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Medical Diary for the ensuing Week.OPERATIONS.

METROPOLITAN HOSPITALS.MONDAY (10th).-London (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St.

Thomas’s (3.30 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), St.Mark’s (2 P.M.), Chelsea (2 P.M.), Samaritan (Gynaeeologieal, byPhysicians, 2 P.M.), Soho-square (2 P.M.), Royal Orthopaedic (2 P.M.),Citv Orthoædic (4 P.M.). Gt. Northern Central (2.30 P.M.).

TUESDAY (llth).-London (2 P.M.), St Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), Guy’s(1.30 P.M.), St. Thomas’s (3.30 P.M ), Middlesex (1 30 P.M.), West-minster (2 P.M.), West London (2.30 P.M.), University College(2 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.), St. Mary’s (1.30 P.M.), St. Mark’s(2 30 P.M.). Cancer (2 P.M.).

V7,r-DNESDAY (12th).-St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), University College(2 P.M.). Royal Free (2 p M.). Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), Charing-cross(3 P.M.), St rhomas’s (2 P.M.), London (2 P.M.), King’s College (2 P.M.),National Orthopaedie (10 A. M.), St. Peter’s (2 P.M.), Samaritan (2.30 P.M.),Gt. Ormond-street (9.30 A.M.), Gt. Northern Central (2.30 P.M.).

THURSDAY (13th).-St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St. Thomas’s(3.30 f.M.), Umversity College (2 P.M.), Charing-cross (3 P.M.), St.George’s (1 P.M.), London (2 P.M.). King’s College (2 P.M.), Middlesex(1.30 P.M.), Soho-square (2 P.M.), North-West London (2 p.M.),Cnelsea(2 P.M.) Great Northern Central (Gynaecological, 2.30 P.M.).

FRIDAY (l4th).-London (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St.Thomas s (3.30 P.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), Charing-cross (3 P.M.), St. George s (1 P.M.), King’s College (2 P.M.), Cancer(2 P.M.). Chelsea (2 P.M.) Gt. Northern Central (2.30 P.M.).

SATURDAY (15th). -Royal Free (9 A.M. and 2 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.),St. Thomas’s (2 P.M.), London (2 P.M.), University College (9.15A..M.),Charing’cross (3 P.M.). St. George’s (1 P.M.), Cancer (2 P.M.).

At the Royal Eye Hospital (2 P.M.), the Royal London Ophthalmic<(10 A.M.), the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic (1.30 P.M.), and theCentral London Ophthalmic Hospitals operations are performed daily.

SOCIETIES.MONDAY (10th).-MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LoNDON.-8.30 P.M. Clinical

Cases:&mdash;Mr. Johnson Smith: Dislocation of Hip into the Obturator, Foramen treated by Excision of the Head of the Bone.-Mr. G. R.Turner: Unreduced Dislocation of Hip into the Obturator Foramen.-Mr. E. Cotterell: (1) Exostosis of the Orbit ; (2) Laminectomy forParalysis due to Cervical Caries.-Dr. Guthrie: A Case for Dia-gnosis.&mdash;Mr. D. H. Goodsall: Two Cases of Sinus over the Sacrumand Coccyx.-Mr. T. Macready : Cancer of the Upper Rectum, Colo-tomy, and subsequent Enterectomy.-Dr. T. Outterson Wood: TwoCases (sisters) of Congenital Nystagmus.-Mr. Noble Smith : Pott’s

- Fracture treated by Early Movement and Massage -Mr. Waterhouse:Restoration of the greater portion of the Os Calcis, in which chips ofdecalcified bone were used to fill up the gap left by the removal ofthe caries portion of the Bone.

TUESDAY (11th).-ROYAL MEDICAL AND CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY (20,Hanover-square. W.).-8.30 P.M. Discussion on the Parasite ofMalaria, to be introduced by a Paper on The Parasite of Malaria,with special reference to the malarial fevers of the South of Spain,bv Dr. Robert J. Marshall and Dr. George Thin.

’WEDNESDAY (12th). - LARYNGOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON (20,Hanover-square, W.).-5 P.M. Discussion on The Nature of Laryn-geal Ulcerations during the course of Typhoid Fever, to be introducedby Drs. A. A. Kanthack and J. A. Drysdale.-Discussion on ForeignBodies in the Upper Air and Food Passages, to be introduced by Mr.Charters Symonds.

THE SANITARY INSTITUTE (Parkes Museum, Margaret-st., W.).-8 P.M.Dr. S. Monckton Copeman will open a discussion on The Influenceof Subsoil water on Health.

THURSDAY (13th).-BRITISH GYN&AElig;COLOGICAL SOCIETY (20, Hanover-square, W.).-Specimens by Mr. Bowreman Jessett, Dr. Alfred Smithand Dr. R. T. Smith.-Dr. Elder: Notes on a Supra-vaginal Hysterec-tomy during Pregnancy, performed because of threatened intestinalobstruction (with Specimen).-Dr. George Keith: The PermanentCure of Antiflexion by Operation.-Dr. E F. Eliot: Notes on Gynze-cological Cases from a Provincial Hospital.

SOCIETY OF ARTS.-4.30 PM. Sir James Broadwood Lyall: PunjabIrrigation, Ancient and Modern.

NORTH LONDON MEDICAL AND CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY (Great NorthernCentral Hospital, Holloway).-9 P.M. Dr. A. Morison: CardiacDyspnoea. Drs. Harry Campbell, Burnet, Christie, Ostlere, Alex. Reidand others are expected to take part in the discussion on this paper.

FRIDAY (14th).-CLINICAL SOCIETY OF LoNDON.-8.30 P.M. Mr. T. W.Nunn: A Case of Chronic Cancer.-Mr. Pitts and Mr. Ballance:On Splenectomy for Rupture, with three successful cases.-Dr. HaleWhite: Two cases of Pneumothorax in the course of Typhoid Fever,and both due to straining at stool.-Mr. Golding.Bird: A case ofLymph Scrotum and Lymphatic Varix.LECTURES, ADDRESSES, DEMONSTRATIONS. &0

TCONDAY (10th).-LONDON POST-GRADUATE COURSE.-Roy. Lond. Oph-thalmic Hospital, Moorfields, 1 P.M., Mr. W. Lang: Lacrymal Affec-tions.-London Throat Hospital. Gt. Portland-st., W., 8 P.M., Dr. E.Law Examination of the Throat and Nose..

’TUESDAY (11th).&mdash;LONDON POST-GRADUATE COURSE.-Bethlem Hos-pital 2 P.M., Dr. Craig : Melancholia and Hypochondriasis.

ROYAL INSTITUTION.-3 P.M. Prot. Charles Stewart: The ExternalCovering of Plants and Animals : its Structure and Functions.

’WEDNESDAY (12th).-NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR THE PARALYSED ANDEPILEPTIC (Bloomsbury).-3 P.M. Lecture by Dr. Gowers.

HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION, &C. (Brompton) -4 P.M. Dr. Schorstein:Prognosis and Treatment of Mitral Disease.

WEST LONDON POST-GRADUATE COURSE (West London Hospital, W.).-5 P.M. Dr. Abraham: Skin Affections.

ST. JOHN’S HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE SKIN (Leicester-square,W.C.).-5 P.m. Dr. Morgan Dochrell: Parasitic Diseases (Vegetable).

,LONDON POST-GRADUATE COURSE.-Roy. Lond. Ophthalmic Hospital,Moorfields, 8 P.M., Mr. A. Q. Silcock: Glaucoma. Hospital for SkinDiseases, Blackfriars, 4 30 P.M., Dr. Payne: The Treatment of

’ Eczema.HUNTERIAN SOClETY.-8.30 P.M. Dr. G. Newton Pitt: John Hunter,and some of his Contemporaries (Hunterian Oration).

THURSDAY (l3th).-ROYAL INSTITUTION.-3 P.M. Prof. H. MarshallWard : On some Aspects of Modern Botany.

LONDON POST -GRADUATE COURSE. - Central London Sick Asylum,Clevfland-st., 5.30 P.M., Dr. P. Manson: Liver Abscess.-Brit. Inst.of Preventive Medicine, Gt. Russell-st., W.C., 3.30 P.M. Dr. AllanMacfadyen and Mr. A. G. Foulerton: Proteid Substances found inUrine in Disease.

FRIDAY (14th).-LONDON PoST-GRADUATB COURSE.&mdash;King’s College, 3to 5 P.M. Prof. Crookshank : Examination of Air, Soil, and Water.

ROYAL INSTITUTION.-9 P.M. Mr. J. J. Armistead : Fish Culture.SATURDAY (15th). -ROYAL INSTITUTION.-3 P.M. Prot. C. Hubert H.

Parry: Realism and Idealism in Musical Art (with Musical Illustra-tions).

ST. JoHN’s HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THB SKIN (Leicester-square.W.C.).-5 P.M. Dr. Morgan Dockrell : Diseases of the Hair.

M E T E O R O L O G I C A L R E A D I NGS.(Taken daily at 8.30 a.m. by Steward’s instruments.)

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