FaB. 8, io8.] OBITUARY. J=A 357 Taberculin by the Peotesslon. In 1887 Sir Thomas of the United States but to surgery. He had been suffer- McCall Anderson published his well-known Treatise on ing from nephritis and heart disease for some months. He Diseases of the Skin. This was a standard work, and has was of Swiss origin, having been born in the Canton of a deservedly high reputation. A second edition was St Gall, Switzerland, in 1844. Ia 1863 his family published in 1894. His other dermatological work3 emigrated to America, and he was brought up on a farm were: On Psoriasis and Ltpra; Parasitic Affections of the In Wisconsin. He took the degree of Doctor of Medicine Skin; Treatment of Diseases of the Skin, witm an Analysis at Chicago Medical College in 1868, after which he went to vf 11,000 Cases; On Eczena. Germany for a time, working chiefly at Munich. On his return he practised hisprofession for a time at Milwaukee. He was appointed Surgeon-General of the Wisconsin J. BELL PETTIGREW, M.D., F.R.S., National Guard. In 1884 he was elected to the Chair of PROFESSOR OF MEDICINB AND ANATOMY, ST. ANDREWS. Surgery in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, DR. J. BELL PETTIGREW, Chandos Professor of Medicine Chicago. In 1890 he became professor of practical and and Anatomy In the University of St. Andrews, died on clinical surgery In the Rush Medical College of January 30th, after a long illness, in his seventy-fourth the same city. He was also Professor of Surgery in year. He was born in Lanarkshire, and studied medictne the Ohicago Polyclinic Hospital and of military surgery at Edinburgh, where his career as a student was very in the University of Chicago. He was Surgeon-General distinguished. In 1862 he was aspointed Assistant of the Illinois National Guard, and was the first President Curator of the Hunterian Museum, London, where he of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United made the beautiful dissections of the muscular fibres of States, the organization of which was due to his Initiative the heart familiar to students of anatomy. In 1868 he and energy. returned to Edinburgh to take up the duties of Carator of Dr. Senn contributed largely to surgical literature. In the Museum,of the Royal College of Surgeons. On the addition to a vast number of papers, he published several death of Professor Oswald Home Bell in 1875, Dr. Petti- books, among which may be mentioned Principles of grew was appointed to the Chandos Chair of Medicine and Surgery, Practical Suryery, and Pathology and Surgical Anatomy at St. Andrews, and continued to disebarge all Treatment of Tumours. the duties of the professorship until a few years ago. For Of late years he had travelled extensively and recorded -more than a quarter of a century Professor Pettigrew was his impresstons in books which everywhere reveal the eye Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and representative of of a trained observer. the University on the General Medical Council. Dr. Senn was a Delegate of the United States at the Professor Pettigrew's earliest and perhaps most im- International Medical Congresses of Berlin, ! Moscow, portant contributions to science were embodied In his Madrid, and Lisbon. He also repreEented his adopted Papers on the arrangements of muscular fibres In country at the International Medical Congress held at vent±icles of the vertebrate heart, and on the muscular St. Petersbu-rg in 1901. At the time.of his death he had arrangements of the bladder and prostate, published in Cross the Philosophical Transactions for 1864 and 1867. For the received the Order of Merit from the Japanese Red latter research he received the Godard Prize from the Society with the sanction of the Emperor. He had also French Academy of Science in 1874. He contributed recently been elected an honorary member of the Royal largely to the Edinburgh Medical Journal, the Encyclopaedia Medical Society of Budapest. .Britannica, and other publications. Professor Pettigrew took a great interest in a6rial navigation and made many IT Is wlth great regret that we anvounce the Tdeath of experiments with flying machines, most of which were Dr. ALFRED LANGSTON SCOTT, of Ealing, at the early age fashionedby his own hands. His work on Animal Locmna- of 48, which occurred on January 25th. For several weeks io, published in 1873 in the International Science Series, past his friends noticed that he had' looked ill and over- was for many years the standard work on the subject. He worked, but his sudden death from perforating gastric was also very musical and had a fine collection of violins. ulcer came as a great shock to all, especially as he had been carrying on his professional work until within a few days of FREDERICK WILLOOKS, M.D., F.R.C.P., his death. Dr. Scott was the son of the Rev. W. L. Scott, LATE PHYSICIAN TO CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL. Vicar of Dunmow, Essex. He entered at Guy's Hospital, WE regret to record the death, at the age of 53, ot and qualified M R.C.S.Eng. and L.S.A.Lond. in 1884. Frederick Willocks, M.D., F.R.C.P., late of 14, Mandeville While at Guy's Hospital he held the post of Ophthalmic Place, W., which took place at Burnham, Somerset, on Assistant, and later became House Surgeon to the Brighton January 25th, after two years' illness. and Hove Lying-in Institution for Women. In 1888 he Dr. Willcocks was, at the time of his retirement from settled in practice In Ealing, and was elected on the staff practice in 1906 owing to ill-health, a Physician and of Ealing Cottage Hospital. He also held the appoint- Lecturer at Charing Cross Hospital, and also a Physician ment of Medical Referee to the Prudential Assurance at the Evelina Hospital for Sick Children. On resigning Company, and was Surgeon to the Foresters, etc., and the latter appointment he was placed by the Governors on Chairman of the Ealing Division of the British Medical the consulting staff. Association. For the past fifteen years he has taken the Dr. Wlllcocks, who was educated at Sherborne School, keenest interest In the Ealing Hospital, and, as one of the had a distinguished career as a student at King's College senior members of the staff, his advice at committee Hospital, becoming senior scholar in 1877, and filling the meetings, at which he was a very constant attendant, was posts successively of House Physician and Medical Regls- much valued. At the time of his death he was engaged trar. He gradmated M.B. at London University in 1878, in the exacting duties of a large general practice. In with high honours, and took the M.D. degree two years private life he was a man whom to know was to love and later. He became F.R.C.P. in 1893. respect, whilst his honesty of purpose and willingness to On leaving King's College Hospital he joined tbe help his brother practitioners, often at times when medical stafg of Charing Cross Hospital. He filled on he was sadly overworked, will make his untimely death a several occasions the office of Examiner in Materia Medica very real loss. It is perhaps by his poor patients that his for the Conjoint Board and was a member of many- of the loss will be most keenly felt. Invarlably kind and societies connected with the profession. He made several sympathetic in manner, his presence in the sick room has contributions to the medical journals, Including papers been to many a sufferer a source of strength and comfort. recording the results of investigations .by him on the A staunch Christian, a sidesman of his church, where he plthology of anaemia, and (in conjunction with his was a regular attendant, and a very willing worker In friend the late Dr. Baxter of King's College) on clinical church matters, few men have shown a brighter example haemometry. of a Christian life. The funeral service at St. John's As a student Dr. Willcocks gained some reputation as Church, Ealing, was most Impressive. Rich and 'poor an athlete, and was a winner in the United Hospitals' alike filled the church to pay their last respects. Dr. Athletic sports. Scott leaves a widow and six children, to wthom we offer our sincere sympathy in their bereavement. NIOHOLAS SENN, M.D., PROFESSOR OF SURGERY, BUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHICAGO. I WE regret to record the death of Dr. BiRcH, of The Tnlc death of Professor Nicholas Senn, which occurred- on Litten,-Newbury, which occurred on January 24th after January 2nd, is a loss not only to the medical profession a long ilInees. A son of Mr. George Birch, J.P., of Lichfield,.