1191MEDICAL NEWS.

Tnortem inquiry would be needless. The second-son of Dr. John Troutbeck, chaplain in ordinary-to Queen Victoria and precentor of WestminsterAbbey, he took the second place in the NaturalScience Tripos at Cambridge in 1886. His clinical

Istudies were taken at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital,where, after qualifying in 1892, he held house appoint-ments, and at the East London Hospital for Childrenat Shadwell. While at Cambridge he was a juniordemonstrator in physiology. Dr. Troutbeck was

well known in Westminster, where he was esteemed byall classes and especially by the poor, to whom hisservices were freely given. Last year he stood for thecity council of Westminster and headed the poll.

ROBERT JOHN EWART, M.D., M.Sc. VICT.,F.R.C.S. 1!7rrG., D.Sc. LOND., D.P.H.

WE regret to announce the death of Dr. Robert J.Ewart, medical officer of health for Barking, followingan operation at the West Ham Hospital. He was inhis forty-seventh year, having been born in Liverpool,the son of Edmund Brown Ewart,B.A.,and educatedat Liverpool Institute and University. As a student hewon a number of distinctions, being Holt TutorialScholar and Junior Lyon Jones Scholar, becominglater Holt Fellow of Pathology in the University.After holding a resident appointment at the LiverpoolRoyal Infirmary and obtaining his F.R.C.S. Eng., he

gained his public health experience at Ashton-under-Lyne, going on to Middlesbrough as assistant M.O.H.and school medical officer. After appointment as

medical officer of health to the Urban District ofBarking he showed himself a very active and diligentpublic health officer, interested both in the preventiveand epidemiological side of his work, with a philo-sophical bias which produced such essays as " Timeand the Second Generation " and " Parental Age and-Offspring." He was the author of a series of valuablepapers dealing with the statistics of scarlet fever anddiphtheria, which appeared in the Journal of Hygiene.His latest work on the Economics of Tuberculosis,presented early this year to the Royal Society ofMedicine, was an excellent example of the capacity forcondensing a wealth of statistical research into a smallcompass.

Dr. Ewart lost no opportunity of dwelling upon theimportance of the food of the people to the publichealth, and saw in disease a pathological reaction dueto faulty metabolism. No subject was too difficultfor him to tackle, and even with imperfect data hisoriginality of mind was able to elucidate the problemsbefore him. Essentially unselfish, he possessed thetrue spirit of research, and his friends remembergratefully his willingness to share any information hepossessed, even though he might not yet have pub-lished it himself. To the public health service his lossis a considerable one, for much was hoped from him.

Medical News.UNIVERSITY OF LONDON : Thomas Smythe Hughes

Medical Research Fund.-The Senate will proceed shortly toconsider applications for grants from this Fund, which are- allocated annually for the purpose of assisting originalmedical research. Applications must be received not laterthan June 15th, and must be accompanied by the namesand addresses of not more than two persons to whomreference may be made. Further particulars may be,obtained from the Academic Registrar.At examinations held recently the following candidates

were successful :-THIRD (JB1.B., B.S.) EXAMINATION FOR MEDICAL DEGREES.

JToKOMt’g.—Una Christina Garvin (c) and Winifred M. Gray (d),Lond. Sch. of Med. for Women ; Dulcie H. Lukis (a, c),Lond. Sch. of Med. for «’omen and St. Mary’s Hosp. ; andDavid H. Patey (d, e, University Medal), Middlesex Hosp.

(a) Distinguished in Medicine.(c) Distinguished in Forensic Medicine.

(d) Distinguished in Surgery. (e) Distinguished in Midwifery.Pass.-Elsa V. Adams, London Sch. of Med. for Women;

Sarah E. Andrews, Westminster Hosp. ; Ormonde A. Bakerand John C. Blake, Univ. Coll. Hosp. ; Gladys L. Buckley,London Sch. of Med. for Women; Khorshed SorabjiCaptain, Grant Med. Coll. and London Sch. of Med. forWomen : Gertrude B. G. Carden and Eva D. Cook, LondonSch. of Med for Women ; Daryll C. Corry and Eleanor M.Creak, Univ. Coll. Hosp. ; Avabai Jehangirji Dodhi,London Sch. of Med. for Women ; Alfred H. G. Down,Univ. Coll. Hosp. ; Helen W. Duncan, Univ. of Liverpool;Vivian Feldman, Univ. Coll. Hosp. ; Ronald K. Ford,London Hosp. ; Christine P. Francis, King’s Coll. Hosp. ;Arthur J. Gardham. Univ. Coll. Hosp. ; Percy C. C. Garnham,St. Bart’s. Hosp. ; Frank A. Gaydon, St. Thomas’s Hosp. ;Gerald N. Golden, London Hosp. ; Evelyn E. Gourlay,London Sch. of Med. for Women ; Edward E. D. Gray,Guy’s Hosp. ; Gwenvron M. Griffiths, London Sch. of Med.for Women; Charles F. Harris, St. Bart’s. Hosp. ; MarjorieF. Hayward, Evelyn N. Heather, and Nancy M. Hield,London Sch. of Med. for Women; Edgar G. Housden,St. Thomas’s Hosp. ; Gilbert H. Howells, Univ. Coll.,Cardifi, and St. Thomas’s Hosp. ; Dorothy M. Howgate,Margaret G. Jones, Kathleen H. B. King, and Edna I.Langston, London Sch. of Med. for Women ; Basil L.Laver and Ernest A. Leviseur, Guy’s Hosp. ; James L.Livingstone, King’s Coll. Hosp. ; William E. Lloyd, St.Bart’s. Hosp. ; Barbara V. Lucas, London Sch. of Med. forWomen; Alison N. Macbeth-Morland, Univ. Coll. Hosp. ;Alan C. Maconie, St. Bart’s. Hosp. ; Norman S. Macpherson,St. Thomas’s Hosp. ; Rupert A. Madgwick, London Hosp. ;Phyllis M. Manson, Edith T. Marshall, and Mary Michael,London Sch. of Med. for Women; John B. G. Muir, Middle-sex Hosp. ; Ruth N. Parker-Gray, London Sch. of Med. forWomen ; Gulbai Pirojsha Patel, Grant Med. C.11 andLondon Sch. of Med. for Women; Enid M. Powell, CharingCross Hosp. ; Muriel Rawlinson, London Sch. of Med. forWomen ; Dorothy S. Russell, London Hosp. ; Emily V.Saunders-Jacobs and Cyril D. Shapland, Univ. Coll. Hosp. ;Francis G. A. Smyth, St. Bart’s. Hosp. ; Emma M. Store,London Sch. of Med. for Women ; Richard 0. Swaine,Middlesex Hosp. ; Alexander Walk and William R. Ward,St. Bart’s. Hosp. ; Cicely Weatherall, London Sch. of Med.:.for Women; and Hubert N. Williams, Univ. Coll. Hosp. -

SOCIETY OF APOTHECARIES OF LONDON.-At exami-nations held recently the following candidates passed in thesubjects indicated :-

Surgery.—B. Basuny, Middlesex Hosp. ; W. A. Drake, Leeds ;E. W. Hicks, St. Thomas’s Hosp. ; L. E. Htoe (Sect. I.),London Hosp. ; W. J. Jameson, Albany Med. Coll., U.S.A. ;C. S. Laurence, Sydney and Bristol; and J. Totton, Guy’sHosp.

Medicine.—B. Basuny (Sect. II.), Middlesex Hosp. ; A. J.Dowek, Manchester; A. Gullertein, London Hosp. ; andM. Hawke and J. Totton, Guy’s Hosp.

Forensic Medicine.—W. A. Drake, Leeds; 0. Sinanides,Athens ; M. A. E. Somers, Bristol; and B. Zeitoun, King’sColl. Hosp.

Midwifery.—W. J. Jameson, Albany Med. Coll., U.S.A. ;W. R. H. Pooler, Cambridge and St. Mary’s Hosp.; andA. Vasudev and H. Whitby, London Hosp.

The Diploma of the Society was granted to the followingcandidates entitling them to practise medicine, surgery, andmidwifery: B. Basuny, M. Hawke, W. J. Jameson, C. S. Laurence-J. Totton, and A. Vasudev.

DiNNER TO SIR HENRY GRAY.-On the occasionof his leaving Aberdeen, to become chief of the surgicalstaff of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, a com-

plimentary dinner is to be given to Sir H. M. W. Gray byhis medical friends on June 27th, at 7.15 P.M., in the PalaceHotel, Aberdeen. The secretary of the committee in chargeof the arrangements is Mr. W. Anderson, 5, Albyn-terrace,Aberdeen.

FELLOWSHIP OF MEDICINE AND POST-GRADUATEMEDICAL ASSOCIATION.—Under the auspices of the Fellow-ship of Medicine the Prince of ’Vales’s General Hospital(N.-E. London Post-Graduate College), Tottenham, willhold a two weeks’ refresher course from June llth to 23rd.The course will include demonstrations at affiliated hospitalsand a clinical lecture daily at 4.30 P.M. At the " Children’sClinic," Western General Dispensary, Edgware-road, a courseof eight lectures on Gastro-intestinal Diseases of Childrenwill be given by Sir William Bayliss, Dr. Bernard Myers,and Mr. E. T. C. Milligan on Mondays and Thursdays at5 P.M., beginning on Monday, June 11th. Other specialcourses during June will include one in Neurology at theWest End Hospital for Nervous Diseases from June 25thto July 20th, a course in Ophthalmology at the RoyalLondon Ophthalmic Hospital, and in Dermatology atSt. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, both beginningon Monday, June llth. These courses will consist of lecturesand clinical demonstrations each day in the wards and out-patient departments. The programme for July will includea two weeks’ refresher course at the Royal NorthernHospital in conjunction with the Central London OphthalmicHospital and the Royal Chest Hospital from July 2nd to14th, a fortnight’s intensive course in Cardiology at theNational Hospital for Diseases of the Heart, beginning onMonday, July 2nd, and a course on Dermatology at theHospital for Diseases of the Skin, Blackfriars, from July 16thto 28th. For particulars application should be made to theSecretary, Fellowship of Medicine, 1, Wimpole-street,London, W. 1.

1192 PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.

CHILD-STUDY SOCIETY.—A visit to Lord MayolTreloar Cripples’ Hospital and College, Alton, Hants. willbe paid on Saturday, July 7th, when Sir Henry Gauvainwill conduct the members over the hospital.FEDERATION OF MEDICAL AND ALLIED SERVICES.—

The report of the Executive Council of this body waspresented at the annual general meeting of the membersheld on May 29th, at its offices, 12, Stratford-place,London, W. The report, which was adopted unani-mously, showed considerable progress during the year,notably a valuable extension of work has been undertakenby cooperation with commercial and industrial firms, wherethe success has been largely due to Lord Islington and SirRobert Kindersley. Among organisations accepting theservices offered by the Federation and subscribing to itsfunds are the Prudential Assurance Co., the Royal ExchangeAssurance, the Legal and General Assurance Society, theNational Amalgamated Approved Society, the LiverpoolVictoria Friendly Society, the National Federation ofEmployees Approved Societies, the Joint Committee ofApproved Societies, the National Insurance Benefit Society,Messrs. Vickers, Ltd., Messrs. Debenham, Ltd., Messrs.Lever Bros., Ltd., Messrs. Oxo, Ltd., Messrs. Nestle, Ltd.,the Eastern Telegraph Co., the South Metropolitan Gas Co.,the Gas Light and Coke Co., and Messrs. Shanks and Co.In order to deal promptly with the questions submitted byindustry, the resources of the Federation have been aug-mented by an influential panel of specialists. A conferencewas held during the year on hospital finance, at which arepresentative gathering heard a discussion on manyaspects of this difficult question from persons with specialknowledge. The question of cancer research being takenup at a meeting of the Council, a resolution was carriedunanimously calling upon the Government to allocate alarge sum of money to cancer research, in view of theincreasing mortality from this disease. The report statesthat this movement has resulted in the starting of theEmpire campaign in which the British Red Cross Societyhas given invaluable assistance.The income of the Federation for the first time showed a

marked increase. Certain offices in the Federation, whichwere left vacant at the last annual meeting, have beenfortunately filled by the securing of the assistance of ViscountAstor, Lord Islington, and Viscount Leverhulme as vice-presidents, with Sir Malcolm Morris who was elected lastyear; and Sir Robert Kindersley, a director of the Bank ofEngland, as joint treasurer. Sir Berkeley Moynihan wasunanimously re-elected President for the ensuing year, andViscount Astor, Viscount Leverhulme, Lord Islington, andSir Malcolm Morris were re-elected vice-presidents.CONFERENCE ON INFANT WELFARE.—This confer-

ence will be held under the auspices of the National Associa-tion for the Prevention of Infant Mortality and NationalBaby Week Council at Carnegie House, 117, Piccadilly,London, W., on July 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. On the 2nd, at10.30 A.M., Mr. Neville Chamberlain will give a presidentialaddress, after which Mr. Eardley Holland, Dr. J. S. Fair-bairn, Dr. Eric Pritchard, and Dr. R. C. Jewesbury willopen a debate on the Causal Factors of Infant Mortalityup to one year of age (ante-natal, intra-natal and post-natal) and their Prevention. At 2.30 P.M. a discussion onMaternity Homes and their relation to Maternal Mortalityfrom Childbirth will be opened by Dr. W. Allen Daley. At5 P.M. a meeting of the General Council of the Associationof Infant Welfare and Maternity Centres will be held. Onthe 3rd, at 10.30 A.M., Dr. W. G. Willoughby and Dr. MabelBrodie will open a debate on the Scope, Staffing, and Adniinis-tration of Maternity and Child Welfare Centres, and at2.30 P.M. Dr. E. W. Hope and Dr. F. E. Wynne will opena discussionion Is it Advisable in Urban Areas to Combinethe Functions of the Health Visitor with those of otherOfficers of Local Authorities ? The section of Maternityand Child Welfare Medical Officers of the Society of MedicalOfficers of Health will hold their annual general meeting at5 P.M. On the 4th, at 10.30 A.M., Dr. Rhoda Adamson willopen a discussion on the Maternity Resolution passed bythe Washington Convention, 1919, and at 4.30 P.M. a dis-cussion on Housing in relation to Infant Welfare will beopened by Miss M. M. Jeffery and Miss S. M. Bushell. Forthe benefit of all classes of infant welfare workers, sixlectures will be given every evening during the conference,from 7 to 8 and from 8 to 9 P.M. These will include lectureson the Preservation of the Teetli, by Dr. C. E. Wallis ; AnAccount of some Special Work in Huddersiield for theReduction of Infant Mortality, by Dr. S. G. Moore ; andthe Prevention of Blindness in Young Children, by Mr.Bishop Ilarman. Arrangernents will be made for conductedtours by motor, free of charge, to a considerable number oftypical maternity and child welfare institutions of variouskinds in London. Further particulars may be obtainedfrom the hon. sec., Miss J. Halford, at 117, Piccadilly,London, W. 1.

Parliamentary Intelligence.HOUSE OF LORDS.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH.Mental Treatnaent, Bill.

THE House went into Committee on the Mental TreatmentBill, the Earl of DONOUGHMORE, Chairman of Committees,in the chair.On Clause 3, which deals with the extension of powers of £

visiting committees,Earl RUSSELL moved an amendment to give power to

visiting committees to pay, if necessary, for the medicalcertificates that were required for recommendation fortreatment,. He had been asked to move this amendmenton behalf of the London County Council. It was not desiredthat the committees should pay in all cases, but only wherethe persons themselves were unable to do so.The Earl of ONSLOW said that with regard to the payment

of expenses for securing a recommendation for treatmentby two medical practitioners he should like to have anopportunity of considering it in conjunction with the noblelord, and perhaps they might then devise an amendment toClause 7 which would cover this point and also the questionof expenses incurred in conveying patients to and frominstitutions.

Earl RUSSELL said that he recognised that time wasrequired to consider the matter.The amendment was withdrawn.The Earl of ONSLOW moved to omit from paragraph (5)

of Clause 2, which deals with the power of visiting com-mittees to undertake research in relation to mental disorder,the words " subject to and in accordance with a scheme tobe approved by the Board of Control." He said that theLondon County Council had pointed out that this might beimpracticable and that it was undesirable to submit anabsolutely cut-and-dried scheme in regard to research work.The amendment was agreed to.On Clause 4, which deals with the temporary treatment of

mental disorder without certification,Lord PHILLIMORE moved an amendment to provide that

the consent of parent or guardian should only be valid asa substitute for the voluntary submission of the patient toenter an approved institution in the case of minors under theage of 16 years. He said that it seemed to him that in thecase of people nearly grown up, boys and girls of 17 and 18years of age, it was very undesirable that the machineryof the Bill should be used to enable a father or guardian tocompel their admission into one of these institutions andkeep them there until they came of age or until the father orguardian was pleased to allow them to come out. The lawwith regard to minors did not in its general principleauthorise such constraint. Further, he would point out thatmarriage had always been considered as an emancipation;but under this Bill as it now stood a married woman of 18,19, or 20 might, notwithstanding that her husband did notwish it and she did not wish it, be placed by the father inone of these institutions until the age of 21. He was surethat that could not have been the intention of the framersof the Bill. He understood that the only difference betweenhim and the noble earl who represented the Governmentwas that he (Lord Onslow) was rather doubtful whether16 was not too young and whether it should not be 17 or 18.The Earl of ONSLOW said that while the Government

would not be averse from accepting the principle of theamendment they felt that 16 was a rather too early age atwhich to give this power, especially in view of the possiblestate of health of the person affected. They preferred theage of 18, but if the noble lord would withdraw the amend-ment the point might be considered again before the Reportstage.

Lord PHILLIMORE agreed, and the amendment was with-drawn.On Clause 5, which deals with the discharge of persons

detained in institutions under the Act,Earl RussEr,L moved an amendment to provide that any

person received as a boarder or patient in any institutionmight leave at any time upon giving the medical superin-tendent or other person in charge three days’ notice insteadof 48 hours as proposed by the Bill. He said he had beenasked to move the amendment by those who were interestedin administration, and who felt that 48 hours was verymuch on the short side. If such notice were given onSaturday at about midday it might be impossible to com-municate with the patient’s friends. Unless this amendmentwere accepted some patient might be discharged on aMonday morning without there being anyone to receive him,and, as one very experienced alienist wrote to him (LordRussell), might be cut up on the railway line a few hours later.The Earl of ONSLOW said he was impressed with the argu-

ment of the noble earl and lie would accept the amendment