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EDITORIAL: MEDICAL OLYMPIANS 435

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE NEWER ANTIBIOTICS Clifford Wilson 437

LOCALIZATION OF THE PLACENTA BY MEANS OF RADIO-ACTIVE ISOTOPESJ. C. McClure Browne, B.Sc. (Hons.), M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S., M.R.C.O.G.

and N. Veall, B.Sc., A.Inst.P. 442

THE RADIOLOGICAL LOCALIZATION OF THE PLACENTA 445Frank Reid, M.D.(Leeds), D.M.R.D.

LYMPHOEDEMA A. K. Monro, M.D., F.R.C.S. 4

CLINICAL SECTION:CLINICO-PATHOLOGICAL CONFERENCE-No. i8: DIABETIC TABES: 458

A NEW STOMACH CLAMP Wf. E. Joseth, M.B., B.Ch. (Cantab.) 466

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EDITORProf. C. G. Rob, M.C., M.CHIR., F.R.C.S.

ADVISORY EDITORIAL BOARDMaurice Davidson, M.A., D.M., F.R.C.P.

J. W. D. Bull, M.D., F.R.C.P. David Levi, M.S., F.R.C.S.Sol M. Cohen, F.R.C.S. A. A. G. Lewis, M.D., M.R.C.P.Harold Davis, M.B., M.R.C.P. Andrew Monro, M.D.. F.R.C.S.Colin Edwards, M.B., M.R.C.P. K. I. Nissen, F.R.C.S.L. P. Le Quesne, F.R.C.S. R. S. Bruce Pearson, D.M., F.R.C.P.

Charles Read, F.R.C.S., F.R.C.O.G.

PUBSERSThe Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine, 6o, Portland Place, London; W.u.

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The information contained in this section is published by courtesy of theorganizations concerned and no responsibility for any changes of detailor omissions can be accepted by the publishers. In all cases, applicationsfor enrolment or further information should be made .direct to thesponsors of the course.

FELLOWSHIP OF POSTGRADUATEMEDICINEGeneral Medicine (Revision M.R.C.P.). August 25to September 20, 5 to 8.30 p.m. daily. WhittingtonHospital (Archway Wing). Limited. Fee £x8 I8s.(No entries accepted until syllabus is published andcirculated.Children's Diseases (D.C.H.). August 25 to Sep-tember 6. Daily, 5.30 to 7 p.m. Princess Louise Ken-sington Hospital. Limited. Fee CJ5 5s.Practical Operative Surgery (F.R.C.S.). August25 to September 13. Monday, Thursday and Fridaymomings. Royal Cancer Hospital. Limited. FeeLIz2 12S.

Surgery (F.R.C.S.) General and Genito-urinary.September 8 to 24. Mondays and Wednesdays, 5 to6.30 p.m. Whittington Hospital (Archway Wing).Limited. Fee &. 14S. 6d. (No entries accepted untilsyllabus is published and circulated.)Surgery (Revision, F.R.C.S.). September I5 toOctober 25. Monday, Thursday and Friday momings.Royal Cancer Hospital. Limited. Fee £I8 i8s. (Noentries accepted until syllabus is published and. cir-culated).Obstetrics (D.Obst.R.C.O.G.). September 22 to 27.All day. West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth. Limited.Fee £.; 4s.General Medicine (M;R.C.P.) Evening. September22 to 27, 7 to 9 p.m. Connaught Hospital, Waltham-stow. Limited. Fee £3 13s. 6d. (No entries accepteduntil syllabus is published and circulated.)General Surgery (F.R.C.S.) Week-end. September27 and 28. All day Saturday and Sunday. QueenMary's. Hospital for the East End. Limited. Fee C3 3S.(No entries accepted until syllabus is published andcirculated).Orthopaedic (F.R.C.S.) Weekend. October 4-5,11-12 and 25-26. Saturdays and Sundays. RowleyBristow Orthopaedic Hospital, Pyrford. Limited. Fee,£9 gs. (No entries accepted until syllabus is publishedand circulated.)Surgery (F.R.C.S.) Evening. October 13 to I8, 7 to9 p.m. Connaught Hospital, Walthamstow. Limited.Fee £3 '[3s. 6d. (No entries accepted until syllabus ispublished and circulated.)

Plastic Surgery (Week-end). October i8 and ig. Allday Saturday and Sunday. Plastic & Jaw Unit, Rooks-down House, Basingstoke. Limited. -Fee L3 3s.Anaesthetics (D.A. Part I.) October 20 to 31. Twolectures every afternoon. Royal Cancer Hospital. Fee,£6 6s.Infectious Diseases (M.R.C.P.) Week-end. October25 and z6. All day, Saturday and Sunday. Park Hospital,Hither Green. Limited. Fee £3 3s. (No entries accep-ted until syllabus is published and circulated.)General Medicine (M.R.C.P.) Week-end. November29 and 30. All day Saturday and Sunday. Clinicalcases for examination. St. Nicholas and Brook GeneralHospitals. Limited. Fee £5 5s. od. (No entriesaccepted until syllabus is published and circulated.)Please note that instruction arranged by the Fellowshipof Postgraduate Medicine is open only to Members (annualsubscription, from month of joining, Ios. 6d.). In thecase of ' limited' courses no entries are accepted inadvance of the detailed syllabuses being published andcirculated; postgraduates (whether Members or not) arenot automatically included in the mailing lists, but must

b notify the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine, 6o Port-land Place, London, W.I, if they wish to be sent syllabusesas published, and must specify the subjects in which they areinterested. Information regarding courses can be obtainedfrom the Office daily between Io a.m. and 5 p.m. (Satur-days Io a.m. to 12 noon). Telephone: Langham 4266.

SOCIETY OF APOTFHECARIES OF LONDONDiploma in Industrial Health (D.I.H.). The ex-aminations are held in July and December each year.Diploma of Mastery of Midwifery (M.M.S.A.). Theexaminations are held in May and November each year.A course of lectures will be delivered at the Hall asfollows:November3 3.30 p.m. Mr. T. Holmes Sellors.

5 p.m. Sir Geoffrey Todd.4 3.30 p.m. Sir William Gilliatt.

5 p.m. Dr. Kenneth Harris.5 3.30 p.m. Sir Horace Evans.

5 p.m. Mr. A. Dickson Wright.6 3.30 p.m. Dr. Robert Forbes.

$ p.m. Dr. R. Hale-White,

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For further infornmation application should be addressedto the Registrar, Society of Apothecaries Black FriarsLane, London, E,C.4.

DENTAL BOARD OF THE UNITEDKINGDOMThe Dental Postgraduate Bureau has issued threebooklets, as follows:-'Facilities for Dental Postgraduate Study in the UnitedKingdom and Ireland,' containing a list of schools andinstitutions at which postgraduate courses are held orwhich provide facilities for individual students, and analphabetical list of subjects showing where instructionin each can be obtained; ' Scholarships and Student-ships for Advanced Studies and Research in Den-tistry,' including many open to British subjects tenableabroad; 'Higher Dental Qualifications,' setting out ingeneral terms the conditions to be satisfied by candidates.Copies of these booklets and further information can beobtained on application to the Director, Dental Post-graduate Bureau, 44 Hallam Street, London, W. i.

BRITISH POSTGRADUATE MEDICALFEDERATION (University of London)The Federation provides:-(I) Training for prospective specialists, supplementing

the work of the undergraduate medical schools.(2) Advanced revision for practising specialists.(3) Instruction for medical practitioners who, though not

specialists, desire more detailed knowledge of anybranch of medicine.

(4) Instruction for general practitioners.Comprising the Federation at present are the Post-graduate Medical School of London, Institute ofPsychiatry, Institute of Laryngology and Otology, In-stitute of Ophthalmology, Institute of Child Health,Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute ofNeurology, Institute of Orthopaedics, Institute ofDental Surgery, Institute of Cancer Research;Associated institutes are the Institute of Diseases ofthe Chest, Institute of Cardiology, Institute of Der-matology, Institute of Urology, and Institute of BasicMedical Sciences.Courses for general practitioners will be held as follows:GeneralSeptember 8 to 20 (with Rheumatism). St. Stephen'sHospital, S.W.io.October 6 to i8 (with Paediatrics). WhittingtonHospital, N. I 9.October 13 to I8. Brighton Group.November 17 to 22. National Temperance Hospital,N.W.i.November 24 to December 6. Central MiddlesexHospital, N.W.io.Obstetrics and GynaecologySeptember 29 to October 4. Lewisham Hospital.November 3 to 8. Brighton Group.Rehabilitation in General PracticeSeptember I5 to I9. Roffey Park Institute, Horsham(residential).November 24 to 28. Roffey Park Institute, Horsham(residential).Applications for places on the above courses should bemade to the Secretary, British Postgraduate MedicalFederation, and should state if the application is or isnot under the scheme for N.H.S. practitioners,

Extended and Week-endGeneralOctober 4 and 5 (week-end). Whipps Cross Hospital.October I4, 15, i6 and 2I, 22, 23 (extended). KingEdward VII Hospital, Windsor.PaediatricsOctober I8 and i9 (week-end). University CollegeHospital.Applications for places on the above courses should bemade to the Hospital.All the courses are available to N.H.S. practitioners forwhom fees and allowances (travelling expenses, locumfees, etc.) are provided for courses equivalent to 22half-day sessions in an academic year, subject to certainconditions. Other practitioners may attend on paymentof a fee of io guineas for two weeks, 5 guineas for oneweek or extended course of iI sessions, Ii guineas fora week-end course.Applications for further information should be made tothe Secretary, British Postgraduate Medical Federation,3 Gordon Square, London, W.C.I.

INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES(Royal College of Surgeons of England)The Institute co-operates with other specialist Institutesof the Federation in providing facilities for practicalwork and instruction in the basic medical sciences.There are regular three-months' revision courses, be-ginning in April and October, suitable for candidatesfor higher medical degrees and diplomas, fee £42, anda two-months' revision course for Primary F.D.S.candidates is held twice a year, fee £26 5s. od.For further information apply to the Dean, Institute ofBasic Medical Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons,Lincolns Inn Fields, London, W.C.2.

INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH (RoyalCancer Hospital and Chester Beatty ResearchInstitute)Postgraduate lectures and courses of instruction are heldin biophysics for students studying for the M.Sc.degree in Biophysics, and for students studying for aDiploma il Medical Radiotherapy.Enquiries should be made to the Dean, Institute of CancerResearch, Roval Cancer Hospital, Fulham Road, London,S. W.3.

INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY(National Heart Hospital) (British Post-graduate Medical Federation)Full-time courses of instruction lasting three months areavailable. Fee C26 5s. od.A limited number can be accepted part-time, whichincludes Qut-patient sessions and lectures.Special short courses lasting two weeks are given atintervals. Fee zI2 ISs. od.Further details and applications for admission to thesecourses should be made to the Dean, Institute of Cardi-ology, 35 Wimpole, Street, London, W. I.

INSTITUTE OF DISEASES OF THE CHEST(Brompton Hospital and The London ChestHospital) (British Postgraduate MedicalFederation)Th,e Irstitute of Di.seases of the Chest (Medical Sch499

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of the Hospitals for Diseases of the Chest) is situated inthe grounds of the Brompton Hospital, S.W.3.MedicalInstruction in diseases of the chest including tuberculosisis conducted during three terms of ten weeks each year.It consists of clinical work in wards and out-patientdepartments, lectures and demonstrations. A whole-time programme is arranged for not more than I2graduates each term, preferably those specializing indiseases of the chest. The lectures and demonstrationsare so arranged that the subject of chest disease iscovered during the two terms beginning in October andJanuary. The lectures during the summer term arearranged as a general revision course. The fee for thewhole-time attendance is I5 guineas per term. A largernumber of graduates can be accepted for part-time studyat a fee of 12 guineas per term; if vacancies are availableit may be possible to'accept graduates for shorter periodsof part-time study at a fee of 5 guineas per month.SurgicalA whole-time course in chest surgery is conductedduring the terms beginning in October and January. Itincludes attendance at out-patient clinics, operatingsessions, ward clinics, case demonstrations and lectures,and is held partly at the Brompton Hospital and partlyat the London Chest Hospital. The fee is I5 guineasper term.RadiologyPart-time instruction in radiologv of the chest for traineeradiologists only is given each term. The fee is Ioguineas per term.For further general information application should beaddressed to the Dean, Institute of Diseases of the Chest,Brompton Hospital, Fulham Road, S.W.3.

INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SURGERY(Eastman Dental Hospital)The Institute holds courses in orthodontics (full- andpart-time, up to one yeat, and in periodontia, conserva-tive dentistry, prosthetics, minor oral surgery andchildrens dentistry (variable length, full- and part-time). Full-time refresher courses of two weeks' dura-tion are arranged twice yearly for general practitioners.Courses are also held in conjunction with the Facultyof Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons andare particularly intended for candidates preparing for thefinal examination for the Fellowship in Dental Surgeryof the College. These begin in June and December(lasting for approximately six months), fee £50, and inApril and October there are revision courses lastingeight weeks, fee £3! ios. od.For further information apply to the Dean, Institute ofDental Surgery, Eastman Dental Hospital, Gray's InnRoad, London, W.C.i.

INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY(Medical School of St. John's Hospital forDiseases of the Skin) (British PostgraduateMedical Federation)Clinical Teaching. Instruction is given twice dailyin the out-patients' department for which the fee Variesfrom one guinea for one week to i5 guineas for a year.Discussion of special cases takes place at io a.m. onSaturdays, except during fourth week of each month.Laboratory. The facilities for students include tech-nical work in histology, bacteriology and medicalmycology.

Lectures. A winter course, extending over six months,begins in October, and a sumrnmer course is held in Mayand June. Both these courses consist of lectures at5.30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays ongeneral dermatology, branches of pathology and X-ray,and clinical demonstrations on Fridays which aredesigned for those taking the M.R.C.P.Enquiries should be made to the Dean, Institute ofDermatology, St. _'ohn's Hospitalfor Diseases of the Skin,Lisle Street, Leicester Square, London, W.C.2.

INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH (Hospitalfor Sick Children) (British PostgraduateMedical Federation)The Institute of Child Health is associated with TheHospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, thePostgraduate Medical School of London at Hammer-smith Hospital, and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital forChildren. In its programme teaching on every aspectof child health is provided. Visits are arranged to the de-partment for the new-born and premature infant at thePostgraduate Medical School of Londdhi, Hammer-smith Hospital, Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics,Nursery Homes, etc. The Institute provides tuitionthroughout the year in three terms of three months'duration each, beginning in January, May and October.In addition a series of lectures by specialists and ex-perts in various spheres is given each term. The feesare 20 guineas for one term and 35 guineas for two terms.Applications should be addressed to the Dean, Instituteof Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, GreatOrmond Street, London, W.C.i.Course in Child Development. An intensive coursein Child Development will be held from September 29to October 3, I952, under the joint auspices of theInstitute of Education and the Institute of Child Health.The course will be held in the Institute of Educationand is open to a limited number of Consultant Paedia-tricians and Senior Registrars in Paediatrics on paymentof a smoll fee.For further details apply to the Director of the Departmentof Child Development, Institute of Education, Universityof London, Malet Street, London, W.C.i.

INSTITUTE OF LARYNGOLOGY ANDOTOLOGY (Royal National Throat, Noseand Ear Hospital)(British Postgraduate Medical Federation)A comprehensive course lasting 32 weeks and designedto cover the whole field of the specialty is held twice ayear beginning in February and September. This con-sists of lectures, demonstrations and attendance on thepractice of the hospital, with facilities for dissection. Aspecial point is made of the anatomy, physiology andpathology related to the subject. Advanced studentsmay obtain additional experience by appointment asOut-patient Assistants. An Advanced Revision Class(io weeks) for M.S. and F.R.C.S. students is also giventwice yearly. The composite fee, including enrolmentas a clinical assistant, attendance on the hospital prac-tice and at one of the comprehensive courses, but ex-cluding dissection, is £52 IOS.For further information application should be addressedto the Dean, Institute of Laryngology and Otology, 330Gray's Inn Road, W.C. I.

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INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY (The NationalHospital, Queen Square, and the Maida ValeHospital for Nervous Diseases) (British Post-graduate Medical Federation)The teaching is mainly by attendance on the hospitalpractice. Some advanced students are appointed asfull-time clinical clerks at the National H'ospital, QueenSquare, or to the electro-encephalographic or one ofthe other special departments, or to the research labora-tories. A limited number of part-time clinical clerk-ships are available at the Maida Vale Hospital withopportunity for examining patients.In addition two full-time courses of ten weeks' durationare given each year, namely, in the Autumn and Springterms. The first portion of the course deals with theanatomy and physiology of the nervous system, neuro-pathology and psychology, and consists mainly oflectures and demonstrations. The second portion dealswith cliilical neurology, medical and surgical, neuro-ophthalmology, neuro-otology and radiology, andincludes lectures and demonstrations. A course inneuro-surgery is given during the Summer term.Special lecties by neurologists from outside Londonand from abroad are held throughout the three courses.Fees, for the ten weeks' full-time course 20 guineas;for attending hospital practice, iS guineas for threemonths or 28 guineas for six months.Part-time teaching is given in the Out-patient Depart-ment, at the National Hospital, Quee'n Square, on fivedays a week throughout the year (public holidaysexcepted), and at Maida Vale Hospital.Courses of Clinical Demonstrations are given onWednesdays and Saturdays at the National Hospital,Queen Square. Advertisements concerning theseappear from time to time in the medical journals.For further particulars please apply to the Dean, Instituteof Neurology, National Hospital, Queen Square, London,W.C.I.

INSTITUTE OF OBSTETRICS ANDGYNAECOLOGY (British PostgraduateMedical Federation)Incorporates the teaching facilities of Queen Charlotte'sMaternity Hospital, the Chelsea Hospital for Women,and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ofthe Postgraduate Medical School. Graduates musthold a registrable medical qualification.Qn enrolment, graduates are posted to one of the con-stituent hospitals and also attend combined classes atthe other two hospitals. The enrolment fee is 3,Cand the charge for one term of I2 weeks is £30.An intensive course suitable for those preparing forhigher examinations will be held in December andJune.General practitioners requiring further experience inobstetrics are accepted during the term at QueenCharlotte's Hospital, to attend the practice of the hos-pital for two or four weeks, with opportunity to conductnormal deliveries and to attend combined classes at theother hospitals. Fee £3 a week during term. Ministryof Health grants are payable to approved generalpractitioners attending for such a period. GeneralPractitioner Refresher Courses, lasting one week, areheld twice a year for which the fee is C,5 5s. This courseis recognized by the Ministry of Health, in the case ofapproved practitioners, for the purpose of a grant.Postgraduates may attend the practice of the hospitalat the Postgraduate Medical School and Queen Char-

lotte's Hospital during the vacation, when a charge of£ I a week is made.Hostel accommodation is available at the PostgraduateMedical School and at Queen Charlotte's Hospital.Applications for further information and for enrolmentforms should be made to the Secretary, Institute ofObstetrics and Gynaecology, Chelsea Hospital for Women,Dovehouse Street, S.W.3.

INSTTUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY(Royal London Ophthalmic, Royal West-minster Ophthalmic, Central LondonOphthalmic Hospitals) (British PostgraduateMedical Federation)Courses of lectures aAd classes beginning March i andOctober i each year to meet the requirements ofcandidates entering for the examination for the Diplomain Ophthalmology and other ophthalmological examina-tions will be given by members of the staff of the Hos-pital and Institute. Each course is designed to extendover two terms of approximately i8 weeks each and isnormally divided into two parts.Part I. Anatomy (including embryology and normalhistology), elementary physiology of the eye, optics(elementary and physiological), practical tutorials inrefraction work and clinical subjects.Part II. All clinical branches of the subject togetherwith bacteriology and pathology. Students can attendthe daily clinical practice of the two branches of theMoorfields, Westminster and Central Eye Hospital,and hold the appointments of Junior Clinical Assistantsand Clinical Assistants concurrently with the abovecourses. A composition fee of C26 5s. od. will admitstudents once to the lectures and tutorial classes of anyone term, with six months' clinical practice in thehospital.Extra Courses. Slit lamp microscopy (fee CS 5s. od.);orthoptic training (one week's intensive course, fee,C5 5s. od.); contact lenses (one weeks' intensive course,fee 'Cio ios. od.). Additional 'courses by arrangement.Hospital Practice only. Fees as follows: one month,&a 2S. od.; three months, CS 5S. od.; six months,;Io Ios. od. .

Facilities for research.For further information apply to the Dean, Institute ofOphthalmology, Judd Street, London, W.C.I.INSTrIUTE OF ORTHOPAEDICS(British Postgraduate Medical Federation)The Institute is concemed with postgraduate educationin orthopaedics and with research. The practice of theRoyal National Orthopaedic Hospital (both at the townsection in Great Portland Street, and at the countrysection at Stanmore) is open to postgraduates, who mayjoin at any time. In addition to hospital practice, formalcourses of various lengths are held during academicterms. Facilities for advanced clinical work are availablefor selected candidates having a suitable scientific orsurgical training.Further particulars may be obtained from the Dean,Institute of Orthopaedics, Royal National OrthopaedicHospital, 234 Great Portland Street, W.i.

INSTUTE OF PSYCHIATRY(British Postgraduate Medical Federation)The Institute, which was formerly the Maudsley,Hospital Medical School, is now associated with the

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Joint Bethlem Royal Hospital and Maudsley Hospital.It is concerned with postgraduate education in psychiatryand allied subjects, and with research. A course ofinstruction covering up to three years, and starting inOctober yearly, is provided for medical practitionerswho wish to specialize in psychiatry or to prepare forthe Diploma in Psychological Medicine.Clinical instruction, which includes case conferences,seminars, and practical experience in case taking, isgiven at associated hospitals in the momings, andsystematic lectures and demonstrations are arranged forthe afternoons. Students may also enrol for shorterperiods, or for single series of lectures.The subjects covered include anatomy and biochemistryof the nervous system, neurophysiology, pathology ofnervous and mental diseases, psychiatry of children andadults, delinquency, principles of psychotherapy,forensic psychiatry and ctiminology, psychology, mentaltesting and statistics. There is a special six months'course in child psychiatry, comprising clinical instruc-tion and lectures, which starts on October i. Lectureson subjects of special interest are arranged from time totime. The tuition fee for a full year's course is/53 Ios. od., including enrolment fee. For shorterperiods the fee varies with the type of course chosen.Selected students are eligible for appointments on thestaff of the Joint Hospital.Facilities for research and supers ision of study forhigher degrees can be provided in clinical work and inthe biochemical, physiological, neuropathological andpsychological laboratories.A course for Honours Graduates in Psychology is avail-able in' clinical psychology for the Academic Post-graduate Diploma in Psychology. In conjunction withthe Institute of Neurology, a course in the techniques ofelectroencephalography is provided for doctors whoexpect to take up electroencephalographic appointmentsin hospitals.Further information may be obtained from the Dean,Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital, DenmarkHill, London, S.E.5.

INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY (St. Peter's andSt. Paul's & St. Philip's Hospitals) (BritishPostgraduate Medical Federation)A postgraduate course of urological instruction for theHigher Examinations will be held from October I-I4,1952.Applications should be addressed to the Secretary, Instituteof Urology, St. Paul's Hospital, Endell Street, London,W.C.2.

POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL OFLONDON (British Postgraduate MedicalFederation)The Postgraduate Medical School of London (formerlythe British Postgraduate Medical School) is associatedwith the Hammersmith Hospital, Ducane Road, W.I2.It has University Departments in Medicine, Surgery,Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Pathology. TheDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology togetherwith Queen Charlotte's and the Chelsea Hospitals, nowforns the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Theteaching in the clinical departmnents, which is of anadvanced nature and based on ward work, is continuousand is supplemented by lectures during three ten-weeksessions starting in January, April and October. Suit-able students are encouraged to undertake researchwork. A course for the University Diploma in Clinical

Pathology, lasting one year, is available for a limitednumber of selected students. This commences inOctober. In anaesthetics, short practical courseslasting a fortnight, and longer periods of training for sixmonths, are provided. The Department of Radiologyof the Hospital provides courses for the Diplomas inMedical Radiology of the University and ConjointBoard. The fees vary from /3 for one week to £60 fora year.For further information application should be made to theDean, Postgraduate School of London, Ducane Road,W.I2.

EAST HAM CHEST CLINICOut-patient teaching. Mondays and Thursdays at2.30 p.m.Apply Senior Registrar, East Ham Chest Clinic, KatherineRoad, Forest Gate, London, E.7.

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE ANDTROPICAL MEDICINE (University ofLondon)Courses of study are arranged for the C.P.H. andD.P.H. (London University); D.T.M. & H. (Eng.);and Academic Diploma in Bacteriology. Short coursesare arranged in the Principles of Medical Statistics andEpidemiology, Statistical Methods and their Applica-tion in Medicine, and Applied Helminthology.For further information and enrolment applications shouldbe addressed to the Secretary, London School of Hygieneand Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street Gower Street,London, W.C.i.

NORTH LONDON POSTGRADUATEMEDICAL INSTITUTECourses in advanced medicine, advanced surgery, andobstetrics and gynaecology. Instruction in pathology,anaesthetics and radiodiagnosis. Clinical instruction atBearsted Memorial Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital,North Middlesex Hospital, The Prince of Wales'sGeneral Hospital and St. Ann's General Hospital.During the coming academic year there will be eight-week courses in advanced medicine suitable for thosetaking the M.R.C.P. examination, and eight-weekcourses in advanced surgery suitable for those takingthe F.R.C.S. examination, also two-week courses forthose taking the D.Obst.R.C.O.G. examination.For further information apply to the Dean, the Princeof Wales's General Hospital, London, AT.15.

PLAISTOW HOSPITAL CHEST UNITIn-patient round, every Thursday at 4.30 p.m.Apply Registrar, Plaistow Hospital, Samson Street,Plaistow, London, E.I3.

ST. STEPHEN'S HOSPITAL(Rheumatism Unit)Two concentrated week-end courses in the RheumaticDiseases are given each year, in March and in October,under the auspices of the Fellowship of PostgraduateMedicine.A limited number of postgraduates can attend the Out-patient sessions of the Unit on Wednesday and Fridaymornings at io a.m.Applications for attendance at these sessions should bemade to the Medical Registrar, Rheumatism Unit, St.Stephen's Hospital, Fulham Road, S.W.IO.

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WESTMINSTER MEDICAL SCHOOL(University of London)An intensive course in preparation for the F.R.C.S.

(Final) examination will be held at Westminster Hos-pital, the Gordon Hospital, All Saints' Hospital, andWestminster Children's Hospital from September X toOctober 25, 1952. The course will include lectures,clinical demonstrations, tutorial and surgical pathologyclasses, with classes in operative surgery on the cadaver.It will be limited to 20 postgraduates. Fee £52 108.Applications for further information and for enrolmentshould be addressed to the SecretarY, Westminster MedicalSchool, I7 Horseferry, Road, London, S.W.i, as soon aspossible.

EMPIRE RHEUMATISM COUNCILLecture courses in rheumatic diseases are arrangedfor general practitioners and other postgraduatesperiodically.Particulars are obtainable from the General Secretary,Empire Rheumatism Council, Tavistock House (N),Tavistock Square, London, W.C. i.

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTHAND HYGIENEThe Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygieneannounces that the next bi-annual course of instructionfor the Certificate in Public Health will begin on Octo-ber 3, 1952. This leads to courses both for the Diplomain Public Health and for the Diploma in IndustrialHealth. All courses may be taken either whole-time orpart-time.Prospectuses, enrolment forms and full particulars may beobtained from the Secretary, The Royal Institute ofPublic Health and Hygiene, 28 Portland Place, London,W.i. Telephone: Langham 273 1/2.

ABERDEENSHIRERed Cross Sanatoria of ScotlandA three-day clinical course will be held at the Tor-na-Dee and Glen o' Dee Sanatoria on October I5, i6 and17. Fee £3 3S.Applications for further information and for enrolmentshould be addressed to the Secretary, Tuberculosis Educa-tional Institute, Tavistock House North, TavistockSquare, London, W.C.i.

BRISTOLMedical Postgraduate Department of theUniversity of BristolSession 195i-1953. Provided that there are sufficientapplicants the following postgraduate courses will bearranged beginning in October, 1952.Course in Child Health. This will be whole-time andwill last for three months. Fee £2I.. The course will beunder the direction of the Head of the Dept. of ChildHealth in co-operation with the Depts. of PreventiveMedicine, Medicine, Surgery, Pathology, etc., and willinclude lectures, demonstrations, ward rounds andvisits to clinics and ancillary institutions. The Univer-sity does not itself grant a Diploma in Child Health.Diploma in Psychological .Medicine (D.P.M.,Bristol). (a) Part I. This will begin in October, i952, andwill cover a period of two terms. It will include lecturesand demonstrations in special anatomy and physiology,pharmacology and applied psychology. Fee C2i.(b) Part II. This will be designed primarily for Part II

of the D.P.M. (Bristol) and will be held in the autumnand spring terms and part of the summer term, 1952-53.It will consist of lectures and demonstrations in thecdinical aspects of adult and child psychiatry, mentaldeficiency and associated subjects. Fee C26 5s. Thecourse will be open to a limited number of physicianspractising in psychiatry, in addition to those preparingfor the D.P.M. (Bristol).Diploma in Public Health, Part II (D.P.H., Bristol).This part-time course is designed primarily for thosewho have obtained Part I (C.P.H.) in the University ofBristol, but others who hold the C.P.H. of approvedlicensing bodies may be considered for admission. Thecourse will last for one academic year (October 1952-June, 1)53). Fee ,Z3i IOs. Candidittes will be per-mitted to engage in part-time employment of their ownchoice f )r which approval of the University must besought, *)r, if they wish, they may be considered forappointment to a few selected vacancies within the Cityof Bristo, which have been made available for suitablecandidates.Courses in Medical Radiology. The Diplomasgranted by the University are being discontinued butprovided that sufficient applications are received thefollowing courses, suitable for Diplomas of the RoyalColleges (D.M.R.D. and D.M.R.T.) will begin inJune, 195z, and will last for two academic years (i.e.,until June, 1954): D.M.R.D. Course will be half-timeand a limited number of half-time registrarships indiagnostic radiology will be available in the BristolClinical Area; D.M.R.T. Course will be given at theBristol-Bath joint Centre for Radiotherapy, whichdeals with 1,7oo new cases of malignant disease everyyear. D.M.R.T. students are eligible to apply for juniorposts in the Dept. Enquiries about the examinationsfor both Diplomas should be addressed to the Secre-tary, Conjoint Board, Examination Hall, Queen Square,London, W.C.i. Fee for each course £52 10S.Further information, copies of regulations for the BristolDiplomas and application forms for the courses may beobtained from the Director of Medical PostgraduateStudies, The University, Bristol 8. Applications shouldbe made before J'une i6, 1952.

CAMBRIDGEUniversity Medical SchoolPostgraduate facilities for general medical practitioners.From October i, 1952, to July 28, 1953, regular dailymedical and surgical ward rounds, out-patient clinicsand a monthly clinico-pathological conference will beavailable at the Cambridge United Hospitals. One-day symposia on various subjects are held once a monthon a Saturday. A detailed time-table showing subjectsis obtainable on application.Enquiries should be addressed to the Secretary, CambridgeUniversity Medical School, The Naval Hut, DowningColkge, Cambridge.

CARDIFFThe Welsh National School of MedicineC.P.H. Wales (Certificate in Public Health). Threemonths' full-time course, October to December.D.P.H. Wales (Diploma in Public Health). Twelvemonths' part-time course, January to December.T.D.D. Wales (Tuberculous Diseases Diploma).Five to six months' full-time course, January to June.D.M.R.D.Eng. (Diploma in Medical Radio-diagnosis). Eighteen months' full-time course fromOctober.

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The number of admissions to .each of the above courses isstrictly limited, and early application should be made tothe Secretary, The Welsh National School of Medicine34 Newport Road, Cardiff.

DUBLINUniversity CollegeThe following courses will be held during the session1952-53:-C.P.H. Course and examination. Michaelmas Term.D.P.H. Course. Hilary and Trinity Terms.

Examinations. Summer Term.D.P.M. Course and examination. Michaelmas Term.D.C.H. Course and examination. Hilary Term.Further particulars may be obtained on application to theRegistrar, University College, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin.

EDINBURGHEdinburgh Postgraduate Board of MedicineGeneral Surgery. A three months' course of post-graduate surgery is arranged to start on September 29,1952. It is suitable for surgeons requiring a refreshercourse in the current outlook on general surgery, or forgraduates preparing to specialize in surgery; approxi-mately 275 hours of instruction are provided. Fee£3I ios. od.Internal Medicine. A course lasting i 2 weeks, suitablefor graduates wishing a refresher course, or to specializein medicine, begins on September 29, 1952. Thesecourses consist of 320 hours' instruction, comprisinglectures, clinical demonstrations and ward visits. Fee£3I ios. od. Additional instruction in clinical paediat-rics is arranged in conjunction with the course inmedicine, for whichi there is a small fee; the numbersare limited.Medical Sciences. A three months' course in appliedanatomy, physiology, pathology, bacteriology and bio-chemistry will begin early in July I953. This course issuitable for postgraduates wishing to take the PrimaryFellowship Examination, as a final preparation in thesesubjects. Considerable basic knowledge is highly desir-able prior to taking this course. Fee £3' Ios. od.Applicatioms for enrolment should be addressed to Directorof Postgraduate Studies, Surgeons' Hall, Edinburgh, 8,supplying. particlars of qudlifications and postgraduateexperien'ce.

Royal Medical SocietyThe meetings of the Society are held in the Society'sHall on Friday evenings during the Autumn and SpringTerms. Meetings consist of Private Business (at 7 p.m.)and Public Business (at 8 p.m.) in which dissertationsby members or addresses by prominent medical men onsubjects of medical interest are given. Clinical meetingsare held periodically in the Royal Infirmary and filmshows of the latest medical films are given in the Society'sRooms. Prospective members will be welcomed on anyFriday evening in the Society's HaIl before publicbusiness.Applications for further information should be addressedto the Secretary, Royal Medical Society, 7 MelbournePlace, Edinburgh, I.

GODALMING, SurreyA three-day clinical course will be held at the KingGeorge V Hospital for Dise3ses of the Chest, on thefgllowing dates: October I, 2 an.d . Fee 43 3s. od.

Applications for further information and for enrolmentshould be addressed to the Secretary, Tuberculosis Edu-cational Institute, Tavistock House North, TavistockSquare, London, W.C.i.

LIVERPOOLUniversity of LiverpoolThe following postgraduate courses of instruction areoffered-Surgery. A full-time course of one year suitable forcandidates who have already completed the PrimaryExamination of the F.R.C.S., or undertaken post-graduate study in anatomy and physiology. On com-pletion of the course students become eligible to take(Ch.M.) of this University provided they are graduatesof an approved University or otherwise comply with theregulations. The fee for the course is C6o. The coursebegins in September.Orthopaedic Surgery. A full-time x2-month courseleading by examination to a Mastership in OrthopaedicSurgery (M.Ch.Orth.) open to all medical graduates ofapproved Universities (and to graduates in otherfaculties with qualifications in medicine) who hold anF.R.C.S. of one of the British colleges or its equivalent.The fee for the whole course is £r70. The coursenormally begins in January.Radiology. A full-time course of two academicyears leading to a D.M.R. (D. or T.) open to medicalgraduates of approved Universities and to medicallyqualified candidates who hold approved higher medicaldiplomas and a degree in a faculty other than medicine.The fee for the full two-year course is £63. The coursebegins in October. The degree of M.Rad. may, afterreport by the Faculty, be conferred on holders of theD.M.R. (D. or T.) of this University under certainconditions.Public Health. A full-time one-year course leading tothe Diploma in Public Hlealth, open to candidates witha medical qualification from an approved medical schoolor licensing body. The fee is £60. All courses of in-struction begin in October.Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. A full-time four-month course leading to the Diploma in TropicalMedicine and Hygiene (D.T.M. & H.) open to candi-dates with a medical qualification from an approvedmedical school or licensing body. The course begins inSeptember and January. Fee C44.Anaesthesia. A full-time course of post-graduateinstruction, limited to ten students, begins on October iand lasts for one year. The course combines instructionin the practical administration of anaesthetics with lec-tures and demonstrations in anatomy (including dis-section), physiology, pathology, physics, pharmacologymedicine and surgery, and anaesthesia. For the purposeof gaining practical experience, the students are foundsuitable appointments in recognised General Hospitalswithin the Liverpool area. The fee for the course is £60.Applications for further information should be addressedto the Dean, Faculty of Medicine, The University,Livetpool *3.

MARKET DRAYTON, ShropshireA three-day clinical course will be held at the CheshireJoint Sanatorium on November I 2, 13 and 14. Fee£3 35.Applications for further information and for enrolmentshould be addressed to the Secretary, Tuberculosis Educa-tional Institute, Tavistock House North, Tavistock Square,4ondon, W,C. ,

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OXFORDPostgraduate Medical Education, UnitedOxford HospitalsSunmary of ward rounds, clinics, demonstrations, etc.,open to general practitioners from September I952 tOJuly 1953.Medicine, ward rounds, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednes-days, Thursdays and Fridays, Io.x5 a.m., Radcliffe In-firmary. Medical Concilia, Wednesdays, S p.m.(alternate weeks), Radcliffe Infirmary. Clinical demon-strations, Thursdavs, 2.1_5 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary.Clinico-pathology, conferences, Wednesdays, s p.m.,Maternity Lecture Theatre, Radcliffe Infirmary (alternateweeks in full term). Chest Diseases, clinical demon-strations, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 2 and 3p.m., Osler Pavilion. Tuberculosis, ward rounds,Fridays, 2 p.m., Osler Pavilion. Paediatrics, clinicaldemonstrations, Saturdays, 10.30 a.m., Radcliffe In-firmary, out-patients, Thursdays, 2 p.m., RadcliffeInfirmary. Child Welfare, clinics (City) dav and timeby arrangement with Dr. Mary Fisher. InfectiousDiseases, clinical demonstrations, day and time byarrangement with Dr. Warin, Slade Isolation Hospital.Psychiatry, clinical demonstrations, Fiidays, 4 p.m.,Park Hospital. Geriatrics, clinical demonstrations,Monday, 2.15 p.m., Cowley Road Hospital. Neurology(medical and surgerv), out-patients, Tuesdays andWednesdays, 2 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary. Clinicaldemonst.ations, Thursdays, 5 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary.Venereal Diseases, out-patients, Mondays, 6 p.m.,and Wednesdays, 2.30 and 5.30 p.m., and Saturda-s,2.15 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary. Skin Diseases, out-patients, Mondays and Fridays, 2 p.m., Radcliffe In-firmary. Surgery, accident service, daily, 10.30a.m., Radcliffe Infirmary. Ward rounds, Mondays andFridays, 9.30 a.m., Radcliffe Infirmary, Tuesdays, 9.30a.m., Churchill Hospital. Clinical demonstrations,Tuesdays, 4.30 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary. PlasticSurgery, out-patients and clinical demonstrations,Fridays, 2 p.m., Churchill Hospital. OrthopaedicSurgery, clinical demonstrations, Thursdays andSaturdays, 9 a.m., Wingfield-Morris Hospital. Ob-stetrics, lecture demonstrations, Mondays, Tuesdaysand Fridays, 9.15 a.m., Maternity Lecture Theatre,Radcliffe Infirmary. Gynaecology, ward rounds,Wednesdays, 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary.Obstetrics and Gynaecology, concilia, monthly,alternate Thursdays and Flidays, 3 p.m., MaternitvLecture Theatre, Radcliffe Infirmary. Ante-natalclinics, out-patients, Mondays, 2 p.m., MaternityHome Radcliffe Infirniary and Churchill Hospital,Thursdays, 2 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary MaternityHome, Fridays, 9.15 a.m., Maternitv Lecture Theatre.Post-natal clinics, out-patients, Tuesdays, io a.m.,Wednesdavs, 2 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary MaternityLecture Theatre.Short courses (conferences) on special subjects:1952E.N.T.: Thursdays, October 2, 9 and i6 at 3.30 p.m.,Radcliffe Infirmary (Messrs. Macbeth and Livingstone).Geriatrics: Wednesdays, October 22, 29 and Novem-ber 5, at 3.30 p.m., Cowley Road Hospital (Drs. Cosinand Bedford).Paediatrics: Wednesdays, November I2, I9 and z6,at 3.30 p.m., Osler Lecture Theatre (Drs. Smallpeiceand Ellis).Neurology: Thursdays, December 4, i i and i8, at3.30 p.m., Radcliffe Infirmary (Dr. Ritchie Russell).General practitioners wishing to avail themselves of thefacilities set out in this schedule should apply to theSecretary, Postgraduiate Medical Committee, I I KebleRoad. Oxford,

CONFERENCES, PRIZES, Etc.Buckston Browne Prize Essay. The prize, consistingof a medal together with the sum of £Ioo, will beawarded for the best essay on 'Jaundice.' The prize isopen to any member of the medical profession registeredin the British Isles or Dominions, and is limited tocandidates under 45 years of age. Essays must be sentin by December i, 1952.Further particulars obtainable from the Hon. Secretaries,Harveian Society of' London, i i Clhandos Street, London,W.I.Queen Square Prize in Neurology. Starting in I952,a prize of £ioo will be awarded annually to the post-graduate student, or ex-student, of the Institute ofNeurology who presents the best written paper describ-ing clinical work carried out or initiated at the NationalHospitals for Nervous Diseases. Entries must be sub-mitted not later than December 3I, 1952, and September30 in each succeeding year.Full particulars from the Dean, Institute of Neurology,(Queen Square), Thte NVational Hospital, Queen Square,London, T.C.i.First World Congress on Fertility and Sterility willbe held by the International Fertility Association inconjunction with the American Society for the Studvof Sterility in New York City in May I953.For further information apply to Dr. Carlos D. Guerrero,Secretary-General, Miguel E. Schulz I9, Mexico, D.F.,or to Dr. Abner I. Weisman, Associate Secretary-General,II6o Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y., U.S.A.National Association for the Prevention ofTuberculosis. Clinical conference for doctors at theArt Gallery'Lecture Room, Perth, on October 3 and 4,I952.For further information apply to Miss A. Y. Weir, ScottishSecretary, N.A.P.T., 65 Castle Street, Edinburgh 2.

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