471VACANCIES.-BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

HOPKINS, JAMES J., L.R.C.P.. L.R.C.S. Ircl., has lieei) appointed Certi-fving Surgeon under the Factory Acts for the Nos. 1 and 2 CastlebarDispensary Districts, and the Electoral Division of Bellavady, inthe Union of Castlebar.

JOHNSOX, H. S., M.R.C.P.Irel., L.F.P.S. Glapg., has been reappointedMedical Officer by the Ashburton Urban District Council.

POLLARD, W. R., M.R.C.P, Edin., L.Ii.C.S. Irel, has been appointedMedical Officer to the Cottage Homes by the Cottage Homes Com-mittee, Blackburn.

PRITCHARD R. J., L.R.C.P.Lond., M.R.C.S., has been appointedMellical Officer for the Third Sanitary District of the PetworthUnion, vice R. J. McDermott, resigned.

Vacancies.For Jurther information regarding each vacancy reference should be

made to the advertisement (see Index).

ASHANTI FIELD FORCE.—Experienced Dressers for six months in theColony, with pay at the rate of B20 a month, and other money, &c.,arrangements. Address to the Assistant Private Secretary, ColonialOffice.

BIRMINGHAM GENERAL DISPENSARY.-Resident Surgeon, unmarried.Salary £150 per annum, with an allowance of :C30 yearly for cab-hire, with furnished room, fire, lights, and attendance.

BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY.—Junior House Surgeon, unmarried.Salarv E50 per annum, with board and residence. Also DispensarySurgeon, unmarried. Salary £100 per annum, with board andresidence.

BRECON INFIRMARY, No. 6, Bulwark, Brecon, South Wales.-ResidentHouse Surgeon, unmarried. Salary B100 per annum, with fur-nished apartments, board, attendance, fire, and gas.

BRIGHTON, HOVE, AND PRESTON DISPENSARY (WESTERN BRANCH ANDCOTTAGE HOSPITAL), 113, Queen’s-road, Brighton.-House Surgeon.Salary B120 per annum, with board and residence.

CANCER PAVILION AND HOME, Manchester.-Surgical Officer.—Appli-cations to Mr. E. W. Marshall, 38, Barton Arcade, Manchester.

CHESTER GENERAL INFIRMARY.-Second Resident Medical Officer.Salary E80 per annum, with residence and maintenance in theHouse.

CITY OF BOMBAY.—Executive Health Officer for five years, renewableconditionally. Monthly salary arranged.-Apply to the MunicipalCommissioner for City of Bombay, care of Mr. John Lithiby, LocalGovernment Board, Whitehall. I

CITY OF LONDON LYING-IN HOSPITAL, City-road, E.C.—DistrictSurgeons to the Hospital for the Eastern Division of BethnalGreen and for South Tottenham.

COUNTY ASYLUM, Dorchester.-Second Assistant Medical Officer,unmarried. Salary .E140, rising to :C160 the second year.

COUNTY ASYLUM, Lancaster.-Assistant Medical Officer. Salary com-mencing at B125 per annum with the usual allowances.

CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY, Carlisle.-House Surgeon for one year.Salary .e70 per annum, with board, lodging, and washing. AlsoAssistant House Surgeon for seven months trom Oct. lst. Salaryat the rate of £40 per annum, with board, lodging, and washing.

DENBIGHSHIRE INFIRMARY, Denbigh.-House Surgeon for 12 months.Salary B10", ’vith board, residence, and washing.

DEVONSHIRE HOSPITAL, Buxton, Derbyshire.-Assistant HouseSurgeon. Saltry C50 per annum, with furnished apartments,board, and washing.

DUMFRIES AND GALLOwAY ROYAL INFIRMARY, Dumfries.-HouseSurgeon. Salary £50 per annum, with board and washing.

EAST SUFFOLK AND IpswiCH HOSPITAL, Thorofare, Ipswich.—SecondHouse Surgeon for one year, unmarried. Salary £70, with board,lodging, and washing.

EYE, EAR, AND THROAT HOSPITAL FOR SHROPSHIRE AND WALES,Shrewsbury. -Surgeon. Honorarium of .6150 per annum will begiven for three years.

GENERAL INFIRMARY. LEEDS.-House Surgeon and House Physician.The former for 12 months and the latter for six months. Board,lodging, and washing provided.

GROVE HALL ASYLUM. Bow, London, E.-Junior Assistant MedicalOfficer. Salary B120 per annum, with board, furnished apartments,attendance, and washing.

lSL!)m OF GUERNSEY.—Medical Officer of Health. Salary :C200 (Britishcurrency), with local travelling expenses. Applications to beaddressed, "Board of Health," States Office, Guernsey.

KEXT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL.—Assistant House Surgeon, un-

married. Salary ,260 a year, with board and ladging.MANCHESTER EAR HOSPITAL.—Clinical Clerkship for a Senior Student

for six months. Honorarium 10 guineas.MANCHESTER RoYAL EYE HOSPITAL.-Junior House Surgeon. Salary

£80, with residence, board, and washing.NORTHAMPTON GENERAL INFIRMARY.—Assistant House Surgeon, un-

married. Salary B75 per annum, with furnished apartments,board, attendance, and washing.

NORTH-EASTERN HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, Hackney-road, Shoreditch.-Resident Medical Officer for 12 months. Salary £120 per annum,with board, residence, and washing, Apply to the Secretary, CityOffice, 27, Clement’s-lane, Lombard-street, E.C.

NORTH-WEST LONDON HOSPITAL, Kentish-town-road. — AssistantResident :Medical Officer. Salary £50 per annum, with board, resi-dence, and washing.

NOTTINGHAM CITY ASYLUM.-Second Assistant Medical Officer, un-married. Salary .S150 per annum, with board, apartments, andwashing.

NOTTINGHAM QKNHRAL DISPENSARY.—Assistant Resident Surgeon,unmarried. Salary E140 per annum, all found except hoard.

OWENS COLLEGE, Manchester.—Additional Demonstrator in Anatomy,for the Winter Session.

PADDINHTON &RKKN CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, London.—House Surgeon.Salary at the rate of 50 guineas a year, with board and residence.

PARISH OF SLKAT.—Medical Ollicer and Public Vaccinator. Salary£100 per annum. Applications to the Chairman, F. C. Manse,Sleat., Broadford, N.B.

ROYAL HANTS COUNTY HOSPITAL, Winchester.—House Physician, un-married. Salary ;C6S per annum, rising to .E75, with board,residence, &e.

ROTIIERHAM HOSPITAL.—Senior House Surgeon. Salary .E105 perannum, with board. lodging, and washing.

HOYAL ORTHOPÆDIC HOSPITAL, 297, Oxford-strect, London.—HouseSurgeon and Registrar for six months, unmarried. Salary at therate of £100 per annum, with residence and partial hoard.

ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL, Bath.—House Surgeon, for one year.Salary £100, with board, lodging, and washing.

RUBERY-HILL ASYLUM. Barnt Green, Worcestershire.-Junior AssistantMedical Officer, unmarried.

STAMfORD-HILL AND STOKE NEWINCtTON DISPENSARY, 189, High-street,Stoke Newington.—Assistant Resident Medical Officer. Salary£100 per annum, with board.

SHEFFIELD UNION WORKHOUSE INFIRMARY.—Junior Assistant MedicalOfficer, at the Workhouse Infirmary, Fir Vale, Sheffield, for one

year, unmarried. Salary ;E60, with turnished apartments, board,and washing. Applications to the Clerk to the Guardians, WestBar, Sheffield.

SURREY DISPENSARY, Great Dover-street, Southwark, S.E.-ResidentMedical Officer. Apply to the Secretary, 53, Borough High-street.

THE CHIEF INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES gives notice of vacancies asCertifying Surgeons under the Factory Acts at Witham, in thecounty of Essex, at Lewisham in the cuunty of London, and atTyidesley, in the county of Lancaster.

TOTTENHAM HOSPITAL, 1BT.-House Surgeon for six or 12 months.Honorarium at the rate of E20 per annum, with board, resi-dence, and laundry.

VICTORIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, Queen’s-road, Chelsea.-ResidentMedical Officer for six months. Honorarium JE25, with board andlodging in the hospital.

VICTORIA HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION, Craigleith, Edinburgh.-Resident Phvsician. Residence and board and nominal honorariumin lieu of conveyance. Also non-resident Clinical Assistant.Honorarium at the rate of B60 per annum. Both appointments forsix months. Apply to the Hon. Sees., 1, North Charlotte-street,Edinburgh.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.BIRTHS.

COLDSTREAM.—On August 5th, at Belford, Northumberland, the wifeof George Probyn Coldstream, M.B., C.M., of a daughter.

DEMPSTER.—On August 3rd. at Winsley, South Croydon, the wife ofW. T. Dempster, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Lond., of a snn.

FINNY.—On August lst, at Tamesa, Kingston-hill, Rosa, the wife ofWilliam Evelyn St. Lawrence Finny, M.B. Irel., L. R C.P. Edin.,J.P., ex-Mayor of Kingston-upon-Thames, of a son.

LAws.-On August 5th, at Car Colston, Nottingham, the wife of W. G.Laws. F.R.C.S., of a son.

MAYBURY.-On August 4th, at Hampshire-terrace, Southsea, the wifeof Lysander Maybury, M.D., of a son.

QUILLED—On August 5th, at S. Paul’s-close, Clapham, S.W., the wifeof Charles Turner Quiller, M.R.C.S., of a son.

SHARP.—On August 2nd, at Bagdale, Whitby, the wife of Arthur J.Sharp, M.D., F.R.C.S., of a daughter.

STABLES.-On August 2nd, at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, the wife of W. W. G.Stables, M.R.O.S., &c., of a son.

MARRIAGES.BERRY—BRIGHOUSE.—On August 7th, 1900, at the parish church,

Ormskirk, by the Rev. John Williams, M.A., curate of All Saints’,Sonthport, assisted by the Rev. J. E. Wuodrow, vicar of Ormskirk,and the Rev. J. F. Hogg-Goggin, rector of Rutford, Richard JamesArthur Berry, M.D., F.R.S., F.R.C.S. Edin., to Beatrice Catherine,eldest daughter of Samuel Brighouse, Esq., solicitor, and Coronerfor South-west Lancashire.

EDWARDS-JACKSON.-On July 31st, at the parish church. Reigate,Francis Henry Edwards, M.D., M.R.C.P., eldest son of Francis C.Edwards, of Blackheath, to Eleanor Margaret (Daisy), youngerdaughter of Geo. Jackson, of Reigate.

HUNT—EDGELL.—On Aug. lst, at the Church of St. Nicholas, Bromham,Wiltshire, William Alfred Hunt, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., only son ofWilliam Hunt, Pen Villa, Yeovil, to Helen Julia, youngestdaughter of the Rev. E. B. Edgell, J.P., rector of Bromham.

REISSMANN—BIRKS.—On July 31st, at Knutsford, Glenelg, SouthAustralia, Charles Reissmann, M.A., M.B., B.Se., ot Waiaroonga,New South Wales, to Edith Vame, third daughter of CharlesBirks, of Glenelg, S.A.

DEATHS.SPITTA.-On Aug. 2nd, at Clapham Common, g.W., Robert John

Spitta, M.D. Lond., in his 81st year.STUART.—On Aug. 4th, at Gloucester-terrace, W.. William Jotnston

Stuart, Surgeon-Major (retired) H.M. Bombty Army, aged 81.

N. B. -A fee of 68. is charped for the insertion of Notices of Births,Marriages, and Deatho.

472 NOTES, SHORT COMMENTS, AND ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Notes, Short Comments, and Answersto Correspondents.

WHAT IS "PROPER LODGING" UNDER THE PUBLICHEALTH ACT ? "

To the Editors oj THE LANCET.

SIRS.—I am advising my council to provide isolation accommodationfor a large mining district with a population of about 14,000. Theminers principally live in three or four-roomed cottages (in some casesfive rooms) in rows or terraces. Sec. 124 P. H. Act, 1875, says : "Anyperson suffering from any dangerous infectious disorder and is withoutproper lodging or accommodation" may be removed to such hospital.What is meant by "without proper lodging and accommodation " ?If the child or a person living in the house of one of these colliers istaken ill with infectious disease (diphtheria, enteric fever, &c.), is thechild without proper accommodation, and could we have the power toremove it ? In the case of a " lodger " in one of these houses I presumethere would be no difficulty. I should be glad if you would kindlydeal with the question in one of your issues. I feel that unlesswe have more power than the Public Health Act gives us the hospitalwould not be in use half the time.

I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,August 4th, 1900. MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

* The question shall have our attention.-ED. L.

THE DUNMOW FLITCH.

AT the annual Dunmow Flitch eel ebration which took place in thepresence of a crowd of holiday-makers on August 6th, the firstclaimants were Mr. and Mrs. Evelyn John Evatt of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Mr. Evatt is said by the newspapers to be a medical student.When the matrimonial affairs of a medical student attract theattention of the press it is so generally because of their painfulnature that we are bound to congratulate Mr. Evatt upon a publicitythat has its origin in his conjugal happiness.

THE FIRST GENERAL MEETING OF THE BRITISH MEI)ICALASSOCIATION AT IPSWICH.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.SIRS,-In your doubtless very hurried report of the first general

meeting of the British Medical Association in Ipswich you insert thelines: "that THE LANCE T plébiscite showed plainly that the feeling ofthe profession was against the Midwives Bill, and Mr. D. O’Sullivan."This is on p. 357, left-hand column, lines 29-30. Please note commaafter Midwives Bill. There is no sense in the paragraph. And why myname was introduced I cannot understand; as any remarks I made wereagreed wiuh by the great majority of the meeting. The report also at Ithe top of the page (same column) shows a first line which is foreign i,to Dr. Saundby’s remarks and is evidently interpolated by carelessness. iI feel that I am placed in an invidious position by the introduction ofmy name in the manner indicated.

I am, Sirs yours faithfully,Southport, August 7th, 1900. DANIEL A. O’SULLIVa.N.

We fail to see anything invidious in our report. If Mr. O’Sullivanwill read the report carefully he will see that we said that hewas one of the principal speakers during a certain portion of

the general meeting, and it is a fact that he was so. Leaving outparenthetical clauses, the paragraph reads : "the principal speakersbeing Dr. Bras"ey Brierley, Dr. J. Haddon, Dr. A. Cox, and Mr. D.O’Sullivan."—ED. L.

" DRESSERS" " FOR KUMASI.To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,-I had occasion some two or three weeks ago to call attentionto the parsimony of the Colonial Office in its attempt to obtain medicalofficers for an expedition to Kumasi. Whether it failed to obtain an

adequate supply of qualified men for the totally inadequate remunera-tion offered I am not aware ; but this week in your columns and inthe columns of a contemporary appears an advertisement asking for"dressers." These "dressets" are offered pay at the rateof £20 a month pl1!8 an allowance of 5s. per diem, with privi-leges as regards passage, rations, and gratuity similar to thoseof the previously-adverti&ed-for medical officer. This offer tothe unqualified "dresser" appears to be as liberal as the offerto the qualified man was illiberal ; the difference in the value of theservices of the qualified and registered (JE30 a month and no allowance)and the unqualified and unregistered (B20 a month plus 5s. a dayallowance) candidate being, in tlie estimate of the Colonial Officeis to be accepted, only some jB2 10s. or .E2 15s. per mensem.It was rumoured that &ume senior students and dressers whovolunteered for service in South Africa were told off to scrub

tloors and clean "quarters." I do not think that these "dressers" needtear that their services will be so little appreciated, they will

probably find themselves in positions of considerable responsibility.The circumstances of the case rather favour the suspicion that theprevious request for medical officers at the small salary offered having

elicited no very fervid response the authorities contemplate employingunqualified men under the guise of "dressers." The remunerationoffered to these dresser" candidates is ample though not extravagant,and while some " chronies " may be tempted to respond I doubt if anygenuine " dresser " or " clerk " with any prospects will care to delayhis curriculum and cast his chances into such a fatal lottery as a WestCoast expedition. I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,Aug. 6th, 1900. CANTAB.

AN IMPIWVED CYCLE AND MOTOR-CAR LAMP.

OUR attention has been drawn to an improved cycle and motor-carlamp which, if generally in use, would do much to prevent accidentsand reduce the strain upon the nerves which accrues from riding atnight. Medical men who use the cycle for night calls would findincreased comfort from the use of the lamp, for there is practically nodanger of being run down from behind, while the rider is able to seehis pedals for mounting. The improvement is extremely simple andconsists in affixing at each side of the lamp a glass prism placed in anoblique direction from above downward and forward. One of tLefaces of the prism is almost at right angles to the side of the lampand throws a beam of light backward and downward. Mr. JohnCassels of 76, Hall-street, Stockport, is the inventor and the lampsare sold in two qualities, at the prices of 6s and 15s., the high-pricedlamp teing an excellent production of the 1,-.mp-maker’s art.

A BUST OF SIR RICHARD OWEN.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,—Can you kindly advise me where a bust of Sir Richard Owenwould be likely to be purchased ? The original was executed by thelate Mr. Hodges Baily, R.A., who executed Nelson’s monument on thecolumn in Trafalgar-square, I believe, and the bust in plaster is fromthe original, and is the work of Mr. Baily also. It is in the possessionof his granddaughters, ladies in very poor circumstances. They wouldaccept E10 10s. for it-at which price. I believe, a similar bust has beenpreviously sold. Being in Ipswich for the annual meeting of theBritish Medical Association has enabled me to inspect the bust, whichis life-size and in good condition. It is on their behalf that I ventureto ask your kind assistance in disposing of the bust, which might bemuch valued by a public institution.-I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,

EDGAR DUKE, M.D. Durh.11, Wilbury-road, Hove, August 3rd, 1900.

AUTO-INTOXICATION IN PREGNANCY.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,-I should be much obliged if any of your readers could giveme any references to literature dealing with this subject. I knowBouchard’s book and also some of the more recent papers on eclampsia.I wish particularly to find an account more full than that given inordinary obstetric text-books of the increases in tissue metabolismdue to the incidence and presence of pregnancy. Trusting to receivesome little assistance in the matter.--I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,July 28th, 1900. M.A., M.B.

THE ABSORPTION OF IRON.

To the Editors of THE LANCET.

SIRS,—Several interesting experiments have, I understand, recentlybeen made illustrative of the fact that iron is absorbed by the blood-vessels of the duodenal villi. Quincke has fed mice with cheese con-taining iron and has traced its course as far as the duodenum, where hefound it was absorbed. I shall esteem it a favour if you can inform meof any other experiment bearing on the subject. Do you hold thatthese experiments prove that iron is actually absorbed in theduodenum ? Again, are the organic salts of iron only, or are the

inorganic salts equally well absorbed ? The inorganic salts, such asferrous carbonate (Blaud), have undoubtedly given good results in the

treatment of anæmia; is there any evidence that quicker improvementhas taken place when the organic salts, such as the peptonated iron andmanganese, have been exhibited ?

I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,HERBERT HART, Medical Superintendent.

International Headquarters of the Salvation Army,Queen Victoria-street, July 24th, 1900.

We are not aware that the theory that iron is actually absorbed inthe duodenum has been generally accepted. Reduced iron has beenshown (Quevenne) to be most readily absorbed. We publish theletter so that replies may be elicited from those who have maderecent observations on the absorption of iron into the generalcirculation.—ED. L.

M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.—Dr. WilliamMunk’s "Rollof the Royal College ofPhysicians "-the preliminary passages and the careers of Chambreand Linacre ; and Mr. D’Arcy Power’s edition of Mr. Flint South’s"Memorials of the Craft of Surgery in England" will give theinformation required. The librarians of the two Colleges will, weare sure, give our correspondent any special information that he mayrequire.

Legal.—The question is so legal that it must be referred to a solicitor.We do not understand if the house in question belongs to our

correspondent who desires to grant a lease, or if it is his leasehold