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Medical Diary for the ensuing Week.SOCIETIES.

ROYAL SOCIETY, Burlington House, London, W.THURSDAY.-Papers :-Mr. W. L. Balls and Mr. F. S. Holton:

Analyses of Agricultural Yield. Part II. The Sowing-dateExperiment with Egyptian Cotton, 1913 (communicated by Dr.F. F. Blackman).-Mr. E. J. Russell: Soil Protozoa and SoilBacteria (communicated by Mr. H. T. Brown).-Prof. W. M.Hicks: On the Enhanced Series of Lines in Spectra of theAlcaline Earths.-Prof. H. F. Baker: On Certain Linear Dif-ferential Equations of Astronomical Interest.-Prof. K. Pearson :On the Partial Correlation-ratio.—Mr. S. Skinner and Mr. F.Entwistle: The Effect of Temperature on the Hissing of Waterwhen flowing through a Constricted Tube (communicated bySir W. N. Shaw).-And other papers.

ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE, 1, Wimpole-street. W.THURSDAY.

SECTION OF DERMATOLOGY (Hon. Secretaries-S. E. Dore,A. M. H. Gray): at 5 P.M.

Exhibition of Cases (at 4.30 P.M.) :Dr. G. Pernet: (1) Morphoeic Sclerodermia; (2) Extra-genital

Primary Chancre.Dr. Parkes Weber: Blue Tattooing of the Skin from Hypo-

dermic Injections in a Morphinist.Dr. E. A. Cockayne (introduced by Dr. Parkes Weber): Con-

genital Sc1erodermia with Sclerodactylia.Dr. G. F. Stebbing (introduced by Dr. Parkes Weber): (1) Case

for Diagnosis; (2) Case for Diagnosis (?) Lichen Planus ofLong Duration.

Dr. D. Walsh: Case for Diagnosis : with microscopical sections.Mr. Laming Evans (introduced by Dr. Phineas S. Abraham) :

Acute Atrophodermia.Dr. Phineas S. Abraham: Case of "Oriental Sore" (after

treatment) : with microscopical sections.

SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 11, Chandos-street, Cavendish-square, W.FRIDAY.-8.30 P.M., Annual General Meeting. Paper :-By the late

Dr. R. M. C. Linnell : Some Observations on Malaria on RubberEstates. Discussion -Quinine Prophylaxis in Malaria.

LECTURES, ADDRESSES, DEMONSTRATIONS, &c.ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON, Pall Mall East.

THURSDAY.-5 P.M., Croonian Lectures :-Surgeon-General SirDavid Bruce, C.B.: Trypanosomes causing Disease in Man andDomestic Animals in Central Africa. (Lecture I.)

POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE, West London Hospital, Hammersmith-road, W.MONDAY.-10 A.M., Dr. Simson : Diseases of Women. 2 P.M., Medical

and Surgical Clinics. X Rays. Mr. D. Armour: Operations.Dr. Pritchard : Bacterial Therapy Department. Mr. B. Harmanand Mr. Gibb: Diseases of the Eye.

TUESDAY.-2 P.M., Medical and Surgical Clinics. X Rays. Mr.Baldwin: Operations. Dr. Davis: Diseases of the Throat, Nose,and Ear. Dr. Pernet: Diseases of the Skin.

WEDNESDAY.-10 A.M., Dr. Saunders: Diseases of Children. Dr.Davis : Operations of the Throat, Nose, and Ear. 2 P.M., Medicaland Surgical Clinics. X Rays. Mr. Pardoe : Operations. Dr.Simson: Diseases of Women. Mr. Gibb: Diseases of the Eye.

THURSDAY.-9 A.M., Dr. Bernstein : Bacterial Therapy Department.2 P.M., Medical and Surgical Clinics. X Rays. Mr. D. Armour:Operations. Mr. B. Harman: Diseases of the Eye.

FRIDAY.-10 A.M., Dr. Simson: Gynæcological Operations. 2 P.M.,Medical and Surgical Clinics. X Rays. Mr. Baldwin: Opera-tions. Dr. Davis: Diseases of the Throat, Nose, and Bar.Dr. Pernet : Diseases of the Skin.

SATURDAY.—10A.M., Dr. Saunders: Diseases of Children. Dr. Davis:Operations of the Throat, Nose, and Ear. Mr. B. Harman:Eye Operations. 2 P.M., Medical and Surgical Clinics. X Rays.Mr. Pardoe: Operations.

NORTH-EAST LONDON POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE, Prince ofWales’s General Hospital, Tottenham, N.MONDAY.-Clinics:-10.30 A.M., Surgical Out-patients (Mr. E.

Gillespie). 2.30 P.M., Medical Out-patients (Dr. T. R. Whipham);Gynaecological Out-patients (Dr. Banister). 3 P.M., MedicalIn-patients (Dr. R. M. Leslie).

TUESDAY.-2.30 P.M., Surgical Operations (Mr. Carson). Clinics:-Medical Out-patients (Dr. A. G. Auld); Surgical Out-patients(Mr. Howell Evans); Nose, Throat, and Ear Out-patients (Mr.H. D. Gillies). Radiography (Dr. Metcalfe). 3.30 P.M., MedicalIn-patients (Dr. A. J. Whiting). 4.30 P.M., Clinical Demon-stration :—Dr. A. J. Whiting : Selected Medical Cases.

WEDNESDAY.-Clinics :-2.30 P.M., Throat Operations (Mr. Gillies).Children Out-patients (Dr. T. R. Whipham); Eye Out-patients(Mr. R. P. Brooks); Skin Out-patients. 5.30 P.M., EyeOperations (Mr. R. P. Brooks).

THURSDAY.-2.30 P.M., Gynaecological Operations (Dr. A. E. Giles).Clinics :-Medical Out-patients (Dr. A. J. Whiting); SurgicalOut-patients (Mr. Carson); Radiography (Dr. Metcalfe). 3 P.M.,Medical In-patients (Dr. R. M. Leslie).

FRIDAY.-2.30 P.M., Surgical Operations (Mr. Howell Evans).Clinics :-Medical Out-patients (Dr. A. G. Auld); Surgical Out-patients (Mr. E. Gillespie); Eye Out-patients (Mr. R. P. Brooks).

THE THROAT HOSPITAL, Golden-square, W.MONDAY.—5.15 P.M., Special Demonstration of Selected Cases.THURSDAY.-5.15 P.M. Clinical Lecture.

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