn CABS ....147 NEW TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR ... 143 INCREASED POSTAL RATES ...... 147 NAVAL AND MILITARY HOSPITAL SURVEY ...... 147 APPOINTMENTS...... 143 CONTROL OF SALVARSAN AND ALLIED PRODUCTS ... 147 ASSOCIATION INTELIJIGENCE -. ... 150 THm DISPUTE AT EBBW VALE ...... 148 PAYMZNT OF HOSPITAL STAFFS FORt TREATMENT OF DISABLED DIARY OF SOCIETIES AND LECTURES .. 150 SOLDn3RS AND SAILORS...... 148 APPOINTMENTS .. ... 150 ASSOCIATION NOTICES ...... 148 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES. AND DEATHS ... ,. 150 In an Inset to the Supplement information Is given regarding the Annual Meeting at Cambridge-e.g., The Annual Exhibition of Surgical Instruments, Drugs, Food, etc.; the Programme; Arrangements for Accommodation; Lst of Lodging HIcu-ies (with prices) and Hotels.

Secretary and Business Manager, and the Editor, taken 61rXt'ISli 29ftbItrtI] 5tEtA together, probably to the extent of about £300 a year. Tlle total increase of expenditure of tlhe Association on postage CURLRENT NOTES. will be therefore about £1,800 a year. Tlle inland rates for printed papers will be increased so soon as the foreign Taxation of Motor Car*. rate can be increased, but this last increase will depend IN the JOURNAL.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~of April 24th, p. 576, it was stated that upon the decision of the International Congress which the Chairman of tlle Medico-Political Committee of the meets at Madrid in 'October. The charge for inland post- Britislh Medical Association had requested the Chancellor cards is also to be raised at the same time to l. d. Alto- of the Exchequer to receive a deputation witlh regard to gether the changes foreshadowed will at a nmoderate tlle proposed changes in motor car taxation set forth in estimate entail upon thle Association increased expenditure the Budget. The Clhairman pointed out that the medical of at least £2,000 a year.. profession would be injuriously affected in several direc- tions. Their cars are used exclusively for purposes of Hospital Survey. their practice, and many of tllem lhave cars whlose power is At the request of the Chairman of the Hospitals Com. much exaagerated by the R.A.C. formula. The calculation mittee, Sir Napier Burnett, K.B.E., -Director of Hospitals of horse-power on that formula is unfair because it ignores Service to the Joint Council of the Britislh Red Cross the length of stroke and relies upon the diameter of the Society and Order of St. John, attended a meeting of the piston and the number of cylinders. Moreover, medical Hospitals Commaittee held on April 21st to explain the practitioners in sparsely populated districts are often scheme of the British Red Cross Society -for assistingo the practically compelled to keep two cars to avoid risk of voluntarv civil hospitals tlroughouit the country. Sir breakdown in one. A simnilar communication was sent also Napier Burnett said that, as the essential step must be to to th3 Secretary of the Committee of Medical Members of ascertain the existing facts, lie had been engagJed upon the House of Commons. The Parliamentary Subcommittee a hospital survey (excluding London and Scotland) wh1ichl met the medical members of Parliament at tlle House of he lhoped to complete by the end of April. It would Commions on Monday evening, April 26th, in order to discuss contain (a) data slhowing the volumne of work (lone during this matter. It was most strongly represented that the the year 1919 in each individual hospital; (b) tlhe niew taxation would be extremely hiard upon medical men, financial position of eaclh hospital, slhowing ordinary because whereas in the past they were given a rebate on income and expeniditure, invested funds, annual cost the petrol tax and had only to pay half rates for motor per bed, etc.; and (c) maps showing the hiospital situation cars, in tlle future, according to the new proposals, no in each county, including tlhe ratio of beds to population. suclh concessions would be made. The medical members The Joint Council proposed to assist by a public appeal of Parliament were most sympathetic and promised to through the press, by an appeal and personal canvass of support the views expressed in every way possible. The business firmns, tlhroualg the great national collecting Clhancellor of the Exclhequer, in response to the request aaencies known durina the war as " Our Day" organiza- to receive a deputAtion to discuss the proposals, lhas tion, by obtaining allocation of percentages wlherever gate referred tlle Association to the Minister of Transport, Sir money is collected at football and cricket matches. race Eric Geddes, and it is hioped, with the assistance of the meetings, tlleatres, music lhalls, and cinemas. Otlher mnedical members of Parliament, to arrange an interview points dealt with included those set out in the original wvith him at an early date. statement put out by the Council some montlhs ago- namely, (1) co-operative buying of hospital commnodities; Increased Postal Rates. (2) co-ordinating of hiospitals into groups with a central " " The new postal rates which are shortly to be brought key hospital and smaller county and cottage lhospitals Into force in accordance with tlle announcement of the in each group, witlh a working arrangement as-to transport Clhancellor of tlle Exclhequer in his Budget speech will of patients, distribution and selection of patients, and tend seriously to increase tlle current expenditure of centralizing of bacteriological and pathological work; 'tle Britislh Medical Association. The BRITISH MEDICAL (3) the collection and circulation of statistical and othei JOURNAL is circulated to members by post and the hospital information; (4) the establishment of pre increase of the minimum charge for postage on Journals hospital and post-hospital convalescent homes. sent to addresses witlhin the United Kinadom will entail addit&bnal expenditure which may be estimated at not far Control of Salvarsan and Allied Products. short- of £1,500 a year, if, indeed, it does not exceed that In connexion with paragraph 83 of the Annual Report amount. The increase on the postage of letters will affect of the Council, which appeared in the'SUPPLEMSNT last the departments of the Medical Secretary, the Financial week, the following letter was addressed to the Ministry [834J r SuPPi.FSIE-T TO THU t41148 MAYMA 1,,ii]ASCAINNTCS19201 ASSOCIATION NOTICES. 3BmIrTISII Mi DICAL JU'nNAL of Health from tlle Medical Secretary's department of the That for all worlk for sailors and soldiers, whethler dischlarged British Medical Association: or nlot, for aniy disease or inijturie3 conniiected wvitlh tlle var, unidertaken at voluLntary hospitals, the meidical staffs sh0oul(i I understand that during the war manufacturers and im- be adequately remunerated. In auy case the remunieration porters of suclh products as salvarsan, neo-salvarsan, anld other should represent an addition of not less thaln 25 per cent. allied products lhad to obtain a licence from the Board of Trade to the cost of mainlteniance of ini-patients, anld uot less thanl to suspend enemy patenits covering tlhem. In every such 25 licence was a clause imposing the obligation to have every per cent. of the ascertained cost per patient per attend- batch tested bv an authoritv approve(d by the Board. With the ance for out-patienits, the adilitionial sum to be place(d at signatura of peace this powver of conitrol became doubtful, but the disposal of the medical staff ; that in the case of special for the time being tthe conltrol remaine(d efTective oni maniu- cliniics (for example, aural anid oplthalmic) the fee payable facturers othier than tuie German patenitees. Uinder the Sanikey to the medical practitioner should not be less than thie fee judgemient the latter can lnow import their products without payable by the Miinistry of Penisionls for identical or simnilar any obligationi for ani equivalenit control. services-namely, £2 2s. per session. The Counicil of the Association is tlherefore of the opinion that tlhe positionl wlichl obtains in this counltry, where no legal General Association Expenses. authority exists to enforce thie testing of certain potent and In paragraph 14 of the Annual Report of Council, printed danggerous chemical, or biological products, commonly used in the SUPPLEMENT. of April 24tlh, it.was statqd, under the for hypodermic aund intravenous injection, but not sus- headinog " Generli Association -Expenses;" that after £6,500 ceptible of standardization by simple methods of analysis, is in.connexion witlh thle Pratt case lhad been deducted&fron unsatisfactory; atnd urges upon the- Ministry the inecessity of taking steps to rectify this anomalous position by such legisla- the suim disbursed hi 1918, the expenses in Abstract A for tioti or admiinistratii-e actioni as will ensure for this country 1919 still showed a diminution of nearly £300 as compared the control of these preparations which already exists in other witlh 1918. As the figures in the abstract of. accounts counitries. clearly show, tllere was in fact an increase of £2'76. The .iMinister of Health lhas since appointed a committee Council Attendances. "to consider aud advise upon the legislative and adminis- In-the list of attendances of members-of the Central trative measures to be taken for tlhe effective cointrol of Council Qf tlle Association appended to the AnnuVal port the quality and authenticity of sulch therapeutic sub- of Couneil- Dr. H. C. Bristowe (WVrinigtofi, So!4r0& ) is stances.offered for. sale to tlle public as cannot bo tested slhown as lhaving attended tlhree out of a possible five adequately by direct clhemnical means." The committee meetin'gs. Dr. BristQwe was not a nlember-of tlle Council consists of tlle followinig meonbers: at the time of the first meeting, anid tlle-eforo attended Sir Mackenzie D. Chalmers, K.C.B., C.S.I. (Clhairmana). out Dr. H. H. Dale, C.B.E., F.R.S., Head of Department of threse of the four meetings to wlhlich lhe wvas called. Biochemistr-y and Pharmacology unlder Medical Research Council. MIr. G. F. MAcCleary, Medical Officer, M11inistry of Health. Dr. A. B. Maclachilail, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of AMssora{tivt 10-0fitzo Health. Dr. C. J. Martin, C.M.G., D.Sc., F.R.C.P., F.R.S., Director, 3MEETING OF COUNCIL. Lister Inistitute of Preventive MIedicinie. THE next Meeting of Council wvill be leld on WVe4nes- Secretary: Dr. E. W. Adams, O.B.E., Mliniistry of Health, day, May 19th, in tho Council Room, 429, Straind Whitehall, S.W. 1. London, W.C. 2. The Dispute at Ebbw Yale. As a result of the conferenice at Ebbw Vale on April 23rd RIEPRESENTATIVE MEETING. an agreemient was arrived at between the local doctors and DATE. the Ebbw Vale Workm-aen's Medical Society. Practically THE Annual Representative Meeting at Cambridge will all the doctors in the Ebbw Vale district are employed by begin on Friday, June 25th, at 10 a.m. this society, whicih is an approved institution under thc National Insurance Acts. The doctors gave the society NOTICES OF MOTION AND AMENDMENT BY DIvISIONS AND notice that their contract would cease on April 1st, 1920, 13RANCHES. unless tlle society before that time raised thle capitation Tlle Supplenmentary Report of Council to tlhe Repreo fee paid for dependants to correspond witlh the recent sentative Meeting will appear in the SUPPLE-MENT of May increase in tlle insurance capitation fee. The commiittee 29tlh, 1920. declined to consider the terius suggestecl bv the doctors, Notices of Motion and Amendmient by Divisions and who accordingly ceased work as they had said, prontiising, Branclhes for consideration by the Annual Representa- however, to give attendance in emergencies. The work- tive Meetinga will be publisled in thle SUPPLEMENT as men's leader tlhereupon called the worlkmen out, as lhe did they are received, but none can be publislhed later tlhan not consider they had a sufficient guarauftee of attendance June 12thl, for wlhieh purpose tlley muLst be received by in case of accidents, and the consequent dislocation of tlle Medical Secretary not later than the first post on industry in tlle neiglhbourhood aroused nmuchl interest Monday, June 7th. througlhout Wales. After a few days tlle doctors agreed It will be possible, lhowever, to include in thle Agenda for to resume work for a month on the old terms, pending the Annual Representative Meeting all Notices of Motion a round-table conference between tlle workmen's com- and Amendment whichl are received by the Medical Secre- mittee and tlle local practitioniers, at which. the Medical tarynot laterthan thefirstpost on Monday,Janeel4th,19,W0. Secretary of the Britishi Medical Association slhould be present to represent the doctors. It was also arranged ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. that a representative of the Monnmotutllsllire Insurance. THE Annual General Meeting will be lheld at Cambridge Coimmittee anid a representative of the Welsh Board of on Tuesday, June 29th, 1920, at 2 p.m. Business: Healtlh slhould be present, not officially but ini a friendly (1) Minutes of last Meeting. (2) Appointnment of auditors. capacity. Tlhe conference lasted for nearly four hours, (3) Report of election of President. and resulted in the following agreement: All non-inisured adult workers to pay lls. a year instead of BRANCH AND DIVISION MEETINGS TO BE HELD. 7s. as before; bovs between 14 and 16 to pay 7s. a year as METROPOLITAN COUNTIES BRANCH: WILLESDEN DIVISION.- before; a sum of 22s. a family a year to be paid iiistead of 17s. Dr. W. Paterson, Honiorary Secretary (12, Craven Parlk Road, It was also agreed tllat a small joint subcommittee, to N.W.10), gives notice that the alnnual meeting of the Willesden wlhiclh the Secretary of tlle Monmoutlhslhire Insurance Division will be lheld on Tues(lay, May 4th), at 8.30, at St. act as slhould be set to Anidrew's Parish Hall (Institute behinld Clhurch), High Road, Committee would adviser, up Willesdeil Green-. Agend(la: Electioni of Officers; Fees for work out a plan to ensure that tlle lists on wlliclh the Life Insuranice Exami:nations an(d otlher businiess in BRITISH doctors are paid slhall be more accurate, and that tlle MEDICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT, March 27tll; Report of administrative arrangements slhall not throwv any mnore Counlcil . clerical work on the doctor than is absolutely necessary. MIDIAND BRANCH: LEICESTER AND RUTLAND DIvISION.- Dr. R. Wallace Heniry, Honorar.y Secretary (6, Mlarket Street, Payment of Medical Staffs of Civil Hospitals for Leicester), gives niotice that a meeting of the Divisioni will be Treatment of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors. held in the new Medical InistituLte Rooms, Public Medical The Hospitals Committee of tlle Association lhas reauested Service Buildings, Bonid Street, Leicester, to-dIay, Satiii'rlay, the Minister of Pensions, Mr. Ian Macpherson, to receive May 1st, at 3.30 o'clock. Agenida: Electioni of Deputy Ilepre- sentative; Discussion on Appendicitis, to be openied by Dr. T. (. a deputation upon the above subject, when it is proposed to Clare and Mr. W. 1. Cumberlidge; Conjsiderationi of (1) Fees for lay before him the views of the Committee as expressed in the Life Insurance, (2) Payment of M,edical Staffs of Hosjitals for following resolution which has been adopted by the Council: Pensions Work. WAY T, NAVAL AND MILITARiY APPOINTMENTS. [R SPPLEWMET TO THUD , 19201 BRITISH MIDWAIL JOuuAx 1 49 I- _ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BRANCH: SOUTH-EASTERN COUNTIES DIvISION.- nsittee lhas discussed. with the Boardc the various cond'i Dr. 31. J. Oliver, Honiorary Secretarv, St. Boswells, gives niotice tions under -which the grant will be distributed, and has that the annual meetinig of the Division will be hei(l in the agreed to the following: Mileage -will be paid for all Rail way Hotel, Newton St. Boswells, at 3 p.m. on Wednlesday, May 19thi. Businiess: AnnI1ual report amid accounits; Appoilt- distalnce beyond two miles; and the inter-areal distribu- ment of Officers; Mlledical Parliamentary Fund; Local Emer- tion of the funds will be on a graded scale, allowing an genicy Schenes; Life Inisuranice Fees; Inistructionis to Repre- increasincg number of unlits for each mile beyond two. In senitatives to Rtepresenltative Meeting; Fees of Medical Officers order to obtain the necessary figures for the calculation, to Post Office; Electioni to Couincil; RIecruitmenit of Members; practitioners are to be aslked to send in, as soon as iMedical Staffs of Hospitals, Penlsion Work. possible, on a form] to be supplied, particulars as to the distance fromii the (loctor's residence -of each insure(d person on his list. It is recoanized that lists are inaccu- 4itettings -of 3"laildjes azI ibBi5iiOt. rate, but it may be presumined that the inaccuracy is fairly uniform, and(I no other basis for distribution is at YORKSHIRE BRANCH: BRADFORD DIvISION. present available. 'T'lie Subcommiu-ittee therefore nLrges Dinner and Presenltation. upon practitioners the necessity of sendinig in these THE returns. annual dinniler of the Bradford Division of the Associa- Witlh regard to tllc estimation of the amounit of tho tion was held at tile Great Northern Victoria Hotel, Brad- grant for future years, it is proposed that practitioners ford, on April 16tlh. Tllere was a goodl miuster of tlle in medical men of the area participating the Miileage Grant should lkeel) a record of and, including guests, eiglhty-six the miles actually travelled in visiting insure(d persons. sat (lown to dinner. It 'lihe clhief gsuest vas Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane, Bt., aln(d the was originally proposed that these records slhouldI be Lord liept by onily 10 per cenit. of the practitiorners, but tlle Bishop of Bradford and tile City Coroner (MIr. Hutcll- Subcoimmiiittee, after careful consideration, to inson) were also present as guests. After the toast of came tlhe "The KimigS conclusion that it would be nore fair, as wvell as according hia1d been hionoured, Mr. BASIL HALL pro)ose(I a better basis for estimnation, to asli all practitioniers con- the healtlh of the cllief guest in a felicitous and racy speech. to Sir ARBUTHNOT LANE, in his reply, tlhanked the Division cerlned keep records. Witlhout some such record, it is for quite imiipossible to base alny exact claim for cost anrd time illViting hlim to attend their dinnier as chief guest and spenit in travelling, andcl the Suibcoomilittee hopes that said how lillch pleasure it gave hiin to be present. In tile practitioners will recogniize the niecessity of keeping the course of the speechi he made a very striking statemilent to time records carefully. Tlle trouble involved will be coin- effect tllat wlhenever a certainl dictum is universally penisated if it resuilts in a really equitable mileage paymient. accepted as being true, it m11ost probably is not so, and lie It has been agreedl upon also that mileage shall be paid on gave as an illustration the old universally accepted idea the basis of distance from the doctor of Choice, not from: fVhat cases of cleft palate should never be operated on the nearest as at tnder 4 years of or else the results would doctor, present. age, be cata- Scottish Office, stroplic. ir Arbutlhnot pointed out that in the face of 6, Rutland Square, Ediuburgh, this he had operated upon infants of only a few weeks, anad April 2nd, 1920. evein days old, witlh very happy results. Dutring the course of the evening a presenitation of a silver cigar and cigiarette box was mnade by the mlembers of the Diviision to Dr. J. Beattie Dunilop, the retirinlg hono- 011al-810 PtitlItal' AppOittltlttlltSs rary secretary, in recognition of Imis great services duriing ten years of ofice. Dr. OLIVER miade the and ROYAL NAVAL MEDICAL SERVICE. presenitationl THrE following appointmiients are announced by thie Admiralty:- spoke of Dr. DuLnlop's capabilities as a Secretary and of Surgeon Comlmnanders: W. Bastian to the Victory for R. N. Barracks, the woniderful fund of varied information which lie lhad Portslmiouth; C. H. Dawe to the President,-additional, for Bathurst ami1asse(d. Dr. replied alnd expressed hlis gratittude W.T. Station;, ill charge; M. T. Male, R. H. MecGiffln, O.B3.E., J. It. A. and Clark Hall, H. M Braitliwaite, and G. D. Welsh to tile President for appreciatiosi of the gift. Mr. COLIN MIACKENZIE, O.B.E., R. N. College, Greenwich, for three nmonths' senior officer's course; salmg a huIilorouis song and Dr. H. P. SHACKLETON, O.B.E., E. S. MLiller to the Warspite; H. A. Kellosd-Knight to the Excellent gave ani exhibition of legerdemain, both of vhich were (temiiporary). Surgeon Lieutenant (temporary) E. C. W. Cooke to the greatly Sandi Iurst. alppreciate(l. ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RFSEnRVE. Surgeon Lieutenant Commaniders promiiote(d to Sur-eon Commanders: R. J. Willani, O.B H., M.V.Q., V.D., A. R. B3railey, F. W. Smith, W. K. Wills, C B.E., R. J. E. Hanson, 0 BE... E. J. Steeaniiaii, O.B.E , W. B. INSURANCE. Betenson, WV. D. Cowburn, H. Reah, W. E. Harker, O.B.E. Surgeon Licutenants promoted to Surgeon Lieutenanit Commiiianders: C. F. H. Atliinison, R. H. H. Jolly, C. S. Mcli. Murison, T. D. McEwan, T. L. E5EW TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE Ellis. G. H. S. Milln, D. A. Macpherson, W. E. Bleadon, L. S. Ash- FOR SCOTLAND. croft, C. J. G. Taylor, W. P. Harrison, J. It. II. Turlon, D. Lorimer, O.B.El.. D. P. D. Wilkie, O.B.E., F. S. Hewett, X.V.O.. A. E. WV. Hird, THE followinDg inforim1ation hias been issued to the Secre- E. RI. Sircomii, J. B. Ronaldson, C. OB.R1yan, T. Turner, T. B. Dixon, taries of Local Medical aud Panel Commi1ittees in Scotland H. Chitty, F. H. Watson. by the Scottish Secretary of tlle Britislh M1edical ARMY TMEDICAL SERVICE. Association: RtOYAT, ARMiY M.MDICAL CORPS. Time Coniferenice of Scottish Local Medical and Panel Lieut -Colonel F. S. Penny, C.M.G., D.S.O., relinquishes the tem- Committees porary raslI of Colonel. authlorized the Insurance Acts Stibconimittee TIme following relitnquish the acting rank of Lieut.-Colonel: -Major to negotiate for niewv termiis of service as froum April 1st, and Brevet Lieut.-Coloimel C. 1R. Sylvester-Bradley. Temporary Major 1920, an(d to accept on behalf of the profession any suIml not A. G. Aspland (on ceasing to comml-and a inedical unit). aptain and less than that fixed by the Arbitration Board for Brevet Major P. S. Tomlinson, D.S.O. Temporary Captain J. F. Enigland. Robertson (March 2nd, 1919, substituted for the notification in the The Subeommimnittee met time Board on March 30th and were London Gazette of March 22nd, 1919). informned that the Board was prepared to accept the MNajor E. B Lathbury, O.B.E., anid Captain anid Brevet Major R. E. Barnsley, M.C., to be acting Arbitration Award of lls., and, acting omm tlle imistruction Lieutenant-Colonels. of The followinig relinqiisli the acting rank of iMajor:-Captain and the Conference, the Subconimittee accepted that offer. Brevet IMajor XV. F. (Christie. Captains: R. S. Cumtning, M.C., H. The other resolutions passed by time Coniference were also Bedingfield, and V. 13. Rteninie, MA.C. Temiiporary Captains 11. Batqs, discuLssed with the Board and some of thmemn were accepted O.B.E., Andrew Grant, O.B.E, P. R. Sturridge, M.C., H. G. Kiluer WV. D. Cruiiekshank (Noverimber 20tl, 1919, substituted for nolification by the latter. In respect of others, the Board gave assur- in the Lontdont Gazette of January 24th, 1920). A. E. Atkinson. ances as to their interpretation and scope, wlmiclh tlle Sub- To be acting Mlajors:-Captains D. H. C. MaeArthur, O.B.E., S. D. coiimmmittee regard as satisfactory. The points of difference Robertson. Temporary Captain C. R. B. Von Braun. Captain A. L. Aymer resigns his commission and is granted betwveen the Scottish and the English Regulations are few rank of Major. the and comiiparatively unim-portant, and, loolting to tIme whmole The followinig oflicers relinquiish their commissions:-Tenmporary eirciuimstances, the Insu'rance Acts Subconmmittee feels Majoe T. P. Devlin and retains the rank of MNajor. Temporary Cap:aia justified in advising the to the terms anid Brevet Major A. E. Boycott, January 7tb, 1919, amsd retains the profession accept alnd brevet ranli of Major for in con-itions miow Time Regulations be (stubstituited notification the Londota offered. will slhortly Gazette, June 20th. 1919). Temiiporary Captailus and are granted the av, i)1e in their finial forin, and time draft Allocation and rank of MNajor: (ActiDg Major)J A. Maclenzie, W. C. Sharpe. Captain Distribution Selmemnes will be issued soon to Panel Comn- W. Tudhope on accounit of ill healthconstracted on active service and mittees by Insurauce in time to allow for full retains the rank of Captain. Temiiporary Captains and retain the Comuilittees, rank of Captain: II. A. Kirtoii, D. A. 1I. Mloses, M.C., A. G. W. consideration before the new Regulations come into force Thomnson, H. G. E. XVilliamuis, P. J. O'Brien, A. J. Chillingworth, on'July 1st. H. W. Blake. J. J. H. Ferguson,. MU.C., H. H. Gray, S. WVyborn. J. .M1lileage. Menton, D. C. Norris, F. XV. Rtigby, It. B. Robson, D. M. Cox, G. H. P. Graves (on account of ill healths conitracted on active service), D'A. I. A sumn of £55,000 lhas been allotted by the Treasury in Hamiilton (on account of ill lhealth), J. S. Martin, W. L. Thomas. respect of mi-ileage in the Lowlands of Scotlanid for 1920, H. O'H. O'Neill, F. G. Cross. K. R. C. HIallowesF. E. G. Grove (on and in addition the present "1Necessitous Districts " Grant ceasing to be emplo-ed at the Lord Derby War Hospital), H. J. Knox, F. A. lRoss, T. F. Lumb, E. Sakoschansky, E. Lewis. W. will also be continued. The Rurai Piactitioners Subcom- Bannatyne, W. Boyd. MAY I150 I, 1,9Z-01 ASSOCIATION IINJTELLIGENCE. SUPPLEMEN-T TOTU BRITISH -MEDICAL JOUssAZn

ROYAL AIR FORCE. Gimnaecology (conjointly with the North of England and Midlandl MEDICAL BRANCH. Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society): Thursday, 10.30 a.m.. HI. B. Port'eous (Captain R.A MI.C.T F.) is granted a temporary corn. Discussion on Treatment of Ante-partuin Haemiorrliage, to be %Uis4zon as aptaini (October lst, 1918). and to be acting Major whilst opened by Dr. Hasting Tweedy; 2 p.m.. Annual General Mfeeting, specialIly em-ploi ed, October 21sL, 1918 (substituted for notification in followed by discussioni on Rup)ture of the Caesarean Section IS'car the Lon.doau Gazette, December 3rd. 19181. in Subsequent Pregnancy and Labouir, to be op2ned by Dr. Muinro Tranisferred to the unemployed list -Captains: P. E. Williams Kerr and Dr. Eardley Holland; 7.30 p.m..* dinner at Great Central (Juine 13thi. 1914. substituted for notification in the Londcont Gazette, Hotel (tickets 10s. 6d.l. Sectiont of Larvyngology: Friday, 4 p.m., Juily 515h, 1919). H. S. Baker, J. B. Barnett, D. C. Farquharson, A. Cases; 4.45 p.m., Annual General Meeting. Thomps;on. St. J. Hennessyv A. J Davoren, G. MeK. Thomias, F. Eminson, H. L. H. Greer, W. Lumley, D. J. Cannon, M. Hyman. POST-GRADUATE COURSES AND LECTURES. Liieutenant R. H. Parry. MANqCHESTERt FRtENcH Hos'PITAL. Thursday, 4.31) p.m., Dr. N. 0. Haring: Diagnosis of Pnieumnonia and Conditions Simiulating It. SPECIAL RESERVE OF OFFICERZS. MANCHzSTE.R RoyArL INFIFMARY.-Tuesday. 4.30 p.m., Mr. J. P. ROYAL Asssr MrEDICAL CORPS. Bt$ckley: Some Practical Points on Lowe'r Limb Stumnps a;nd Artificial Limbs. Captains A. L. Giblin and C. A. Maguire relinquish their com- m1issions On aCCount of ill health contracted on active service, and RoYAL EYE HOSPITAL., Southwark, S.E.-~Tuesday. 5 p.m., Mr. retain the rank of Captain. Cargill: Syphilis of the Eye. Captains re,iuquish the acting rank of H. D. Msajor; Rollinson, ROYALL HOSPITAL FOET DISzAsEs OF THEi CHEIsT, CitY Roadl, E.C.-. ODBE., Al. Stewart, G. H. Stevenson, J. A. O.BE., M.C., Hill, Tuberculosis :-Monday. 5 P.M., Dr. H-. E. Symes Thomson: J. A. Stewart, M.C. Historical. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 5 p.m., Captain J. P. B3racken to be from November acting Major 11th, 1919, Dr. W. E. C. Dickson: Bacteriology and Pathology. to January 22nd, 1920. SALFORD ROYAL HOSPITAL.- Captain C Lovell, M.C., re 4.30 p.m Mr. linquishies the temiparary rank Thiursday, of Maio o pa io t r. Smaliey : Examination of the Ear, Throat, and Nose tnand a medical uinit.I in General Practice. RoYAL HOSPITAL. OFFICE,S AND LIBRARY, 429, SHEFPFIELD STRAND, LONDON, W.C.*. -Wednesday, 4 P.mn., Pro- -ERSEAS CONTINGENTS. fessor Arthur Hall : Gall SOUTH AFRtICAN MEDICAL Reference and Ldending Library. Stones. Colitps. THE READING ROOM, in whiichIbooks of reference, periodicals, WEsRT LONDON POST-GRADUATE Temiporary Captains relin- CO0L L E GE, Hammersmiith, and standard works can be consulted, is open to members a quish their commission on W.-Daily, 10 in.. Ward from 10 a.m. to 6.30 10 to 2. ceasing to be emp!oyed, and p.m., SiAturda-vs Visits; 2 p.m., In-patient, LENDING LIBRARY: retain the rank of Ca'ptain: Members are enititled to borrow books, Out-patient Clinics and P'. J. Monaghan. H. J. Hollis. including current medical vworks; they will be forwarded, orerations. Monday, 2 p.m.. if dlesired, on application tto the Librarian, accomp-anied Dr. Granger Stewart: Out- by 6d. for each volume forjI p6aeand packing. patients; 5p m., Dr. Mlorton: Therapy. TERRITORIAL FORCE. ~~icetage ~~~X-Ray Tuesday, Departs nents. 10a.m., Dr. Robinson: IIOYAL ARmy MEDICAL COaRPS. Gynaecological Operations; SuBscanPTIoNsJ AND ADVERTISER Captain F.WX. K. Tough, T.D., §ENTS (Financial Secretary and 5 p.m., DAr. Pernet: Lupus Business to be Major. Mlanager. Telegrai. ns: Articulate, Westrand, London. anzd Syphili Wednesday, Tel.: Gerrard 2630). 3rd London General lios- 11.30 a.m., Mr. MacDonald: MEDICAL SECRETARY vital.-Captain S. H. Warren (Telegrams: Medisecra, Westrand, London. Cystoscopy ; 5 p.m Dr. Tel.: Ger-rard 2634). relinqiuishes his comm-ission Deddard Practical Medicine. EDITORt, British Mfedical ,Tournal (Telegrams: Aitiology, 10.30 onl accouint of ill healthi con- Westrand, Thursday, a.m., Dr. ILondon. Tel.: Gerrard 263] tracted on active serv ice and Simson: GinaecologY; 5 retains the rank of Capta-in. p.in., Mr. Bishop Ilarman: SCOTTISuI MEDICAL SECRETARY: South Midland Dsvisiontal 6, Rutland Square, Edinburgh. Cataract. Friday,. 2.30 p.in., (Telegrams: Associate, Edir Sanitary Section,. Captain nburghi. Tel.: 4361 Central.) Mr. Addison: Surgical Cas-es; IRISH MEDICAL SECRETARtY: (acting, Major) W. H. Davison 16, South Frederick Street, Dublin. 5 p.m., Sir R. Armstrong- (Telegrams: Bacillus. relinquishes the acting rank of Dubliin. Tel.: 4737 Dublin.) J o nes5: Mental Disea, e. Mlajor on vacatinig the appoint- Saturds.y. 10 a.m., Dr. Arthiur tmient of D.A.D.M.S., No vem ber Diary of the.,Association. Saunders: Diseases of Chil- t6th, 1918. APEtS EL. dren; 12 peon. Mr. Sinclair: A 30 Fri. Bradford Division: A.F. Surgical y of Lecti urey by r. HrstHu st: Psyho-Psy ho- natom Ab. therapy. domien. TERRITORAIAL FORCE M Y. 1~~Sat. Leicester a'nd Rutland )ivision, Public Medical Service R E APPOINTMENTS. Buildings, Bond Street Leicester, 3.30 p.m. ROIIOYLA EYSAny MEICALCORP.DICAL CO P. e. 4 ues.London: Scrutiny Subcc nmittee, 2 30 p.m. BARLow, H. Cecil, M.B.Lond., The annlouncem-ents regard- Division Willes3en AnnATiat Meeting. St. Andrew's Parish L Bt C.P., M.R.C.S., Honorary in," the followiing officers,"pub- Hall, High Road. Wille ;den Green, 8.30 p.mY. Physician to the Lincoln tislhed in the Lonzdont Gazette 5 Wed. London: Medico-Politic) Committee, 2 p.m. County Hospital. of the dates indicated, hiave 6 Thurs. London: Dom-inions Coi .Imittee, 3 p.m. COFFIN, S. WV.. M.1.C.S. been cancelled: Captains: 11 Tues. Buickiuigham Division, y5lesbury: Lecture by Sir James L.R.C.P., Anaesthetist to tile J. R. Chalm-ers and B. G. Viu Galloway, K.B.E C.B. Hospital for Diseases of the Ewing (Decem-iber 31st, 1918), 17 Mron. Last day for receipt ol Nominations for Council. Throat. Golden Square. B. W1. Nevin, G. Liustace, M.C., 19 Wed. London: Counicil. D-upRit, Frances Jane W. S. J. D, Lickley, (MIrs.), Forbes. South-Easterni Countien Divisioni. Edinburgh Branch, M ti. C .S., L.R.C.P.Lond., anid J. Fenton (January 14th, Annual meeting, Rails ay Hotel, Newtown St. Boswells, Assistant Medical Officer of 1919), T. PeyNton, D.S.O .,j3 P.M. H4ealth for the County C (fan uiary afid Marc 16thi h Borough of Oldham, Lan- 4th, 1919, A. Hi. PinderiJanuiary cashire. 13th, 1919), T. J. Thomson, T. L. Ashforth, J. Gutch. and A. lfowat (January 9th, 1919). H. C. H. 1Bracey, (Januiary 18th, C. S. 10th 1919), Brebner, D.S.O. (January and BIRTHIS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATIIS. February 6thi, 1919). (acting Major) WV. H. Davison (December 17th, 1918), N. Gebbie (Januiary 23rd and 5th, 1919), F. Fiebruiary Harvey T'he charge for iniser-ting aunnouncemnents of Births, MaIrriages, and (January 16th, 1919), WV. J. Lacy-Hickey, M.C. (Janulary 22nd, 1919). is 7S. 61., be WV, Bailey-Thon:ison (April 22nd, 1920), (acting Major) L. A. Dingley D)eathis svhsich sumit shouild forWiar-dedI Wtithl tiie (January 11th, 1919), J. F. Dixon (May 11th. 1917). ntotice tiot lt(ter thant tile first post on 'Tuesdaty moarning ina order to entsure iniser-tiont in the cuirrentt issute.

INDIAIN MEDICAL SERVICE. BIRTHS. The services of 'Major H. R. Dutton hiave been: placed permn-anently BARCLAY.-On April 20th, the wife of J. Hamilton Barclay, M.S.. At.the disposal of the Government of Bihar and Orissa with effect- F.R.C.S., 4, Jesmond Road. Newcastle-on- Tyne, of a son. from Novemiber 4thi, 1919. FARtNFIE-LD.-On April 14th, the wife of J. S. Farntleld, M.R.C.S., Captain B. R. Lloyd, MlB., appointed to officiate as Chemical L.Rt.C.P.Lond., 187, Ashburnham Road, Hastings, of a son. Examinier, Bengal and Professor of Chemistry in the Medical College, Calcuitta. OB.a-EWING.-On April 17th, at Heathfiet.l, Broad Clyst, nr. Exeter. the wife of Major F. A. Barker, M.B., O.BE., Senior Medical Officer and Civil Archd. Orr-Ewing, M.A., M.B.Cantab., of a son. Suirgeon, Port Blair, appointed to hold charge of the office of Super- int-endent of the Cellular and Femt-ale Gaols, Port Blair.; MARRIAGE. Brevet T. S. Lieutit-Coloncl B. Williams granted combined leave for ISUNDERLAND-BRtowN.-At St. Leonard's Parish Church, Ayr, on eight months. April 14th, by the Rev. John EIllis, B.D., assisted by the n-ev. A. Major-General P. Hehir, C.B., C.M.G., C.IE., M.D., F.R.C.S.E., Crawihaw, brother-in-law of the bridegrooim, R. A. S. Stinderland. Pprmiitted to retire from the service with effect from December 8th, M. R.C.S., L.R.C.P. son of the tlev. S. Sunderland, Muswell Hill. 1919. to Annie Brown, daughter of the late John Brown of Ruglan, Kilkerran, Ayrshire, and Mrs. Brown, 8. Wattfield Road. Ayr. DIARY OF SOCIETIES AND LECTURES. DEATHS.

Tt,5NTGEN SOCIETY, 11, Chandos Street, W.L-Tuesday, 8.15 p.m., GILL.-On April 16th, suddenly, at Shaftesbury House, Formnby, near Special General Meeting. Professor Sidney Russ: Some Prob- Liverpool, in his forty-second year. -Eustace Stanley Hayes Gill. lemis in the Action of Radiation upon Tissues. MIB., Ch.B.Liverp., thle dearly loved husband of Edith Mary Gaill, RtOYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICIENE.-Subsections of Orthopaedics (Section of and the well beloved and only son of Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Gill. Surgery): Tuesday, 5 p.m., Cases.; 5.30 p.m., Annual General SIAUNDE, Rs,-On April 19th, at 19., Devonshire Place, Jesmond, New- Meeting. Section hif Surger-y: Wednesday, 4.30 p.m., Specimens-; castle-ons-Tyne. the residence of his son. Dr. W. H. Roper 5.30 p.m_, Annual' General Meeting. Section utf Obstetrics antd Saunders. William Saunders, M-R.C.S.Eng.. L.M.S.S.A.Lond.

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