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periods of the ten preceding years, numbered only 56 last Pc

month ; among the various metropolitan boroughs this M;disease was proportionally most fatal in Paddington, St.Marylebone, Hackney, Bethnal Green, Stepney, and Poplar. prThe 77 fatal cases of whooping-cough were 68 below 19the corrected average number ; the greatest proportionalmortality from this disease was recorded in Holborn, isFinsbury, Stepney, Battersea, and Deptford. The 38 deaths S(from enteric fever were exactly one-half of the averagenumber in the corresponding periods of the ten pre-ceding years ; among the various metropolitan boroughs tlthe highest "fever " death rates were registered in Kensing- tlton, St. Pancras, Hackney, Shoreditch, Stepney, andLewisham. The 909 fatal cases of diarrhoea were slightlyin excess of the corrected average number ; this disease was Sproportionally most fatal in Fulham, Shoreditch, Bethnal isGreen, Stepney, Poplar, and Southwark. In conclusion, it 1may be stated that the aggregate mortality in London lastmonth from these principal infectious diseases was more than b21 per cent. above the average. Y

. Infant mortality in London during September, measured

by the proportion of deaths among children under one yearof age to registered births, was equal to 166 per 1000. Thelowest rates of infant mortality were recorded in St. Mary-lebone, Hampstead, Holborn, the City of London, and B

Lewisham ; and the highest rates in Kensington, Shoreditch, 1Bethnal Green, Poplar, Southwark, and Bermondsey.

THE SERVICES.

ROYAL NAVY MEDICAL SERVICE. newnewTHE following appointments are notified :-Staff Surgeon of M

N. L. Richards to the Barrosa (dated Oct. 20th). Fleet offi,Surgeons : W. Eames to Plymouth Hospital and A. L. areChristie to the Mars (dated Oct. 12th). Surgeon L. S. hasWhitwam to the Caledonia (dated Oct. 12th). anc

ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE. offadv

Sir Frederick Treves, Bart., K.C.V.O., C.B., to be Hono- thevary Staff Surgeon (dated Oct. 6th. 1903) and Dr. Francis AsJohn Hannan to be Surgeon (dated Oct. 6th, 1903). too

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. Mi’

Lieutenant-Colonel Richard G. Thomsett retires on retired Cfipay (dated Oct. 14th, 1903) ; Lieutenant J. T. K. Thomson, strGlasgow Oompanies, Royal Army Medical Corps (Volun-

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teers), to be Surgeon-Lieutenant (dated Oct. 14th, 1903). J

The following time-expired officers proceed to England aplin 1903-04 on duty with troops on homeward voyage as the

foliows :-Soudan, Oct. 14th : Lieutenant-Colonel Emerson gre

(in charge), Lieutenant-Colonel Stuart, Major Moore, Major lotAdamson, Captain Moore, and Captain Harrison. Plassey, tio

Oct. 24th : Major Fayrer, Major Boles, Captain Smith,Oaptain Grattan, Captain Campbell, and Captain Hayes.Sicilia, Nov. 4th : Lieutenant-Colonel Battersby (in charge), DcLieutenant-Colonel Tyrell, Major Hennessy, Major Jackson, reCaptain Forrest, and Captain Warning. Assaye, Nov. 13th: hoLieutenant-Colonel Mulvany (in charge), Lieutenant-

coColonel Dugdale, Major Norris, Major Nash, Major o0Windle, Captain Bliss, Captain Riddick, Captain Swabey, ruand Captain Hopkins. S’oudan, Dec. 23rd : Lieutenant- alColonel Jones (in charge), Major Maher, Major Cocks, rMajor Hore, Captain MacDougall, and Captain Clements. inPlas.sey, Jan. 1st: Lieutenant-Colonel Allfort (in charge), Lieutenant-Colonel Thomson, Major Macdonald, Major

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Inniss, Major Forde, Captain Cockrane, Captain Morris,and Captain Marriott. Sicilia, Jan. 8th: Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour (in charge), Lieutenant-Colonel Cowen, p]Major Green, Major Maturin, Major Young, and Captain e<

Huddleston. Assaye, via Cape, Feb. 16th : Lieutenant- al

Golonel Johnston (in charge), Lieutenant-Colonel White,Major Watson, Major Davoren, Captain Brogden, Cap-tain McCarthy, Captain Bowen, and Captain Young. MSoudan, Feb. 26th : Lieutenant-Colonel Maclean (in Zcharge), Lieutenant-Colonel Carey, Major Cardozo, MajorCree, Major Griffiths. and Captain Collingwood. Plassy,March 8th : Lieutenant-Colonel Geoghegan (in charge),Lieutenant-Colonel Carmichael, Major Thompson, Major i!

,O’Doi3nell, Major Bullen, Captain Martin, Captain O’Grady, MCaptain Carter, and Captain Hall. Sicilia, April 7th : c

Lieutenant-Colonel Birrell (in charge), Major Weir, Major 1

Power, Major Wright, Captain Carroll, and CaptainMacpherson.

Captain E. Brodribb, from half-pay, to be Captain, withprecedence next below G. M. Goldsmith (dated Sept. 21st,1903).The name of Lieutenant (on probation) Osborne levers

is as now described and not as stated in the Gazette ofSept. 18tb, 1903.

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS (MILITIA).Lieutenant J. W. Hopkins is seconded for service wnder

the Foreign Office (dated Sept. 29th, 1903).VOLUNTEER CORPS.

B,oyaZ Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) : lst SussexSurgeon-Lieutenant F. Loud resigns his commission andis appointed Captain (dated Oct. 10th, 1903). RiJle :lst Volunteer Battalion the East Yorkshire Regiment :Arthur Tinsley Sissons to be Surgeon-Lieutenant and tobe borne as Supernumerary whilst doing duty with theYorkshire Volunteer Infantry Brigade Bearer Company(dated April 4th, 1903).

VOLUNTEER INFANTRY BRIGADE BEARER COMPANIES.Yorkshire : The appointment of Arthur Tinsley Sissons,

which was announced in the London Gazette of April 3rd,1903, is cancelled.

WAR OFFICE CHANGES.

The recent changes which have been made in the perssonalof the War Office, besides being a matter of national interest,directly concern the army as a whole and with it armymedical administration. The disclosures of the late War Com-mission have naturally aroused a strong feeling of indignantsurprise not altogether unmixed with alarm. Whether thenew appointment of Mr. Arnold-Forster as War Minister and

l of Mr. Bromley-Davenport as Financial Secretary to the War; Office will be followed or not by those radical reforms that

are called for remains to be seen. But Mr. Arnold-Forsterhas played a conspicuous part as an army critic and reformerand he will now have an opportunity of giving effect to someof those drastic changes of which he has so long been anadvocate. What is obviously wanted at the War Office at

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the present time is a strong man but not a strong party man.sAs regards Mr. Brodrick it may be safely said that he under-

took the most difficult task that could fall to the lot of anyMinister at the time when he became the head of the War

I Office. As far as the medical service, at any rate, is

concerned, it must be admitted that he has made very, strenuous exertions to render it efficient.

Major M. T. Yarr, R.A.M.C., will, it is said, bed appointed medical officer on the staff of Lord Lamington,,s the new Governor of Bombay. Major Yarr has given an great deal of time and attention to the study of ophthalmo-,]- logy and his services to the army as an expert in this direc-

tion have been of much value.

HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION AT DEOLALI.

’ The proposals for additional hospital accommodation at Deolali, says the Pioneer Mail, are being considerablyreduced in view of the fact that in the near future a

’’ v hospital train from stations in the Punjab and Bengalt’ commands will be available and will doubtless be able torun through to Bombay, so as to deliver sick soldiers directon board the ships without stopping at Deolali. There is

t- also the fact that a hospital ship will probably be depatcheds, from Bombay on three separate trips to England with 100

’ invalids each time, thus reducing the number of sick pro-" or ceeding by ordinary troopship.or

is, HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE ARMY IN INDIA.it- The Pioneer Mail of Sept. 18th states that a com-

n, prehensive scheme is now being worked out for revising the,in equipment of general hospitals, field hospital store depots,it- and base hospital store depots in the army in India.te, NAVAL MEDICAL SUPPLEMENTAL FUND.‘p At the quarterly meeting of the directors of the Naval

Medical Supplemental Fund, held on Oct. 13th, Sir J. N.

or Dick, K.C.B., R.N. (retired), being in the chair, the sum of

jor .f.45 was distributed among the several applicants.,e), The special corps dinner of the Royal Army Medical Corpsjor is to be held on Oct. 21st at the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel

ly, Metropole. Officers who have not yet notified their intention;h: of being present are requested to do so without delay to thejor honorary secretary.