6o6 TEE.- BRI.TISH' MEVCL JOURNAL. [Oct. 9, I88.

Young;-Second Prizes Thos. H. Williams; Honorary Certificates, Henry Mason,John, Humphreys, and James Gillies., Junior. Division: First Prize, J. W. White;,Second Prize, P. Forbes Jardine; Honorary, Certificates, William.Middleton, JosephAmy, and WiAx A. Algie.. Practical Aq4tomy-Senmor Division-Honorary Cer-tificAteg, Slheridan Dean) John Humphreys, Henry Mason, Thomas H. Williams,andCCharles S.,Young. Junior Division: Ulonorary. Certificates, William A. Algie,JoM.)epAmy, Robert Evans, P. Forbesi J4:dine,. David Lloyd, Walter Morris,. Wni.Middleton, Edmond Warters, and J..W. White ; Class Prosectors, Charles S. Youngand.Thos. H. Willianis. Physiology: F.!rst,Prize, Charles S. Young ; Second Prize,James Gillies ; Honorary Certificates1Henry Mason. and John Humphreys. Sur-gery-Junior Division-Prize, Chas, ;. Young. Senior Division: Prize, Ernest A.Hyrons. Honorary Certificates Ernest A. Hyrons, C. S. Young,.R. Howson,Arthur Jones, and Thos. H. Williams. Practice of Medicine: First Prize, RobertHowson; Second Prize, John H. Jones; Special Prize, Ernest A. Hyrons. MateriaMedica: Prize, Ernest A. Hyrons; Honorary Certificate, Benjamin.Peake. Sum-mer Session, i88o. Practical Medical Chemistry: Honorary Certificates, WalterMorris, Albert E. Turnstall, and Harold C. Ling. Forensic Medicine: Prize, JohnGillies ; Honorary. Certificates, Thomas H. Williams, Arthur Jones, John Garey.Midwifery: Virst Prize, Thomas H. Williams; Second Prize., James Gillies; ThirdPrize, Jon W. White: Honorary Certificates, Edmund Cook, Arthur Jones, JosephAmy, and Alex,nder Fraser. Pathology: Prize,, Thomas H. Williams;, HonoraryCertificates, Robert W. Lindsay and John S. Forrest. Practical Physiology: Prize,Thomas Moore Dawson.

CARMIICHAEL COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY.-Senior Class Prizes, a.Wm. Watson Pike; 2. Samuel Malenoir Thompson.; 3. Arthur Murray. SecondYear?s Class Prizes, I. Patrick De Bastero. Skerrett; 2. Arthur Kennedy ; 3. Wm.Dargan Gray. Junior Class Prizes, I. Morris Asher; 2. James Tandy Bolger.Extra, Edward D. Mullen, John Henry McAuley, and Charles Wynne (equal).Spoeml Rtes.-Chemistry, William McGee. Medicine, Hugh Brosnan; Extra,WillidwArthur Moynan. Midwifery, Henry Atock; Extra, Alexander J. Flemingand .W. A. Moynan. Institutes of Medicine, T. C. Moore, sen.; Botany. J. H.McAuley; Extra, Thomas C. Moore, jun. Ophthalmic Surgery, Prize withheld;Extra, W. A. Shepherd; Materia Medica, M. Asher; Medical Jurisprudence, M.Asher and P. De B. Skerrett ; Extra, Alex. Fleming Harper. Practical Chemistry,M. Asher. Practical Histology, J. Alfred Scott. Carmichael Scholarship, W. W.Pike; Extra, J. Keenan. Mayne Scholarship, (withheld); Extra, S. M. Thompson.

ASSOCIATION INTELLIGENCE,COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL:

NOTICE OF MEETING.A MEETING of the Committee of Council will be held at the office ofthe Association, I6IA, Strand, London, on Wednesday, the 13th day ofOctober next, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

FRANCIS FOWKE, General Secretary.I61A, Strand, London, September 14th, I88o.

WEST SOMERSET BRANCH.THE autumnal meeting of this Branch will be held at the RailwayHotel. Taunton, on Thursday, October 2Ist, at a quarter-past fiveo'clock. The following question has been settled by the Council as theone on which members should be invited to express their opinion at thesaid meeting after dinner: "What, in your opinion, is the best methodto be adopted by the Profession, the Public, and the Sanitary Autho-rities, in order to check the spread of Infectious Diseases ?"Members having any comrnunication to bring before the meeting are,

requested to send notice of. its title to the Honorary Secretary; theywill further oblige by informing him, before the day of meeting, if theypurpose being at the dinner.

Dinner, 5s. a head, exclusive of wine.IV. M. KELLY, M.D., Honorary Secretary.

SHROPSHIRE AND MID-WALES BRANCH.THE annual meeting of the, above Branch will be held at the Salop In.firmary, on Tuesday, October igth, at 2.30 P.M. (and not on the I2th,as previously stated).The annual dinner will take place at the Lion Hotel, at five o'clock

precisely.Members, intending to read papers, or bring forward subjects for dis-

cussion, are requested to communicate withHENRY NELSON EDWARDS, Honorary Sectetary.

BORDER COUNTIES BRANCH.THE autumnal meeting of this Branch will be held at Dumfries, onFriday, October 29th, at I P.MI.Gentlemen who intend to read papers are requested to communicate

with one of the Honorary Secretaries.J. SMITH, M.D., Dumfries HonoraryJ. K. BURT, M.B., Kendal Secretaries.

October 4th, iSSo.

STAFFORDSHIRE BRANCH.THE seventh annual meeting of this Branch will be held at the Rail-way Hotel, Stoke-upon-Trent, on Thursday, October 28th, at 4 P.M.An address will be delivered by the President, Mi. W. H. FOLKER.Dinner at half-past five. Tickets (without wine), 7s. 6d. each.

VINCENT JACKSON, WolverhamptonJ. G. U. WEST, Stoke-upon-Trent Honorary Secretaries.

Wolverhampton, October Ist, i88o.

SOUTH-EASTERN BRANCH: WEST KENT DISTRICT.A MEETING of the above District will .be held at the Kent County Oph-thalmic Hospital, Maidstone, on Tuesday, October 26th, at 3 o'clockP.M.; J. MEREDITH, M.D., in the Chair.

Dinner will take place at the Mitre Hotel, at 6 P.M.; charge 5s.,exclusive of wine. A. HALLOWES, Honorary Secretary.

II, King Street, Maidstone, October 5th, I880.

THAMES VALLEY BRANCH.THE next meeting of this Branch will be held at the Griffin Hotel,Kingston, on Thursday, October 2ist,. at 6 P.M.

Dr. Atkinson will read a paper.The dinner will take place after the meeting, at 7 P.M.

EDWARD L. FENN, M.D., Honorary Secreta;y.Richmond, Surrey, October 6th, I880.

SOUIH WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE BRANCH.THE next ordinary meeting will be held at the Hospital, Monmouth,on Thursday, October 14th.Members desirous of reading papers, etc., are requested to communi-

cate the titles to Dr. Sheen.ALFRED SHEEN, M.D., onorarySJ. HANCOCKE WATHEN, ecreta)ies.

September 27th, I880.

SOUTH EASTERN BRANCH: EAST SURREY DISTRICT.THE next meeting will be held at the White Hart Hotel, Reigate, onThursday, October 14th, I88o, at 4 P.M.; Dr. JOHN WALTERS, in thechair. Dinner, will be provided at 6 P.M. precisely. Charge, 6s., ex-clusive of wine.The following papers have been promised.I. Dr. A. L. Galabin: The Albuminuria of Pregnancy and its Rela-

tion to Puerperal Eclampsia.2. Dr. C. Holman: A Brief Retrospect of some of the more Import-

ant Advances in Obstetric Practice during the last thirty years.3. Dr. J. Walters will exhibit some Cases illustrating the Treatment

of Disease of the Hip-joint and Curvature of the Spine.4. Mr. WV. A. Berridge and Dr. J. Walters: Case of Intestinal Ob-

struction from Impacted Gall-stone, for which Abdominal Section wasperformed.

J. HERBERT STOWVERS, M.D., Honorary Secretary.

BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND, COUNTIES BRANCH.THE first meeting of the session will be held in the Medical Institute,New Edmund Street, on Thursday, October 14th, I880. The Chairwill be taken by the President, R. PROSSER, Esq., at 3 o'clock P.M.Business.-The following member of the Association will be balloted

for as a member of the Branch: F. William Smith, M.D., Leamington.Papers.-Mr. Gamgee: On the Relative Merits of Different Methods

of Wound Treatment.Dr. Sawyer: Therapeutic Notes.MIembers are invited to exhibit patients, pathological specimens, new

drugs, instruments, or appliances, at the commencement of the meeting.N.B.-Members are requested to pay their subscriptions to Dr.

Rickards.E. MALINS, M.B., 8, Old Square, Hon. Secs.E. RICKARDS, M.B., I4, Newhall Street,

October 6th, I880.

MIDLAND MEDICAL SOCIETY.-At the annual meeting of the Mid-land Medical Society, the following gentlemen were elected to offices;viz.: Dr. Thomas Savage, President; Mr. Harmur, Treasurer; Messrs.Garner and Eales, Secretaries; Members of Council, Mr. T. H. Bart-leet, Mr. John Greene, Dr. J. Johnstone, Mr. Furneaux Jordan, andMr. \V. Thomas. Dr. Matthews Duncan will deliver the-inauguraladdress on the 20th instant; his subject will be the Treatment of Puer-peral Fever.

Oct. 9, i880.] THE PRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.

CORRESPONDENCE,TYPHOID FEVER AT WORMWOOD SCRUBBS.

SIR,-With reference to your comments last week on the outbreak oftyphoid fever at Wormwood Scrubbs, permit me to divest the evidence,as it appeared in print, of much of the exaggeration in which reporters,thirsting for startling events, are too apt to indulge.

I stated, and I reiterate the statement, that the warder now lying ill,his wife, and the members of another family who formerly resided -atthe Scrubbs, are all positive as to the ever present stench of pigmanure.The existence and extent of a greater evil, that of undecomposed

human excreta, had not then come to my knowledge, and I could onlyspeak of an atmosphere polluted by piggeries, which my informants in-sist are intolerable, and, which all will agree, are often peculiarly mal-odorous, if not pestiferous.-I am, sir, your obedient servant,

V. C. CLARKE.Mfillbank Prison, September 30th, i88o.

OBITUARY1GEORGE DERBY WAITE.

MR. GEORGE DERBY WAITE, who was born in I804, was the secondson of John Waite, Surgeon-Dentist to George the Fourth when Princeof Wales. He received his early education at Eton and in France.After the death of his father, in 182o, he studied for some time in Paris,under Dupuytren, at the Hotel-Dieu; and during his residence there,became attached professionally to the British embassy of that period.On his return to London, he passed the College of Surgeons, in I824,and succeeded to his father's profession, which he practised with muchsuccess. In 1843, he was induced, by a member of the Imperial familyof' Rnssia, to go to St- Petlersburg, where he attended the Court andmany of the nobility. Whilst in St. Petersburg; he became al Memberof the Imperial Surgical Academy of that city.Some few years after resuming his profession in London, on the in-

stitution of the College of Dentists he was elected president, which posthe held for some time; continuing in practice until 1870, when, owingto advanced age, and failing health, he retired, subsequently visitingAustralia, and residing chiefly in Paris. Mr. Waite was a good classicalscholar, and author of two or three useful works on professional sub-jects. He was particularly esteemed by a large circle of influentialfriends, for his kind and amiable disposition, and for his courteousmanner; and is deeply lamented by these, and by relatives who sur-vive.him.

GLANFORD BRIGG RURAL.-This is an excellent and very practicalreport, containing, amongst other useful features, a statement of thesanitary improvements effected in each-village during the last five years.During 1879, there were 414 deaths from all causes, being the lowestnumber since I874. The year was free from any general outbreak offatal infectious disease. Measles, scarlet fever, whooping-cough, anddiphtheria, occurred in several larishes to a small extent, but typhoidfever only caused the death of two persons. A considerable improve-ment took place in the proportion of deaths under five years to thetotal deaths, the percentage being 34 in i879, against 38 in 1878. Thegeneral death-rate was 14.22 per I,ooo.SAMFORD RURAL.-Compared with the average of the nine pre-

vious years, the blirth-rate in this district was under the average in1879, and the death-rate slightly above it. The increased mortality wasdue to the high death-rate among elderly persons from diseases of therespiratory organs during the first six months of-the year. The mor-tality during the last two quarters was exceptionally low, and thegeneral health of the district remarkably good. The birth and deathrates were 27.4 and I8.o per I,ooo respectively. The deaths fromzymotic diseases numbered only II, against 21 in the previous year.These ii deaths included 4 fromii typhoid fever apparently in differentvillages. Phthisis was responsible for 32 deaths, and pulmonary dis-eases for 46, both figures being in excess of those for previous years.Of the 224 deaths, 52 were of children under one year of age-'-a pro-nortion ascribed to the extreme cold of the first half of the year.Eighty-nine deaths were recorded of persons upwards of sixty years ofage, two being over ninety years old at death. The water-supply ofthe district would appear, from Mr. Elliston's account, to be greatly inneed of improvement.

MEDICAL 'NEWS&APOTHECARIES' HALL.-The following gentlemen passed their Ex-

amination in the Science and Practice of Medicine, and received certi-ficates to practise, on Thursday, September 30th, I88o.

O'Connor, Thomas, Ballina, co. Mayo.Hollus, George, Wellington, Salop.Pickthorn, Thomas Russsell, Westbury Road, South Kensington.Shaw, John Alexander, Deal, Kent.Tinoco, Francisce Esteran de, Bedford Place, Russell Square.The following gentlemen also on the same day passed their Primary

Professional Examination.Beswick, Robert, Guy's Hospital.Burrows, Chailes William Grimes, Charing Cross Hospital.Locke, George, Charing Cross Hospital.Phillips, Lawrence W. K., Guy's Ho§pital.'

MEDICAL VACANCIES.Particulars of thzose marked with an asteri'sk will be found in the

advertisement coltums.THE following vacancies are announced:-

BALLINROBE UNION-Medical Officer for Hollymount Dispensary District.Salary, £ioo per annum, with ;£25 yearly as Medical Officer of Health, registra-tion and vaccination fees. Election on the i6th inst.

*BETHLEM HOSPITAL-Two Resident Medical Students. Applications, withtestimonials, before October gth.

BIRMINGHAM GENERAL DISPENSARY-Resident Surgeon. Salary, £250per annum, with'furnished apartments, etc. Applications, with testimonials, tothe Secretary on or before October s3th.

BOURN UNION-MIedical Officer and Public Vaccinator 'for Castle Bytham Dis-trict. Applications on or before October x4th.

BORRISOKANE UNION-Medical Officerfor Borrisokane Dispensary District-Salary, £soo per annum, with £io yearly as Medical Officer of Health, registra-tion and vaccination fees. Election on the 18th instant.

BRIGHTON AND HOVE LYING-IN INSTITUTION-Honorary Surgeon.Applications, with testimonials, on or before November 5th.

CARLOW DISTRICT LUNATIC ASYLUM-Resident Medical Superintendent.Candidates must have a double qualification, and be registered. Applications tothe Under-Secretary, Dublin Castle,t the z8th inst.

*CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL-Assistant-Physician-Applications, with 'testi-monials, on or before October 3oth.

:'CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL-Assistant Surgeon. Applications, with testi-monials, on or before October 3oth.

CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL-Junior House-Surgeon. Salary,£6o per annum, with board and lodging. Applications, with testimonials, beforeOctober ioth.

CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY-ResidentSurgeon. Salary, £X25 per annum, with furnished house, gas, coals, etc. Appli-cations, with testimonials, not later than October I5th.

DROGHEDA UNION-Medical Officer for Monasterboice Dispensary District.Salary, Ziso per annum, with £20 yearly as Medical Officer of Health, registra-tion and vaccination fees. Election on the ixth inst.

*GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL-Physician for Out-Patients. Applications,with testimonials, on or before October 3oth.

*HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF THE CHEST-Resident Clinical Assistant. Applications, with testimonials, on or beforeOctober gth.

KINSALE UNION.-Medical Officer for Courcey's Dispensary District. Salary,£roo per annum, exclusive of sanitary, registration, and vaccination fees.Election on iith instant.

*LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL-Assistant to the Resident Medical Officer.Salary, £120 per annum, with apartments, etc. Applications, with testimonials,to the Secretary not later than October 20th.

*NORTH-WEST LONDON HOSPITAL-Surgeon. Applications, with testi-monials, to the Secretary not later than October s2th.

RAMSGATE AND ST. LAWRENCE ROYAL DISPENSARY AND SEA-MEN'S INFIRMARY-Resident Medical Officer. Salary, £130 per annum,with furnished apartments, etc. Applications, with testimonials, to the Secretaryon or before October Is5th.

*ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL-Assistant Physician. Applicatiolns, with testi-monials, to the Secretary on or before October 27th.

*ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL-Senior Resident Medical Officer. Salary, £104,with board and residence. Applications, with testimoniials, on or beforeOctober 20th.

*ROYAL SOUTH HANTS INFIRMARY, Southampton. - House-Surgeon.Salary, £soo per annum, with board, lodging, and washing. Applications, withtestimonials, on or before October 23rd.

WESTERN GENERAL DISPENSARY- Honorary Physician. Applications,with testimonials, to the Secretary, on or before Odtober sith.

*WESTMINSTER GENERAL DISPENSARY - Resident Medical Officer.Salary, £1oo per annum, with furnished apartments, gas, and attendanice. Ap-plications, with testimonials, on or before October 23rd.

TWHITECHAPEL UNION-Assistant Medical Officer of the Infirmary. Salary,s150 per annum, with furnished apartments, coals, gas, and washing. Applica-

tions, with testimonials, not later than October iith.WIMBORNE AND CRANBORNE UNION-Medical Officer of Health for the

Sanitary District of, the Union. Salary, £8o per annum. Applications, withtestixnonials, not later than Octobers4th.

WORCESTER GENERAL INFIRMARY-Third Physician. Applications, withtestimonials, to the Secretary not later than October r3th.

THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL.

MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS.Names miarked with an asterisk are those of Members of the Association.

*BATTERBURY, R. L., M.B.Lond., appointed Certifying Factory Surgeon for Berk-hamsted.

GOODE, C. Fox, M.R.C.S., appointed House-Surgeon to the Brighton and HoveLying-in Institution, vice W. T. Freeman, L.R.C.P.Lond., MI.R.C.S.Eng.,resigned.

HAMMOND, Gurnell, L.D.S., R.C.S.Eng., appointed Honorary Dental Surgeon tothe Western General Dispensary, Marylebone Road, vice Lane Clark, resigned.

HILLS, A. Phillips, M.R.C.S.Eng., appointed Surgeon to the London and Manches-ter Industrial Assurance Company (Limited), for the Battersea District, vice Geo.Hills, M.D., F.R.C.S.Eng., deceased.

HOWLETT, E. H., F.R.C.S.Eng., appointed Resident Surgical Officer to the MIan-chester Royal Infirmary, vice G. A. Wright.

JONES, Thomas, M.B., appointed Lecturer on Practical Surgery to Owens College,Manchester, vice S. M. Bradley, F.R.C.S.Eng., deceased.

MAYLARD, A. E., M.B., B.S., appointed Demonstrator of Anatomy at Guy's Hos-pital.

TWEDDELL, George, MT.R.C.S., L.S.A., has been unanimously elected 2MedicalOfficer of Health for Houghton-le-Spring Urban Sanitary District.

WHITE, R. Prosser, MLB., appointed Assistant House-Surgeon to the HalifaxInfirmary, vice Thomas Hammond, L.R.C.P.Lond., resigned.

POOR-LAW MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS.HARRIS, F. W. H., M.R.C.S., appointed Assistant Medical Officer to the SuffolkCounty Asylum, vice Arthur T. Tate, L.R.C.P.Ed., L.R.C.S.Ed., resigned.

HAYWARD, William Henry, M.R.C.S., L.S.A., appointed Medical Officer to No. 2

District of the Wolverhampton Union, vicC James Wells, M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A.,resigned.

McDOWELL, Francis Victor, L.R.C.S.I., L.M., appointed Medical Officer to theBaltinglass Union Workhouse and Fever Hospital, vice W. F. Seymour,L.K.Q.C.P.I., L.R.C.S.I., deceased.

STRITCH, Dr., appointed Medical Officer to the Lowpark Dispensary District of theSwinford Union, vice P. C. Phillips, resigned.

WATSON, Christopher, L.K.Q.C.P.I. & L.M., appointed Medical Officer to theKildareaDispensary District of the Naas Union, vice T. B. Kehoe, L.R.C.P.Ed.& L.M., deceased.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.The charge for inisertintg anznouncemtents of Birlths, Marriages, and Deaths,is3s. 6d., which shonid befor-varded in stamps with tlhe announcenments.

MARRIAGES.

BARFOOT-BLEAKLEY.-On October 2nd, at Palm Grove Wesleyan Chapel, Birken-head, by the Rev. R. S. Coe, Harry Barfoot, M.D., of Birkenhead, eldest son ofWilliam Barfoot, of Leicester, to Susan Elizabeth, eldest daughter of AlexanderBleakley, of Birkenhead.

HENDERSON-BERTRAMI.-At Freeland Bank, Partick, on September 28th, by theRev. T. M. Lawrie, Dowanhill U. P. Church, assisted by the Rev. John Calder,Established Church, Partick, Dr. Alexr. Henderson, Partick, to Isabella Hamil-ton, only daughter of Peter Bertram, Esq.

SINCLAIR-JVRGriNSEN.-On the 4th inst., at the church of St. Giles-in-the-Fields,by the Rev. Walter J. Watkins, Vicar of the Parish, Alex. D. Sinclair, Esq., M.D.,of Boston, U.S.. to Ingeborg Christiane Maria, eldest daughter of the late JudgeJiirgensen, of Kiel, Germany.

DEATHS.

FENTON.-On September 26th, at King William's College, Isle of Man, aged I6,Arthur John Fenton, third son of Henry Simpson, M.D., Mlanchester.

MARRIOTT.-On September 30th, at Kibworth Harcourt, Leicester, after long andpainful illness, John Marriott, aged 87.

*REDNIAYNE.-On September ioth, at Spring Bank, Astley Bridge, Bolton-le-Moore,John T. Redmayne, M.R.C.S., F.R.M.S., aged 34. No cards.

DURING the thirteen weeks which ended on Saturday last, the death-

rate in the metropolis averaged 2I.3 per 1,000, against 19.3, 22.1, and

I8.4 in the corresponding periods of 1877, I878, and 1879.

GUY'S HOSPITAL: OPEN ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS.-Thc open

scholarship of 125 guineas in Science has been awarded to Mr. H. W.

Pigeon. The open scholarship of 125 guineas in Arts has been

awarded to Mr. R. Moody Ward, B.A. Mr. G. E. C. Anderson, B.A.,proxim? accessii.

SOCIETY OF MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTI.-The first meeting

of the session will be held at i, Adam Street, Adelphi, on Friday, the

15th instant, at 7.30 P.M., when the President, Dr. J. S. Bristowe,will deliver an inaugural address.

FACULTY OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF GLASGOW.-At the

annual meeting of this corporation, held on the 4th instant, Dr. Robert

Scott Orr was elected President, and Dr. Robert Perry Visitor of the

Faculty.AT a monthly meeting of the Armagh Town Commissioners held this

week, Dr. Gray, medical officer of health, reported that Armagh had

not been so free from disease for thre last ten years as it was at the

present time. It was, he stated, free from disease of every sort.

THE QUEEN'S HOSPITAL, BIRMINGHAM.-Mr. Bennett May, B.S.,F. R. C. S., has been unanimously elected to the newly created honoraryoffice of Casualty Surgeon.SURGEON-GENE'RAL W. MONRO, M.D., C.B., who has occupied

the position of Head of the Medical Branch in the office of theDirector-General of the Army Medical Department during the last sixyears, has left for Gibraltar, to assume the duties of Principal MedicalOfficer at that station. Surgeon-General G. A. F. Shelton, M.D., hasbeen moved from Aldershot, and appointed to the Medical Branch atWhitehall Yard, vacated by Surgeon-General Monro. Deputy Surgeon-General Dr. Fasson, recently returned from the West Indies, has beennominated Principal Medical Officer of the Camp at Aldershot, in theplace of Surgeon-General Shelton, removed to London.

PROFESSIONAL ENCOURAGEMENT.-The French official Gazette(journal Militaire Officiel) publishes the names of thirty-one army

medical officers of various grades who, during the year I879, producedthe best essays and reports in manuscript on scientific and professionalsubjects. Along with the names of the medical officers are printed thetitles of the works of which they have been the authors. The aboveannouncement is stated to be made by order of the Minister ofWar, on the recommendation of the Conseil de Sante des Armees, thegoverning body of the French army medical service, and as a testimonyof the minister's satisfaction and approval.PUBLIC HEALTH.-During last week, being the thirty-ninth week

of this year, 5,776 births and 3,57I deaths were registered in Londonand twenty-two other large towns of the United Kingdom. Themortality from all causes was at the average rate of 22 deaths an-

nually in every I,ooo persons living. The annual death-rate was

22 in Edinburgh, I8 in Glasgow, and 36 in Dublin. The annualrates of mortality in the twenty English towns were as follow: Ply-mouth, I3; Bristol, 17; Portsmouth, 17; Birmingham, I8; Sheffield,I8; London, I9; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 20; Brighton, 2I; Notting-ham, 22; Oldham, 23; Wolverhampton, 24; Leeds, 24 ; Norwich,23; Manchester, 25; Bradford, 25; Salford, 26; Liverpool, 28;Leicester, 29; Hull, 30; and the highest rate, 32, in Sunderland. Theannual death-rate from the seven principal zymotic diseases averaged4.6 per I,OOO in the twenty towns, and ranged from 1.4 and I.9 inPlymouth and Portsmouth, to 9.8 and I I.6 in Sunderland and Leicester.Scarlet fever showed the largest proportional fatality in Sunderlandand Norwich. Fever (principally enteric) showed an excessive death-rate in Norwich, Sunderland, and Leeds. In London, I,353 deathswere registered, which were 7 below the average, and gave an annualdeath-rate of 19.3. The 1,353 deaths included 2 from small-pox, I2from measles, 61 from scarlet fever, 1O from diphtheria, 20 fromwhooping-cough, I7 from different forms of fever, and IIO from diar-rhoea-being altogether 232 zymotic deaths, which were 2I below theaverage, and were equal to an annual sate of 3.3 per I,OOO. Thedeaths referred to diseases of the respiratory organs, which had been124, 153, and 174 in the three preceding weeks, further rose to I99 lastweek, and exceeded the corrected weekly average by IO; 12I resultedfrom bronchitis, and 51 from pneumonia. Different forms of violencecaused 44 deaths; 39 were the result of negligence or accident, in-cluding 24 from fractures and contusions, 2 from burns and scalds, 8from drowning, and 3 of infants under one year of age from suffoca-tion. Five cases of suicide were registered, including one in which deathwas caused by being run over by a van. At Greenwich, the mean

temperature of the air was 56. 6°, and 1.4° above the average. The mean

degree of humidity of the air was 92, complete saturation being repre-

sented by IOO; the air was, therefore, damp. The direction of the windwas variable, and the horizontal movement of the air averaged 4.7

miles per hour, which was 5.9 below the average. Rain fell on Satur-day to the aggregate amount of 0.21 of an inch. The duration ofregistered bright sunshine in the week was equal to 25 per cent. of itspossible duration. No ozone was measured on any day of the week,except on Saturday, when the amount was small.DRAYTON RURAL.-Dr. Sandford's annual report consists mainly of

observations on the mortality figures of the year, coupled with a briefstatement as to the improvement of the water-supply. During 1879,there were 56 deaths under five years of age, and 202 deaths over thatage; the latter including 43 from bronchitis, pneumonia, and pleurisy, 22

from diseases of the nervous system, 22 from phthisis, and 7 from zymoticdiseases. Twenty-nine deaths are recorded from "old age". Of these, 16were females, whose average ages were 78 years; and 13 were males, theiraverage ages being 84 years. One of the females, aged 91 years, andone of the males, aged 95, were man and wife. Dr. Sandford recordstwo cases of the callousness of masters (far too often observed) in send-ing home their servants sick of infectious disease. The general death-rate of the district is given as 17.22 per 1,000.

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OPERATION DAYS AT THE HOSPITALS.

MONDAY...... Metropolitan Free, 2 P.M.-St. Mark's, 2 P.M.-Royal LondonOphthalmic, 1I A.M.-Royal Westminster Ophthalmic, I.30 P.M.-Royal Orthopwdic, 2 P.M.

TUESDAY...... Guy's, 1.30 P.At.-Westminster, 2 P.M.-Royal London Ophthal-mic, 1I A.M.-Royal Westminster Ophthalmic, 2.30 P.M.-WestLondon, 3 P.M.-St. Mark's, p A.M.-Cancer Hospital, Brompton,3 P.M.

WEDNESDAY.. St. Bartholomew's, 1.30 P.M.-St. Mary's, 1.30 P.M.-Middlesex, IP.st.-University College, 2 P.M. -King's College, 2.30 P.M.- Lon-don, 2 P.M.-Royal London Ophthalmic, II A.M.-Great Northern,2 P.M.-Samaritan Free Hospital for Women and Children, 2.30P.M.-Royal Westminster Ophthalmic, 2.30 P.M.-St. Thomas's,2.30 P.M.-St. Peter's, 2 P.M.-National Orthopaedic, 10 A.M.

THURSDAY.... St. George's, I P.M.-Central London Ophthalmic, I P.M.-CharingCross, 2 P.AM.-Royal London Ophthalmic, II P.m.-Hospital forDiseases of the Throat, 2 P.M.-Royal Westminster Ophthalmic,2.30 P.M.-Hospital for Women, 2 P.M.-London, 2 P.M.

FRIDAY........ Royal Westminster Ophthalmic, I.30 P.M.-Royal London Oph.thalmic, II A.M.-Central London Ophthalmic, 2 P.m.-RoyalSouth LondonOphthalmiic, 2 P.M.-Guy's, 1.30 P.M.-St. Thomas's(Ophthalmic Department), 2 P.m.-East London Hospital forChildren, 2 P.M.

SATURDAY .... St. Bartholomew's, I.30 P.M.-King's College, I P.m.-Royal Lon-don Ophthalmic, II A.M.-Royal Westminster Ophthalmic, 1.30P.M.-St. Thomas's, 1.30 P.M.-Royal Free, 9 A.M. and 2 P.M.-London, 2 P.M.

HOURS OF ATTENDANCE AT THELONDON HOSPITALS.

CIHARING CROSS.-Medical and Surgical, daily, I ; Obstetric, Tu. F., 1.30; Skin,M. Th.; Dental, M. W. F., 9.30.

GujY's.-Medical and Surgical, daily, exc. Tu., 2.30; Obstetric, M. W. F., 1.30; Eye,M. Th., 1.30; Tu. F., 12.30; Ear, Tu. F., I2.30; Skin, Tu., 22.30; Dental, Tu.Th. F., 22.

KING'S COLLEGE.-Medical, daily, 2; Surgical, daily, 2.30; Obstetric, Tu. Th., S.,2; o.p., Al. W. F., 22.30; Eye, M. Th. S., I; Ear, Th., 2; Skin, Th.; Throat,Th., 3; Dental, Tu. F., iO.

LONDON.-Medical, daily exc. S., 2; Surgical, daily, 2.30 and 2; Obstetric, M.Th., I.30; O.P., W. S., 1.30; Eye, W. S., 9; Ear, S., 9.30; Skin, W., 9; Dental,Tu., 9.

MIDDLESEX.-Medical and Surgical, daily, I; Obstetric, Tu. F., 1.30; O.P., W. S.,2.30; Eye, W. S., 8.30; Ear and Throat, Tu., 9; Skin, F., 4; Dental, daily, 9.

ST. BARTHOLOMIEw'S.-Medical and Surgical, daily, 1.30; Obstetric, Tu. Th. S., 2;o.p., W. S., 9; Eye, Tu. WV. Th. S., 2; Ear, M., 2.30; Skin, F., 2.30; Larynx,W., 22.30; Orthopaedic, F., I2.30; Dental, Tu. F., 9.

ST. GEORGE'S.-Medical and Surgical, M. Tu. F. S., a; Obstetric, Tu. S., I; O.P.Th., 2; Eye, W. S., 2; Ear, lu., 2; Skini, Th., T ; Throat, M., 2; OrthopaMdic,W., 2; Dental, Tu. S., 9; Th., 1.

ST. MARY'S.-Medical asd Surgical, daily, I.15 ; Obstetric, Tu. F., g.30, o.p., Tu-F., 2.30; Eye, M. 'Th., 2.30; Ear, W. S., 2; Skin, 1'h., 1.30; Throat, W. S., I2.30;Dental, W. S., 9.30.

ST. THOMAS'S.-Medical and Surgical, daily, except Sat., 2; Obstetric, Al. Th., 2;o.p., W. F., 22.30; Eye, M. Th., 2; O.p., daily, except Sat., I.30; Ear, Tu., 22.30;Skin, Th., 12.30; Throat, Tu., 22.30; Children, S., 22.30; Dental, Tu. F., IO.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.-Medical and Surgical, daily, a to 2; Obstetric, M. Tu. Th.F., I.30; Eye, M. W. F., 2; Ear, S., 2.30; Skin, Tu., 1.30; S., 9; Throat, Th.,2.30; Dental, W., IO.3.

WESTMINSTER.-Medical and Surgical, daily, 2.30; Obstetric, Tu. F., -4; Eye, M.Th., 2.30; Ear, Tu. F., 9; Skin, Th., I; Dental, W. S., 9.25.

MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES DURING THENEXT WEEK.

WEDNESDAY.-Hunterian Society, 7.30 P-.1., Council Meeting. S sn., Addressby the President. Mr. Clement Lucas will show "A Case of Excision of bothElbow-Joints"; Dr. Stephen Mackenzie, "A Case of Glioma of the Brain".

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THE PERIOD AND INFLUENCE OF INFECTION.SIR,-In a discussion at the Sanitary Congress, and in the course of various inspec-

tions of the dwellings of the poor in different towns, I have been struck with thenecessity for a clear and authoritative definition of the period after an infectious orcontagious disease during which it is desirable that a patient shall be isolated toavoid risk to his neighbours. In the case of children, this is a matter of the highestimportance. At present, great pressure is brought to bear upon parents by teacherswith the view of securing the attendance of children at schools inspected byGovernment. If one medical attendant proves obdurate, he often loses a patient,as a more pliant one is summoned, who at once sanctions the raising of the quaran-tine. Let me give a typical example; it came under my notice Iast week. Alaundress, with a family, has a child suffering from scarlet fever. Her medicalattendant insists upon her giving up washing till all danger of contagion has passed.She submits to this for a brief period; then, getting impatient, she dispenses withthe attendance of her old medical man, and calls in another. The second comerproves more amenable to her arguments. Washing is resumed, and the childdespatched to school. After a brief interval, the child is once more in bed withrenal dropsy. Yet the medical attendant who did his duty loses his patient andhis reputation. The patient's cry being, " Don't send for Dr. A., he will keepyour child in the house for six weeks; but call in that nice Dr. B., who will sendthe patient to school within a fortnight". There is, therefore, great need for theCollege of Physicians to lay down a definite period for each of the infectiousdiseases during which it is necessary that a patient shall be isolated. By fixing amaximum and a minimum time for the isolation of each disease, some discretionwill be left to the medical attendant, and great scandal and danger to the publichealth will be prevented.

I should like to ask in this connection if surgeons object to have cases of typhoidfever in the same wards, or in the same building, with cases of recent operation?If so, on what grounds is this objection based?-I am, etc.,Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, September 29th, i88o. HENRY C. BURDETT.

THE DEGREE OF M.D. AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF ST. ANDREW'S AND DURENAMFOR REGISTERED PRACTITIONERS.

SIR,-Will you permit me to draw the attention of "F. R.C.S.Eng.(Exam)." to thefact that, besides the University of St. Andrew's, that of Durham also grants thedegree of M.D., after due examination, to practitioners of fifteen years' standing?He will find the full particulars concerning both Universities in your copious Edu-cational Number (September xith), and should he require further inforjnation, hecan have it by addressing Dr. Luke Armstrong, Registrar of the Durham Collegeof Medicine, Newcastle-on-Tyne, in the one case, and the Secretary of the Uni-versity of St. Andrew's, N. B., in the other.Your other correspondent, " Podagra", may perhaps be comforted to know that,

if the University of St. Andrew's may only admit ten qualified practitioners to ex-amination for the degree in one year, that there is no such restriction upon theaction of the University of Durham. The Warden and Fellows of that Universitywill be glad to welcome " Podagra", and as many of his gouty companions as maybe pleased to present themselves for examination; and I believe the degree is quiteas respectable as that of St. Andrew's.

I recommend both correspondents to study carefully your Educational Number(1028); in it they will find the fullest details as to the time and character of theexaminations; and when this is understood, it will be easy, through your adver-tisement columns, to obtain the help of a competent tutor to assist their preparatotystudies.-I am, your obedient servant, M.D.ST. ANDREWE'S (I850).

F. F. M. (Somerset).-We regret that we have been unable to obtain a satisfactoryanswer for the query.

CONSOLATION FOR THE BALD.PROFESSOR FOURNIER, in a lecture on alopecia, says of baldness: "There is nlothing

ridiculous or malformed about it, and it confers upon the physiognomy an expres-sion of wisdom, experience, and venerability. It adapts itself marvellously tocertain heads which would be deformed by a wig, and is the severe beauty repre-sented in sculpture by the classic head of iEschylus."

BINAURAL STETHOSCOPES.SIR,-In answer to the inquiry by " Physician", with respect to a binaural stetho-

scope, I should recommend him to try Klein's. It consists of an ebony chest-piece,with two vulcanite tubes, with self-retaining ear-pieces. When not in use, thetubes may be separated from the chest-piece and folded into a very small compass.Another great advantage is its durability. I have used one inow for over five years,and it is as good for use as when quite new. Messrs. Krohne and Sesemann ofWhitechapel are the makers, and the price is five shillings.-Yours truly,

F. ERNEST POCOCK, M.D.The Limes, St. Mark's Road, Notting Hill, W., October ist, I88o.

SiR,-I can recommend as a binaural stethoscope that of Stern of Vienna. It issimple, portable, and inexpensive. The aural extremities are not provided with aspnng, btut by giving them a slight screw movement, they are easily retained inthe ears. I have-modified the stethoscope so that (I) it is adapted to an ordinarywooden stethoscope, and may be used as a binaural or monaural instrument atpleasure; (2) the India-rubber conducting-tubes are graduated in inches, and thusserve as a cystometer or chest-measure. The instrument has been made for me byMessrs. Maw and Co. of Aldersgate Street, and I have long had it in use.-Yourstruly, A. ERNEST SANSOM, M.D., F.R.C.P.

3o, Devonshire Street, Portland Place, W., October 2nd, I88o.MR. J. H. GORNALL.-It is not usual, but the matter is one entirely of personal taste.Some men are more anxious to employ their decorations than others, and thinktheir display of greater value. They are entitled to act upon their opinion; butthey take the risk of unpleasing comment.

DIMPLES TO ORDER.A NEW YORK paper heralds a manufacturer of dimples, who comes from Paris, of

course, and whose modus ojerandi is described as follows: "I make a puncture inthe skin at the Point where the dimple is required that cannot be noticed when ithas healed, and with a very delicate instrument I remove a slight portion of themuscle. Then I excite a slight inflammation, which attaches the skin to the sub-cutaneous hollow I have formed. In a few days the wound-if wound it can be-called-has healed and a charming dimple is the result."

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CREMATION SOCIETY OF ENGLAND.SIR,-I should be glad if any of your readers could give me any information with

regard to the " Cremation Society of En-land", referred to by Mr. Spencer Wellsin the JOURNAL of September i8th, p. 46I.-Your obedient servant, E. J.*** A full description of the objects of the Cremation Society of England, as

well as the rules of the Society, and a great deal of other information relative tothe reform in question, will be found in the volume of the Transactions of theCremation Society of Enzgland, published by Smith, Elder, and Co., S[5 WaterlooPlace, London, S.W., price one shilling. It also contains plans and descriptionsof all the-systems in use abroad, and of the Society's crematory at Woking.. Thereis also a full defence of the system, published by the same firm, entitled Cremation ;its History, and its bearings on Public Health, price 8s. 6d. For further informa-tion you can apply to the Honorary Secretary, Mr. W. Eassie, C.E., at his office,Xi, Argyll Street, London, W,

APROPOS of Dr. Warlomont's vaccinator, Dr. Cooper Rose recalls attention to theinstrument some time since invented by himself.

A DOUBTFUL CASE.SIR,-I should feel obliged by your giving insertion to the following, with a view of

eliciting from some of your readers the proper mode of treating the case. The his-tory of it is as follows, which I give in her own words. "This complaint in mynostrils begins with great tightness, so that I cannot breathe through my no-se. Intwo or three days, lt begins to discharge, and when that is the case it causes agreat irritation in my throat, and I am obliged to clear it constantly, till it becomesquite sore. Last week, I felt the same fulness in my ea) s, which made me deaf fora time. It is always worse of a morning. It never troubles me much at night,and does not prevent my sleeping, even when it is in its worst stage; but as soonas I awake, I feel a burning sensation in the throat till I throw up some mucus.Then it returns to the nostrils, and my voice sounds as it does when one has abad cold in the head. It is a little better sometimes, but I have not been quitefree from it since it began twelve months ago. When it is very bad, my noseswells, and I feel giddy. In every other respect, I am quite well."

She is a person about forty-nine years of age, and has borne a large family.Quinine, iodide of potash, arsenic, etc., have been tried; arsenic gave her a tem-porary relief. Astringents made it worse. On examination, no growth or abrasionsof the Ipucous membrane can be seen.Should any of the readers of the JOURNAL be able, from this short account, to

enlighten me on the cause and treatment, they will oblige, yours faithfully,Lampeter, September 26th, I88o. A. E.

MR. T. S. SUTTON (Witney).-In addition to the Shropshire tariff, there is a tariffprepared by the Manchester Medico-Ethical Society.

THE MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF MIEDICINE.MR. J. B. ASCHER, Detroit, U.S.-The following is an extract from the minutes of

the Executive Committee of the General Medical Council held on June x6th.Resolved-"That the Matriculation Examination of the Michigan College ofMedicine be included in the list of Preliminary Examinations recognised by theCouncil."

MIDWIFERY FEES.SIR,-Mrs. S. engages me to attend her in her confinement. I make occasional visits

to see her, a distance of about three miles from my house, even calling on her theday previous to her confinement. Mrs. S., when taken ill, sends for the assistanceof another medical man residing in the same town as myself, who goes out andattends her, and who was not, I believe, informed of her previously engaging withme. The Iirst and only information I received of her confinement having takenp!ace was through reading the papers a few mnornings afterwards. Will you kindlygive your opinion on the matter; also inform me whether I can recover the fee forwhich I was engaged, and the mode of proceeding to do so.-I am, yours faith-fully, J. L. D.

zI. Yes. 2. By suing in the county court, if, on formal application, the feeagreed at the period of engagement be not made.

SIR,-AlloW me to bring to your notice The Progress of the WVorld, by Michael S.Mulhall, F.S.S. (Edward Stanford), reviewed in the Daily Chronicle, Sept. 23rd.Nothing could be stronger in opposition to Malthusianism.-I am, etc.,

Kingston, September 23rd, I88o. F. P. ATKINSON.UNPROFESSIONAL ADVERTISING.

"DR. LINE-KER,F.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.London. Registered. (Successor;to Dr. Bart-lett.) Matfen.'SIR,-The above advertisement appeared in the Vewcastle reetly Chronticle for

the I8th of this month. I shall be glad to have your opinion whether or no suchadvertisements are unprofessional ; and whether it is not a breach of etiquette onthe part of the advertiser introducing my name, without consulting me in thematter.-I am, yours truly, J. H. BARTLETT.

Porlock, Somerset, September 21St, S88o.** Such advertisements are unprofessional, and it is a highly improper proceed-

ing to introduce Dr. Bartlett's name.THE CASE OF A., B., AND C.-The facts being as stated, we fail to see that C. acted

unprofessionally in making the examination without consultation with A. Patientsmust be allowed to choose their own medical attendants. In this case, B. madeher choice; and, in doing so, may have acted not over wisely.

TREATMENT OF ELONGATED UVULA.SIR,-In the BRITISH MEDICAL JOUTRNAL for September 25th, I see a query of yoursregarding the effect to the voice produced by snipping off a piece of the uvula.Some four months ago, I had an average length uvula, and a tenor voice. Itook ill with diphtheria, and one of its results was a much smaller uvula, and atotal loss of the tenor notes, but much greater ease in taking the lower ones.From this and other cases, it seems evident to me that anything tending to shortenthe uvula, and thus giving an easier exit to the vocal notes, would render thevoice harsher and destitute of that peculiar softness of. a tenor's tone. I offerthese remarks in great haste, but trust they mWy be serviceable.-I am, sir, yourstruly, J. W. H.

MUSIC AS A THERAPEUTICAL AGENT.SIR,-In last week's JOURNAL a paragraph appears entitled " he Banjoas a Thera

peutic Agent". In describing his treatment of the lady of "delicateand intenseorganisation", Dr. Samuel A. Francis must have unintentionallyconveyed to manypersons an unfavourable impression of the efficacy of music in medical treatment.That music has at all times been employed therapeutically is a well authenticatedfact, and various have been the instruments chosen for treating disease. In apamphlet of mine, published early in this year by Mr. Lewis of Gower Street, anidentitled The Tkeraheaieics of Music, etc., I have given numerous examples ofmedical treatment, and I have ventured to suggest that the employment of musicas a remedial agent might be more extensively adopted in our asylums than is atpresent the case. Shortly after my pamphlet appeared in print, I discovered tha,tthe path I had chosen had been trodden before, for a Dr. Louis Roger of Mont-pelier, published, in 1803, a treatise styled, Zraih, des effets de la Miesique sur lecsr,s humain. etc.; and, in (874, Dr. HI. Chomet wrote on, Eftets et I,.1luencede la Musigque sur la San/i, et sur la Maladie.

I mention these to prove that Dr. Francis's treatment was only original so far ashis musical medium was concerned, for nowhere can I find that the banjo has everbeen chosen "to exhilarate the aged and infirm", or to ward off the pending"muffled exit."

I cannot go so far with Dr. Francis as to assert that by banjo treatment death maybe averted afrer all the " regular, legitimate, and scientific" remedies have been tried,and have failed. However, I believe that much remains to be known of music'shidden properties, before its therapeutic value is fully established, and, on theother hand, I regret that the ludicrous aspect of the case quoted by Dr. Francisshould tend to retard rather than promote the adoption of music in medicine.-Yours faithfully, G. HERBERT LILLEY, M.D.,September 25th. Assistant Surgeon to H.M. Prison, Parkhurst.

MORPHIA FOR SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION.SIR,-I should feel obliged if' one of your readers would give me a good forniula formaking a solution of morphia which will keep well. I used one some years agocontaining a small percentage of carbolic acid which answered every requirement,but I am unable to Temember the exact proportions.-I am, sir, yours, etc.,

G. PCONTINENTAL PRACTICE.

SIR,-In reply to the letter of " Double Qual.", in the JOURNAL of October 2nd, Ishould advise him to consult Hardwicke's Medical Educatio; and Practice in allPar/s of the JVorld, published by Churchill. In it he will find, not only the uni-versity regulations of all coantries of the, world, but also the conditions upon whichhe may practise in any part of the globe, with other useful information.-I am, sir,yours truly, MExICUS.

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