657

MEYER, CHARLES H. L., M.B., B.S.Lond., M.R.C.S., has been appointedMedical Officer for the Sixth District of the Hollingbourn Union.

MORRIS. PRICE, L.R.C.P. Ed., L.F.P.S. Glas., has been appointedMedical Officer for the Third District of the Conway Union.

NELSON, GEORGE D., M.D. St. And., M.R.C.S., has been appointedMedical Officer for the Second District of the Bridlington Union. ’

SHAW. HUGH GROSVENOR, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., has been appointed. Senior House-Surgeon to the Cancer Hospital, Brompton, viceE. W. Paul, M.R.C.S., &c., resigned.

SIMPSON, ALEXA.NDER, M.B., C.M.Aber., late Second Salaried MedicalOfficer, has been appointed House-Surgeon to the Weston-super-Mare Hospital, vice H. J. Powell, M.R.C.S., resigned.

WETWAN, W. A., M.R.C.S.. L.S.A., has been appointed Medical Officerof Health for Bridlington.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.BIRTHS.

BARTLETT.—On the 22nd ult., at Connaught-square, the wife of Edward iBartlett, M.R.C.S., of a son.

BIGGS.—On the 19th ult., at Hillside, Child’s-hill, N.W., the wife ofJohn M. Biggs, L.R.C.P.Lond., M.R.C.S., of a daughter.

COLGATE.—On the 21st ult., at Kent Lodge, Eastbourne, the wife ofHenry Colgate, M.D., F.R.C.S., of a daughter.

FOLEY.—On Aug. 13th, at Pertabghur, Assam, the wife of C. N. Foley,M.R.C.S., L.S.A., of a daughter.

FRANKS.—On the 21st ult., at Fitzwilliam-square, Dublin, the wife ofKendal Franks, M.D., of a son.

KNOBEL.—On the 5th ult., at Colesberg, Cape of Good Hope, the wife ofJ. B. Knobel, M.B.Glas., L.R.C.S.Ed., of a daughter.

MEREDITH.—On the 26th ult., at 6, Queen Anne-street, Cavendish-square,W., the wife of W. A. Meredith, M.B., C.M., of a daughter.

ROE.—On Aug. 29th, at Amraoti Camp, Berar, India, the wife ofR. Bradley Roe, I.M.D., of a son.

SAUNDERS.—On the 3rd ult., at Mhow, Central India, the wife ofSurgeon-Major W. Egerton Saunders, Medical Staff, of a son.

WALKER.—On the 24th ult., it 18, London-road, N. Lowestoft, the wifeof Henry Bournes Walker, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S.Ed., of a daughter.

MARRIAGE S.BASS—BISHOP.—On the 29th ult.. at St. John the Baptist, Crowthorne,

Berks, by the Rev. E. C. Wickham. Head Master of the WellingtonCollege, assisted by the Rev. H. T. Morgan, Vicar of the Parish,Charles William Bass, M.R.C.S.E., of Langsett. Ilford. Essex, toEdith Mary, eldest daughter of George Bishop, of WellingtonCollege, Berks.

COLDSTREAM—FRASER.—On the 28th ult., at Queen’s-road PresbyterianChurch. Brighton, by the Rev. Donald Fraser, D.D., of London.uncieof the bride, assisted by the Rev. A. Hamilton, D.D., of fBrighton, Alexander Robert Coldstream, M.D., F.R.C S.E.. ofFlorence, to Janey Speirs Playfair, eldest daughter of the Rev.William Fraser, M.A., of Brighton.

COUNSELL—RITCHIE.—On the 23rd ult., at the Parish Church, Amberley.Gloucestershire, Herbert Edward Counsell, M.R.C.S.. L.R.C.P., ofLyss, Hants, to Helen, youngest daughter of the late Alfred Ritchie,Esq., of Stroud.

HOOLE—ADAMS.—On the 28th nlt.., at St. G eorge’s, Tufnell-park, by theRev. Marcns Rainsford, Henry Hoole. M.D.Lond.. to Emily Sarah,younger daughter of the late Henry Adams, of 59, Fleet-street, E.C.,and Knottywood, Priory-road, West Hampstead.

LEACH—HILL.—On the 14th ult., at St. Luke’s, Torquay, Alfred Leach,Ij.R.C.S.Ed.. L S.A., to Edith Caroline, daughter of the late C. J.Hill, Esq., of Kenwood, near Manchester.

MACKINLAY—ALLEN.—On the 7thi,,It., at St. Saviour’s Church,Warwick-road, W., James Grosvenor Mackinlay, F.R.C.S., to Mrs. Allen, ofBlomfield-street, Westbourne-square.

PEACOCKE— VINCENT. — On the 25th ult.. at St. Stephen’s. EastTwickenham, J. C. Harding Peacocke, Snrgeon, Indian MedicalService, to Norah, daughter of the late William Vincent, of Wast-dale, Terenure co., Dublin.

STEELL—MCKIE.—On the 22nd ult., at St. Paul’s, Withington,Manchester, Graham Steell, M.D., to Agnes Dunlop, eldest daughterof the late Rev. Thomas McKie, of Erskme, Renfrewshire.

WILLIAMS—SMITH.—On the 21st ult., at W. Kensington, by the Rev.Dr. Sinclair Patterson, T. Hammond Williams, L.R.C.P., of

Oswestry, to Annie Lucy, daughter of W. Hind Smith, Esq., ofExeter Hall, London.

-

DEATHS.BELL.—On the 2uhh ult., at Waverley Honse, Hull, John Pearson Bell,

M.D., J.P.. late D.P.G.M., North and East Ridings of Yorkshire, inthe 78th year of his age.

BERWICK.— On the 18th ult., at 7, Thornhill-crescent, Sunderland,George Berwick, M.D.

LACEY.-On the 12th ult., at Kiama, New South Wales, Chas. WilliamLacy, L.R.C.P.Lond., M.R.C.S.

PESKETT.—On the 24th ult., at Leyton, Essex, Alfred Peskett, M.D.,aged 58.

SMIRTHWAITE.—On the 22nd nlt., at his residence, Hargreaves-street,Burnlev, Lancashire, SagarVeevers Smirthwaite, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.,aged 46.

--

N.B.-Afee of 5s. s charged for the Insertion of Notices of Births,Marriages, and Deaths.

BOOKS ETC. RECEIVED.

BAILLIÈRE, TINDALL, & Cox, King William-street, Strand, London.The Australasian Medical Directory and Handbook. Edited and

compiled bv Ludwig Bruck.Lectures on Medical Pathology. By H. Gawen Sutton, M.B.,

F.R.C.P. pp.215.BELL, G., & SONS, York-street, Covent-garden.

Therapeutics founded upon Organopathy and Antipraxy. ByWm. Sharp, M.D., F.R.S.

BLAKISTON, SON, & Co., Philadelphia.Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Vol.

VIII. pp. 460, with Illustrations.

CARRÉ. G., Paris.Manuel Pratique de Bacteriologie. basee sur les Methodes de Kock.

Par Edgar M. Crookshank. Traduit par M. Bergeaud. pp.280, avec 32 planches et 44 gravures sur bois.

CHANTNAUD ET CIE, Paris.Elements de Therapeutique et de Clinique Dosimetriques. Par le

Dr. d’Oliveira Castro. Traduit du Portugais par E. Gras.pp. 464.

CHAPMAN & HALL, London.Food-grains of India, By A. H. Church, M.A.Oxon., F.C.S., &c.

pp. 180, with numerous Woodcuts.CHURCHILL. J. & A., New Burlington-street, London.

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Syphilis. By Tom Robinson,M.D. pp. 138.

Diseases and their Commencement. Lectures to Trained Nurses,delivered at the West London Hospital. By Donald W. C.Hood, M.D.Cantab. pp. 138.

The Normal and Pathological Histology of the Human Eye andEyelids. By C. F. Pollock, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., F.R.S.E. pp.172, with 230 Original Drawings by the author (lithographedin black and colours).

A Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System. By W. R. Gowers,M.D., F.R.C.P. Vol. I.: Diseases of the Spinal Cord andNerves. pp. 463, with Illustrations.

Dr GIUS, R. M., Naples.Fermenti e Microbi saggio di Igiene Antimicrobica. Di Prof.

Italo Giglioli. pp. 682, con 20 figure intercalate nel testo.

FISCHER, G., Jena.Lehrbueh der Vergleichenden Anatomie der Wirbelthiere. Auf

Grundlage der Entwicklungsgeschichte bearbeitet von Prof.Dr. R. Weidersheim. Xweite Vermehrte und VerbesserteAuflage. Mit 614 Holzschnitten.

HOFER & BURGER, Zurich.Sketch-book for Ophthalmological Observations of the Fundus of

the Eye. By Dr. 0. Haab.KORNFELD, H., Berlin.

Fuhrer durch das Medicinisehe Berlin. Nach authentischenQuellen bearbeitet. S. 208.

LEWIS. H. K., Gower-street, London.Illustrated Lectures on Ambulance Work. By R. Lawton Roberts,

M.D. pp. 179, with Illustrations.

LoNGMA.Ns, GREEN, & Co., Paternoster-row, London.Social Arrows. By Lord Brabazon. pp. 362.

NEW SYDENHAM SOCIETY, London.Lexicon of Medicine and the allied Sciences. By Henry Power,

M.B., and Leonard W. Sedgwick, M.D. Part XII.: Gly-Her.SxiTH. ELDER & Co.. Waterloo-place, London.

Dictionarv of National Biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen.Vol. VIII.: Burton-Cantwell. pp. 458.

Clinical Manual for the Study of Medical Cases. Edited by JamesFinlayson, M.D. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged,pp. 764, with Illustrations.

A Treatise on the Science and Practice of llidwifery. By W. S.Playfair, M.D., LL.D., F.R.C.P. InTwoVols. Sixth Edition.pp. 411-424, with Illustrations.

STANFORD, E., Charing-cross.Tobacco: a Farmer’s Crop. By P. Meadows Taylor. pp. 70.

WHITTINGHAM, W. B., & Co., Gracechurch-street, London.South Africa as a Health-resort. By Arthur Fuller, M.B.,

C.MEd., &c. pp. 70.

La Rage, avantages de son Traitement par la Methode Pasteur ; par IeDr. Constantin James.-John Leech’s Pictures of Life and Character.Part.s IV. & V.-La Inoculación Preventiva contra el C6lera Morbo-As:atico ; por J. Ferran, con la Colaboraci6n de los Dres. Gimeno y Pauli(Ramon Ortega, Valencia).—Malarial Fever as met with on the GoldCoast; by C. H. Eyles, L.R.C.P.Ed., L.R.C.S.E4 d. (Waterlow).—TapeIndicator Map of London and Visitors’ Guide (Smith and Son,Charing-cross).—Religio Medici; bv Sir Thomas Browne, M.D., 3d.(Cassell’s National Library).-La Vue aux Avengles par la Cornéeartificielle ; par le Dr. Emile Martin (Bailliere et Fils, Paris).-DieAthembewegungen und deren Innervation veim Kaninchen; vonDr. Max Marckwald.-Dr. Paul Bornet’s Reichs-Medicinal-Kalendarfiir Deutschland auf das Jahr 1887. I.: Vasi Linfatici Nei Sarcomi;pel Dott. G. Pacinotti.—Die Mittel zur Verhiitung der Conception;von Hans Ferdy.-Die Kunstfehler der Aertze vor dem Forum derJuristen; von Dr. Kuhner.—Monomanie sans Delire; by A. WoodRenton, M.A., LL.B. (Clark, Edinburgh, 3s. 6d.).-Walks in EppingForest: a Handbook to the Forest Paths, with Cycling and DrivingRoutes, with Illustrations and Maps; by Percy Lindley, 6d.-ZurI ehre vom Ganuloma Fungoid; von Dr. C. Hochsinger und Dr. E.Schiff.—The Index Medicus, Vol. VIII., No. 8.-The Geography ofMalaria; by Jo3. Parrish, M.D.-Good Words, Sunday Magazine, forOctober; Leisure Hour, Sunday at Home, Boys’ Own Paper, Girls’Own Paper, for October.

658

METEOROLOGICAL READINGS.(Taken daily at 8.30 a.M. 6y Steward’s Instruments.)

THE LANCET Office, September 30th, 1888.

Notes, Short Comments, & Answers toCorrespondents.

It is especially requested that early intelligence of local eventshaving a medical interest, or which it is desirable to bringunder the notice of the profession, may be sent direct tothis Office.

All communications relating to the editorial business of thejournal must be addressed " To the Editor."

Lectures, original articles, and reports should be written onone side only of the paper.

Letters, whether intendedfor insertion or forprivate informa-tion, must be authenticated by the names and addresses oftheir writers, not necessarily for publication.

We cannot prescribe or recommend practitioners.Local papers containing reports or news-paragraphs should

be marked.Letters relating to the publication, sale, and advertisingdepartments of THE LANCET to be addressed " To thePublisher."

We cannot undertake to return MSS. not used.

SANITARY REFORM.

UNDER this heading, in a letter to the Yorhshire Post, Mr. J. InghamIkin, F.R.C.S., whilst congratulating the promoters of the recent

Sanitary Congress at York upon the success with which their effortswere attended, points out that in the papers which were read and theaddresses which were delivered the earliest promoters and advocatesof sanitary reform had scanty justice done to them. Mr. Ikin alludes

chiefly to the writings, lectures, and papers of Dr. Southwood Smith,Dr. Black, Mr. Hastings, Dr. Kilgour, the late Earl of Shaftesbury,and Mr. Richardson, supported by the strong advocacy of the lateMr. Wakley, 1LP., who originated a special commission to re-

port on the subject. The Social Science Association, aided by theveteran sanitary reformers Dr. Chadwick, Dr. Lankester, and others,advanced the science of sanitary reform materially, and might, hethinks, with justice have been alluded to.

J. S.-The regulations of the General Medical Council making an exami-nation in mechanics obligatory before qualification came into force onJan. 1st; 1882, hence our correspondent will be obliged to pass in thatsubject.

Professor Clay’s paper will appear in an early number.

OVERCROWDING OF THE PROFESSION.

To the Editor of THB LANCET.

SIR,-As showing the seriously overcrowded state of the profession inthis country, will you permit me to state in your columns the result ofan advertisement which appeared in your last issue for a " surgeon to belocated on one of the West African rivers"? I received no fewer thansixty-seven replies, and they continue to arrive, six having been receivedby this evening’s post. Very many of them are from men of very goodsocial and professional standing, and most of them have had manyyears’ experience in private practice. The climate of the West Coast ofAfrica has a notoriously evil reputation for its effects upon the Europeanconstitution; and although I believe the climate is often made thestalking-horse for the injudicious habits of many of the Europeansresident in the tropics, Africa, on its west coast, cannot be deemed themost salubrious place in the world. I have lived there myself, and cantherefore vouch for the fact. The emoluments offered amounted to a

guaranteed minimum of £500 a year. I answered the first score of letters;and perhaps the other gentlemen who do not receive replies will acceptthis letter as an acknowledgment of the trouble they have taken.

I am, Sir, yours faithfully,Aylesbury, Sept. 28th, 1886. R. HARVEY HiLLiABD, M.D.

THE BROMPTON OONSUMPTIOX HOSPITAL.

WE are asked to state that any former clinical assistant or pupil of theHospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, Brompton, whohas not yet received an invitation to the conversazione to be held atthe Hospital on Thursday evening, October 7th, will receive one onforwarding his address to Dr. Waugh, the resident medical officer.

V’. F. M.-Tables of the weight of the human body and brain in healthand disease may be obtained of Messrs. Churchill, New Burlington-street.

Mr. Eales (Torquay).-In an early number.

THE FIRST PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION IN SCOTLAND.

To the Editor of THE LANCET.

SIR,—In one of the "leaders" in your Students’ Number you say:" There is plenty of complaint of bad students." That may be so; butare many of these students not the victims of a badly-arranged systemof teaching ? I opine so. Keeping only in view the Scottish universities,it is the case that the student, after passing what is called the pre-liminary examinations, is confronted with chemistry, botany, andnatural history : the width of which sciences, and the difficulty of suc-cessful concentration upon their study, harass and sour him near thebeginning of what ought to be a delightful course of study. Mr. Pagetsaid at one time that 10 per cent. of medical students do not completetheir studies. This first professional examination has been truly astumbling-block to some young men known to me, excellent in theircharacter and studious in their habits, who have retired, baffled and dis-gusted with this examination. With others, who have appeared againand again for examination, the necessity of grinding or cramming forit has most seriously interfered with their study of anatomy, physiology,and the other practical subjects later on. Plucking is so common atthis stage that it has ceased to be a disgrace to the students. I have

nothing to say against individuals ; but there is surely somethingwrong with (1) either the training of the students, (2) the relation ofthe examination to the previous education, or (3) the mental calibre ofthe students. A living professor in a Scotch university says thatstudents are generally poor, and cannot afford to waste time and

neglect their studies ; and I believe him. Yet there is the humiliatingfact that not a few of them pay

" grinders" to post them up in the" tips" of the examiners. Philosophers may sneer at " cram" ; but asthe whole alpha and omega of a student’s career is to get successfullythrough the examinations, whatever plan helps him most in thatdirection will have his support. If excessive stress continue to be puton chemistry, botany, and natural history, then let every practitionerwho is dedicating a son to the medical profession agitate that thesethree subjects be included in the preliminary examination, so as not tointerfere with the study of the human body and its diseases. If unableto pass this enlarged preliminary examination, the candidate couldretire in reasonable time and betake himself to other pursuits.

I am, Sir, yours truly,Sept. 24th, 1886. M.D. GLASGOW.

*** We have always urged that these scientific subjects should be passedbefore a student enters on his strictly medical work.-ED. L.

SAIIrSON GAMGEE,_

DIED SEPT. 18TH, 1886.

Ill Memoriam.YEA, his the sacrificial life well spent-Ah ! who shall say that it is spent in vain ?To bind the soldier’s wounds on battle-plain,And heal the bleeding heart, by sorrow rent,His sacred trust; and now the deathless prizeOf faith and pious works is nobly won;And we who mourn him here shall dry our eyesAs his green grave of righteous deeds the sunIllumes, and seraph voices chant " Well done!

"

CLARENCE FOSTER.

A CASE OF GUINEA-WORM.

To the Editor of THE LANCET.

SIR,—Can any of your readers give me any advice as to the treatmentof a case of guinea-worm (Fzlaria medinensis) which I have under mycare? All the text-book authorities say: " Wind the worm round anivory peg, taking care not to break him; " but they all forget to tell youwhat to do if the worm refuses to come out, and goes on burrowing, as itis doing in this case, and showing no signs of appearing above thesurface. This guinea-worm has been in the leg about three months, andis constantly on the move. Can nothing be done, either in the way ofkilling it or of getting it out by an operation ? If any of your readerscould give me any information I should be obliged.

I am, Sir, yours truly,’ Sept. 29th, 1886. READER.