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363OBITUARY.—MEDICAL NEWS.
held every honour that it, was possible for his colleaguesto confer on him. Such a record by itself shows theesteem in which he was held by those best able to judgeof his work, an esteem which could only have beenearned by the genuineness of character which gaverise to it. To few men has it been given to have sucha happy full life ; happy in his work, happy in hisfriendships, and happy beyond expression in his familylife, he reached the end of his long term of yearswithout ever growing old.
Sir Anderson Critchett married a daughter of thelate C. J. Dunphie, of Hathdowney, Queen’s Co., bywhom he had two daughters and one son, GeorgeMontague, who succeeds him in the title.
THE LATE DR. JOHN FRASER.IN appreciation of the late Dr. John Fraser, Medical
Commissioner of the. Scottish Board of Control, whosedeath we announced recently, we have received thefollowing notice from Prof. George M. Robertson, towhom also we are indebted for the portrait of Dr.Fraser. Prof. Robertson writes :-" News of the death of Dr. John Fraser in the
eightieth year of his age, as the result of a fall whenalighting from a tramcar, has been received withsorrow over the whole of Scotland, where in his
capacity of Deputy Commissioner between the years
1877 and 1895 lie visited boarded-out patients in everyparish. He knew the country so well that he said hecould not be placed in any part of it that was unfamiliarto him. In addition, he was on friendly terms withmost of the inspectors of poor and medical officersof these parishes. In 1895 he was promoted Com-missioner, and retired owing to the age-limit in 1910.Dr. Fraser was an honorary member of the Medico-Psychological Association, and on his retirement fromoffice he was presented with his portrait painted byMr. Fiddes Watt, R.S.A. Since his retirement he hasbeen much interested in charitable organisations, andespecially in the work of the Society for the Preventionof Cruelty to Children. He has led a useful anda good life, whicli has been characterised by untiringenergy and singleness of aim in his work. Above allhe has been distinguished by his friendliness, hiskindness, and his deep interest in all those persons withwhom he came into contact in the discharge of hisduties, whether these were oflicials or patients. Hisrelations with the former were so good and his honestyof purpose so transparent that no official had less
difficulty than he in having his recommendations putinto effect. These were priceless gifts to one in hisposition, who was engaged during his term as Com-missioner in levelling up the methods of administrationand of nursing in the mental hospitals of Scotland.He was interested in the hospitalisation of asylums,in improved methods of nursing both by day and bynight, in the nursing of male patients by women, in theabolition of restraint and seclusion, and in the pre-caution against fire. His genuine sympathy for thepatients, his knowledge of their conditions of life, andhis kindly manner of treating them, won their affectionand confidence. No one appealed to him in vain. Hehad words of comfort for all which smoothed overtheir difficulties. He was regarded by them as a realfriend."
Dr. Fraser was born in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire,and studied medicine in Edinburgh, where he hada distinguished career as a student, gaining ninemedals and graduating with first-class honours in1870. After holding resident appointments in theEdinburgh Royal Infirmary, he was appointedassistant medical officer to the Fife and KinrossDistrict Asylum at Springfield, Fife. A few yearslater he was promoted medical superintendent,succeeding Sir John Batty Tuke in this post. Dr.Fraser married a sister of Sir John Batty Tuke, whopredeceased him, and he is survived by three sonsand two daughters. One of the former is Dr. J. S.Fraser, aural surgeon, Edinburgh.
Medical News.UNIVERSITY OF LONDON: LECTURES AND DEMON-STRATIONS IN MEDICAL HYDROLOGY.-The third annualcourse at the University of London has been arranged bythe Committee for the Study of Medical Hydrology in GreatBritain, and will take place from April 27th to May 2ndnext, concluding with visits and demonstrations at Buxtonand Matlock. Introductory discourses will be given byDr. John C. Thresh on the Types of Water which Occur inNature ; on Hydro-geology, by Mr. H. Dewey, of H.M.Geological Survey ; and on the Capillary Circulation inthe Skin by Prof. Barcroft.. Dr. Fortescue Fox will dealwith the Properties and Actions of Medicinal Waters, theActions and Uses of Baths, and the Use of Heat in the Treat-ment of Disease. Applied Hydrology forms the subjectof three lectures ; by Dr. J. B. Burton Disorders of Digestion;by Dr. Vincent Coates on Arthritis ; and by Dr. RupertCollins on Neurasthenia. These lectures will be deliveredat the University of London, South Kensington. Demon-strations on the Bacteriological, Physiological. and ChemicalAnalysis of Waters will be given in the Counties’ PublicHealth Laboratories ; and by Dr. Leonard Hill at theNational Institute for Medical Research on the Effects ofOpen Air and Sunshine upon the Body. At Buxton therewill be brief lectures and demonstrations, both on methodsof treatment and of research, given at the bath establish-ments and at the Mineral Waters Hospital, by local medicalmen. Full particulars may be obtained from the Hon.Secretary, Hydrology Committee, University ExtensionBoard, University of London, S.W. 7.The Introductory Medical Course for students who have
matriculated in the University of London will begin atUniversity College on Monday, March 2nd. Intendingstudents should apply at once and should attend at theCollege on Monday, March 2nd, at 11 A.M.
FELLOWSHIP OF MEDICINE AND POST-GRADUATEMEDICAL ASSOCIATION.-On March 2nd a comprehensivethree weeks’ course in Medicine, Surgery, and Gynaecologywill be conducted at the Royal Waterloo Hospital. There willalso be demonstrations given by the staff in the wards andout-patients’ department. Beginning on March 9th is a
four weeks’ course in Ophthalmology at the Central LondonOphthalmic Hospital. The course is an afternoon one anddeals with the more important diseases of the eye. AnOperative Surgery class will be held by arrangement.The Chelsea Hospital for Women is arranging a specialthree weeks’ course from March 16th, and the work willembrace the various Gynecological Affections, and alsooperations and demonstrations by members of the staff.The Hospital for Diseases of the Chest (Brompton) beginsa fortnight’s course on March 16th. The course consistsof demonstrations, lectures, operations, &c., in all the
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departments associated with chest diseases. The RoyalNorthern Hospital in conjunction with the Royal ChestHospital is arranging an intensive course in Medicine,Surgery, and the Special Departments from March 23rd toApril 4th. Copies of the syllabuses of the above-namedcourses, together with the Fellowship Bulletin, may be hadon application to the Secretary at 1, Wimpole-street, W. 1.
HULL AND A UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.-The Right Hon.T. R. Ferens, of Hull, a P.C. and a former M.P. for EastHull (1905-1918), has written to the Lord Mayor statingthat he has set aside 2250,000 as a nucleus for founding aUniversity College for Hull. Amongst his other gifts toHull were (I0,000 for the purchase of a site for a newtechnical college and .)E60,000 for the erection of a new artgallery.
EpsoM COLLEGE WAR MEMORIAL.—The Bishop ofWinchester, the Visitor of the College, will consecrate thenave of the chapel at 3 P.M. on Saturday, Feb. 21st. Thetotal cost of rebuilding the chapel, which work was begunin July, 1923, will be about .611,500, and so far the Councilhave received contributions amounting to about 29000.Contributors to the War Memorial Fund who wish to bepresent at the ceremony are requested to apply for a cardof admission to the Bursar, Major Walter L. Giffard, TheCollege, Epsom, Surrey.
CHADWICK PUBLIC LECTURES. - On Monday,March 9th, at 8 P.M., in the Inner Temple Hall, Lord Newtonwill give an address on the Necessity for Legislation withRegard to Smoke Abatement. Sir William J. Collins will bein the chair. In May Dr. E. Brumpt, Professor in the Facultyof Medicine at the University of Paris, will give two lectures(!n English) : (1) How to Conduct an Anti-Malarial Cam-])!tign, and (2) the Prophylaxis of Sleeping Sickness.Admission to all Chadwick public lectures is free. Furtherinformation may be obtained of the Secretary, Mrs. AubreyRichardson, O.B.E., at the offices of the Trust, 13, GreatGeorge-street, Westminster, S.W. 1.
NORTH-EAST LONDON POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE.-A special post-graduate course covering the work of allthe departments of the Prince of Wales’s General Hospital,Tottenham, N., begins at 10.30 A.M. on Monday, Feb. 16th,with a demonstration of the graphic method of studyingheart disease. It will be continued every day throughoutthe ensuing fortnight, each week, however, being completein itself. In the mornings there are to be demonstrationsof modern clinical methods, in the afternoons demonstrationsof groups of selected cases and clinics in the various depart-ments of the hospital. At 4.30 P.M. each day there willbe a special clinical lecture. The opening lecture will begiven by Mr. James Sherren on Appendicitis, and all thelectures at this hour will be free to members of the Fellowshipof Medicine as well as to members of the College, while theopening lecture will be free to members of the profession.The succeeding lectures of the first week will be on theHome Treatment of Diabetes, by Dr. F. G. Crookshank ;on Cancer of the Colon, by Mr. H. W. Carson ; on SpinalAnaesthesia, by Dr. C. F. Hadfield ; and a lantern lecture,by Mr. J. Howell Evans on Cysts and Cystic Conditions ofthe Neck. On Saturday, at 11 A.M., Dr. F. Thomson willgive at the North-Eastern Fever Hospital, St. Ann’s-road,Tottenham, a demonstration of cases illustrating the EarlyDiagnosis of the Infectious Fevers. Luncheon will beobtainable in the neighbourhood of the hospital, and at1 P.M. each day tea will be provided. Application foradmission to the course should be made to the Secretaryof the Fellowship of Medicine (1, Wimpoic-street, W. 1)or to the Dean of the College.
LIVERPOOL OPEN-AIR HOSPITAL FOR CIIILDREN.-The Countess of Derby on Feb. 5th opened the new adminis-tration wing of this hospital situated at Leasowe, nearLiverpool. The Liverpool open-air hospital for childrensuffering from surgical tuberculosis provides accommodationfor 260 children, the majority of whom are sent into thehospital crippled. The average duration of treatment isfrom 18 months to two years. At the ceremony on Feb. 5ththe hon. treasurer was able to claim that the workingcost of the hospital of 22 per bed per week was the lowestfor similar institutions in the Ministry of Health’s returns.while the chairman of the medical board announceda percentage of 78-4 of the children discharged duringthe .previous year with the disease quiescent. Thenew wing has cost some z16,500 to build, of which about210,000 is still to find. The hospital is run under the aegisof the Liverpool Child Welfare Association, and a feature of" Loasowe " is the admirable after-care system by whichall discharged patients are followed up, home conditionsreported on, help given, and relapses dealt with at an early(late.
Dr. James Hopwood JcanR, F.B.S., secretary of theRoyal Society, and Sir William Henry E<liR,G.B.E., havebeen appointed to be members of the Advisory Council tothe Committee of the Privy Council for 8.i(,titifle andIndustrial Research.
GIFT OF SANATORIUM TO DURHAM.—Subject tothe approval of the Ministry of Health, the Durham CountyCouncil have accepted an offer from the Marquis of London-derry of Seahall Hall, to be used as a sanatorium for thetreatment of tuberculous cases in the county. Aftersuitable alternations the hall would afford accommodationfor about 80 patients.
PROBLEM OF THE CRIPPLE.-Mr. M. Fitzmaurice-Kelly addressed the Brighton and Hove Itotary Club onFeb. 4th on the subject of the Problem of the Cripple.Taking the county of Sussex as a whole, Mr. Fitzmaurice-Kelly declared there were some 1500 cripples, and he claimedthat if the cases were taken in hand in earliest childhoodand treated with the skill which medical and surgical sciencehad now devised, the very great majority of them werecurable. He spoke of the system of treatment which hadoriginated in Shropshire and was now being copied invarious parts of the country, Wiltshire and Somersetshire,and expressed the opinion that the time was ripe for Sussexto make a move. He suggested that a hospital of 100 bedswould meet the county’s needs and would probably cost60,000 or 270,000 to establish, and its running expenseswould be about jE12,000 to .815,000 a year. He did notthink this was beyond the means of the county, but mean-while he urged the immediate setting up of local clinics invarious centres.
MANCHESTER’S £10,000,000 WATER-SUPPLY.—TheWaterworks Committee of the Manchester Corporationhave recommended the City Council to proceed at once withthe Haweswater reservoir scheme for increasing the city’swater-supply, which will cost about £10,000,000, anddescribed as the biggest of its kind in the country. It wasstipulated when Parliament sanctioned the scheme in 1919that it should be completed by 1934. The scheme involvesthe construction of a giant aqueduct nearly 80 miles inlength from Haweswater to Manchester, of which 28 mileswill be underground. In carrying out the scheme, the lakewill require to be raised about 90 feet, its length of two and aquarter miles increased to four miles, and widened by abouta quarter of a mile, and its surface increased from 350 to1000 acres. The raising of the water level by means of a damwill mean the submergence of the hamlet of Mardale, anhotel, several farms, and a parish church. The churchit is proposed to remove and erect elsewhere. It is com-puted that the scheme will give Manchester an additionalpotential daily supply of 70,000,000 ga]l0n" and will ensurethe city’s water-supply for the next 50 or 60 years. Man-chester at present receives 52,000,000 gallons of water aday, and it is calculated officially that at the present rate ofincrease of demand the existing resources will be exhaustedin eight or nine years. The Thirlmere scheme was sanctionedin 1879, and the fourth pipe therefrom was only recentlycompleted. The Thirlmere scheme cost the city 7,000,000.
SUSSSEX PROVIDENT SCHEME —Great progress wasmade during 192 i by the Sussex Provident Scheme. By thescheme provision is made against the more serious illnessrequiring hospital treatment or the services of a specialist,to which the National Health Insurance scheme does notapply, and people with incomes up to £350 a year can, byjoining into groups or associations, or by registering direct,insure against the most serious possibilities that illness oraccident may hold out over the average human being. Thescheme saw its inception in 1920, and although it was atfirst viewed with a certain amount of suspicion there werejust over 7000 subscribers to it at the end of 1923, and atthe end of 1924 the figure was only a few under 10,000.With the dependents, the total number who stand tobenefit is well over 25,000. During 1924 the followingamounts, totalling £5520, were paid to the hospitals namedfor services rendered to subscribers to the scheme :-
Royal Sussex County Hospital, .B2806 ; Royal AlexandraHospital for Sick Children, 823 ; New Sussex Hospital, 538;Brighton, Hove and Preston Dispensary, £309; HaywardsHeath Hospital, :62-t8 ; Sussex Maternity and Women’s Hospital,£207 ; Sussex Eye Hospital, £170 ; Brighton and Hove ProvidentDental Hospital, 120 ; Sussex Throat and Ear Hospital, £76 ;Uckfield Cottage Hospital, £19 ; Royal East Sussex Hospital,Hastings, £62 ; Stephen Ralli Memorial Laboratory, 27;Consultations, :f!9; Queen’s Nurses, £9 ; refunded for treatment.0 subscribers at non-cooperating hospitals, 5!157.These figures suggest that the anticipations of the founder,Dr. J. F. Gordon Dill, are being fully realised, for theyencourage the hope that the scheme is providing a solutionfor some of the financial problems of the voluntary hospitals.
