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ABBOTT, G., M.R.C.S.E., L.R.C.P.L., has been appointed Surgeon tothe Central London Ophthalmic Hospital, vice A. Dunnage, de-ceased.

BRIDGFORD, C. T., L.K.Q.C.P.I., has been appointed Medical Officer tothe Bray Dispensary District, vice Whistler, resigned.

BURMAN, C. C., L.R.C.P.Ed., has been appointed Medical Officer to theWorkhouse and West District of the Belford Union, vice Miller,resigned.

CHEYNE, W. W., F.R.C.S., has been appointed Assistant-Surgeon andDemonstrator of Anatomy to King’s College Hospital, vice Yeo,resigned.

COLEMAN, H. W., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed MedicalOfficer and Public Vaccinator for the Upper and Lower WootleyDistrict of the Bramley Poor-law Union.

DOYLE, C. W., M.B., C.M., has been appointed Medical Officer for theFifth District of the Norwich Union. B

FRAZER, A., M.D., has been appointed Medical Officer to the Drum-keeran District of the Manorhamilton Union, vice Nash, resigned.

GRAVES, T. W., M.R C.S.E., L.S.A.L., has been appointed House-Surgeon to the Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire Infirmary,Cardiff, vice Vachell, resigned.

KING, T., L.S.A.L., M.R.C.S.E., of St. Mary’s Hospital, has beenappointed Assistant House-Surgeon to the Female Department ofthe London Lock Hospital and Asylum, Westbourne-green.

KIRKMAN, J. M., L.R.C.P.Ed., has been appointed Medical Officer toDistricts 1 and 2 of the Cricklade and Wootton-Bassett Union, viceParker, resigned.

LLOYD, T. L., L.R.C.P., has been appointed Medical Officer for theFifth District of the Drayton Union, vice Prior, resigned.

MACKENZIE, A. G., L.R.C.P.Ed., L.R.C.S.Ed., has been appointedSurgeon to the Severn, in the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company’sService.

MAUDSLEY, Mr. H., has been appointed House-Surgeon to UniversityCollege Hospital, vice W. H. Neale, M.B., M.R.C.S.E., &c.

MURRAY, Mr. H. M., has been appointed Ophthalmic Assistant toUniversity College Hospital, vice R. S. Walton, M.R.C.S.E.

PATERSON, W. H., M.D., C.M., L.M., has been appointed MedicalOfficer for the Spittlegate District of the Grantham Union.

Ross, R. A., M.R.C.S.E., L.S.A.L., has been appointed Medical Officerfor the First District of the Alderbury Union.

SHARPLES, W., M.R.C.S.E.. L.S.A.L., has been appointed ResidentSurgeon to the North Cambridgeshire Cottage Hospital, Wisbech,vice Pearse, resigned.

SHEARMAN, Mr. P. E., has been appointed House-Surgeom to UniversityCollege Hospital, vice W. Banks, M.R.C.S.E.

WHITE, J. R., M.B., L.R.C.S., has been appointed Medical Officerand Public Vaccinator to the Nos. 2 and 6 Districts of the OngarUnion.

WILLIAMS, D., M.B., B.Sc., has been appointed Physician’s Assistantto University College Hospital, vice B. Pollard, M.R.C.S.E.

WOODHOUSE, W., M.R.C.S.E., L.S.A.L., has been appointed MedicalOfficer for the First District of the Norwich Union.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.BIRTHS.

RIDGE.-On the 19th inst., at Carlton House, Enfield, the wife of J. J.Ridge, M.D.,of a son.

WINCKWORTH.—On the 16th inst., at Shefford, Beds, the wife ofCharles Edward Winckworth, L.R.C.P.L. &c., of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.BEHREND—WAGG.—On the 18th inst., at Bryanston-square (the resi-

dence of the bride’s brother), Henry Behrend, M.R.C.P., of Norfolk-crescent, Hyde-park, to Marian, daughter of the late John Wagg,Esq., of Gloucester-place, Portman-square.

IRVINE—CORRIE.—On the 20th inst., at Fawley, Henley-on-Thames,Gerard James Irvine, Surgeon, Royal Navy, eldest surviving son ofthe late Gerard Irvine, Esq., M.D., of Bungalow, Irvinestown,County Fermanagh, Ireland, to Henrietta Frances Corrie, youngestdaughter of the late William Byrom Corrie, Esq.

DEATHS.MACKAY.—On the 17th inst., at Elphinstone-terrace, Hastings, Caroline

Frances (Fannie), second daughter of the late George Mackay,M.D., R.N., Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets, andHonorary Surgeon to the Queen.

SYKES.—On the 17th inst., at Queen’s-road, Dalston, of pneumonia,George Sykes, M.D., aged 49.

THOMSON.—On the 20th inst., at Berkeley-square, Bristol, CharlesEdmunds Thomson, F.R.C.S., aged 73.

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SCIENCE TEACHING IN BOARD SCIIOOLS.

AT a recent meeting of the Birmingham School Board (says the LocalGovernment Chronicle) the Education Committee presented a report,recommending that a demonstrator be appointed, at a commencingsalary of £250, for giving systematic elementary science teaching inthe Board Schools. Following the plan which has been adopted bythe Liverpool School Board, the Committee proposed that his dutiesshould consist of-first, the organisation of the instruction in elementaryscience in the schools, the performance of the experiments, and thegiving of oral instruction to standards 4 and upwards of certain boys’and girls’ schools ; secondly, to teach classes of pupil-teachers to beestablished in connexion with the Science and Art Department, in theevenings or on Saturdays. The subjects to be taken will be, in theschools, mechanics for boys, and domestic economy for girls; and forthe pupil-teachers (males) two or more of the following subjects :-Acoustics, light, heat, magnetism, and electricity; (females) animalphysiology. The proposal was carried, after some discussion, by eightvotes to five.

Volunteer.—The forage allowance for eah horse in cavalry regiments is12 lb. of hay, 10 lb. of oats, and 8 lb. of straw per diem.

BLEEDING IN PUERPERAL CONVULSIONS.

To the Editor of THE LANCET.

SIR,-A few days since I was called to see Mrs. Y—, who wasexpecting to be confined for the fourth time. She was about thirtyyears of age, of short build, thick neck, and fiorid complexion. At herfirst confinement she had convulsions ; but at that time the os and softparts were well dilated, and the attending doctor was able to turn anddeliver a dead child, after which she only had two convulsions, butremained insensible for five days. When I saw her at this time she wasin bed, complaining of severe pains in her head and slight ones in herback. On making an examination, I found the presentation normal, butthe parts were not at all dilated. I gave her a mixture of chloral and

bromide, ten grains of each, and she slept comfortably, but on wakingcomplained that she could not see she had no true labour pains. She

shortly went to sleep again, and awoke in a violent convulsion, withloud stertorous breathing, pupils insensible to light, and dilated. Imade an examination, and found the os not dilated larger than ashilling, so it seemed impracticable to turn and deliver. Under thesecircumstances I sent for assistance, and administered chloroform to tryand control the spasms, which I partly succeeded in doing till Dr.

Sinnit, of Granville, arrived, which was probably in about three hours.We then bled in the arm, taking away an ordinary basinful of blood,and the spasms ceased, breathing becoming more natural, but pupilsstill insensible to light. I then applied a blister at the nape of theneck, and administered a powder of quinine and calomel. This wasabout five o’clock on the second day-i.e., I had been there since theprevious evening at eleven o’clock. We continued to administer these

powders at intervals of two hours, and at about half-past nine the child,a female, was born naturally, but was dead. A dose of castor oil wasthen given, and the bowels moved about eleven in the morning. I after-wards administered nitre and digitalis every three hours. The patientdid not recover consciousness till twelve o’clock on the following night.She afterwards progressed as favourably as in any ordinary case.What I wish to know is whether the treatment was correct, and

whether anything else could have been done, in the place of generalbloodletting. Perhaps some gentleman who has had ’a similar case willkindly inform me in your columns how he treated it; and oblige,

Yours respectfully,W. L. KING, M.D.-, L.F.P.S:G., &c.

Fredonia, Licking County, Ohio, March 1st, 1880.