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his own pleasure and leisure, and of the confidencehis strong personality inspired ; the entire staff,he says, felt at all times that they could be sureof his treating them justly. He was always readywith sound advice for those who asked it, and he

DR. SANDERS

won the affectionof those thatworked with him.On his retirementin 1924 he receivedwarm testimonialsfrom the publichealth depart-ment and theschool medicalservice. Besides

acting as M.O.H.and S.M.O. heformerly held the

appointments of

surgeon to theWest Ham Hos-

pital and medicalofficer to theLondon and IndiaDocks Joint Com-mittee. He was

elected presidentof the Society of

Medical Officers in 1917 and also presided over thelocal branch of the British Medical Association. Tothe profession in the neighbourhood he was a welcomecollaborator.

Dr. Sanders died at his home at Kew on Dec. 18that the age of 78. His wife survives him.

INFECTIOUS DISEASEIN ENGLAND AND WALES DURING THE WEEK ENDED

DEC. 18TH, 1937

Notifications.-The following cases of infectiousdisease were notified during the week : Small-pox, 0 ;scarlet fever, 2565 ; diphtheria, 1568 ; enteric fever,24 (27 " expected"); pneumonia (primary or

influenzal), 1118 ; puerperal pyrexia, 15$; cerebro-spinal fever, 24 ; acute poliomyelitis, 10 ; acute

polio-encephalitis, 1 ; encephalitis lethargica, 2 ;dysentery, 411 ; ophthalmia neonatorum, 81. Nocase of cholera, plague, or typhus fever was notifiedduring the week.The number of cases of dysentery notified during this week

is 30 less than last and 44 less than two weeks ago. A largeproportion of the cases were reported from the home counties-e.g., London 127, Middlesex 43, Essex 33, Sussex West 14,Surrey 10, Kent 8, Sussex East 7 ; other counties withconsiderable numbers being Devon 42, Notts 22, Norfolk 21,Staffs 18, Chester 14, Lancaster 12, Glamorgan 11.The number of cases in the Infectious Hospitals of the London

County Council on Dec. 24th was 4077, which included : Scarletfever, 801 ; diphtheria, 1512 (diphtheria carriers, 30) ; measles,392 ; whooping-cough, 349 ; puerperal fever, 12 mothers(plus 8 babies); encephalitis lethargica, 283 ; poliomyelitis,3. At St. Margaret’s Hospital there were 19 babies (plus6 mothers) with ophthalmia neonatorum.

Deaths.-In 125 great towns, including London,there was no death from small-pox, 6 (5) from entericfever, 22 (0) from measles, 4 (0) from scarlet fever,22 (8) from whooping-cough, 49 (6) from diphtheria,57 (15) from diarrhoea and enteritis under two years,and 52 (11) from influenza. The figures in parenthesesare those for London itself.

Five deaths from typhoid were reported from Croydon1 from Portsmouth. Liverpool had 7 fatal cases of measlesManchester 4. Liverpool also reported 7 deaths from whoopingcough. Diphtheria was fatal in 29 great towns, Liverpoolreported 8 deaths, Hull and Sheffield each 3.

The number of stillbirths notified during the weelwas 294 (corresponding to a rate of 46 per 1000 totalbirths), including 38 in London.

MEDICAL NEWS

University of CambridgeAt recent examinations the following candidates were

successful :-

THIRD EXAMINATION FOR M.B., B.CHIR.

Part I, Surgery, Midwifery, and Gyncecology.-J. Arnott,J. L. W. Ball, C. H. Bartlett, A. H. Baynes, J. R. Bignall,G. Bourne, R. I. C. Bradford, B. R. Bray, R. W. W. Brown,L. H. Cane, D. M. Carding, 1. C. Chopra, A. C. Clark, M. J.Clow, J. Clutton-Brock, P. C. Conran, E. Cronin, A. J. Daly,E. B. Davies, C. H. C. Dent, A. P. Dick, W. D. Doey, K. W.Donald, G. W. N. Dunn, N. B. Eastwood, T. A. W. Edwards,G. P. Fox, E. K. Gardner., 0. D. Gilmore, M. H. Harmer, W. J.

Hay, J. S. Heller, H. G. W. Hoare, R. D. Holloway, G. N.Hunt, H. M. James, R. M. Johnstone, E. P. Jowett, P. A.Knill Jones, J. Laughlin, J. W. Lillico, G. M. Little, A. G.Marshall, B. E. Miles, R. 0. Murray, J. C. B. Nesfield, G. F.Panton, J. S. Phillpotts, J. G. B. Platts, B. H. Price, J. S.Prichard, G. C. Pritchard, J. H. B. Round, D. Russell-Davis,J. Smith, P. M. Smythe, H. Stott, J. Sutcliffe, R. J. D. Temple,J. R. T. Turner, A. J. Walton, J. M. Watson, H. F. Whalley,D. 0. Wharton, B. D. Whitworth, E. H. L. Wigram, M. M.Wilson, J. W. Wood, P. J. Wormald, G. M. Wright, and J.Yudkin.

Part II, Physic, Pathology, and Pharmacology.-G. E. Adkins,D. A. P. Anderson, T. L. Barbour, C. F. Barwell, R. D. I. Beggs,A. S. Bookless, A. W. Box, J. B. Bunting, G. A. Burfield, A. L-Cochrane, S. B. Darbishire, J. K. Denham, W. D. Doey, E. W.Dorrell, L. C. de R. Epps, T. J. Fairbank, A. L. Fawdry, W.Goulstone, J. L. Griffith, E. B. Hacking, S. W. G. Hargrove,F. E. S. Hatfield, H. G. W. Hoare, J. H. S. Hopkins, C. W.Hutt, R. T. Johnson, H. S. Kellett, G. J. G. King, A. P. Kitchin,J. I. H. Laurie, S. A. H. Lesser, R. W. Mason, R. M. Miller,K. S. Mullard, T. L. Oliver, B. G. Parsons-Smith, G. R. C.Peatfield, P. A. T. Phibbs, A. L. Phillips, H. L. Porter, C. G.Rob, D. Rubin, G. Sheers, J. Sutcliffe, V. E. A. Sykes, R. D.Teare, D. J. D. Torrens, R. L. Townsend, R. C. H. Tripp, S. C.Truelove, N. Vere-Hodge, J. H. Ward, S. R. F. Whittaker,J. M. G. Wilson, M. C. Woodhouse, G. H. Wooler, and J. D.Younghusband.

University of LondonAt recent examinations the following candidates were

successful :-

ACADEMIC POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

Tatjana von Haebler.EXTERNAL DIPLOMA IN CLINICAL PATHOLOGY.

C. E. W. Hoar.

THIRD EXAMINATION FOR THE B.D.S.

R. L. Kenyon and A. D. Renson.

Society of Apothecaries of LondonAt recent examinations the following candidates were

successful :-

Surgery.-F. B. Akeroyd, Univs. of Camb. and Leeds:J. S. Lancaster, Univ. of Camb. and St. George’s Hosp.; andJ. D. B. Perkins, Guy’s Hosp.

.Me<MctMe.&mdash;F. Bastawros, Royal Colleges, Edin.; F. C. E.Diamond, Univ. of Durh.; and D. C. Light, Guy’s Hosp.

Forensic -Me<Kcmc.&mdash;F. Bastawros, Royal Colleges, Edin. ;F. C. E. Diamond, Univ. of Durh. ; and D. C. Light, Guy’sHosp.

Midwifery.-J. M. Hardy, Univ. of Manch. ; P. H. Hay-Heddle, Westminster Hosp.; and R. Lipkin, Univ. of Liverp.The following candidates, having completed the final

examination, are granted the diploma of the societyentitling them to practise medicine, surgery, and mid-wifery : F. Bastawros, F. C. E. Diamond, and D. C.Light.

National University of IrelandAt recent examinations at University College, Cork, the

following candidates were successful :-M.D.

Thomas O’Neill.

FINAL EXAMINATION FOR M.B., B.CH., B.A.O.J. C. Dundon (first class honours); J. A. Allen, Patrick

Buckley, Patrick Coffey, J. C. Dundon, K. A. Flaherty, F. S.Kelleher, D. J. G. Maher-Loughnan, Coleridge Marchment,E. F. Mulcahy, Ellen M. M. Murphy, Patrick Murphy, J. S.O’Mahony, and P. J. Ryan.Part I.-Mary Corbett, John Hutch, Loretto Kelly, D. J. R.

McConvell, David O’Keeffe, Patrick O’Keeffe, and Mary F.O’Leary.Part JT.&mdash;0. J. Clohessy, G. R. Cubitt, James Fitzgerald,

J. G. Paton, and M. F. Ronayne.

Royal Society of Medicine of BudapestMr. Leslie Paton has been elected an honorary member

of this society on the occasion of the centenary of itsfoundation.

60 MEDICAL NEWS.-APPOINTMENTS

University of BristolAt recent examinations the following candidates were

successful :-FINAL EXAMINATION FOR M.B., CH.B.

Section II.-R. L. J. Derham, H. D. T. Gawn, M. E. M.Herford, F. J. W. Hooper, G. L. Page (with distinction in publichealth), and Anna H. Silberstein.Group II, completing examination.-P. N. Heron and P. K.

Jenkins.L.D.S.

H. B. Harding and J. C. F. Rolls.

Queen’s University, BelfastDr. Richard Hunter has been appointed secretary of

the university.Demonstrations of Contraceptive TechniqueOn Thursday, Jan. 6th, at 2.30 P.M., a practical demon-

stration of the technique of the use of a variety of contra-ceptive methods will be given at the C.B.C. Clinic byMrs. Marie Stopes, D.Sc., and Dr. Evelyn Fisher. Medicalpractitioners and senior students should apply for ticketsto the hon. secretary, C.B.C., 108, Whitfield-street,London, W.I.

Regional Coordination of Voluntary HospitalsThe Voluntary Hospitals Commission recommended

the division of the country into hospital regions, theformation of regional councils to correlate their workand needs, and the establishment of a central council tocoordinate the work of the regional ones. The British

Hospitals Association has set up a provisional centralcouncil to advise how these recommendations may bestbe carried out. The members will include Mr. S. P.Richardson (chairman), Mr. Arthur Morley, K.C. (vice-chairman), Mr. R. G. Hogarth, F.R.C.S., Prof. A. W.Sheen, F.R.C.S., and two representatives to be appointedby the British Medical Association. Mr. R. H. P. Ordeis the hon. secretary.The Oxford and Bath Congresses on Rheumatismand HydrologyThe International Congress on Rheumatism and Hydro-

logy, which is to be held in Oxford from March 25th to3lst, has been convened by the International Society ofMedical Hydrology and the International League againstRheumatism. The president-elect is Sir Farquhar Buzzardand the chairman of the British organising committeeSir Humphry Rolleston. There will be two main subjectsfor discussion. The first, wet and dry climates and weatherin the causation of disease, will be introduced by Prof. G.Danischewsky (U.S.S.R.), Dr. G. Edstrom (Sweden),Prof. de Rudder (Germany), and Dr. E. P. Poulton.The second, juvenile rheumatism, will be consideredunder four aspects, and the principal speakers willinclude Prof. F. Klinge (Germany) and Dr. A. G.Gibson, pathological aspect; Prof. L. Findlay andDr. H. Grenet (France), clinical aspect; Dr. WilfridSheldon, therapeutic aspect; and Dr. F. J. Poyntonand Prof. Danischewsky, social aspect. Visits will be

paid to hospitals in London on March 26th. Arrange-ments are being made for the accommodation of congressmembers in colleges at Oxford, and there will be visitsto Leamington Spa during the meeting and to Droitwichat the end. The congress is open to medical men andscientists who are not members of either body. Inquiriesshould be addressed to the general secretary at 109, Kings-way, London, W.C.2.The Bath Bicentenary Congress on Chronic Rheumatism

is to be held to commemorate the bicentenary of theBath Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseasesfrom March 3lst to April 3rd. It will thus follow directlyafter the international meeting at Oxford, and the speakersare to include authorities on rheumatism from France,Germany, Holland, Sweden, and other countries. The

meeting will be opened by Lord Horder on the Thursdayevening, and the following day will be devoted to adiscussion on gout and rheumatism of metabolic origin.On Saturday papers will be read and next morning therewill be a demonstration of cases at the hospital. Themeeting will be open to all practitioners, and furtherparticulars may be had from the honorary secretaryof the congress at the Royal National Hospital forRheumatic Diseases, Bath.

Broadcasting TalksOn Jan. 7th the first of nine Friday morning talks on

sickness in the house will be given. The talks will be.given by doctors and nurses, and will deal with the careof invalids and old people. Later there will be three talkson the problems of adolescence.

AppointmentsBELL, R. B., M.R.C.S. Eng., Assistant (Deputy) Medical Officer

at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton.Dams, W. B., M.D. Belf., D.P.H., Pathologist to the Victoria

Hospital, Blackpool.DIXON, IRENE, M.B. Lond., D.P.M., Assistant Woman Medical

Officer in the Headquarters Branch of the Post Office.GILL, T. P., M.B. Aberd., F.R.C.S. Edin., D.L.O., Hon. Surgeon

to the Ear, Nose, and Throat Department of the KentCounty Ophthalmic and Aural Hospital, Maidstone.

HARDING, H. E., F.R.C.S. Eng., Clinical Assistant to the Frac-ture and Orthopaedic Departments of King George Hospital,Ilford.

HILL, T. R., M.D., M.R.C.P. Lond., Diagnostic Physician tothe Tavistock Clinic, London.

LEWIS, R. I., M.D. Lond., Medical Superintendent at theHospital for Tropical Diseases, London.

MCCARTAN, WILLIAM, M.D. Belf., M.R.C.P. Lond., D.P.H.,D.P.M., Medical Superintendent at the Brighton CountyBorough Mental Hospital, Haywards Heath, Sussex.

PRIEST, P. D., L.D.S. R.C.S., Dental Registrar at the LondonHospital.

RAE, L. J., M.B. Camb., D.M.R.E., Assistant Radiologist inthe London Hospital.

SANDIFER, P. H., M.R.C.P. Lond., House Physician at theNational Hospital, Queen-square, London.

SMIT]A E. R., M.D. Liverp., D.P.H., District TuberculosisOfficer for Cheshire.

STEWART-WALLACE, A. M., M.D., M.R.C.P. Lond., ResidentMedical Officer at the National Hospital, Queen-square,London.

UTTING, ERCENWIN A., M.R.C.S. Eng., Assistant WomanMedical Officer in the Headquarters Branch of the PostOffice.

VICK, R. M., M.Chir. Camb., F.R.C.S. Eng., Hon. ConsultingSurgeon to the Bexhill Hospital.

London County Council Hospital Staff.-The following appoint-ments are announced. D.M.S. (I) or (II) = Deputy MedicalSuperintendent Grades I or II. A.M.O. (I)=AssistantMedical Officer Grade I.

DORLING, G. C., F.R.C.S. Eng., D.M.S. (I), Lewisham ;PRICE, I. I., M.B. Lond., F.R.C.S. Eng., D.M.S. (I), St. Mary,

Islington ;GABE, JOEL, M.B. Lond., F.R.C.S. Eng., D.M.S. (II), St.

Andrew’s ;WIMBUSH, H. G., B.A. Camb., M.R.C.S. Eng., D.M.S. (II),

Hammersmith; andJONES, A. N., M.B. Liverp., F.R.C.S. Eng., D.C.O.G., Senior

A.M.O. (I), St. Pancras.Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital, London.-The following

appointments are announced:-DICKINSON, J. R., M.B.Camb., Assistant Resident Medical

Officer;GLENNIE, EVELYN W., M.B. Glasg., Resident Anaesthetist

and District Resident Medical Officer; andREED, GRACE E., M.B. Lond., Resident Ansesthetist.

Births, Marriages, and DeathsBIRTHS

PATERSON.-On Dec. 27th, the wife of Dr. A. S. Paterson,Cheyne Walk, Chelsea-a son.

RooHE.&mdash;On Dec. 25th, 1937, at 7, Knaresborough-place,S.W.5, the wife of Alex. E. Roche, F.R.C.S.-a daughter.

RowE.-On Dec. 21st, at Blackheath, to Dr. C. Isobel Rowe(n&eacute;e Pattullo), wife of Flight Lt. F. C. T. Rowe-a son.

MARRIAGESDixoN&mdash;TABOR.&mdash;On Dec. 21st, at S. Mary, Bocking, John

Hardy Dixon, M.B., to Winifred Hope, younger daughterof E. H. Tabor, of Bocking, Essex.

FAIRWEATHER-DuFFus.-On Dec. 18th, at St. NicholasParish Church, Harpenden, Josiah William ChalmersFairweather, M.B., to Helen Vera Mary Duffus, widow ofJames Logie Lyall Duffus.

DEATHSBRAMHALL.&mdash;On Dec. 25th, in London, after a long illness,

Lt.-Col. Charles Bramhall, R.A.M.C., retired, O.B.E.,M.R.C.S. Eng., of Brook Meadow, Warsash, Hants.

BUTLER.&mdash;On Dec. 25th, at Belmont, Guildford, Harold BransonButler, M.B.E., F.R.C.S., Edin., Consulting Surgeon to theRoyal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford.

DAY.-On Dec. 20th, at Harleston, Norfolk, Donald DouglasDay, M.B. Lond., F.R.C.S. Eng., aged 79.

MoDowELL.-On Dec. 23rd, at Mowbray, Cape Town, LaurenceFitzhenry McDowell, M.D. Dubl.

STARKEY-SMITH.-On Dec. 23rd, at Hungerford, ThomasGordon Starkey-Smith, M.D. Lond., aged 57. ,

WARDROP.-On Dec. 25th, at Torbane, Camberley, DouglasWardrop, C.B., C.V.O., M.B. Aberd., retired Colonel A.M.S.

N.B.-A fee of 7s. 6d. is charged for the insertion of Notices ofBirths, iuarriages, and Deaths.