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1343 NORTHERN COUNTIES NOTES.—SCOTLAND. open." She then declared the Ship Canal open. The concourse of people all along the whole of the route was enormous, every window, even the roofs of the highest build- ings, as well as the roadways, being crowded with people. Some have estimated the number at 1,000,000. Even if this estimate is too high, the crowd was impressive from its vast- ness, while its enthusiasm and loyalty were abundantly evident. The Queen expressed to the Lord Mayor her grati- fication with the warmth of the welcome she had received and with the decorations so liberally displayed all along the route. The crowd was good-humoured, patient, and well- behaved, and, notwithstanding the pressure, few accidents seem to have occurred. One young girl, however, was injured by the pressure of the crowd and taken to the infirmary. Two people were run over, but not seriously hurt; a woman had her leg broken from the fall of a stand ; and in the evening a mother and her child were killed by the fall of a heavy stone from a fourth-storey window. The marvel is that many more accidents did not occur. The recent rains had done wonders in improving the condition of the water, and so far I have heard no complaints of its being offensive. May 22nd. NORTHERN COUNTIES NOTES. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Accidents in Northern Coal Mines. THE recently issued report of Mr. J. L. Hedley, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Mines in the Newcastle district, comprising the north part of the county of Durham and the counties of Cumberland and Northumberland, as to accidents during the past year, shows the loss of 86 lives, while 312 persons have been injured. These figures show an increase of 13 in the number of fatal accidents and of 44 in the number of the injured. It should be noted, however, that 7 of the deaths resulted from injuries received in the year 1892, and of this number 5 were somewhat doubtfully accounted for. This might be said of 5 other deaths, making a total of 10, about which it was uncertain how the fatal injuries had been received. Two deaths resulted from an explosion of fire- damp, 47 from falls of roof and side of excavations, and 10 in shafts; 22 deaths followed miscellaneous causes underground, and 5 occurred on the surface. Although the number of fatal accidents and deaths resulting therefrom were so much in excess of the previous year, it is satisfactory to note that the quantity of mineral raised per life lost is not far behind that for 1892, the figures being 235,358 tons and 248,345 tons respectively, or a decrease of 12,987 tons. On the other hand, there has been a considerable decrease in the number of men employed per life lost ; but this is accounted for by the fact that there was a strike of three months’ duration in 1892 in the Durham portion of the district and a consequent diminution in the number of accidents. Telephones in Workhouse. A Newcastle guardian suggested that a telephone should be established in the centre of the town for the convenience of poor people who wished to inquire after their sick friends at the Workhouse Infirmary. He instanced the case of a poor woman, who knew nothing of the death of a relative until a considerable time after the occurrence, as an argu- ment for the usefulness and the humanity of the innovation. I am glad to state that this useful suggestion was adopted. Daplingto7b Queen’s Nurses Association. On Sunday afternoon, May 20th, there was an immense assemblage in Darlington Park, the occasion being a sacred concert by the united choirs of the town. A collection was made on behalf of the Queen’s Nurses Association. Penrith Water-supply. The Local Government Board have just published an important report by Dr. Bruce Low, one of their medical inspectors, upon his recent examination of the Penrith water- supply. For several years past the local Board of Health have discussed various schemes for improvements, but hitherto have been hopelessly divided between the present scheme of pumping from the river Eamont, which flows from UUswater Lake, and going to the Melmerby section of the Cross Fell Range for a gravitation supply. Dr. Bruce Low, in concluding his report, says: "In my view the town of Penrith is, under present conditions, at all times liable to be attacked by epidemic disease such as can be conveyed by water, as, for instance, enteric fever and cholera, and the sooner the urban sanitary authority can be brought to recognise this fact the better will it be for the inhabitants of the place." Death of Mr. Gilbert Ward, F. R. C. S. Eng, of Blyth. Mr. Gilbert Ward died last Thursday at his residence, Blyth, after a short illness, in his ninetieth year. Mr. Ward, as well as being the oldest surgeon in the north, having first qualified in 1828, was well known as a public man, having filled various offices in Blyth and helped very much to develop its capabilities as a seaport. Mr. Ward notably distin- guished himself in the cholera visitations, and also during the terrible Hartley colliery accident in 1860. He was an active promoter of the Knight Memorial Hospital at Blyth. He received decorations from the Emperor Napoleon and the King of Italy. Newcastle-on-Tyne, May 23rd. SCOTLAND. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Sir Joseph Lister in Gtiasgow. UNDOUBTEDLY the event of the past week was the visit of Sir Joseph Lister to the scene of his early triumphs in anti- septic surgery-to Glasgow and the wards of its old Royal Infirmary. To return after an absence of nearly a quarter of a century, to be met by many of his old infirmary and university colleagues, to be surrounded again by a host of his old pupils, and to stand once more face to face with an eager, critical, but appreciative and enthusiastic assemblage of Scottish medical students, must have been a pleasant experience for Sir Joseph Lister. There can be no doubt as to the warmth of his reception. No one who was privileged to hear his address to the students will ever forget the enthusiasm of his welcome, the attitude of strained and eager attention on the part of his audience, or the readiness with which all the speaker’s points were ap- preciated. Professor George Buchanan spoke of his early experiences of the antiseptic system, and struck the nail fairly on the head when he drew a contrast between the "lucky hit" which led to the introduction of anaesthetics, and the steady, gradual, laborious, and truly scientific evolution of the Listerian theory and practice. Professor Gairdner also spoke, and with all his usual felicity. He was particularly happy when he claimed a share in the origination of " Listerism, " going back to a conversation with Sir J. Lister, in the early "fifties," on the very different behaviour of an empyema, according as it bursts outwardly or inwardly ; and he made a peculiarly good point, when speaking of Sir J. Lister’s knack of absorbing facts and , hints from every side, in characterising him as a "walking phagocyte." After the address the students became demon- strative again, sang "Auld Lang Syne " (in which Sir Joseph Lister and his old pupils joined with evident feeling), and ; finally, outside the University Union, unyoked the horse , from his cab and dragged the conveyance, amidst deafening cheers, from the University to Dr. Hector C. Cameron’s house, : a distance of over a mile. The distance was covered in : a remarkably short space of time, and probably Sir Joseph Lister and his companions in peril were glad. when the journey was safely accomplished. Finally, on the steps of Dr. Cameron’s house a few words were said, "Auld Lang Syne" again sung, and the most exciting part of the visit i was over. The reception of old pupils and friends, held , next day at Dr. Cameron’s, was equally enjoyable though altogether a quieter function. Taking it altogether, it is scarcely possible to imagine a more hearty or more enthu- siastic reception than that given to Sir Joseph Lister. May 23rd. _______________ IRELAND. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. A MEETING of the Fellows will be held on June 2nd to receive the annual report of the council, and on June 4th a second meeting will be held to elect a president, vice- president, council, and secretary of the College for the ensuing year. Mr. Hamilton, the present president, will
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1343NORTHERN COUNTIES NOTES.—SCOTLAND.

open." She then declared the Ship Canal open. Theconcourse of people all along the whole of the route wasenormous, every window, even the roofs of the highest build-ings, as well as the roadways, being crowded with people.Some have estimated the number at 1,000,000. Even if thisestimate is too high, the crowd was impressive from its vast-ness, while its enthusiasm and loyalty were abundantlyevident. The Queen expressed to the Lord Mayor her grati-fication with the warmth of the welcome she had receivedand with the decorations so liberally displayed all along theroute. The crowd was good-humoured, patient, and well-behaved, and, notwithstanding the pressure, few accidentsseem to have occurred. One young girl, however, was injuredby the pressure of the crowd and taken to the infirmary. Twopeople were run over, but not seriously hurt; a woman hadher leg broken from the fall of a stand ; and in the eveninga mother and her child were killed by the fall of a heavystone from a fourth-storey window. The marvel is that manymore accidents did not occur. The recent rains had donewonders in improving the condition of the water, and so farI have heard no complaints of its being offensive.May 22nd.

NORTHERN COUNTIES NOTES.(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Accidents in Northern Coal Mines.THE recently issued report of Mr. J. L. Hedley, Her Majesty’s

Inspector of Mines in the Newcastle district, comprising thenorth part of the county of Durham and the countiesof Cumberland and Northumberland, as to accidents duringthe past year, shows the loss of 86 lives, while 312 personshave been injured. These figures show an increase of 13 inthe number of fatal accidents and of 44 in the number of theinjured. It should be noted, however, that 7 of the deathsresulted from injuries received in the year 1892, and of thisnumber 5 were somewhat doubtfully accounted for. Thismight be said of 5 other deaths, making a total of 10, aboutwhich it was uncertain how the fatal injuries had beenreceived. Two deaths resulted from an explosion of fire-damp, 47 from falls of roof and side of excavations, and 10 inshafts; 22 deaths followed miscellaneous causes underground,and 5 occurred on the surface. Although the number offatal accidents and deaths resulting therefrom were so muchin excess of the previous year, it is satisfactory to notethat the quantity of mineral raised per life lost is not farbehind that for 1892, the figures being 235,358 tons and248,345 tons respectively, or a decrease of 12,987 tons. Onthe other hand, there has been a considerable decrease in thenumber of men employed per life lost ; but this is accountedfor by the fact that there was a strike of three months’duration in 1892 in the Durham portion of the district and aconsequent diminution in the number of accidents.

Telephones in Workhouse.A Newcastle guardian suggested that a telephone should

be established in the centre of the town for the convenienceof poor people who wished to inquire after their sick friendsat the Workhouse Infirmary. He instanced the case of apoor woman, who knew nothing of the death of a relativeuntil a considerable time after the occurrence, as an argu-ment for the usefulness and the humanity of the innovation.I am glad to state that this useful suggestion was adopted.

Daplingto7b Queen’s Nurses Association.On Sunday afternoon, May 20th, there was an immense

assemblage in Darlington Park, the occasion being a sacredconcert by the united choirs of the town. A collection wasmade on behalf of the Queen’s Nurses Association.

Penrith Water-supply.The Local Government Board have just published an

important report by Dr. Bruce Low, one of their medicalinspectors, upon his recent examination of the Penrith water-supply. For several years past the local Board of Healthhave discussed various schemes for improvements, buthitherto have been hopelessly divided between the presentscheme of pumping from the river Eamont, which flows fromUUswater Lake, and going to the Melmerby section of theCross Fell Range for a gravitation supply. Dr. Bruce Low,in concluding his report, says: "In my view the town ofPenrith is, under present conditions, at all times liable to beattacked by epidemic disease such as can be conveyed by

water, as, for instance, enteric fever and cholera, and thesooner the urban sanitary authority can be brought torecognise this fact the better will it be for the inhabitantsof the place."

Death of Mr. Gilbert Ward, F. R. C. S. Eng, of Blyth.Mr. Gilbert Ward died last Thursday at his residence,

Blyth, after a short illness, in his ninetieth year. Mr. Ward,as well as being the oldest surgeon in the north, having firstqualified in 1828, was well known as a public man, havingfilled various offices in Blyth and helped very much todevelop its capabilities as a seaport. Mr. Ward notably distin-guished himself in the cholera visitations, and also during theterrible Hartley colliery accident in 1860. He was an activepromoter of the Knight Memorial Hospital at Blyth. Hereceived decorations from the Emperor Napoleon and theKing of Italy.Newcastle-on-Tyne, May 23rd.

SCOTLAND.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Sir Joseph Lister in Gtiasgow.UNDOUBTEDLY the event of the past week was the visit of

Sir Joseph Lister to the scene of his early triumphs in anti-septic surgery-to Glasgow and the wards of its old RoyalInfirmary. To return after an absence of nearly a quarter ofa century, to be met by many of his old infirmary anduniversity colleagues, to be surrounded again by a host ofhis old pupils, and to stand once more face to face with aneager, critical, but appreciative and enthusiastic assemblageof Scottish medical students, must have been a pleasantexperience for Sir Joseph Lister. There can be no doubtas to the warmth of his reception. No one who wasprivileged to hear his address to the students will ever forgetthe enthusiasm of his welcome, the attitude of strainedand eager attention on the part of his audience, or thereadiness with which all the speaker’s points were ap-preciated. Professor George Buchanan spoke of his

early experiences of the antiseptic system, and struck thenail fairly on the head when he drew a contrast betweenthe "lucky hit" which led to the introduction ofanaesthetics, and the steady, gradual, laborious, and trulyscientific evolution of the Listerian theory and practice.Professor Gairdner also spoke, and with all his usual felicity.He was particularly happy when he claimed a share inthe origination of " Listerism, " going back to a conversationwith Sir J. Lister, in the early "fifties," on the very

’ different behaviour of an empyema, according as it burstsoutwardly or inwardly ; and he made a peculiarly good point,when speaking of Sir J. Lister’s knack of absorbing facts and

, hints from every side, in characterising him as a "walkingphagocyte." After the address the students became demon-strative again, sang "Auld Lang Syne " (in which Sir JosephLister and his old pupils joined with evident feeling), and

; finally, outside the University Union, unyoked the horse

,

from his cab and dragged the conveyance, amidst deafeningcheers, from the University to Dr. Hector C. Cameron’s house,

: a distance of over a mile. The distance was covered in: a remarkably short space of time, and probably Sir Joseph

Lister and his companions in peril were glad. when thejourney was safely accomplished. Finally, on the steps ofDr. Cameron’s house a few words were said, "Auld LangSyne" again sung, and the most exciting part of the visit

i was over. The reception of old pupils and friends, held,

next day at Dr. Cameron’s, was equally enjoyable thoughaltogether a quieter function. Taking it altogether, it isscarcely possible to imagine a more hearty or more enthu-siastic reception than that given to Sir Joseph Lister.May 23rd.

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IRELAND.(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.)

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.A MEETING of the Fellows will be held on June 2nd to

receive the annual report of the council, and on June 4tha second meeting will be held to elect a president, vice-president, council, and secretary of the College for theensuing year. Mr. Hamilton, the present president, will

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1344 IRRLAND.-OBI’1’UARY.

retire, and will probably be succeeded by the vice-president,Mr. W. Thornley Stoker. Mr. William Thomson, surgeon tothe Richmond Hospital, will be a candidate for the vice-presidency. Mr. Henry Sherlock, a well-known dentist, willbe a candidate for council and will be well supported, andMr. Auchinleck, physician to Mercer’s Hospital, will also bea candidate.

Queen’s College, Cork.Mr. Justice Holmes, Dr. Walter Smith (President of the

Royal College of Physicians), and Mr. Hamilton (President ofthe Royal College of Surgeons), visitors of the College, heldan extraordinary visitation last week. The visitation was]held in response to the memorial presented to the visitorsby the members of the College council, with the exception ofthe president. The memorial referred to various acts of thepresident which were alleged to be not in accordance withthe provisions of the College statutes and as interfering withthe exercise by the members of the council of the powers inrelation to the government and administration of the Collegeconferred on them by the statutes. Evidence having beengiven relative to the various grounds of complaint, Mr.Justice Holmes delivered the decision of the visitors and saidthat of the many unfortunate differences that led to thatvisitation by far the most serious was the claim of the

president to render inoperative, by refusing his signature,those resolutions of the council which he did not approve of.Theoretically this was a matter of great importance, andthough the subjects in connexion with which the president80ught to exercise this right had been of a most trivial nature3t bad doubtless a great deal to do with the other smallermatters which came before the visitors. It reflected crediton the tact and temper of the successive presidents andprofessors who had composed the councils of these institu-tions that during the half-century of their existence they hadhitherto avoided any occasion for an appeal to the visitors onthis question, and it was much to be regretted that, whilepoints of importance might often have been amicably settled,the president had now for the first time in fifty yearsclaimed to nullify the unanimous decision of his colleagues inreference to matters which in the opinion of the visitorswere not worth five minutes’ discussion. The claim of thepresident to have written statements of his inserted onthe minutes could not be supported, as they couldonly be placed on the minutes by order of the council.

Charges 8 and 9 were frivolous and should not have beenmade. In conclusion, the visitors impressed on the presidentand professors the necessity, in the true interests of the

College, of the cultivation of more friendly and harmoniousrelations with each other. While giving them full credit forlabouring for the prosperity of the College it was impossibleto avoid coming to the conclusion that a spirit of hostilityand recrimination had sprung up between them. Mutualceonfidences leading up to mutual concessions, respect for theopinions and prejudices of one another, and an earnest effortto avoid all causes of offence did not belong to all men bymature, bst might be cultivated and developed, and it was tobe hoped that one of the results of this visitation would beo make the members of the council more charitable andtolerant among themselves and thus make their deliberationsmore usefail to the College committed to their care.

Realt7i of -Diiblinfor April.During the past month the deaths from influenza declined

nearly one half as compared with March, and the fatality dueto whooping-cough showed a slight decrease. With the

exception of April, 1890, the death-rate was lower than inany corresponding period during the previous ten years andwas 4’21 below the mean rate for that period. The zymoticdeath-rate was 0 78 below the mean rate. Typhoid feveronly caused 10, influenza 11, and whooping-cough 15 deaths.

Royal Hospital for Incu’l’ables.The new pavilion is now all but completed, and the

governors hope soon to announce that it is furnished andjeady for the reception of forty-eight patients. It is intended?0 fill the beds gradually, according as pressing cases presentthemselves and funds permit. The pavilion has a southernaspect, and the upper ward will be kept for phthisical casescnly. It is proposed that Ward No. 10 in the VictoriaJubilee wing, now occupied by women, shall be given to men.There will then be beds for 110 men and 119 women, insteadmf 75 and 107 respectively, as at present.

International Sanitary Con,q’l’ess.e. Medical Faculty of the Catholic University have

nominated Professors Roche and McWeeney as delegates tothe International Sanitary Congress, Budapest.

The late Mr. W. 1%Y. Leeper, M. D. Edin.I have to announce the death at the age of seventy-two

years of Dr. Leeper of Loughgall, co. Armagh, which occurredon May 16th. He had been at work up to Saturday, the12th, when. while visiting a patient, he was seized withapoplexy. Dr. Leeper was well known in co. Armagh, andhisopinion was very highly valued. He studied in Edinburghand Dublin, graduating with honours, and obtained the goldmedal with his M. D. in Edinburgh in 1844. He was for atime surgeon on the P. & 0. steamers, but spent nearly allhis professional life in Loughgall, where for forty-six yearshe was medical officer of the dispensary. He was buried onMay 18th. Dr. Leeper was a man held in the highest respectboth for his personal and professional qualities.

Killough Disvensary,Dr. McComiskey, assistant medical officer in Down Infir-

mary, has been elected medical officer of the KilloughDispensary, co. Down, a post vacant through Mr. S. S.Stephenson’s death.

.Ber2cests to Medical Cha’l’ities.The late Mr. A. T. Macaulay, senior director of the Belfast

Bank, has left £ 1000 to the Royal Hospital, nooo to theBelfast Hospital for Sick Children, E1000 to the UlsterHospital for Women and Children, .E1000 to the ConsumptiveHospital, and ;&bgr;1000 to the nurses for the sick poor.May 22nd.

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Obituary.DIRK CLOETE, M.B., C. M. EDIN.,

WYNBERG, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

THE death of Dr. Dirk Cloete, which took place at

Alphen, Wynberg, Cape of Good Hope, at noon, on April 9tb,1894, will not come as a surprise to those who knew hisstate of health. Dr. Cloete graduated at Edinburgh Univer.sity in 1884, taking the degrees of M.B. and C.M., andthen returned to the Cape and volunteered for ColonelWarren’s expedition to Bechuanaland as a medical officer.He afterwards settled down at Pretoria, in the Transvaal,where he became very popular among a large circle offriends. Unfortunately he contracted fever there, and in con-sequence of the ill-health occasioned he removed to Wyn-berg, in the Cape district, for change ; but the anticipatedrecovery was not realised, and he died there at an early age.Dr. Cloete was a member of the family of the Cloetes ofConstantia and Wynberg, a family who had settled there formany generations and are widely known as wine farmers,while many members have served their country in civil andmilitary offices. Dr. Cloete’s name does not appear on the

English Register, but is on the roll in the Registrar’s office inEdinburgh. He did not register in London, as he did notintend to practise in England.

JOHN BABER, M.D. ST. AND., M.R.C.S., L.S.A.DR. JOHN BABER, formerly of Thurloe-square, whose death

occurred on May 4th at the age of seventy-two years, studiedat Lane’s School of Medicine and St. George’s Hospital. Heobtained the qualifications of M.R.C.S. and L.S.A. in 1843,and the degree of M. D. St. Andrews in 1844. From thatdate till his retirement in 1883 he practised in the westerndistrict of London, where he was highly esteemed by a widecircle of patients and friends. After his retirement Dr. Baberdevoted considerable time to the relief of the poor, and alsogave his personal assistance to the Brighton Medical Mission.

FOREIGN UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. - Dresden(Polytee7inic): Dr. Renk, Professor of Hygiene in Halle, hasbeen offered the post of Professor of Bacteriology, Hygiene,and the Chemistry of Alimentary Substances.-Strasburg:the medical faculty has received a legacy of a very valuablecollection of surgical instruments, together with a sum of£500, by the will of the late Professor Lücke.- Vienna: thechair of Surgery vacated by the late Professor Billroth’sdeath has been offered to and accepted by Professor Czernyof Heidelberg.


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