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Kent Psediatric SocietyA meeting of this society will be held at 11 A.M. on Saturday,

Feb. 14, at the County Hospital, Farnborough, when Dr.D. G. Madigan, Mr. J. H. Mayer, and Dr. R. Cruickshankwill open a discussion on Tuberculosis in Childhood.

Chadwick Lecture .

The date of Dr. Rene Sand’s Chadwick lecture was

incorrectly given in our issue of Jan. 10. Dr. Sand will speak,on How Medicine Became Social, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at2.30 P.M., at 26, Portland Place, London, W.I.

Royal SocietyOn Thursday, Feb. 5, the society will meet at the Wellcome

Research Institution, Euston Road, London, N.W.l, at

4.30 P.M., when Dr. C. H. Kellaway, F.R.S., the director-in-chief, will give a lecture on the scope and activities of theinstitution,British Overseas Airways Corporation ’

Air-Marshal Sir Harold Whittingham has been appointed, direct.or of medical services of the corporation in succession

to Air Vice-Marshal Sir William Tyrrell, who has retired.Since his retirement from the Royal Air Force in 1946Sir Harold has been medical adviser to the British RedCross Society.

Paddington Medical SocietyThis society is holding two meetings in connexion with the

plebiscite on the National Health Service Act. Dr. Alfred

Welply, secretary of the Medical Practitioners’ Union, willattend the first on Feb. 3, and Dr. A. Macrae, an assistantsecretary of the British Medical Association, will be presentat the second on Feb. 10. Both meetings will take place at8.45 P.M. at St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, W.2.

Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom CollegeMorgan Annuity.—In May, an annuity of £34 will be

awarded to a spinster daughter of a registered medicalpractitioner. Candidates must not be less than 65 years ofage, and their annual income must not exceed f120, irrespec-tive of help from the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund. Formsof application may be had from the secretary’s office, EpsomCollege, Surrey, and must be returned by April 17.

British Association of Plastic Surgeons .

The following officers have been elected : president, Prof.T. Pomfret Kilner ; vice-president, Sir Archibald McIndoe ;treasurer, Mr. R. P. Osborne ; and secretary, Mr. J. N. Barron.The association is sponsoring the British Journal of PlasticSurgery which will appear quarterly, as from March of thisyear, under the editorship of Mr. A. B. Wallace. The secretaryof the association may be addressed at 45, Lincoln’s Inn Fields,London, W.C.2.

Resolutions on the ActAt a meeting of the council of the Royal College of Surgeons

of England, held on Jan. 22, with Sir Alfred Webb-Johnson,the president, in the chair, the following resolution was passed :The council, while believing that every member of the profession

must act according to his conscience in deciding whether to acceptservice under the National Health Service Act, is of opinion thatfellows and members of the college should do all in their power tomaintain the unity of the profession in its endeavour to attain thehighest ideals of service.

The London Hospital medical council has unanimouslypassed the following resolutions :

That in the view of this council no step which leads towardswhole-time State salaried medical service would be in the bestinterests of the community.

That in the opinion of this council consultants and specialistsshould not take service under the new Health Act until agreementhas been reached with the profession as a whole.

A meeting of 40 doctors held at Chichester on Jan. 7 showeda willingness to take part in the service provided that one ortwo clauses in the Act to which the profession takes exceptioncould be removed or altered. The two chief points of dis-agreement were the lack of the right of appeal to a court oflaw against the decision of the Minister of Health, and thepayment of a basic salary to any except young practitionersentering the service.At a meeting of the medical staff of St. George’s Hospital

on Jan. 26, disapproval of the Health Service Act in its

present form was expressed by 28 votes to 1. By a vote of25 to 4 it was agreed to abide by the decision of the majorityin the forthcoming plebiscite.

Conference for Matrons ’

On Feb. 2, 3, and 4 the Royal College of Nursing is holdinga conference for matrons and senior administrators in public-health and industrial fields to discuss administration andhuman relations. Further information may be had from the

secretary at the college, Henrietta Place, Cavendish Square,London, W.1, where the conference will be held.

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British Electricity AuthorityDr. Peter Pringle has been appointed chief medical officer

to the authority.Dr. Pringle, who is 40 years of age, took the Conjoint qualification

from King’s College Hospital in 1931, and his LL.B. Lond. six yearslater. In 1944 he became a barrister-at-law of the Middle Temple.Since 1937 he has been employed as whole-time medical officerto Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd., and he has also held theposition of appointed surgeon to the New Southgate factory since1939. Secretary to the Association of Industrial Medical Officers,he is also a member of the medical advisory committee of theIndustrial Welfare Society. Dr. Pringle obtained the D.I.H. lastyear. He has made a special study of selenium as an industrialhazard.

W.H.O. Interim CommissionThe fifth session of the World Health Organisation Interim

Commission opened at Geneva on Jan. 22 and will continueuntil Feb. 7. Among matters under consideration are

preparation for the permanent World Health Organisation,Interim Commission technical operations, and relations of theInterim Commission with other international organisations.The W.H.O. constitution has been ratified by Egypt andTurkey, bringing the total number of States which haveaccepted the constitution to 26-19 of them members of theUnited Nations and 7 non-members.

Medical Aid for the PunjabColonel W. Lawie is to be in charge of the first Red Cross

hospital for the relief of’refugees in the Punjab, which is tobe_set up at Multan. A medical officer, registrar, matron,and three nursing sisters have been. appointed, and it is

hoped that equipment will be shipped from this country by theend of January. There are also to be subsidiary hospitals atLyallpur and Mianwali, with two or three mobile dispensariesand medical and clothing stores. Nearly £50,000 has alreadybeen received, but funds are needed to extend the workbefore the hot weather, when it is feared epidemics maybreak out. Donations should be sent to (I & P), British RedCross Society, 14, Grosvenor. Crescent, London, S.W.r.

Diary of the WeekFEB. 1 TO 7

Monday, 2ndROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, Pall Mall East, S.W.1

5 P.M. Lord Moran: Pain.ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, W.C.2

5 P.M. Mr. A. W. Badenoch : Congenital Obstruction at theBladder Neck. (Hunterian lecture.)

ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS, John Adam Street, W.C.24.30 P.M. Prof. A. C. Frazer: Metabolism of Fats. (Cantor

lecture.)

Tuesday,3rd -

ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS5 P.M. Dr. W. Russell Brain : Exophthalmos.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS5 P.M. Mr. A. D. Beattie : Treatment of Peptic Ulcer by

Vagotomy. (Hunterian lecture.)INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY, 5, Lisle Street, W.C.2

5 P.Vt. Dr. 1. Muende : Pathological demonstrations. ,

Wednesday, 4thROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

5 P.M. Mr. Denis Browne : Hare-lip and Cleft Palate. (Hun-terian lecture.)

MEDICO-CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH8.30 P.M. (7, Drumsheugh Gardens.) Prof. R. W. B. Ellis: Problems

of the Newborn.

Thursday, 5thROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

5 P.M. Dr. T. C. Hunt : Peptic Ulcer.INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY

5 P.M. Dr. L. Forman : Seborrhoeic Dermatoses.

Friday, 6thROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS

5 P.M. Dr. G. E. Beaumont: Tumours and Cysts of the Chest.(First lecture.)

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS5 P.M. Mr. R. G. Pulvertaft: Repair of Tendon Injuries in the

Hand. (Hunterian lecture.)LONDON CHEST HOSPITAL. Victoria Park, E.2

5 P.M. Dr. K. F. W. Hinson : Laboratory Diagnosis of BronchialBiopsies.