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ship, value £22 10s., for general proficiency; theBarrett-Roué Scholarship for proficiency in diseasesof the eye, ear, nose, and throat, value £14 ; LadyHaberfield Scholarship, value about 25 guineas ;Phyllis Siepman Prize, for proficiency in Diseases ofChildren, value £50.

Bristol City Senior Scholarships and those offeredby the counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wilts,and Devon, are tenable in the University.Some of the Fellowships awarded by the Colston

Research Society for research in the University areallotted to the Faculty of Medicine.Daily Post-graduate Study.-For those who are

able to devote several hours each day to hospitalpractice the University offers special facilities forPost-graduate work. Qualified medical practitionersmay be appointed as Clinical Assistants for a periodof one or more months. They may act as Assistants,if times permit, in more than one department and inany of the hospitals during their period of study.They will be entitled to the use of the clinical labora-tories and medical library, and have the right toattend in all departments, including operations,post-graduate and ordinary clinical demonstrations, andpost-mortem examinations. Fee, £3 3s. per month.

Post-graduate Clinical Work. - Demonstrationcourses with weekly lectures are held during May,June, and July. Fee, £2 2s. All inquiries andapplications for admission should be addressed to theDirector of Post-graduate Studies (Clinical Section),Pathological Department, University of Bristol, whocan be seen on any day by appointment.

Further information as to scholarships, curricula,and fees can be obtained from the Dean of the Facultyof Medicine or the Registrar of the University.

UNIVERSITY OF WALES.

This University has, inter alia, the privilege ofgranting Degrees in Medicine, and Diplomas in PublicHealth and Tuberculous Diseases. Preliminarycourses of study for the Degrees in Medicine may bepursued at any of the constituent Colleges of theUniversity-viz., at Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, orSwansea. The Welsh National School of Medicineis situated in Cardiff and is an integral part ofthe University College of South Wales andMonmouthshire there.

University College of South Wales and -Ilonmoutli-shire, Cardiff. Welsh National School of Mcdicine.-This School is staffed on the Unit System, and itsCourses of Instruction are open to both men andwomen students. Students can complete the wholeof their curriculum in the School. The courses ofinstruction qualify for degrees in Medicine andSurgery of the University of Wales, and for the Degrees and Diplomas of other examining bodies.Hospital instruction is given at the Cardiff RoyalInfirmary, at the City Lodge Hospital, and at otherrecognised Institutions. The attention of students i

about to matriculate is drawn to the numerous entrance scholarships offered for competition at the 1University College, Cardiff, many of which may be held by medical students. Full particulars of the iexamination for these may be obtained by applica- tion to the Registrar. Medical practitioners wishingto prepare for the Diploma in Public Health or for Ethe Tuberculous Diseases Diploma of the Universityof Wales can attend complete courses of instruction in the School. Prospectuses can be obtained on application to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, or to the Secretary. Welsh National School of Medicine, t

Clinical Instruction.-CARDIFF ROYAL INFIRMARY : EFounded 1837. 450 beds.-There are out-patient fdepartments for Dermatology, Diseases of Children, 1and Dental Cases, and’ a Maternity Hospital.- SWANSEA GENERAL AND EYE HOSPITAL: Hospital, 1262 beds. Departments : Pathological Laboratory ; a

Venereal Diseases Department; Ophthalmic ; Ear, i

Nose and Throat ; Women ; X Ray and Massage. a

Convalescent Home, 26 beds. I

ENGLISH MEDICAL CORPORATIONSGRANTING DIPLOMAS.

EXAMINING BOARD IN ENGLAND BY THEROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OFLONDON AND THE ROYAL COLLEGE

OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.

Under this heading we give the regulations for theexaminations enjoined by the Conjoint ExaminingBoard of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of Londonand Surgeons of England and of the Society ofApothecaries upon students desiring their respectivediplomas of qualification. We do not give any listof schools recognised by these bodies as eligible toprepare students for their examinations beyondmentioning that all the schools which we have alreadydescribed (under the heading of the Universities towhich they are attached) are recognised as suitableplaces of instruction by the corporations grantingmedical diplomas. The courses of study at theprincipal colonial medical schools are also recognised asqualifying for the examinations of these corporations.

1. Regulations applying to all candidates who passedthe required Preliminary Examination in GeneralEducation before Jan. 1st, 1923.

Professional Examinations.-There are three Exami-nations, called herein the First Examination,the Second Examination, and the Third or FinalExamination, each being partly written, partly oraland partly practical. These examinations will beheld in the months of January, April, July, andSeptember or October unless otherwise appointed.Every candidate must give notice in writing to Mr.P. G. Hallett, O.B.E., Secretary of the ExaminingBoard, Examination Hall, Queen-square, Bloomsbury,w.C.l.,14 clear days before the day of the examination,transmitting at the same time the required certificates.The subjects of the First Examination are-

Chemistry, Physics, and Elementary Biology. Acandidate may take this examination in two parts atdifferent times (Chemistry and Physics must be takentogether until the required standard is reached in bothor in one of these subjects, but a candidate will notbe allowed to pass in one without obtaining at the sametime at least half the number of marks required topass in the other). A candidate will be admitted toexamination in Chemistry and Physics, and inElementary Biology on producing evidence of havingpassed the required Preliminary Examination and ofhaving received instruction in these subjects at arecognised institution. A candidate rejected in onepart or more of the First Examination will not beadmitted to re-examination unti after the lapse of aperiod of not less than three months from the date ofrejection, and he will be re-examined in the subject orsubjects in which he has been rejected. If referred inChemistry, Physics, or Biology he must produceevidence of further instruction at a recognised insti-tution. Any candidate who shall produce satisfactoryevidence of having passed an examination for a degreein Medicine in any of the subjects of this examinationconducted at a university in the United Kingdom, inIndia, or in a British colony will be exempt fromexamination in those subjects.The fees for admission to the First Examination

are as follows : For the whole examination, FirstAdmission, £10 10s. ; ; re-examination in Chemistry,23 3s. re-examination in Physics, £ 2 2s. ; re-examina-tion in Biology, £3 3s. Second Conjoint: Thisexamination is in two parts-viz. : Pait I., Anatomyand Physiology; Part II., Materia Medica andPharmacology. A candidate must have attended ata recognised medical school, lectures on Anatomy,Physiology, and a course of Practical Physiologyand Histology, and have dissected for twelvemonths during the ordinary sessions. He must alsoattend three months’ lectures or demonstrations inPharmacology and receive instruction in Practical

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Pharmacy. Part II. may be passed at the same timeas Part I., or before or after that part. The study ofAnatomy and Physiology before passing in two of thethree subjects of the first examination is not recog-nised. If rejected, a candidate before being admittedto re-examination must continue his studies ata recognised medical school for not less than threemonths.

Second Examination: : £10 10s. re-examination inPart 1., £6 6s. ; re-examination in Part II., £3 3s.The subjects of the Third or Final Examination

are : Part I., Medicine, including Medical Anatomy,Pathology, Therapeutics, Forensic Medicine, andPublic Health. Part II., Surgery, including Patho-logy, Surgical Anatomy, and the use of SurgicalAppliances. Part III., Midwifery and DiseasesPeculiar to Women. Candidates may present them-selves for Parts I., II., and IIJ. of the examinationseparately or together at the expiration of not lessthan two years (24 months) from the date of passingthe Second Examination on production of the certifi-cates of study required for the respective parts,provided that the examination is not completedbefore the expiration of five years from the date ofpassing the Preliminary Examination.The fees for admission to the Third or Final

Examination are as follows : Third Examination :.621 ; re-examination in Part I., Medicine, £6 6s. ;Part II., Surgery, £6 6s. ; ; Part III., Midwifery I,and Diseases of Women, £4 4s. Members ofEnglish, Scotch, or Irish Universities £5 5s. for firstadmission to the examination and £36 15s. for thediplomas.A candidate referred on the Third or Final

Examination will not be admitted to re-examinationuntil after the lapse of a period of not less than threemonths from the date of rejection and will be required,before being admitted to re-examination, to producea certificate, in regard to Medicine and Surgery, ofhaving attended the Medical and Surgical Practice,or the Medical or Surgical Practice, as the case maybe; during the period of his reference ; and in regardto Midwifery and Diseases Peculiar to Women acertificate of having received, subsequently to the dateof his reference, not less than three months’ instructionin that subject by a recognised teacher.

2. Regulations applicable to candidates who passedthe required Preliminary Examination in GeneralEducation on or after Jan. lst, 1923.Students are required to pass a Pre-Medical Exami-

nation in Chemistry and Physics conducted by theConjoint Examining Board before commencing thefive years curriculum of professional study or someother examination recognised by the Board-namely,the examination in Chemistry and Physics for thedegree in Medicine of any University recognised bythe Board ; a Pre-Medical Examination conductedby any of the Qualifying Bodies whose Degrees orDiplomas are registrable on the Medical Register ;the Higher School Certificates of Oxford andCambridge Universities, and the Oxford and Cam-bridge Schools Examination Board ; the HigherCertificates of London, Bristol, Durham Universities,the Joint Matriculation Board of the NorthernUniversities, and the Central Welsh Board HigherCertificate. A candidate must enter for Chemistrvand Physics together, and he will not be allowed topass in one without obtaining at the same time atleast half the number of marks required to pass inthe other subject. He will be admitted to theexamination on producing evidence of having passedthe required Preliminary Examination in GeneralEducation and of having received instruction during180 hours in Chemistry and 120 hours in Physics tothe satisfaction of his teachers. These courses maybe commenced or attended before the requiredPreliminary Examination in General Education ispassed. The examination is partly written, partlyoral and partly practical. A candidate rejected inone or both subjects of the examination will not beadmitted to re-examination until after the lapse of

a period of not less than three months and he mustproduce evidence of further instruction in the subjector subjects of failure. The fee for the examinationis £3 3s., for re-examination in Chemistry £2 2s., andfor re-examination in Physics j61 Is.

There are two Professional examinations calledthe First and Final Examinations. The courses ofstudy for these examinations must not be com-

menced until the Pre-Medical examination inChemistry and Physics or some equivalent examina-tion has been passed.The subjects of the First Professional Examination

are : Section 1. (a) Anatomy, including Histologyand Embryology. (b) Physiology, including Bio-Chemistry. Section II. Pharmacology, PracticalPharmacy and Materia Medica. A candidate musthave attended at a recognised Medical School coursesof instruction in Anatomy, including Embryologyduring five terms, during which he must have dis-sected the whole body, courses of instruction in

Physiology, including General Biology, Bio-Chemistryand Bio-Physics during five terms, courses of instruc-tion in Pharmacology, Practical Pharmacy andMateria Medica. A candidate may present himselffor the two Sections together or separately, but hemust take parts (a) and (b) of Section I. togetheruntil he has passed in one or both parts, but a candi-date will not be allowed to pass in one part unlesshe obtains at the same time at least half the numberof marks required to pass in the other part.

Section II. of the examination may be passed atany time before the candidate enters for the FinalProfessional Examination. The fee for the First Pro-fessional Examination is £10 10s., for re-examinationafter rejection in Section I. £6 6s., for re-examinationafter rejection in either part of Section 1. £3 3s., forre-examination after rejection in Section II. £3 3s. Acandidate who produces satisfactory evidence of havingpassed an examination in the subjects of Section I. orof either part of Section I. and of Section II. inthe examination for the degree in Medicine con-

ducted at a University recognised by the Boardwill be exempted from further examination in suchsubjects.

Final Professional Examination.-The subjects ofthe Final Professional Examination are : Section I.(a) Pathology, including Morbid Anatomy, MorbidHistology and Clinical Pathology. (b) Bacteriology.Section II. Part I, Medicine, including MedicalAnatomy, Forensic Medicine and Public Health.Part II. Surgery, including Surgical Anatomy andthe use of Surgical Appliances. Part III. Midwiferyand Gynaecology. The examination is partly written,partly practical, partly clinical and partly oral. Acandidate may take Sections I. and II. and the threeparts of Section II. of the Final Examination sepa-rately or may take the whole examination together.He will be required to produce the certificates re-

quired by the regulations before being admitted tothe respective parts of the examination. A candi-date who produces evidence of having passed anexamination for a degree in medicine in the subjectsof Pathology and Bacteriology at a Universityrecognised by the Board is exempted from Section I.The fee for admission to Section I. is £4 4s. ; ;for admission to Section II., Part I., 10 10s.;Part II., £10 1Os.; Part III., £6 6s. ; and the re-

examination fees are respectively £3 3s., £6 6s., jE6 6s.,and £4 4s.

Students of recognised universities in England,’Scotland, and Ireland, who have passed examinationsfor a degree in Medicine at their universities in thesubjects of the First and Second Examinations of theExamining Board, may enter for the Final Examina-tion at the expiration of two years from the date ofpassing in Anatomy and Physiology on productionof the required certificates.Members of certain recognised Indian, Colonial, and

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Examinations of the Examining Board under the oldRegulations, or of the First Examination andSection I. of the Final Examination under the newRegulations may present themselves for the FinalExamination under special conditions. The Boardalso grants Diplomas in Public Health, in Psycho-logical Medicine, in Ophthalmic Medicine and Sur-gery, in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and inLaryngology and Otology. Candidates must holda Medical qualification registrable in the UnitedKingdom or be Graduates in Medicine of a recognisedIndian, Colonial, or Foreign University. Particularsand conditions of admission to all examinations, fees,&c., may be obtained from the Secretary of theExamining Board, Examination Hall, Queen-square,Bloomsbury, London, W.C. 1.

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OFLONDON:

THE MEMBERSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP.The College confers two separate diplomas-the I

Fellowship, a purely honorary distinction, and the Membership, obtained by examination.

Membership.-The age for admission to this

diploma, it will be noticed, has been changed from25 to 23 years. The alteration in the by-law of theCollege is designed to enable men who have justfinished house appointments to sit for an examinat onfor which their recent cl nical experience has exactlyfitted them. The candidate must either have passedthe examinations for the licence of the College, orelse be a registered medical practitioner who hasobtained the degree of Doctor or Bachelor of Medicineat a University recognised by the Censors Board.The examination is directed partly to pathologyand partly to the practice of medicine. Credit isalso given to candidates who show a knowledge ofLatin, Greek, French, or German. Further informa-tion may be obtained from the Registrar at the ICollege. The fee for admission as a Member of the College is 40 guineas, except when the candidate for membership is a licentiate of the College, in which ’,case the fee already paid for the licence is deductedfrom the 40 guineas. The fee for the examina-tion is 6 guineas, which is reckoned as part ofthe fee for admission in the case of success.

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OFENGLAND:

THE FELLOWSHIP.

The Royal College of Surgeons of England confersits diploma of Fellow upon a few distinguished personsin an honorary capacity. Two Members of longstanding may also be elected to the Fellowshipannually. But the bulk of the Fellows obtain thediploma as the result of examination.

Fellowship.-The examination for the Fellowship isdivided into two parts-viz., the Firt Examinationand the Second Examination. The subjects of theFirst Examination are Anatomy and Physiology, andthose of the Second Examination are. Surgery, includingSurgical Anatomy and Pathology. The examinationsare partly written and partly viva voce and includethe examination of patients and the performance ofoperations on the dead body. The First Examina-tion will in future years be held in June andDecember and the Second Examination in May andNovember.The fees for examination are :-First Examination,

first admission 8 guineas, and for each re-admission5 guineas. Second Examination, each admission,12 guineas. Of such examination fees 20 guineas willbe reckoned as part of the fee payable upon admission

to the Fellowship. The fee to be paid upon admissionto the Fellowship is 30 guineas, except when thecandidate is a Member of the College, in which casethe fee is 20 guineas.A Member of the College is admissible to the First

Examination at any time after receiving his Diplomaof Membership. A candidate who is not a Member isadmissible after passing the First and Second Examina-tions of the English Conjoint Board, of the equivalentexaminations in his University, on the production ofcertificates of attendance upon prescribed courses.A Member of the College is admissible to the Second

Examination at any time after having passed theFirst Examination, on producing evidence of havingbeen engaged not less than six years in the study(or study and practice) of the profession.A candidate who is not a Member of the College

must possess the registrable surgica.1 and medicaldegrees of universities recognised by the Council andmust have been engaged in the study (or study andpractice) of the profession for not less than four yearssubsequent to the date of obtaining the recognisedqualification, one year of which shall have been spentin attendance on the Surgical Practice of a recognisedhospital. The diploma of Fellow is not conferredupon successful candidates until they have attainedthe age of 25 years.The Regulations may be obtained on application to

the Director of Examinations, Examination Hall,Queen-square, Bloomsbury, London, W.C. 1.

SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES OF LONDON.

The Primary examination is held quarterly.Part I. Chemistry, Chemical Physics ; PracticalChemistry ; Biology, Materia Medica and Pharmacy.Part II. includes Anatomy, Physiology, and Histo-logy. This examination cannot be passed before thecompletion of twelve months Practical Anatomywith Demonstrations, and these subjects cannot betaken separately except in the event of the candidatehaving previously passed in one.The Final examination is held monthly except in

September. Part 1. Clinical Surgery: Principles andPractice of Surgery, Surgical Pathology, and SurgicalAnatomy, Operative Manipulation, Instruments, andAppliances. Part II. Clinical Medicine: Medicine,Pharmacology, Pathology, and Morbid Histology;Forensic Medicine, Hygiene, Theory and Practice ofVaccination ; and Mental Diseases. Part III. includesMidwifery, Gynaecology, and Diseases of New-bornChildren and the Use of Obstetric Instruments.The course of study for the Final examination

includes attendance on the Surgical and MedicalPractice, with Post-mortem Examinations, at a

hospital connected with a medical school for a periodof two winter and two summer sessions, including acourse of Practical Midwifery, with attendance on 20Midwifery cases. The course of medical study mustextend over five years, and the offices of dresser orclinical clerk must be held at a hospital or otherinstitution recognised by the Society. Two yearsmust elapse after a candidate has passed the examina-tion in Anatomy and Physiology before sitting for anypart of the Final examination. -

Evidence shall also be given of practical instructionin Infectious Diseases and in Mental Diseases (at alunatic asylum or in the wards of an institution con-taining a special ward set apart for the treatment ofmental diseases), and in any two of the followingsubjects : Ophthalmic Surgery, Laryngology withRhinology and Otology, Dermatology, and Diseasesof Children. Candidates intending to present them-selves for examination are required to give 14 days’notice. The fee for the Licence is 20 guineas. Femalecandidates are admitted to examinations. The exami-nation offices are open from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. ; onSaturdays from 10 A.M. to 1 P.M. All letters should beaddressed to the Secretary, Court of Examiners,Society of Apothecaries of London, Blackfriars, E.C. 4.

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METROPOLITAN ANCILLARY SCHOOLS ANDHOSPITALS AFFORDING FACILITIES FOR

CLINICAL OBSERVATION.The institutions which follow provide to the medical

student and medical graduate facilities for differentforms of instruction and clinical observation. In eachcase further information can be obtained from thesecretary of the hospital.THE SEAMEN’S HOSPITAL SOCIETY possesses four

hospitals-the Dreadnought Hospital at Greenwich,250 beds, and the Branch Hospital in the RoyalVictoria and Albert Docks, E., 50 beds ; the Hospitalfor Tropical Diseases, Endsleigh-gardens, 58 beds,London, N.W. 1 ; Tilbury Hospital, Tilbury Docks,Essex, 52 beds ; King George’s Sanatorium forSailors, Bramshott, Hants, 80 beds, and the AngasHome, Cudham, 30 beds. Total, 520 beds. It hasalso a Dispensary in the East India Dock-road fromwhich patients are transferred to the hospitals.

In conjunction with the Fellowship of Medicinearrangements have been made for a course ofoperative surgery. Secretary : Sir P. J. Michelli, C.M.G.WEST LONDON HOSPITAL, Hammersmith, W. 6.-

This hospital has 210 beds, all of which are constantlyin use. 2531 in-patients and 40,629 out-patients,whose attendances numbered 193,941, were treatedlast year. Attached to the hospital is the WestLondon Post-Graduate College. The practice of thehospital is reserved exclusively for qualified men, nojunior students being admitted. Instruction is givenin the medical and surgical out-patient rooms anddemonstrations are given in the wards. Clinicalassistantships are obtainable in the various generaland special out-patient departments. Special classesare held in Diseases of the Throat and Nose, Skin, andEye, and in Gynaecology, Medical Electricity, Opera-tive Surgery, Bacteriology, Anaesthetics, IntestinalSurgery, Medical and Surgical Diseases of Children,Blood and Urine, Clinical Microscopy, Cystoscopy,Venereal Diseases, and Operative Ophthalmology,Radiography, X Ray Therapy. The accommodationfor post-graduates consists of a lecture room, togetherwith reading, writing, and class rooms, &c. Thehospital has a fully equipped pathological laboratoryat which instruction is given in elementary bacterio-logy. The fees for hospital practice, includinglectures, are £4 4s. for one month, £9 9s. for threemonths, or £22 ls. for one year. The certificate ofthe hospital is accepted by the Admiralty, War Office,Colonial Office, and India Office in cases of studyleave. Further information can be obtained on appli-cation to the Dean, Sir Henry Simson, at the Hospital.Secretary of the Post-graduate College Mr. C. Cole,and of the Hospital Mr. H. A. Madge.ROYAL NORTHERN GROUP OF HOSPITALS.-The

Royal Northern Hospital, Holloway, London, N. 7,is the main institution of the Royal Northern Groupof Hospitals, which includes the Royal Chest Hospital,City-road, E.C., Hospital of Recovery, Southgate,and the Reckitt Convalescent Home, Clacton-on-Sea.The total number of beds in the group is 394. TheRoyal Northern Hospital is recognised by theExamining Board in England of the Royal Collegesof Physicians and Surgeons as a place of study duringthe fifth year of the medical curriculum. Besides thehonorary staff there are six anaesthetists, threepathologists, resident medical officer, resident housephysician, three resident house surgeons, two residentcasualty officers, and one resident obstetric surgeon.The large rectangular and circular wards, each ofwhich contains 25 beds, the children’s ward forchildren under 5 years of age, the observation wardsin the new Casualty Department, the two operationtheatres, and out-patient department are designedwith a view of offering the greatest facilities for clinicalwork. Special departments include the following :Fracture, genito-urinary and neurological, physico-therapeutic, pathological (under a director of clinicalpathology), tuberculosis, and venereal diseases.Patients are removed to the Hospital of Recovery by

ambulance a few days after operation. Medicalpractitioners are cordially invited to see the generaland special practice of the Hospital. Demonstrationsare given daily in the wards and out-patient depart-ments. Clinical assistants (qualified), clinical clerks,.and pathological clerks are appointed in the generaland special departments and may receive certificatesat the end of their terms of office.

Special Departments.-A new maternity departmenthas been opened, and the light department has beenre-equipped.

Post-Graduate Facilities.-In association with theFellowship of Medicine, two-week " refresher "

courses have been arranged for March, July, andNovember. These will include teaching in generalmedicine and surgery, and special lectures anddemonstrations in special subjects at the RoyalNorthern and Royal Chest Hospitals.

Further particulars can be obtained from theSecretary of the Medical Committee of the Hospital.

PR1 NCE OF WALES’S GENERAL HOSPITAL, Tottenham,N. 15.-This hospital is in the midst of a denselypopulated neighbourhood and contains medical, sur-gical, gynaecological, and children’s wards, having 200beds. There are special departments for gynaecologicalcases, diseases of the eye, ear, throat, and nose, skindiseases, plastic surgery, medical electricity, radio-graphy, and dentistry. Operation? are performed everyafternoon of the week (except Saturday) at 2.30 P.M.Clinical instruction, ordinarily including laboratoryclasses, and lectures are given in the wards and out-patient departments, laboratories, and lecture hall inconnexion with the North-East London Post-GraduateCollege attached. There are five resident medicalofficers, and clinical assistants are appointed undercertain conditions. Special intensive post-graduatecourses are also held at intervals throughout theyear. Further particulars in regard to’ the hospitalmay be obtained from Dr. C. S. Shanks, Secretary tothe Medical Committee, 24, Weymouth-street, W. 1 ;or from Dr. A. J. Whiting, Dean of the College,19A, Cavendish-square, W. 1.LONDON TEMPERANCE HOSPITAL, Hampstead-road,

N.W. (Established 1873 ; Incorporated 1917).-Thehospital contains 135 beds. The in-patients in 1924were 1002, and the out-patients and casualtiesnumbered 12,066 new cases. The medical andsurgical practice of the hospital is open to studentsand practitioners. Operations : Monday, 1.30 P.M.,Tuesday, 2.30 P.M., Wednesday, 9 A.M. and 1 P.M.,Thursday, 8 A.M., Friday, 10 A.M. and 3 P.M., andSaturday, 9 A.M. New Out-patient Departments forspecial diseases have been opened : Neurology,Diseases of the Stomach and Disorders of Digestion,Diseases of Women, Genito-Urinary Diseases, Diseasesof the Rectum, and Dermatology.HAMPSTEAD GENERAL AND NORTH-WEST LONDON

HOSPITAL.-The Hampstead General Hospital (Haver-stock-hill) and the North-West London Hospital(formerly at Kentish Town) have been amalgamatedsince 1907. The Hampstead General Hospital (128 -

beds-viz., 100 free, 8 isolation and observation, &c.,and 20 paying or contributory) accommodates thein-patients from the districts hitherto served by bothhospitals. The out-patients, with the exception ofHampstead casualty and emergency cases, attendexclusively at the Out-patients’ Department, Bayham-street, Camden Town. Further particulars from theSecretary at the hospital. Post-graduate work is inconnexion with the Fellowship of Medicine.SOUTH LONDON HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, South Side,

Clapham Common, -S.W. Out-patient Department:86-90, Newington Causeway, S.E.-This hospital,officered entirely by medical women, is a generalhospital for women, girls, and small children of bothsexes, and provides accommodation for 113 patients.All diseases are treated with the exception of acuteinfectious fevers and mental disease. There are

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diseases under the Public Health (Venereal Diseases)Regulations, 1916. The provision of additionalfacilities for post-graduate training for medicalwomen is one of the special objects of the hospital.’The number of in-patients treated during the year1924 was 1618 At the Out-patient Department inNewington Causeway 9134 new cases were treatedduring the past year, the total number of out-patientattendances amounting to 36,193. Clinical assistants(qualified women only) are from time to time ap-pointed in the Out-patient Department. Two residentstudents act as clinical clerks in the surgical wards.Secretary : Miss M. E. Ridler.

FRENCH HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY, Shaftesbury-avenue.W.C.—This hospital, which was founded in 1867to afford medical treatment for poor foreigners who speakthe French language, has 74 beds. The ConvalescentHome and Retreat for Aged French People at Brightoncontains 61 beds. Secretary: Mr. J. Knecht.

ITALIAN HOSPITAL, Queen-square, W.C.-This insti-tution was established’ in 1884 for the maintenanceand medical treatment of Italian and Italian-speakingpeople, irrespective of their religious and politicalopinions, who may be suffering from sickness or bodilyinfirmity, but the sick poor of any nationality arealso admitted for treatment. The institution also pro-vides surgical and medical relief to Italians and othersnot being inmates of the hospital. It has 50 beds.

GERMAN HOSPITAL, Dalston, E. 8.—This hospitalwas founded in 1845 with the object of supplying medi-cal aid to poor people speaking the German languageand for others in cases of emergency and accident.It has 154 beds and a sanatorium with 10 beds ; alsoa Convalescent Home at Hitchin.

NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR THE PARALYSED ANDEPILEPTIC (Albany Memorial), Queen-square, Blooms-bury, W.C.-The hospital, with the ConvalescentHome at East Finchley and branch at Clapham Park,contains 265 beds and cots. The out-patient physiciansattend every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Fridayat 2 P.M., and the physicians daily. Clinical clerks areappointed under physicians and clinical assistants toout-patient physicians. Post-graduate Courses ofLectures and Demonstrations are held three timesevery year, usually commencing in January, May, andOctober and lasting eight weeks. Special Courses inNeurological Ophthalmology, Neuro-Pathology, andthe Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous Systemare given. The Pathological Laboratory is availablefor special work under the Pathologist. The hospitalhas been recognised by the Conjoint Board of Englandas a place where part of the fifth year may be devotedto clinical work. All communications concerningclinical appointments, lectures, hospital practice, andfees should be addressed to the Secretary.

HOSPITAL FOR EPILEPSY AND PARALYSIS, &C.,Maida Vale, W. (85 beds).-Both in-patient and out-patient departments of this hospital are open free tostudents as well as to medical graduates. Secretaryand General Superintendent: Mr. H. W. Burleigh.The out-patient department is open every week-dayexcept Saturday at 2 P.M.

WEST END HOSPITAL FOR NERVOUS DISEASES.-

Out-patient Department, Welbeck-street, W. ; In-

patient Department, Gloucester Gate, Regent’s Park,N.W. ; 76 beds, over 48,500 out-patient attendances.Complete reconstruction has recently been effectedand the hospital offers all facilities for instruction inNeurological subjects. A series of clinical demon-strations, apart from the general practice of thehospital, is held regularly each session, and thehospital is cooperating with the Fellowship of Medi-cine in the prograrame of special post-graduateteaching organised by the Association. The SavillMemorial Prize (value £15) and Medal are offeredbiennially for competition among post-graduatestudents who have attended at the hospital. Forfurther particulars apply to C. C. Worster-Drought,

M.D. (Dean), or to J. P. Wetenhall, B.A., Secretary,73, Welbeck-street, W. 1.

BETHLEM ROYAL HOSPITAL, St. George’s-road, S.E.This hospital is open for the admission of twoResident House Physicians who have recentlyobtained their diplomas to practise Medicine andSurgery. They are permitted to reside in the hospitalfor a term generally not exceeding six months,commencing May lst and Nov. 1st, and are providedwith apartments, complete board, attendance, laundry,and a salary at the rate of £100 per annum. Theyare under the direction of the Physician Superinten-dent and are elected by the Committee from candidateswhose testimonials appear to be most satisfactory.The students of certain specified London MedicalSchools receive clinical instruction in the wards ofthe hospital and qualified practitioners and otherstudents may attend for a period of three months onpayment of a fee. A Department for Nervous Diseaseshas been instituted in a building quite apart from themain hospital. Neurological and early mental casesare dealt with. A Course of Lectures and PracticalInstruction for the Diploma in Psychological Medicinegranted by the various Universities, will commencein the middle of September. For particulars apply tothe Physician Superintendent.HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF THE

CHEST, Brompton.-The hospital contains 333 beds.The Sanatorium at Frimley contains 100 beds and50 beds for paying patients. Six house physiciansreside in the hospital for a term of six months ; theirduties include attendance in the out-patient depart-ment. An additional month may be spent at theSanatorium. Pupils are admitted to the practice ofthe hospital : terms .81 ls. for one month ; threemonths, £2 2s. Clinical Demonstrations are giventhroughout the year by members of the medical staff.Clinical assistants are appointed to the physicians inthe out-patient department and clinical clerks to thephysicians in the wards. The hospital has beenrecognised by the Conjoint Board for England as aplace where six months of the fifth year may be spentin clinical work. The medical practice of the hospitalis also recognised by the University of London, theApothecaries’ Society, and the Army and Navy andIndian Medical Boards. The hospital is open topost-graduates and students. During the monthprevious to each conjoint examination the teachingwill be as far as possible for students about to enterfor the final examination. Dean of the MedicalSchool : Dr. L. S. Burrell, from whom, all particularscan be obtained.

UITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOR .DISEASES OF THE

HEART AND LUNGS, Victoria Park, E. 2.-During thepast year 1186 in-patients have been treated inthe wards. The out-patients treated during 1924numbered 8331. Special Departments : Surgical,Laryngological, Radiological, Pathological, Electro-Cardiographic. Assistants are appointed to theClinics, and a limited number of research workers tothe Pathological Department. The In-patient staffvisit generally in the afternoon ; Out-patients at2 P.M. The Post-Graduate Association is opento graduates on payment of fee of 1 guinea perannum, which entitles them to attendance at clinics,post-mortem demonstrations, and operations. Specialdemonstration and lecture courses are provided,particulars of fees for which can be obtained fromthe Dean. A club room is also provided. Applica-tion for prospectus, &c., should be made to the Dean.Graduates desiring Assistantships in any departmentshould apply to the head of the Department. Phy-sicians to In-patients: E. H. Colbeck, Clive Riviere,A. G. Levy, A. J. Scott-Pinchin, F. G. Chandler,Sir Percy Bassett-Smith; Surgeon : W. H. C.Romanis; Laryngologist: W. G. Howarth; Phy-sicians to Out-patients : J. B. Alexander, J. B.Christopherson, V. S. Hodson ; Electro-CardiographicDepartment : A. J. Scott-Pinchin ; Radiologists:B. J. Leggett, J. V. Sparks ; Pathologist: S. R

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Gloyne ; Assistant Pathologist : D. S. Page ; Dental Surgeon : W. Elder. Tuberculosis Dispensary(Boroughs of Bethnal Green and part Hackney).Tuberculosis Officers : H. T. Howell and F. W.Hamilton. Other information from the Secretary.

ROYAL CHEST HOSPITAL (for all affections of theheart and lungs), City-road, E.C. (85 beds). Branchof the Royal Northern Hospital, Holloway.-Thishospital provides accommodation for 85 in-patients.Expenditure for 1924, £14,598 10s. 8d. ; income,£14,168 7s. Ild. The attendance of out-patients30,000 annually. Secretary: Mr. G. G. Panter.

MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL (INCORPORATED) FORTUBERCULOSIS AND DISEASES OF THE LUNGS ANDHEART, Northwood ; CENTRAL OUT-PATIENT DEPART-MENT, Fitzroy-square, W. - The hospital contains150 beds, Medical and Surgical; 50 beds reserved forchildren requiring surgical aid. Number of in-patients,476 ; out-patients, 13,889. Resident Medical Staff.Clinical Demonstrations are given by the VisitingMedical Staff at the hospital at Northwood. Newdepartments for artificial light treatment have beenopened both in the hospital and the out-patientdepartment. Clinical assistants are appointed tophysicians in the wards and in the out-patientdepartment. Secretary : Mr. W. J. Morton.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE’S MATERNITY HOSPITAL (for-merly QUEEN CHARLOTTE’S LYING-IN HOSPITAL)AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING SCHOOL, Marylebone-road,N.W.-This hospital receives about 2000 patientsannually, besides having a large out-patient depart-ment. Medical pupils are received at all times of theyear. Pupils have unusual opportunities of seeingobstetric complications and operative midwifery, onaccount of the very large number of primiparouscases-nearly one-half of the total admissions.Clinical instruction is given on the more importantcases which present themselves. They also receivevaluable instruction in the Antenatal Department,where over 4000 patients attend yearly. SpecialLecture-demonstrations are given by members of thestaff. Certificates of attendance at this hospital arerecognised by all the Universities, Colleges, and licens-ing bodies. Pupil midwives and maternity nurses arereceived and specially trained. A Residential Collegeprovides accommodation for five men and two womenat a time, students and qualified practitioners, andis opposite the hospital, with which it is in telephoniccommunication. Arrangements have been made forMedical Students to receive the preliminary instructionin Practical Midwifery recommended by the GeneralMedica] Council. For further particulars applicationshould be made to Mr. Arthur Watts, Secretary.HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, Soho-square, W.—The

teaching in connexion with the above hospital has ibeen greatly extended, and is available for Post- IGraduates only, in limited numbers. Every facilityis afforded them, by the teaching staff, of obtainingexperience in diagnosis and treatment of Gynaecologicaldiseases. The hospital contains 68 beds, and theout-patient attendances are over 14,000 per annum.Operations take place daily at 2 o’clock except onSaturdays. The X ray department is supplied withthe latest installation both for diagnosis and treatment,and experience can also be gained in the treatmentof malignant disease by means of radium. Incor-porated is the London School of Gynaecology,comprising attendance in Out-patient department,operating theatre, clinical lectures, and X ray treat-ment. For further particulars apply to the Secretary.SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, Maryle-

bone-road, N.W.-Qualified practitioners are admittedas clinical assistants to both the in- and out-patientdepartments. The fees, payable in advance, are

£3 3s. for three months. Full particulars may beobtained on application to the Secretary at thehospital. There are 70 beds. Secretary : Mr. G. H.Hawkins.

EAST LONDON HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN AND

DISPENSARY FOR VVOMF.N, Glamis-road, Shadwell, E.-The hospital maintains 136 cots, and on an average245 out-patients are seen daily. Clinical instructionis given by the physicians and surgeons to the hospital,which is recognised by the Conjoint Board for Englandas a school of medical teaching for students in thefifth year of the curriculum. All particulars may beobtained on application to the Secretary. Two clinicalclerkships for qualified or unqualified students areopen every three months subject to reappointment if .

desired. Clinical assistants (qualified men only) arefrom time to time appointed in the out-patientdepartment. Any additional information may beobtained on applying to Mr, W. M. Wilcox, theSecretary.

HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, Great Ormond-street,W.C.I (contains 244 beds).-The hospital havingbeen recognised by the Conjoint Board for Englandas a place where, under the new curriculum, six monthsof the fifth year may be spent in clinical work, thepractice is arranged to meet this need and is open tostudents of both sexes who have completed four yearsof medical study and also to qualified medical menand women. The medical staff are recognised by theUniversity of London as teachers in Diseases ofChildren. Arrangements have also been made withUniversity College Hospital and the London Schoolof Medicine for Women for the routine admission oftheir students of both sexes to clerkships and dresser-ships in the wards. Appointments are made every threemonths to eight medical clerkships, which are opento students of the hospital. Clinical instruction iagiven daily by members of the visiting staff. Fees forhospital practice, one month, 2 guineas ; three months,5 guineas ; perpetual ticket, 10 guineas. ClinicalClerks, 1 guinea for one month. OphthalmologicalClerkships.-Clinical Clerks are appointed once a

month. Fees £1 ls. for one month’s attendance.Pathological Clerkships.-Facilities are afforded forobtaining theoretical and practical instruction inClinical Pathology and Bacteriology in the PathologicalLaboratories. Clerks attend for about four hoursdaily. Fees : For one month, £3 3s. ; for two months,.B5 5s. ; for three months, £6 6s. A reduction is madein the case of those already holding tickets for general,attendance at the hospital. Time so spent in clerkingand dressing is recognised by the Universities ofLondon, Oxford, and Cambridge, and by the ConjointBoard for England as part of the approved curriculumfor students entering for a final examination. Theseappointments are open to students of all recognisedmedical schools. In addition, special lectures inpost-graduate work are held throughout eachterm of the year, as well as routine post-graduateinstruction daily. Details may be obtained byapplication to the Dean or Secretary at the hospital.the medical school is a constituent part of theLondon Post-Graduate Association. Secretary: Mr.Fames McKay.

EVELINA HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, SouthwarkBridge-road, S.E.-This hospital contains 76 cotsand a very extensive Out-patient Department.Clinical assistants (either sex), to work with theHonorary Medical Staff for Out-patients, may beappointed quarterly for a period of three months ;;here is no salary attached to these posts ; but, on;he other hand, no fees are charged.

VICTORIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, Tite-street’Chelsea, S.W.-The hospital contains 130 beds and1M a large out-patient department (over 1400 weekly) ;,he home at Broadstairs has 50 beds. Out-patientsare seen as under :—Diseases of the Eye : Thursday,2 P.M. Diseases of the Skin: Monday, 1.30 P.M.

Whooping-cough Cases : Friday, 2 P.M. Dentalrases : Tuesday, 1.30 P.M. Medical and SurgicalCases : Mornings at 9.30 and 11.30. Accidents andurgent cases are admitted at any time. Secretary :Mr. D. St. John Bamford.

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A Private Nursing Home for Children is now openat 29, Tite-street, in connexion with and adjacent tothe hospital. Terms : .81 Is. per day or £5 5s. perweek. Application for admission should be made tothe Secretary. Patients must be under the care of aconsultant of one of the hospitals of London, and thequestion of payment for his fees is a matter of arrange-ment between him and the child’s parents.

QUEEN’S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN (late North-Eastern Hospital for Children), Hackney-road, BethnalGreen, E. 2. (Telephone 305 and 534 Clissold.)For the sick children of the poor under 14 years ofage. Established 1867. 134 .beds in London and36 at the seaside branch, " Little Folks " Home,Bexhill.-During the past year 1627 in-patients and38,779 out-patients (attendance 145,097) were received.The surgeons attend on Monday, Wednesday, andFriday at 9 A.M., and on Thursday at 1.30 P.M. ; ;the physicians daily at 1.45 P.M., except Saturday,and also Wednesday and Friday, 9.30 A.M., as well as1.45 P.M. Whooping-cough Physician: Saturday,9.30 A.M. Skin Physician : Friday, 1.30 P.M. Ear,Nose, and Throat Surgeons : Monday, Tuesday, andThursday, 9.30 A.M. Eye Surgeon: Wednesday,1.30 P.M. X ray department open every day. Radio-logist attends Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, andFriday, 2 P.M. Dental department every morning,9.30, except Saturday ; also on Tuesday and Friday,2 P.M. Massage department daily, morning andafternoon (except Saturday afternoon). The practiceof the hospital is open to students by arrangementwith the medical staff. Post-Graduate instructionin Children’s Diseases, Lectures and Demonstrationsat times that will be notified by the Fellowship ’,of Medicine. Applications should be made to the ’,Secretary, Mr. T. Glenton-Kerr.

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BELGRAVE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, Clapham-road,S.W.-Clinical Assistants (men or women) are fromtime to time appointed to the members of the VisitingStaff attending in the Out-patient Department atthis hospital, and facilities are given for attendancein the wards.

ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN WITH HIPDISEASE (late of Queen-square, W.C.), KettlewellHome, Swanley, Kent (in connexion with St. Bartholo-mew’s Hospital).-At this hospital cases of hip-disease,spinal caries, and tuberculous diseases of other bonesand joints are treated. Students who have obtaineda recommendation from their teachers can attend tosee the practice. In-patients, Swanley, Kent; Out-patients, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital; Fridays,1.30 P.M. Apply for particulars to the Dean ofthe Medical College, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital,E.C. 1.

ROYAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL (Moor-fields, 1804-1899), City-road, E.C. 138 beds.-Thishospital, known as Moorfields Eye Hospital, wasmoved in 1899 to larger buildings in City-road. Lastyear there were 2458 in-patients, the out-patients were49,932, of whom 43,435 were new out-patients, andthe attendances were 116,687. Operations are per- Iformed daily from 10 A.M. to 1 P.M., and four surgeons Iattend on each day. Students are admitted to’ thepractice of the hospital. Fee for six months. £3 3s.;perpetual, £5 5s. Special courses of instruction, whichextend over a period of five months, are given bymembers of the Surgical Staff ; beginning in Octoberand March. A composition fee of 24 guineas (£25 4s.)will entitle students to a perpetual ticket, and willadmit them once to all the lectures and classes andto the examination for the hospital’s full certificate.A special course is also held in the preliminary subjects(Anatomy, Physiology, and Optics) for the variousdegrees in Ophthalmology. The fee for this course is12 guineas. Students of the hospital are eligible for theoffices’ of house surgeon or clinical and junior assistants.Junior assistants are appointed every three months.Any further information will be furnished by Mr. A. J. M. Tarrant, Secretary.

ROYAL WESTMINSTER OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, KingWilliam-street (next door to Charing Cross Hospital),Strand, W.C. 2.-The hospital contains 42 beds. Out-patients, who number over 14,000 annually, are seendaily at 1 P.M., and operations are performed in thetheatre at 3 P.M. The practice of the hospital is opento both men and women practitioners and students.Clinical evenings, at which interesting cases are shownand discussed, are held twice each term at 8 P.M.on the second Tuesday of the month. In additionto the ordinary clinical instruction, a systematiccourse of Lectures and Practical Classes commencesin October and May. Lectures in this course are givendaily (except on Saturday) at 4.30 P.M., including allsubjects required by candidates for the D.O.M.S.,R.C.P. & S. Eng., Part II., and practical instructionis given in Operative Surgery and OphthalmicPathology and Bacteriology. A corneal microscopehas been purchased and instruction in the Micro-scopy of the Living Eye can now be obtained.Fees : One month, £1 1s. ; ; three months, £2 2s.;six months, £3 3s. ; perpetual, £5 5s. ; composition feefor perpetual ticket and attendance at classes (exceptOperative Surgery and Pathology, for which fee ineach case is £2 2s. per course), £10 10s. Studentsof the hospital are eligible for appointment as housesurgeon, assistant house surgeon, refraction assistant.and senior or junior clinical assistant. Full details canbe obtained on application to the Dean.

ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL, St. George’s-circus, South-wark, S.E. 1.-There are 40 beds and 2 cots. In1924 there were 51,206 attendances in the Out-patientDepartment, the new patients being 22,218. The dailyaverage of attendances was 173 patients. In-patient admissions numbered 755. Clinical instruc-tion is given to students and post-graduates dailyat 2.30 P.M., and Lectures, Demonstrations, andLaboratory Classes are arranged in preparationfor examinations in Ophthalmology. Apparatus hasbeen installed for the Microscopy of the LivingEye. Post-graduate students are eligible for appoint-ment as Clinical Assistants and as Refraction Officers.Dean : Mr. A. D. Griffith.

CENTRAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, Judd-street, St. Pancras,W.C.-This hospital has 40 beds andclinical teaching is given daily. Classes of instructionin the use of the ophthalmoscope, with demonstrationson cases, and also classes on refraction and othersubjects, to meet the requirements of the ConjointBoard for the D.O.M.S., and of the University ofLondon for the M.S. in Ophthalmology, are givenduring the winter months, commencing in October.The out-patient work begins at 1 o’clock, and opera-tions are performed daily between 2 and 4 o’clock.This school is recognised as a teaching institution bythe Universities of London and Oxford, and theConjoint Board of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons andPhysicians. The school has also undertaken to receivea portion of the pupils of the University CollegeHospital for the purposes of ophthalmic training.The Pathological and Bacteriological Laboratorieshave been rendered available for the use of anyophthalmic surgeons who desire to send specimensfor examination. A small fee is charged for a report.Secretary : H. R. S. Druce.

WESTERN OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, Marylebone-road,N.W.-18 beds. Out-patient attendances, 30,624.Both In-patient and Out-patient Departments of thisHospital are open to medical graduates. Fee? .81 Is.per three months. Honorary Secretary: H. W.Burleigh.NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE HRART,

Westmoreland-street, London, W. (founded 1857).-The practice of the hospital, both in the wards andout-patient department, is open daily to post-graduatesand others, and will be found valuable by thoseseeking the higher qualifications-e.g., M.D., M.R.C.P.,&c. Systematic courses of instruction, with lecturesand clinical demonstrations, are arranged during the

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winter and summer sessions ; in addition an inten-sive course, of a fortnight’s duration, takes place inJanuary, July, and October of each year. The hospitalis fully equipped with all the modern instruments forthe investigation of the diseases of the Cardio-Vascularsystem, and facilities exist for those requiring prac-tical instruction in Electro-cardiography, X Rays, andother graphic methods. Clinical Assistants in theOut-patient Department are appointed from time totime. For further particulars apply to the Dean ofthe Medical School (Dr. Parsons-Smith), or to theSecretary, at the hospital.

HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE THROAT, Golden-square, W. (with which is amalgamated the LondonThroat Hospital. Great Port] and -street).-Clinicalinstruction in the diagnosis and treatment of diseaseis given daily in the out-patient department from 2 to5 P.M., and on Tuesdays and Fridays from 6.30 to9 P.M. There is an annual out-patient attendance ofover 60,000. Minor operations are performed onTuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, at 9.30 A.M.The hospital has been partially closed for some timeowing to rebuilding operations. The new wards andin-patient operating theatres are expected to re-openin October. When completed the hospital will containsome 80 beds. Practitioners and medical studentsare admitted to the practice of the hospital at a feeof £5 5s. for three months, £7 7s. for six months,or £10 10s. for perpetual studentship. From amongstthe students junior clinical assistants are appointedperiodically. For terms and further informationapply to the Dean, Mr. Gilbert Chubb.

CENTRAL LONDON THROAT, NOSE, AND EARHOSPITAL, Gray’s Inn-road, W.C.-The practice ofthe hospital is largely consultative. The hospitalis open daily to all qualified medical practitioners onpresentation of their visiting cards. Demonstrationsof the cases and clinical instruction are given dailyby the chief surgeon of each clinique. An IntensiveCourse of Lectures with Operative Surgery Class isgiven twice yearly-in May and October. Consulta-tions on interesting cases take place on the secondWednesday in each month at 4 P.M. Clinical Assist-ants are appointed and are expected to hold officefor at least three months. They are required toattend twice weekly at 1.30 o’clock for the after-noon, and at 4.30 o’clock for the evening Clinics.Full syllabus can be obtained on application to theDean.

METROPOLITAN EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT Hos-PITAL.-The hospital is in Fitzroy-square, W.The Out-patient Department is opened daily (Satur-days excepted) at 2.30 P.M. to all medical practitionersand senior students for acquiring clinical instructionand technical knowledge. Operations upon in-patientsare performed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, andThursdays at 10 A.M. Fee for one month’s attendanceat the hospital £3 3s., and for three months £5 5s.Clinical Assistants are appointed as vacancies occur,and have responsible duties. Applications should bemade to the Secretary, L. L. Phillips.

ROYAL EAR HOSPITAL.-This hospital is now theEar, Nose and Throat Department of UniversityCollege Hospital. All out-patient clinics are now heldat University College Hospital in Gower-street, butward visits and operations by the staff take placeeach afternoon (except Fridays and Saturdays) atDean-street.

ST. MARK’S HOSPITAL FOR CANCER, FISTULA, ANDOTHER DISEASES OF THE RECTUM, City-road, E.C. 1.(Founded 1835.)-The hospital contains for men andwomen 54 beds. Operations are performed on

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 2.30 P.M.Medical practitioners and students are invited to theoperations and to the clinical instruction in thewards and in the out-patient department. Two

fortnightly courses held during year in coöperationwith the Fellowship of Medicine and Post-GraduateMedical Association. Average out-patient attend-ances, 4000 per year. Average in-patients, 675 peryear.

ST. PETER’S HOSPITAL FOR STONE AND OTHERURINARY DISEASES, Henrietta-street, Covent Garden.Established 1860. New Hospital opened 1882.-The hospital contains 30 beds for men and 2 beds forwomen and children. Medical practitioners andstudents are invited to the clinical instructions whichare given in the wards and out-patient departmentdaily, excepting that the only out-patient clinic opento medical women is that held at 2 P.M. Fridays forwomen and children, and to the operations in thetheatre on Mondays at 2.30 P.M., and Wednesdaysand Fridays at 2 P.M. Average beds occupied daily,30 ; average out-patients seen daily, 80. Post-graduate Courses of Lectures are arranged throughthe Fellowship of Medicine from time to time.

LONDON SCHOOL OF DERMATOLOGY, ST. JOHN’SHOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE SKIN, 49, Leicester-square, W.C. 2. In-patient Department (34 beds)at 262,’ Uxbridge-road, W. 12.-Out-patient Clinicsare held daily at 2 and 6 P.M. (Saturdays 2 P.M. only),when demonstrations are given on the cases presentingthemselves. The Chesterfield Lectures, constitutinga systematic course in dermatology, are given onTuesdays and Thursdays at 5 P.M., from October toMarch, by the hon. medical staff of St. John’s Hospitaland the physicians in charge of the DermatologicalDepartments of the London Teaching Hospitals.The lectures are free to those attending the practiceof the hospital and to registered medical students.At the end of the course an examination is held forthe Chesterfield Medal in Dermatology and is open tothose who have attended three-quarters of the lectures.The Electrical Department is open daily from 2 to4 P.M., except on Thursdays and Saturdays. Labora-tory Courses in the Pathology and Bacteriology ofthe Skin can be arranged. For further particularsand fees apply to the Dean. Dr. A. C. Roxburgh.

LONDON LOCK HOSPITAL AND HOME (Founded1746).-In the Institution at Harrow-road, W. 9, thereare 202 beds, and 664 in-patients and 10,958 (attend-ances) out-patients were dealt with in 1924. In theMale Department and Out-patient Department in

Dean-street, Soho, W., there are 40 beds, which during1924 accommodated 322 patients. 90,881 out-patient

attendances were made in the various depart-ments. 3064 injections of substitutes for salvarsan,&c., were made in 1924. Male patients are seen at91, Dean-street on Mondays and Tuesdays from 1 to2 P.M., and from 6 to 8 P.M. ; on Wednesdays from 6 to8 P.M.; on Wednesdays at 1 P.M. (female patients) ;on Thursdays, 1 P.M. (male out-patients), 5 P.M.

(female patients) ; on Fridays from 5 to 7 P.M.

(male patients) ; and on Saturdays from 2 to 4 P.M.(males). Pathological Department, daily at 6.30 P.M.Intravenous injections are given at every clinic.Female clinics are held at 283, Harrow-road,Paddington, on Mondays at 10 A.M., Tuesdays,Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 2 P.M. to 3 P.M., andSaturdays at 2 P.M. The new female out-patientdepartment is open all day long from 9 A.M. to8 P.M. Irrigations for males are given daily 8 A.M.to 10 P.M. For females Mondays, Tuesdays,Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 11 A.M.to 1 P.M., at 91, Dean-street. The Hospital islinked up with the Fellowship of Medicine, andspecial courses of lectures are held in February, May,and November each year. Application for ticketsshould be made direct to the Secretary. Only a limitednumber of practitioners and students are permittedto attend the Female Lock Hospital, and applicationshould first be made to Major Corbett (Dean) at theMale Lock Hospital ; or to the Secretary, Hy. J.Eason, at the Chief Offices, 283, Harrow-road, W. 9.

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ENGLISH PROVINCIAL ANCILLARY SCHOOLSAND HOSPITALS.

Under this heading we include all the hospitalswhich are recognised by the English Royal Collegesfor a part of the required attendance on medical andsurgical practice, for medical clerkships, and surgicaldresserships. The list includes nearly every hospitalof a general character in the country having morethan 150 beds, though occasionally a large hospitalis omitted because equally good opportunities areafforded to students at other institutions in its neigh-bourhood, while a small hospital may be includedbecause no such facilities for study are present else-where. The list is arranged alphabetically as to thetown where the hospital is located. Most of thelarger general hospitals of the kingdom have alreadybeen noticed in connexion with the Universities..

BATH ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL, Bath.-This

hospital contains 206 beds, 72 of which are situated inCombe Park, Bath, and are for paying patients only,and possesses X ray, Massage, Bacteriological Depart-rments, a new Pathological Laboratory, and a fine-,library. Secretary : Mr. J. M. Sheppard. V.D. Clinicsare held on Tuesdays (for women), and on Fridaysand Saturdays (for men), from 5 to 6.30 P.M., andEar, Throat, and Nose Clinics on Thursdays, at

,4 P.M.

BEDFORD COUNTY HOSPITAL, Bedford.-This hos-pital has 109 beds, including 15 beds in the payingwards, X ray and Pathological Departments. Thereis in connexion with the institution a convalescenthome (20 beds) at Aspley Heath, nr. Woburn Sands.’The hospital is approved by the University ofLondon for the purposes of the M.D. and M.S..Examinations. Secretary : Mr. Beauchamp Wadmore.

BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY, Bradford. - This’hospital contains 215 beds. The material passingthrough the surgical wards consists of major opera-tions, chiefly abdominal, and gynaecological work,and affords excellent facilities for either students orpost-graduates. There are special clinics for Ortho-paedic cases. Plans for a new hospital of 360 bedshave been adopted, and building operations willbe commenced as soon as funds will allow.

ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL, Brighton (225beds).-This hospital affords ample facilities for

students, possessing a large out-patient department,including Ophthalmic, Dental, Dermatological, Gyne-cological, X ray, and Orthopaedic sections, and a well-appointed clinical research and bacteriological depart-ment. The hospital does not take resident pupils,but out-pupils may attend the practice of the hospitalfor any period not exceeding two years, on paymentin advance of a fee, not exceeding 20 guineas, as theBoard of Management shall direct.

KENT AND CANTERBURY GENERAL HOSPITAL,Canterbury.-The hospital contains 116 beds. Pupilsof the staff are admitted to the practice of the hospital.Operations four days of the week. There is an Oph-thalmic Department with two wards for in-patients,a Venereal Clinic, an Orthopaedic Department, &c.Secretary, Mr. F. P. Carroll.

COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE HOSPITAL, Coventry(established 1840).-This hospital contains 241 beds.Special clinics are held for diseases of the Eyes,Ears, Nose and Throat ; Gynaecology ; X ray andElectrical Treatment. There are also V.D. Clinics.A Pathological Department has recently been started.Clinical students are received, and there are payingwards. Secretary : Miss R. Hooper.

DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY, Derby.-Thishospital contains 320 beds. It was founded in 1810,and was entirely rebuilt and enlarged 1892-1915 onthe most modern lines at a cost of over £144,000.There is a separate ophthalmic block of 33 beds, a

separate children’s block of 34 beds, and a specialdepartment for gynaecological cases. There are

four resident house surgeons, a resident housephysician, and an assistant house surgeon andcasualty officer. There are also well-equipped ortho-paedic, X ray, electrical, and venereal diseasesdepartments. Registered medical students are

admitted to witness the medical and surgical prac-tice on payment of such fees as the Board maydetermine.

ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL, Exeter.-The hospital contains 225 beds (including specialchildren’s wards) and has a good library, museum,post-mortem room, and pathological laboratory.Attendance on the practice of this hospital qualifiesfor all the examining boards. There is also a

Private Nursing Staff attached to the hospital. Forparticulars as to fees, &c., apply to the Matron. Anew wing was added in 1897 and the "Victory" "wing for the treatment of discharged disabled soldiersand sailors completed and opened in 1922. Arrange-ments may be made by which gentlemen inpractice desiring to increase their qualifications mayhave the use of the museum and library and otherfacilities and by which students may attend midwifery.A new Operating Theatre was opened in 1906 (the giftof Mrs. Nosworthy of Newlands, Dawlish, Devon).The Electrical Treatment Department (the gift ofMrs. M. A. Sanders) was opened in 1907 by LadyDuckworth-King. This department is now enlargedto meet the ever-increasing work, and now formsone of the most important sections of the hospital.A department was opened in 1917 for the treatmentof genito-urinary diseases ; there are three sessionsper week, two for men at 3 P.M. and 7 P.3,i., and onefor women at 3 P.M.

WEST OF ENGLAND EYE INFIRMARY, Exeter.-Secretary : Mr. W. W. Beer. The infirmary contains64 beds. Students of the Exeter Hospital can attendthe practice of the Eye Infirmary. Patients for theyear ending Michaelmas, 1924, 3452. A ward is setaside for newly-born babies suffering from infectiouseye diseases. Mothers are accommodated with theirbabies.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY AND EYEINSTITUTION, Gloucester.-This hospital, which wasgranted the title of " Royal " on the occasion of KingEdward VII.’s visit to Gloucester in the year 1909,has 140 beds. Secretary : G. Hurford. In-patients,1986 ; out-patients, 10,660. An electrical and massagedepartment has been established and venereal clinicopened. Also ear, nose and throat department,X ray department, dental department, and patho-logical laboratory.

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY, Harts-hill, Stoke-on-Trent.-The New Infirmary, openedin 1869, is built on the pavilion plan, has accommoda-tion for about 304 patients, including Children’swards, a Bacteriological and Pathological department,and a department for the treatment of Diseases ofthe Eye, X Ray and Electrical department, a depart-ment for the treatment of Diseases of the Ear, Nose,and Throat, an Orthopsedic department, and VenerealDiseases clinics ; so that there are excellent facilitiesfor acquiring a practical knowledge of the profession.During the last six years the sum of £35,000 has beenspent on new buildings and alterations. A newOut-patient department, costing £12,000, a new

Children’s ward of 30 beds, a new Pathologicaldepartment, and a second large Operation Theatreare amongst the structural improvements alreadycompleted. The whole institution is now equippedin a thoroughly up-to-date manner. An Electro-cardiograph has been recently installed. H.M. KingGeorge V. laid the foundation-stone of a new Wardblock on June 5th. Secretary and House Governor:Mr. W. Stevenson.

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HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY, Hull.-This hospitalcontains 267 beds, and since its establishment

in 1782 until the erection of the circular wardsin 1907 has undergone steady additions andimprovements, including an up-to-date patho-logical department recently added. A branchconvalescent home at Withernsea, with accom-

modation for 30 patients, is a special feature ofthe charity.

LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY. Leicester.-Instruc-tion in the Infirmary for medical students is dulyrecognised by the various examining bodies. Atthe General Infirmary there are 333 beds, and atthe Children’s Hospital in connexion 70 ; venerealdiseases, 17 ; total 420 beds. A reconstructionscheme has been carried out, and £250,000 spenton bringing the accommodation of the institutionto a modern standard of efficiency. This schemehas included the provision of two modern operatingtheatres, two new wings, and self-contained out-

patients’ department. The Children’s Hospital hasbeen reconstructed and enlarged by the addition ofa third ward at a cost of 14,500. Open-air balconieson all three floors are a feature. A central sterilisingdepartment has been provided. Pathological Labora-tories and post-mortem rooms were rebuilt at a

cost of £11,000, also an orthopaedic out-patientdepartment at a cost of £9500, £5000 of which wasprovided by the Freemasons of the province as

their war memorial. The Nurses’ Home has recentlyundergone enlargement by 60 bedrooms, and nowprovides for 160 nurses and staff. The 150thanniversary of the Institution has recently passedand a sum of £100,000 was raised in commemoration.Funds are being raised for the foundation of a

City University, and a splendid site was presentedby the late Mr. T. Fielding Johnson, J.P., an

ex-chairman of the Royal Infirmary. There are

ten resident salaried medical officers at the Infirmary-viz., four house surgeons, two house physicians,two anaesthetists, and two dressers. Most of theposts are filled half-yearly and afford exceptionalopportunities for post-graduate experience and seniorstudents. Dressers are given an honorarium. Studentsare encouraged to make full use of the facilitieswhich exist to gain clinical knowledge in the wards.The hon. medical and surgical staff are willingto afford instruction in a variety of conditions whichan active and well-equipped general hospital in alarge commercial centre is called upon to treat.A post-graduate course of lectures is arranged I,annually by the Leicester Medical Association and also clinical classes are held for graduates pre- Iparing for the M.D. and M.R.C.P. New accommo- dation for resident medical officers has been erected.Chairman of the Board : Mr. J. G. Pickard.Deputy Chairman of the Board : Lieut.-Col. C. F.Oliver, D.L., V.D. House Governor and Secre-tary : Mr. Harry Johnson, from whom informationas to prospective vacancies on the. Resident Staffmay be obtained.A private hospital has been presented to

the City by Mr. Thomas Fielding Johnson,J.P., son of the donor of the University site.This magnificent gift comprises three largedwelling-houses on an admirable site, whichhave been reconstructed and re-equipped as a

private hospital for the reception of payingpatients.

NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL, Northampton’Two new wings were opened in 1904 and the oldbuildings entirely renovated and rearranged. Thenumber of beds is 199. Non-resident pupilsreceive and have every opportunity of acquiringa practical knowledge of their profession. Thefee is £10 10s. Pupils can be received at anytime. There is an up-to-date Pathological Labora-tory ; aIm X Ray and Therapeutic Department andV.D. Clinic.

NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL, Norwich.-Thishospital has at present 300 beds. There is a convales-cent home at Cromer. Students are admitted to thepractice of the hospital for a fee of £5 5s. for sixmonths. Secretary: Mr. Frank Inch.

NOTTINGHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL.-There are at’this hospital 317 beds available for medical andsurgical patients, and 45 beds are in the detachedbranch known as " The Cedars " ConvalescentHospital, Woodthorpe. The Medical and SurgicalStaffs consist of 2 Honorary Consulting Physicians,3 Honorary Consulting Surgeons, 1 Honorary Con-sulting Physician in Venereal Diseases, 3 HonoraryPhysicians, 4 Honorary Surgeons, 2 HonoraryAssistant Physicians, 2 Honorary Assistant Surgeons,2 Honorary Aural Surgeons, 1 Honorary Dermatolo-gist, 2 Honorary Anæsthetists, 1 Honorary SurgeonDentist, 1 Honorary Medical Officer in Charge ofX ray and Electro-therapeutic department, and1 Pathologist. The Resident Medical Staff consists of2 House Physicians, 4 House Surgeons, 1 Aural House-Surgeon, and 1 Casualty Officer. The special depart-ments are the Ear, Nose and Throat, Skin, Dental,,Massage and Exercise, X ray, Orthopaedic, Electro-therapeutic. House Governor and Secretary : Mr,P. M. MacColl.

SOUTH DEVON AND EAST CORNWALL HOSPITAL,Plymouth.-This hospital contains 195 beds (14 ofwhich are for Venereal Diseases in a separate building).There are three Pathological Laboratories, specialDepartments for X Ray, including Deep Therapy,Ultra-violet Rays, and Electro-therapeutics, anda large Orthopaedic Department. Pensioners are

received as in-patients. The hospital is a centrefor the treatment of Tropical Diseases. A buildingwith 25 additional beds is in course of erection.

ROYAL HOSPITAL, Portsmouth (founded 1847).-The number of beds is 160. There are X rayand Massage Departments. The hospital is a pre-paratory school of Medicine and Surgery ; the atten-dance of pupils is recognised by the ExaminingBoards. Particulars of the Secretary at the hospital.

ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL, Reading.-This hos-pital, which contains 220 beds, was enlarged in 1912,and includes an Out patient Department, a CasualtyDepartment, an X ray Department, Electro-thera-peutic and Massage Department, a V.D. clinic, aLaboratory, an Eye Theatre, Eye Wards, and Motorand Horse ambulances. The hospital is approved bythe General Nursing Council as a Training School forNurses. Post-Graduate Lectures are given.

SALISBURY GENERAL INFIRMARY, Salisbury.-Thishospital contains 145 beds. The daily average numberof in-patients is 127 ; number of new out-patients,4266 ; number of out-patient attendances, 26,116,including 8577 casualties, 1224 medical and surgicalout-patients, 736 ear, nose and throat cases, 840

ophthalmic cases, 723 dental cases, 3484 venerealcases, 754 X ray cases, and 6989 massage andelectrical cases. Special features : Maternity andantenatal, ophthalmic and private wards; maternity-and child welfare clinic. House Governor andSecretary : John S. Birbeck.

ROYAL SALOP INFIRMARY, Shrewsbury.-This hos-pital has 130 beds. In-patients, 1575 ; out-patients,.1099 ; out-patients’ attendances, 16,410 ; accidentsand casualties, 2524 ; dental cases, 386. A site has beenpurchased adjoining the present Infirmary structure,.and it is proposed to erect an annexe for women andchildren thereon. Secretary : Mr. Alfred Sugden.

ROYAL SOUTH HANTS AND SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL’Southampton.-This hospital contains 130 beds. In-patients 3096 ; out-patients, 13,199. Secretary; Mr-T. A. Fisher Hall.

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STAFFORDSHIRE GENERAL INFIRMARY, Stafford(established 1766).-This hospital has 87 beds.In-patients, 1139 ; out-patients, 3190. Secretary:Lieut. A. E. Collins.

ROYAL HANTS COUNTY HOSPITAL, Winchester.-This hospital has 158 civilian beds. Secretary : Mr.Herbert Maslen.

WOLVERHAMPTON AND STAFFORDSHIRE HOSPITAL,Wolverhampton.-There are 210 beds. Specialdepartments for Children, Infectious cases, Gynaeco-logy, Ear, Throat, and Nose Diseases, Electrothera-peutic and X ray, Venereal Disease, PathologicalLaboratory, Dentistry, and Electro-cardiographicInstallation. There is an excellent library. The resi-dent officers are a resident surgical officer, residentmedical officer, and two house surgeons. Pupils areallowed to witness the whole of the practice of thehospital and to be present at operations and haveevery opportunity of acquiring a practical knowledgeof their profession. A course of Practical Pharmacyis given by the dispenser. Fees on application.Applications should be made to the Honorary Secre-tary of the Medical Committee. In 1924, 3567 in-patients and 28,290 out-patients were treated ; 3721 1operations were performed in the theatres.

WORCESTER GENERAL INFIRMARY, Worcester.-Thishospital has 132 beds. Pupils are taken by membersof the Honorary Medical and Surgical Staff. Numberof operations last year 1009. New X ray and Electricaland Wolfram Arc Light, Ear, Nose and Throat, andOrthopaedic Departments have been erected and arenow in use. Additional accommodation for theHonorary Staff and Out-patients and also an OutdoorShelter in connexion with the Children’s Ward havebeen built as a memorial to King Edward VII.,and fire-escape staircases recently erected. In-patients, 1360 ; out-patients, 4397. Secretary :Mr. E. J. Holland.

YORK COUNTY HOSPITAL, York.-This hospitalcontains 180 beds. There are balconies for outdoortreatment, two installations of X ray apparatus,electro-therapeutic and massage department, andclinical laboratory. A Venereal Diseases Clinic is held.

SCHOOL OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF

GREAT BRITAIN (recognised by the UNIVERSITY OFLONDON).-The subjects of the qualifying examina-tion of the Pharmaceutical Society are : Part 1 :

(a) Chemistry ; (b) Physics ; (c) Botany. Part 2 :(a) Materia Medica ; (b) Pharmacy, including Posologyand the Translation and Dispensing of Prescriptions ;{c) the law relating to the keeping, selling, anddispensing of poisons and poisonous substances. Fee,12 guineas ; for each subsequent examination afterfailure, 3 guineas. The advanced or Major examina-.tion (for registration as

" pharmaceutical chemist ")includes botany, chemistry, physics, practicalchemistry, and materia medica. Fee, 3 guineas.Courses of instruction are given for Part 2 and forthe Major Examination (but not for Part 1). AnIntercollegiate, two years’ course for the Finalexamination for the degree of B.Pharm. of theUniversity of London is also given in conjunctionwith University College. Medical students are

admitted to the lectures and laboratory work in anyor all the courses. Certificates of instruction in theSchool are received by the Conjoint Board of theRoyal Colleges and by the University of London.Graduates in Science may carry out the researchwork necessary for the thesis for the Ph.D. of theUniversity of London in the Society’s ResearchLaboratories. Application for admission to theschool, or for further information, may be made tothe Dean, Prof. Greenish, 17, Bloomsbury-square,London, W.C. 1.

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THE UNIVERSITIES.

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.

Four Degrees in Medicine and Surgery are conferredby the University of Edinburgh-viz., Bachelor ofMedicine (M.B.), Bachelor of Surgery (Ch.B.), Doctorof Medicine (M.D.), and Master of Surgery (Ch.M.).The degree of Bachelor of Surgery cannot be conferredon any person who does not at the same time obtainthe degree of Bachelor of Medicine, and similarly thedegree of Bachelor of Medicine is not conferred on anyperson who does not at the same time obtain the degreeof Bachelor of Surgery.No one is admitted to the degrees of Bachelor of

Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery who has not beenengaged in Medical and Surgical study for five years.

Candidates for the degrees of M.B. and Ch.B. musthave attended for at least three academic years themedical and surgical practice either of the Royal Infir-mary, Edinburgh, or of a general hospital elsewherewhich accommodates not fewer than 80 patients andpossesses a distinct staff of physicians and surgeons.They must have attended courses of instruction inClinical Surgery and Clinical Medicine each of ninemonths, and courses of instruction in all the sub-sidiary subjects. They must have attended a courseof instruction in Clinical and Practical Midwiferyand have personally conducted 12 cases of labour.With respect to the places and institutions at which

the studies of the candidate may be prosecuted thefollowing regulations have effect :-Thr,>c of the fiveyears of medical study must be spent in the Universityof Edinburgh. The remaining two years may bespent in any University of the United Kingdom, or inany Indian, Colonial, or Foreign University recognisedfor the purpose by the University Court, or in suchmedical schools or under such teacher as may berpcognised for the purpose by the UniversityCourt.Women are admitted to graduation in medicine

under the same conditions as men.The fee to be paid for the degrees of Bachelor of

Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery is jB34 13s., and theproportion of this sum to be paid by a candidate ateach division of the examination shall be as follows-viz. : For the First Division of the Examination(Botany, Zoology, Physics, and Chemistry), 29 9s. ;for the Second Division (Anatomy and Physiology),27 7 7s. ; for the Third Division (Pathology andMateria Medica and Therapeutics), 26 6s. and for theFinal Division (Surgery and Clinical Surgery, Medicineand Clinical Medicine, Midwifery, Clinical Midwifery,Clinical Gynaecology, and Forensic Medicine andPublic Health), all 11s.

Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery mayproceed to the degrees of Doctor of Medicine and Masterof Surgery after they have spent one year in the medicalor surgical wards respectively of a hospital, or theMilitary or Naval Medical Services, or in scientific workbearing directly on their profession, or two years inpractice. In each case an examination must be passedand a thesis submitted for approval of the Faculty.The fee to be paid for the degree of M.D. is 221, andthe fee to be paid for the degree of Ch.M. is 221.

Post-Graduate J’McMoM.—Courses of instructionare given for the Degrees of B.Sc. and D.Sc. in PublicHealth and for the University Diplomas in PublicHealth, Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and Psych-iatry. These Diplomas are open to approved registeredpractitioners as well as to graduates in Medicine andSurgery of the University. The University also takespart in the Courses given under the auspices of theEdinburgh Post-Graduate Courses in Medicine. Inthe departments of the Faculty of Medicine provisionis made for research by students of graduate standing.In the University laboratories facilities- will be

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provided for candidates for the Degree of Ph.D. whoseapplications to engage in research have been acceptedby the Senatus.The University of Edinburgh is especially rich in

scholarships and prizes in medical subjects. Full

particulars can be obtained from the Dean of theMedical Faculty.

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF THE ROYAL COLLEGES.Edinburgh.-The number of students varies much inthe classes and subjects. It is within the limit tosay that about 1000 students avail themselves eachsession of the opportunity of attending the school. Thelectures qualify for the University of Edinburgh andother Universities, the Royal Colleges of Physiciansand Surgeons of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin,the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow,and other Medical and Surgical and Public Boards.The practical classes and laboratories will open and

the lectures commence on Oct. 14th.In accordance with the statutes of the University of

Edinburgh one-half of the qualifying classes requiredfor graduation may be attended in this school. Theregulations require that the fee for any class takenfor graduation in Edinburgh shall be the same as thatfor the corresponding class in the University. Thewhole education required for graduation at theUniversity of London may be taken in this school.

Special courses of instruction for dental studentsare also included in the curriculum of this school.The minimum cost of the education in this School

of Medicine for the Triple Qualification of Physicianand Surgeon from the Royal Colleges of Physiciansand Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Faculty ofPhysicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, including thefees for the Joint Examinations, is about .6170, pay-ment of which is distributed over the period of study.Post-graduate Courses are conducted in conjunction

with the University.Further particulars regarding the school, also its

calendar (price 6d.) may be had on application to theDean of the School, 11, Bristo-place, Edinburgh.

In connexion with the University and RoyalColleges Post-Graduate Instruction is given each year,chiefly in the Summer Vacation (July-September).Special Courses are arranged for, and particulars maybe had on application to the Hon. Secretary, Post-Graduate Courses in Medicine, University NewBuildings, Edinburgh.

Clinical ZMsMCOM.—RoTAL INFIRMA1’tY, Edin-burgh.-This hospital has 921 beds and 42 cots forchildren. Courses of Clinical Medicine and Surgeryare given by the physicians and surgeons to male andfemale students. Special instruction is given on

Diseases of Women, Physical Diagnosis, Diseases ofthe Skin, Diseases of the Eye, the Ear, the Larynx,and the Teeth. Separate wards are devoted toVenereal Diseases, Diseases of Women, Diseases ofthe Eye, the Ear, Throat and Nose. and the Skin,and also to cases of Incidental Delirium or Insanity.There are also large and complete Medico-Electricaland X Ray Departments. Post-mortem examinationsare conducted in the anatomical theatre by thepathologist and his assistants, who also give practicalinstruction in Pathological Anatomy and Histology.The fees for hospital attendance are as follows-viz. :Perpetual ticket, in one payment, .612 ; annualticket, 26 6s. ; six months, 24 4s. ; ; three months,B2 2s.; monthly, 21 Is. Separate payments amount-ing to 212 12s. entitle the student to a life ticket. Theappointments are as follows : 1. Resident physiciansand surgeons are appointed and live in the house freeof charge. The appointment is for six months, butmay be renewed at the end of that period by specialrecommendation. 2. Non-resident house physiciansand surgeons and clinical assistants are appointed forsix months. The appointment may be renewed for alike period by special recommendation. 3. Clerks anddressers are appointed by the physicians and surgeons.

These appointments are open to all students andjunior practitioners holding hospital tickets. 4.Assistants in the Pathological Department are

appointed by the pathologist.Facilities are given in connexion with the Post-

graduate Courses arranged by the Edinburgh Univer-sity and the two Royal Colleges jointly.

ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, Sciennes-road, Edinburgh.-This hospital contains 120 beds,and is fitted with every modern improvement. Afully equipped out-patient department (medical andsurgical) is conducted daily in a building adjoiningthe hospital. Systematic courses of instruction, whichqualify for graduation in the Edinburgh Universityand elsewhere, are given from time to time through-out the year by the staff. Students may enter at anytime. Post-graduate Courses of Lectures are heldduring the year. Full particulars can be obtained fromthe Registrar at the hospital.

EYE, EAR, AND THROAT INFIRMARY OF EDIN-BURGH (with which is incorporated the EdinburghEye Dispensary), 6, Cambridge-street, Lothian-road.-Clinical Lectures and Instruction are given in thisinstitution, which is open at 1 o’clock daily for out-door patients for Eye Diseases ; Mondays, Thursdays,and Saturdays at -12 noon, and Tuesdays and Fridaysat 4 P.M. for outdoor Ear, Nose, and Throat Patients.Patients whose diseases require operations or morethan ordinary care are accommodated in the house.Practical Ophthalmoscopic Classes may be arranged,and Clinical Assistants are appointed from time totime. A post-graduate course in Diseases of the Ear,Nose, and Throat is held each academic term, com-mencing in May, October and January, and continuingfor six weeks. The next course commences on

Oct. 13th, 1925. The class meets at 5 P.M. Tuesdaysand Fridays, and the instruction, which is practical,is supplemented by lantern demonstrations. Secre-tary : Mr. J. P. Watson, W.S., 32, Charlotte-square.

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW.

The University of Glasgow is both a teaching and adegree-granting body, but admits to graduation onlycandidates whose preliminary examination and courseof study conform to its own regulations. Withincertain limits instruction given by recognised medicalschools and teachers may be accepted, but not lessthan one-half of the subjects other than clinical mustbe taken in this or some other recognised university,and at least two years of the course must be taken inGlasgow University. Seven degrees, open both to menand women, are conferred : M.B. and Ch.B. (alwaysconjointly), M.D. and Ch.M. ; B.Sc. in Public Health ;D.Sc. in Public Health ; B.Sc. in Pharmacy ; andPh.D. in the Faculty of Medicine. A Diploma inPublic Health (D.P.H.) is also granted.

All information as regards the extent and standardof the Preliminary Examination may be obtained byapplication to the Secretary, Scottish UniversitiesEntrance Board, 81, North-street. St. Andrews.For the degrees of M.B. and Ch.B. a curriculum of

five years is required after registration as a medicalstudent in the books of the General Medical Council.The candidate must, during his curriculum, haveattended a course or courses of instruction ineach of the following subjects of study, extendingover not less than the number of terms specifiedin each case, and including such class exami-nations as may be prescribed in connexion withthe several courses :-Chemistry (including OrganicChemistry), two terms; with Practical Chemistry,one term ; Physics (with practical work), one term;Botany (with practical work), one term; Zoology(with practical work), one term; Anatomy andPractical Anatomy, five terms ; Physiology andPractical Physiology, three terms ; Materia Medicaand Therapeutics (together or separately), eachsubject, one term ; Pathology and Practical Patho-

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logy, three terms ; Medical Jurisprudence and PublicHealth (together or separately), each subject, oneterm ; Midwifery and Diseases peculiar to Womenand to Infants, two terms ; Surgery, two terms;Medicine, two terms. Candidates must attend forat least three years the Medical and Surgical Practiceof a recognised hospital accommodating at least80 patients and having a distinct staff of physiciansand surgeons. At least nine months’ hospital attend-ance is required on both Clinical Surgery and ClinicalMedicine, and the student must have acted for sixmonths as clerk in medical and dresser in surgicalwards, and must have had six months’ outdoorpractice ; he must also have attended a course ofMental Diseases and of Practical Pharmacy (25meetings), must have been properly instructed inVaccination at a public vaccination station, andmust have attended at least 20 cases of labourand the Practice of a Lying-in Hospital. The

University also requires further study in variousspecial subjects.

There are four Professional Examinations, the firstcomprising Botany, Zoology, Physics, and Chemistry ;the second comprising Anatomy and Physiology ;the third comprising Materia Medica and Therapeuticsand Pathology ; and the fourth or final, comprisingMedical Jurisprudence and Public Health, Surgeryand Clinical Surgery, Practice of Medicine andClinical Medicine, and Midwifery and the DiseasesPeculiar to Women and to Infants.

The degree,? of M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) and Ch.M.(Master of Surgery) are higher degrees in Medicineand Surgery respectively, and candidates (not under24 years of age) who have previously obtained thedouble bachelorship may be admitted to either M.D.or Ch.M. on completing the after course prescribed,including an examination in Clinical Medicine for M.D.and an examination in Surgical Anatomy, operationson the dead body, and Clinical Surgery for Ch.M.The higher degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

is also conferred in the Faculty of Medicine. Candi-dates must already have obtained a degree (or equiva-lent diploma) from an approved University or Collegeand must prosecute a course of special study or researchfor two or three years and give evidence of satisfactoryprogress. A thesis must be presented for approvalby the Senate on the recommendation of a SpecialCommittee. The candidate may be required toundergo an oral or other examination on the subject-matter of the thesis.

Fees.-The Fees for M.B. and Ch.B. are 934 13s.The class fee in each subject of the curriculum forM.B. and Ch.B. is 23 3s., 94 4s., or 26 6s., and thepresent fee for hospital attendance is 27. The feefor M.D. is 221, and for Ch.M. ;821.

The great majority of the students take theirhospital course at the Western, Royal, and VictoriaInfirmary, and at the district hospitals of the GlasgowParish Council, where clinical instruction is given byprofessors of the University and others. Clinical linstruction on Fevers is given at Ruchill and Belvi-dere Hospitals, while special courses, largely of a Ipractical nature and embracing work in Hospital orAsylum wards, are conducted by University Lec-turers on the Ear, the Throat and Nose, Dermatology,Ophthalmology, Venereal Diseases, Tuberculosis,Insanity, and Electro-diagnosis and Therapeutics.Queen Margaret College, sometime conducted as aseparate institution for the higher education ofwomen, was made over to the University in 1892, andin it certain medical classes for women are conductedunder lecturers appointed by the University Court.- Pos-</?’6f<Me Medical Teaehing.-Organised Post-graduate Medical Teaching is available in Glasgowunder the auspices of Glasgow Post-Graduate MedicalAssociation. This Association is representative of

Ipractically all the Teaching Institutions in Glasgow,and its business is managed by a Board of which the (chairman is Principal Sir Donald MacAlister, and the

Ivice-chairman Sir Hector C. Cameron. Weekly demon- Istj-B t on;3 for practitioners are given throughout the

winter and spring, and ciHnpl’dH’n;&Iuml;v0 courses ofinstruction during the summer and autumn. Thereis a General Medical and Surgical Course, duringthe last two weeks of August and the first twoweeks of September. This is a whole-time course

and includes most of the subjects of interest tothe general practitioner. The forenoons are occu-

pied with General Medicine and Surgical Diagnosisand Minor Surgery in the Royal Infirmary and inthe Victoria Infirmary. In the afternoons specialsubjects are dealt with in some of the specialhospitals or in the special departments of thegeneral hospitals-two subjects each afternoon. Onthe four Saturday forenoons Tuberculosis andInfectious Fevers are demonstrated at Ruchill FeverHospital. Arrangements have also been madewhereby a limited number of graduates may becomeattached to wards or out-patient departmentsnominally as clinical assistants for definite periodsthroughout the year. As such they work underthe direct supervision of the physician or surgeonin charge, and carry out such detailed investigationsas directed. Further information may be obtainedfrom Dr. James Carslaw, Secretary.

In this University Bursaries and Prizes to theannual amount of over .61000 are appropriated tostudents in the Medical Faculty, and there are alsoseveral Scholarships and Fellowships which may beheld by medical students who have gone through theArts course. A full list will be found in the Calendar.

THE ANDERSON COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, Dumbarton-road, Glasgow, W.-Courses are given which qualifyfor all the licensing boards and for the Universities ofOxford, Cambridge, London, Durham, Edinburgh,and Glasgow (the latter two under certain conditions).Candidates for the Licence in Dental Surgery canobtain the full medical curriculum in Anatomy,Chemistry, Physiology, Surgery, Practice of Medicine,and Materia Medica. The courses special to Dentistryare conducted at the Dental Hospital, Glasgow.The buildings are situated in Dumbarton-road,

immediately to the west of the entrance to theWestern Infirmary, and adjoining the University.Extensive accommodation is provided for PracticalAnatomy, Practical Chemistry, Practical Botany,Practical Zoology, Practical Physiology, PracticalPharmacy, Operative Surgery, and Public Health.Ample provision has also been made for the comfortof students.Women students are admitted on the same terms as

men, and the Carnegie Trust extends its benefactionsto students of the College. Full particulars may beobtained from Sir W. S. McCormick, the CarnegieTrust Offices, Merchants’ Hall, Edinburgh.Communications relating to the College to be

addressed to the Secretary of the Medical Faculty,The Anderson College of Medicine, Glasgow, W.Communications relating to the Preliminary Examina-tion in General Education to be addressed to Mr.George C. Pringle, M.A., Educational Institute Office,47, Moray-place, Edinburgh. Communications relatingto the Triple Qualification to be addressed to Mr.Walter Hurst, Royal Faculty Hall, 242, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow.The Winter Session will open on Oct. 12th, 1925.

ST. MUNGO’S COLLEGE AND GLASGOW ROYALINFIRMARY.-The classes in St. Mungo’s Collegequalify for the medical qualifications of the English,Scotch, and Irish Conjoint Boards, for the dentaldiplomas of the English, Irish, and Scottish Boardsand, under certain conditions, for the variousuniversities, including the University of London.Students who have fulfilled the conditions of theCarnegie Trust as regards Scottish birth or extraction,age (16 years), and Preliminary Examination, are

eligible for the benefits of this Trust during the wholecourse of their studies at St. Mungo’s College. Theclasses are open to male and female students equally.

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The minimum fees for all the lectures, including Ihospital attendance, necessary for candidates for the

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Diplomas of the English or Scotch Colleges of Phy-sicians and Surgeons, amount to 2120. Further

particulars can be obtained from a syllabus whichmay be procured free on application to the Secretaryof the Medical Faculty, 86, Castle-street, Glasgow.

QUEEN MARGARET COLLEGE (Women’s Departmentof the University).-This is an integral part of theUniversity of Glasgow. The classes are taught byprofessors of the University and other lecturersappointed by the University Court, and it is governedby the University Court and Senate. The curricula,regulations, and fees are the same as those of the malestudents, and the University degrees are open towomen on the same conditions as to men. They haveaccess to the University Museum and can borrowbooks from the University Library, besides having alibrary of reference in Queen Margaret College. TheSchool of Medicine is a special feature of the College,and gives full preparation for the medical degrees ofthe University. In July, 1894, for the first time inthe history of any Scottish University, women

students graduated in medicine in GlasgowUniversity ; 633 women have now taken the degreeof 11LB., C.M., or M.B., Ch.B. of the University ofGlasgow and 35 the degree of M.D. The womenstudents attend classes in the various UniversityBuildings at Gilmore-hill and Queen Margaret College,the Royal Infirmary, the Western Infirmary, andthe Victoria Infirmary. Facilities for clinical workare given in the Royal, Western and VictoriaInfirmaries, in the Maternity, Royal Sick Children’s,and other hospitals. The Arthur Scholarship is openevery third year to students of first year ; otherBursaries are open in Arts and Medicine, and womenare admitted to certain University bursaries andfellowships. The Winter Session will open on Oct. 12th.

ROYAL INFIRMARY, Glasgow.-The ancient con-nexion between the University of Glasgow and theRoyal Infirmary was revived in 1911, when fourUniversity Chairs and several University Lectureshipswere established at the infirmary. St. Mungo’sCollege is situated in the infirmary grounds. Theinfirmary has, including the Ophthalmic Department,700 beds. There are special beds and wards fordiseases of women, of the throat, nose, and ear,skin, venereal diseases, burns and septic cases. Thewards are open to Women Students. At the Out-door Department the attendances numbered over

200,000. In addition to the large medical andsurgical departments there are departments for specialdiseases-viz., diseases of women, of the throat andnose, of the ear, of the eye, of the skin, and of theteeth. Five house physicians and 10 house surgeons,who board in the hospital free of charge, are appointedevery six months. Clerks and dressers are appointedby the physicians and surgeons. As a large numberof cases of acute diseases and accidents of a variedcharacter are received these appointments are veryvaluable and desirable. There is a modern and fullyequipped Electrical Pavilion, and year by year thelatest and most approved apparatus for diagnosis andtreatment has been added. Post-graduate Classesare held during September in Clinical Medicine,Clinical Surgery, Clinical Gynaecology, Diseases of theSkin, Venereal Disease in the Male, Diseases of theThroat, Nose and Ear, and in Diseases of the Eye.For information regarding fees and other particulars,application should be made to the Superintendent.

GLASGOW WESTERN IN]FiRmARY.-This hospitaladjoins the University of Glasgow. Number ofbeds 600. Special wards are set apart for Diseasesof Women, Throat, Nose, and Ear, and for Affectionsof the Skin. In the out-patient department thereare special clinics for Diseases of Women and forDiseases of the Throat, Ear, Teeth, Skin, VenerealDisease, and Electro-Therapeutics. The ClinicalCourses are given by the physicians and surgeons,

each of whom conducts a separate class, and studentsrequire to enter their names at the beginning of thesession for the class which they propose to attend.Special instruction is given to junior students bytutors or assistants, and clinical clerks and dressersare selected from the members of the class. All thecourses of clinical instruction are recognised by theUniversity of Glasgow and the other boards inthe kingdom. In the Pathological Department thecourse is both systematic and practical, also post-graduate courses, and extends through the winter andfollowing summer ; these are likewise recognised bythe University for graduation. Eighteen residentassistants are appointed annually, without salary,from those who have completed their course.

The fees are as follows :-For Infirmary Attendance :(a) For Perpetual Ticket, 212 12s. ; ; (b) for SingleTerm Ticket, 91 11s. 6d. For Courses of Instruction:(a) Six Months or Two Terms, 25 5s. ; (b) ThreeMonths or One Term, 22 12s. 6d. A ClinicalLaboratory has been opened, and students receivelaboratory instruction from the lecturer on clinicalmethods. Secretary : J. Matheson Johnston, C.A.,87, Union-street.A School of Massage, Medical Electricity, and

Swedish Remedial Exercises has been established toqualify for the Certificate of the Chartered Societyof Massage and Medical Gymnastics.

ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, Glasgow.-This institution, which was founded in 1882,consists of : (1) a hospital at Yorkhill containing270 cots built on an elevated and central site close tothe University and opened in July, 1914 ; (2) aDispensary, or Out-patient Department, in WestGraham-street, opened in October, 1888 ; and (3) acountry branch at Drumchapel, Dumbartonshire,containing 30 cots, opened in 1903. Children treatedmust not be over 13 years of age, nor suffer frominfectious diseases. In 1924 there were 6050 in-patients treated, and there were 78,585 attendancesof out-patients. There are one professorship andtwo lectureships in the University of Glasgow inconnexion with the hospital, one professorship andone lectureship on the Medical Diseases of Infancyand Childhood, and one lectureship on Surgery andOrthopaedics in Relation to Infancy and Childhood.The Professorship is held by Prof. Leonard Findlay,the Visiting Physician, and the lectureships are heldone by Dr. Geoffrey B. Fleming, Assistant VisitingPhysician, and the other by one of the VisitingSurgeons, Mr. Alex. MacLennan. The lectures are bothsystematic and clinical, but particularly and chieflythe latter. In addition special facilities are given forpost-graduate study. Information with regard toclinical instruction, lectures, and post-graduate studymay be obtained from the Medical Superintendent.

GLASGOW ROYAL MATERNITY AND WOMEN’SHOSPITAL, Rottenrow.-The new hospital, which wasopened in 1908, is in point of size the largest of itskind in Britain and has accommodation for 114

patients. A Maternity and Child Welfare Centre hasbeen established in connexion with the hospital,consisting of a complete In-door and Out-door Ante-natal Department and an Infant Consultation Clinic.In 1924 4971 normal cases and 2683 abnormal caseswere treated by the hospital in the In-door and Out-door Departments. Secretary : Mr. William Guy,146, Buchanan-street. Full particulars as to fees andaccommodation may be obtained from the HouseSuperintendent at the hospital.

ROYAL SAMARITAN HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN,Glasgow.-This hospital, founded in 1886, is thelargest purely gynaecological hospital in GreatBritain, possessing as it does, 90 beds, which willbe increased to 160 when building extensions arecompleted. It offers excellent facilities for clinicalinstruction in the diseases peculiar to women, treatingin the wards and in the out-patient department from5000 to 6000 cases per annum. Lectures and clinical

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demonstrations are given by members of the surgicalstaff to students and to post-graduates ; and thehospital is represented on the Board of the GlasgowPost-Graduate Medical Association formed for co-

ordinating post-graduate medical teaching in all thehospitals. For further information application maybe made at the Hospital, or to T. Mason Macquaker,M.A., B.L., Secretary, 149, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow.GLASGOW LoCK HOSPITAL, 41, Rottenrow, Glasgow.

This hospital was founded in 1805 for the treat-ment of females suffering from Venereal Diseases. Itcontains 80 beds. There is also a Labour Ward, and awell-equipped Dispensary for out-patient attendances.There is now a Lecture Room and Laboratory,equipped with the most modern appliances, which hasbeen building during the past year, and has just beencompleted for the accommodation of Students whoreceive their clinical instruction there. The number of Istudents attending these classes in 1924 was 176 ;Post-graduate classes are also held. During thecourse of the past year the hospital has been com-pletely renovated and modernised. In 1924 therewere 424 in-patients, and 17,698 attendances weremade by out-patients at the Dispensary. The Secretaryand Treasurer is Mr. J. Neilson Gray, LL.B.,65, Bath-street, Glasgow.GLASGOW OPHTHALMIC INSTITUTION, 126, West

Regent-street, and 131, Wellington-street (30 beds andsix cots).-Clinical and systematic course of lecturesfor students during the winter and summer sessions.In-patients, 919 ; out- or dispensary patients, 15,424 ;daily average of attendances, 147 ; total attendances,44,988. Operations on Wednesdays and Fridays.This institution is administered by the Royal Infir-mary. Secretary and Cashier : R. Morrison Smith,C.A., 135, Buchanan-street, Glasgow.GLASGOW EYE INFIRMARY, Berkeley-street and

Charlotte-street.-This institution, the largest of itskind in Scotland, was founded in 1824. The averagenumber of new patients for the last ten years has been26,010 and the total number of cases in 1924 was65,566. The wards and dispensary are recognised bythe University of Glasgow for the purpose of instruc-tion in ophthalmology for graduation in medicine,and by the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeonsof England for the Diploma in Ophthalmic Medicineand Surgery. A Venereal Centre has been established,and a Branch Dispensary has been opened in Clyde-bank. Secretary and Acting Treasurer : Harold JohnBlack, 88, West Regent-street, Glasgow. The medicalsession opens in October. Post-graduate Classes arebeing held.GLASGOW HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE EAR,

NosE, AND THROAT, 27 and 28, Elmbank-crescent.-15 beds. New patients, 6732. Attendances at out-

patient department, 21,550. Admitted to in-doordepartment, 433. Clinical instruction is given inconnexion with Dr. Connal’s course on Diseases of theEar at Anderson’s College and Dr. Syme’s courseon Diseases of the Throat and Nose at the WesternMedical School. Secretary: D. N. Mackay, 144,St. Vincent-street, Glasgow.

UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS (UNITEDCOLLEGE ST. ANDREWS AND UNI-

VERSITY COLLEGE, DUNDEE).Four Degrees in Medicine and Surgery are conferred

by the University of St. Andrews-viz., Bachelor ofMedicine (M.B.), Bachelor of Surgery (Ch.B.), Doctorof Medicine (M.D.), Master of Surgery (Ch.M.), a

Diploma in Public Health, and Diploma in DentalSurgery (L.D.S.).The Preliminary Examination includes (a) English,

(b) Latin, (c) Elementary Mathematics, and (d) oneof the following optional subjects: (a) Greek,(&bgr;) French, (-y) German, (0) Italian, (&eacute;) any otherapproved modern language. A degree in Arts or inScience in any of the Universities of the United King-dom and in some colonial and foreign universities

shall exempt from the Preliminary Examination. ThePreliminary Examination for graduation in Medicineand Surgery, Arts or Science, of the University of St.Andrews is accepted as equivalent to the RegistrationExamination required by the General Medical Council(the certificate to include the required subjects). Alsothe Final Examination for a degree in Arts or Scienceand the Final Examination for the Diploma of L.L.A.

Degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor ofSurgery.-A pre-registration examination is held inPhysics and Chemistry. Candidates must have beenengaged in medical study for at least five years afterregistering as a medical student. In each of thefirst four years the candidate must have attended atleast two courses of instruction in one or more of thesubjects of study specified below, each course extendingover a session of not less than five months, eithercontinuous or divided into two terms, or, alternatively,one such course along with two courses, each extendingover a session of not less than two and a half months.During the fifth or final year the candidate shall beengaged in clinical study for at least nine months atthe Infirmary of Dundee or at one or more of suchpublic hospitals or dispensaries, British or foreign,as may be recognised for the purpose by the UniversityCourt. The candidate must have received instructionin each of the following subjects of study, includingsuch examinations as may be prescribed in thevarious classes-viz. : Anatomy, Practical Anatomy,Chemistry, Materia Medica, Physiology, or Institutesof Medicine, Practice of Medicine, Surgery, Midwiferyand the Diseases peculiar to Women and Infants,Pathology, Bacteriology, Practical Chemistry, Physics(including the Dynamics of Solids, Liquids, andGases, and the Rudiments of Sound, Heat, Light,and Electricity), Elementary Botany, ElementaryZoology, Practical Physiology, Practical Pathology,Forensic Medicine, and Public Health. Thecandidate must have attended for at least threeyears the Medical and Surgical Practice eitherof the Infirmary of Dundee or of a GeneralHospital elsewhere which accommodates not fewerthan 80 patients and possesses a distinct staffof physicians and surgeons and is recognised for thepurpose by the University Court. Additional subjectsof study are Practical Pharmacy, Mental Diseases,Practical Midwifery, Operative Surgery, Vaccination,Children’s Diseases, Fevers, Ophthalmology, Diseasesof the Ear, Throat, and Nose, Anaesthetics, Dermato-logy and Post-mortem Examinations.With respect to the places and institutions at which

the studies of the candidate may be prosecuted thefollowing regulations shall have effect :-1. Two ofthe five years of medical study must be spent in theUniversity of St. Andrews. 2. The remaining threeyears may be spent in any University of the UnitedKingdom or in any Indian, Colonial, or ForeignUniversity recognised for the purpose by the UniversityCourt, or in such medical schools or under suchteachers as may be recognised for the purpose by theUniversity Court. Women are admitted to graduationin Medicine, subject to certain provisions.

Professional Examinations for the Degrees of Bachelorof Medicine and Bachelo-r of Surgery.-Each candidatewill be examined both in writing and orally, and alsoclinically where the nature of the subject admits, inthe following divisions-viz., first, in Botany, Zoology,Physics, and Chemistry; second, in Anatomy andPhysiology; third, in Materia Medica, Pathologyand Bacteriology, Forensic Medicine and PublicHealth ; and fourth, in Surgery, Clinical and Opera-tive Surgery, Practice of Medicine and ClinicalMedicine, and Midwifery and Gynaecology (Systematicand Clinical). The combined fee for tuition andclinical tuition is .6182, payable in five annual instal-ments. Additional fees are required for hospitalticket, midwifery cases, laboratory apparatus.The fee to be paid for the degrees of Bachelor of

Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery shall be 33 guineas,and the proportion of this sum to be paid by a can-didate at each division of the examination shall beregulated from time to time by the University

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of Medicine shall be 20 guineas, and for the degree ofMaster of Surgery 20 guineas. The whole medicalcurriculum can be taken in University College,Dundee, or the first two years in United College,St. Andrews. For further particulars and details asto scholarships and bursaries application should bemade to Prof. Charteris, Dean of the Medical Faculty,University College, Dundee.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, Dundee.-This College isone of the constituent colleges of the University ofSt. Andrews. In the medical buildings there are

spacious and well-equipped laboratories. The com-

plete medical curriculum can be taken in Dundee.For classes,. fees, &c., see under University of St.Andrews.

ROYAL INFIRMARY, Dundee.-The Infirmary con-tains 461 beds. In addition to the ordinary Medicaland Surgical Wards, there are special departmentsfor Midwifery (In- and Out-door), for Diseases ofWomen, of Children, of the Eye, of the Ear, Noseand Throat, and of the Skin ; and for ClinicalPathology, Radiology, Electro - therapeusis, andElectro-cardiography. An extension providing for newX Ray and Massage Departments and for additionalOperation Theatre accommodation has been openedthis year at a cost of .825,000. Clinical teaching isgiven to male and female Students by the HonoraryStaff ; post-mortem examinations are conducted bythe pathologists. All courses of instruction are

recognised by the University of St. Andrews and theother Boards of the United Kingdom. Nine ResidentMedical Officers are appointed every six months.Clinical clerks and dressers are attached to thePhysicians and Surgeons; and Students are appointedas assistants in the pathological department. Thefees for Hospital attendance are as follows: For

Perpetual Ticket, 212, or if paid in instalments,1912 12s. ; Ticket for 12 Months, 24 4s. ; Ticket for3 Months, 9,1 lls. 6d. Further information may beobtained from the Medical Superintendent.

UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN.

The University of Aberdeen grants four degrees inMedicine and Surgery-viz., Doctor of Medicine(M.D.), Master of Surgery (Ch.M.), Bachelor ofMedicine (M.B.), and Bachelor of Surgery (Ch.B.).The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is alsogranted in the Faculty of Medicine.Degrees of M.B. and Ch.B.-Before commencing

his medical studies each student must comply withthe following regulations : (1) Every Candidate desir-ing admission to the Faculty of Medicine must be inpossession of the necessary " Certificate of Fitness "issued and attested by the Scottish UniversitiesEntrance Board, 81, North-street, St. Andrews.Forms on which to make application for this Certi-ficate may be obtained from the Secretary to theUniversity of Aberdeen. From and after Jan. 1st,1921, the Regulations contained in the Ordinancesfor Degrees in Medicine are revoked, and the follow-ing General Regulation made by the Entrance Boardis substituted therefor, namely: " That (a) the GroupCertificates of the Scottish Education Department,or (b) the evidence of satisfactory completion inSchools in Scotland of a curriculum of SecondaryEducation, as attested by the said Group Certificatesor otherwise, or (c) the Leaving or other Certificatesaccepted as qualifying for admission to the Universitiesin the case of applicants for admission from outsideScotland, which shall be deemed to entitle applicantsfor admission to the Universities to enter upon acourse of study qualifying for graduation in theFaculty of Medicine, shall be the same as thosewhich, under the Regulations for the time beingin force, are deemed to entitle applicants for admissionto the Universities to enter upon a course of studyqualifying for graduation in the Faculty of Arts or,alternatively, in the Faculty of Science, for Degrees inPure Science."

, Candidates, therefore, before entering on the curri-culum for the Degree must : (1) have passed (a) theArts Preliminary Examination, or (b) the SciencePreliminary Examination, or (2) hold a qualificationrecognised as exempting from such examination.(3) Have attained the age of 17 years. (4) That theyhave passed the Pre-registration Examination inPhysics and Chemistry.

Regulations for Pre-registration Courses in Physicsand Chemistry have been made by the University inaccordance with which the appropriate exemptionscan be granted to students.The curriculum for the degrees extends over a

period of five years, during which attendance isrequired in the following subjects : Botany, Zoology,Physics, Chemistry (Systematic and Practical),Anatomy (Systematic and Practical), Physiology(Systematic and Practical), Materia Medica andTherapeutics, Practical Pharmacy, Pathology (Sys-tematic and Practical), Medical Jurisprudence, PublicHealth, Surgery, Medicine, and Midwifery.’

Candidates must attend for at least three years themedical and surgical practice of a recognised hospital;they must have attended courses of at least ninemonths in clinical medicine and clinical surgery,and have acted as clerk in the medical and dresser inthe surgical wards of a hospital. Attendance isrequired on the practice of a dispensary or the out-practice of a hospital and also on courses in MentalDiseases. Fevers, Ophthalmology, Post-mortem Exami-nations, Venereal Diseases, Tuberculosis, and otherspecial subjects. The candidate is also required tohave been properly instructed in Vaccination and tohave attended at least 20 Midwifery cases.The cost, including Matriculation, Class, Degree, and

Hospital Fees, for the whole curriculum leading to theDegrees of M.B. and Ch.B. is approximately 2240.

Besides the Royal Infirmary, students have theopportunity of attending the following institutions :City Fever Hospital, Sick Children’s Hospital,General Dispensary, and Lying-in and VaccineInstitutions, Royal Lunatic Asylum, OphthalmicInstitutions, &c.

Degrees of M.D. and Ch.M.-Candidates for eitherof these degrees must already hold the degrees ofM.B. and Ch.B. of Aberdeen. A thesis has to be pre-sented and an examination has to be passed in ClinicalMedicine (or in some special Department of MedicalScience) or Clinical Surgery, as the case may be.

Degree of Ph.D.-For this degree candidatesmust pursue a course of special study or researchduring a period of nine academical terms as ResearchStudents in the University of Aberdeen or in anyCollege or Institution that may be affiliated thereto.A Thesis must be presented for approval. The fee is210 10s.A diploma in Public Health is granted by the

University to graduates in Medicine of a Universityin the United Kingdom, after a special examination.

Application for further information should beaddressed to the Secretary of the Medical Faculty.

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Scholarships and Prizes.-In the Faculty of Medicineof the University of Aberdeen there are the followingBursaries, Scholarships, and Prizes :-Bursaries :about 15 Bursaries (competition and presentation)are open each year, of .S15 to 230 per annum in value,most of them being tenable for three years. Scholar-ships : five Post-Graduate Scholarships, value 236to 2160 per annum. Prizes and Medals : 13 GoldMedals and Prizes for proficiency in special depart-ments, &c.

Clinical Instruction is given in the Aberdeen RoyalInfirmary (270 beds) by the physicians and surgeonson the staff.

ABERDEEN ROYAL MENTAL HOSPITAL.-Contains,with hospital attached to main institution and agricul-tural branch, about 950 beds. Clinical instruction isgiven to students during three months in summer.Clerk and Treasurer, Mr. A. Scott Finnie, 343, Union-street, Aberdeen.