1651 MEDICAL NEWS.—PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. 80ClE ry OF ARTS.---Au interesting and success- ful conversazione was given by the Council of the Society of Arts at the Imperial Institute on Friday evening, the 22nd inst. A large and fashionable company attended. CHURCH OF ENGLAND BURIAL REFORM Asso- CIATION.-The annual meeting of this association was held on the 28ch inst. at the London Mansion House, under the presidency of the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The report submitted was a satisfactory one. THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT.-Under the above heading the London Gazette announces the appoint- ment of another female inspector of factories and workshops ; and the inclusion, amongst those processes dangerous or injurious to health, of the tinning and enamelling of metal or hollow-ware ccoking utensils. THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF HYGIENE AND DEMOGRAPHY.-In connexion with the International Con- gress of Hygiene and Demography to be held at Budapest during the month of September next, the JRev. Henry S. Lunn, M.D., informs us that he is organising a tour at a total cost to each individual of twenty guineas. The route will be vici Brussels and Cologne, up the Rhine and down the Danube, stopping on the outward journey at Cologne, Mayence, Nuremberg, and Vienna. Munich, Frankfort, and Brussels will be visited on the homeward journey. A supple- mentary tour from Munich to Innsbruck for the Austrian Tyrol has also been arranged. A feature of the trips is that, while all parties travel out together, the homeward journey may be made separately if preferred. A pamphlet giving further particulars may be obtained from Mr. T. H. Bishop, 5, Endsleigh-gardens, N.W. THE HANDEL FESTIVAL.—Everything has com- bined this year to make the festival worthy of the great composer whose name it bears. The perfect June weather, which made the palace look at its best, set off the gathering, and the enthusiasm of the audience must go towards putting an end to the reproach that the English are not a musical people. The rendering of the "Messiah" on Monday was a wonderful performance, and the Selections" on Wednes- day were some of the choicest gems of Handel’s work, rendered in a manner worthy of them. Our profession has contributed not a few notable amateurs to music, and we are glad to chronicle the success of the festival. Indeed, there are certain questions of professional interest in connexion with this huge gathering which we may touch on in a future issue, for instance, the prolonged volume of sound, lasting continuously for nearly five houra, produces a very curious effect upon the auditory centres of many persons. TORQUAY MEDICAL SOCIETY. An ordinary meeting of this scciety was held at the Torbay Hospital on June 20th, Dr. W. Powell being in the chair. Mr. W. Odell, F.R.C.S., read a paper on Hydrophobia, and showed microscopical specimens of the medulla, prepared by Dr. Gowers. After reading an abstract from the notes of a case of hydrophobia he had published in THE LANCET of July 15th, 1876, Mr. Odell spoke of the value of the compulsory muzzling of dogs, effectually carried out for twelve months, as a remedy and probable cure for canine rabies. He then spoke of the difference in mortality follow- ing bites on the face, hands, &c., and quoted an interesting case mentioned by Sir Joseph Fayrer in THE LANCET of Nov. 24th, 1877. For local treatment, immediate cauterisa- tion, with excision of surrounding parts if necessary, was advised, and the opinions of the late Sir William Gull, Sir Joseph Fayrer, and Dr. Gowers, were quoted in support of this. Mr. Odell then expressed his full concurrence in the views of Dr. Gowers (published in "Diseases of the Nervous System") as to the pathology of the disease, and sections of the medulla and spinal cord, which had been kindly given to the lecturer by Dr. Gowers, were exhibited in confirmation of these views. The question of the possibility of infection from one human being to another was then fully discussed, and a valuable letter, received by Mr. Odell from Dr. Gowers quite recently, in which he said he thought "infection is prevented by the caution that is constantly exercised, although probably the intensity of the infection is a little less than in animals," was read. Mr. Odell expressed his own opinion that we should yet hear of the first case in which some medical man or nurse had contracted hydrophobia from the saliva of a patient. Mr. Odell concluded by expressing his opinion that M. Pasteur was "the greatest benefactor to mankind that had existed in this century since the days of Jenner." METROPOLITAN PROVIDENT MEDICAL ASSOCIA- TION .-At the annual meeting of this association, recently held under the presidency of the Duke of Westminster, Sir Douglas Galton stated that there had been a steady increasew in the work, and that there now existed eighteen branches of the association. The older branches showed satisfactory pro- gress, and there was a considerable increase in the payments. made by provident members. At the Whiteehapel branch more than 3000 persons were attached to the dispensary. Sir Spencer Wells and Mr. Bryant spoke in favour of the asso- ciation, and Colonel Montefiore moved a resolution to the- effect that the gratuitous, and sometimes indiscriminate, treatment of persons in the out-patient and casual depart- ments of hospitals results in the creation of a pauperised spirit among the industrial classes, and that such evil is best met by the establishment of self-supporting provident dis- pensaries in cooperation with the hospitals. The motion received the unanimous approval of the supporters of the- association, and an earnest appeal was made for funds to. promote such dispensaries. RoYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The closing, meeting of this society for the session was held on Wednes- day, the 20th inst., at the Institution of Civil Engineers, Great George-street, Westminster, Mr. R. Inwards, F.R.A.S.,.. president, in the chair. Mr. R. H. Scott, F.R.S., who read a. paper on Fogs reported, with Strong Winds, during the, Fifteen Years 1876-90 in the British Isles, said that out of a total of 135 fogs 108 were associated with cyclonic and 27 with anti-cyclonic conditions. The majority of the fogs occurred with south-westerly winds and with temperatures very close to the maximum for the day. Mr. R. H. Curtis, F.R.Met.Soc., read a paper on Some Characteristic Features of Gales and Strong Winds. Gales and strong winds. (he said) differ in character very much, and, as the result of a prolonged study of their general features, Mr. Curtis has been able to group them into three general classes. In an average gale the ordinary gusts follow each other at intervals of about ten to twenty seconds, while the extreme gusts occur at the rate of about one per minute. Another class of gales are those in which the velocity of the wind is tolerably steady _ In the third class are gales which appear to be made up of two series of rapidly succeeding squalls -the one series at a, comparatively low rate of velocity, the other at a much, higher one, the wind force shifting rapidly and very fre.- quently from one series to the other. Parliamentary Intelligence. NOTES ON CURRENT TOPICS. Adulteration of Food Products. THE Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Adulteration of Food Products held their drst meeting on Monday, June 25th. The- meetir lasted only a very few minutes. All that was done wastes appoint as chairman Sir Walter Foster, Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board, and to arrange that the taking of evidence should begin on Tuesday, July 3rd. The report of the evidence will be- a waited with interest not only by those connected directly with the- operation of the Food Act, but by the public generally. We trust that some satisfactory understanding will be forthcoming as to existing. standards and methods of food analysis. HOUSE OF COMMONS. THURSDAY, JUNE 21ST. Professor Filehne’s Visat to Cambridge. Colonel Lockwood asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department wnether hIS attention had been drawn to the report of the Professor vf Patnology in Cambridge University, printed in the Cam. bridge University Reporter of May 25th, wherein it is stated that Pro,- fessor Filehne of the University ot crrried on work there during the Lent and part of the Michaelmas terms ; the nature of the work ; and, if there should have been a breach of the law, who was. responsible for it; and whether any proceedings would be taken in.. regard to it.-Mr. Asqnith: The answer to the firbt part of the question ig in the affirmative. Professor Filehne did not himself conduct experi- ments upon living animals. Any sucn experiments were conducted by. duly licensed persons. I think I ought to add, with reference to dis- tinguished foreign men of science residing in this country, that before any charge is made as to a breach of the law, and before such ques- tions are put upon the paper, it would be well that inquiry should be maoe to ascertain whether there was any adequate ground for the allegation. FRIDAY, JUNE 22ND. An English Patient and the Pasteur Institute. Mr. W. MeLaren put a question to Mr. Sbaw Lefevre with reference to the case of a girl who was sent to Paiis by the Ormskirk board
80ClE ry OF ARTS.---Au interesting and success-ful conversazione was given by the Council of the Society ofArts at the Imperial Institute on Friday evening, the
22nd inst. A large and fashionable company attended.CHURCH OF ENGLAND BURIAL REFORM Asso-
CIATION.-The annual meeting of this association was heldon the 28ch inst. at the London Mansion House, under thepresidency of the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The
report submitted was a satisfactory one.THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT.-Under the
above heading the London Gazette announces the appoint-ment of another female inspector of factories and workshops ;and the inclusion, amongst those processes dangerous or
injurious to health, of the tinning and enamelling of metalor hollow-ware ccoking utensils.THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF HYGIENE AND
DEMOGRAPHY.-In connexion with the International Con-gress of Hygiene and Demography to be held at Budapestduring the month of September next, the JRev. Henry S.Lunn, M.D., informs us that he is organising a tour at atotal cost to each individual of twenty guineas. The routewill be vici Brussels and Cologne, up the Rhine and downthe Danube, stopping on the outward journey at Cologne,Mayence, Nuremberg, and Vienna. Munich, Frankfort, andBrussels will be visited on the homeward journey. A supple-mentary tour from Munich to Innsbruck for the AustrianTyrol has also been arranged. A feature of the trips is that,while all parties travel out together, the homeward journeymay be made separately if preferred. A pamphlet givingfurther particulars may be obtained from Mr. T. H. Bishop,5, Endsleigh-gardens, N.W.THE HANDEL FESTIVAL.—Everything has com-
bined this year to make the festival worthy of the greatcomposer whose name it bears. The perfect June weather,which made the palace look at its best, set off the gathering,and the enthusiasm of the audience must go towards puttingan end to the reproach that the English are not a musicalpeople. The rendering of the "Messiah" on Monday was awonderful performance, and the Selections" on Wednes-day were some of the choicest gems of Handel’s work,rendered in a manner worthy of them. Our profession hascontributed not a few notable amateurs to music, and we areglad to chronicle the success of the festival. Indeed, thereare certain questions of professional interest in connexionwith this huge gathering which we may touch on in a futureissue, for instance, the prolonged volume of sound, lastingcontinuously for nearly five houra, produces a very curiouseffect upon the auditory centres of many persons.TORQUAY MEDICAL SOCIETY. - An ordinary
meeting of this scciety was held at the Torbay Hospitalon June 20th, Dr. W. Powell being in the chair. Mr.W. Odell, F.R.C.S., read a paper on Hydrophobia, andshowed microscopical specimens of the medulla, preparedby Dr. Gowers. After reading an abstract from the notesof a case of hydrophobia he had published in THELANCET of July 15th, 1876, Mr. Odell spoke of the valueof the compulsory muzzling of dogs, effectually carried outfor twelve months, as a remedy and probable cure for caninerabies. He then spoke of the difference in mortality follow-ing bites on the face, hands, &c., and quoted an interestingcase mentioned by Sir Joseph Fayrer in THE LANCET ofNov. 24th, 1877. For local treatment, immediate cauterisa-tion, with excision of surrounding parts if necessary, wasadvised, and the opinions of the late Sir William Gull, SirJoseph Fayrer, and Dr. Gowers, were quoted in support ofthis. Mr. Odell then expressed his full concurrence in theviews of Dr. Gowers (published in "Diseases of theNervous System") as to the pathology of the disease,and sections of the medulla and spinal cord, whichhad been kindly given to the lecturer by Dr. Gowers,were exhibited in confirmation of these views. Thequestion of the possibility of infection from one humanbeing to another was then fully discussed, and a valuableletter, received by Mr. Odell from Dr. Gowers quite recently,in which he said he thought "infection is prevented by thecaution that is constantly exercised, although probably theintensity of the infection is a little less than in animals,"was read. Mr. Odell expressed his own opinion that weshould yet hear of the first case in which some medical manor nurse had contracted hydrophobia from the saliva of a
patient. Mr. Odell concluded by expressing his opinion thatM. Pasteur was "the greatest benefactor to mankind thathad existed in this century since the days of Jenner."
METROPOLITAN PROVIDENT MEDICAL ASSOCIA-TION .-At the annual meeting of this association, recentlyheld under the presidency of the Duke of Westminster, SirDouglas Galton stated that there had been a steady increasewin the work, and that there now existed eighteen branches ofthe association. The older branches showed satisfactory pro-gress, and there was a considerable increase in the payments.made by provident members. At the Whiteehapel branch morethan 3000 persons were attached to the dispensary. SirSpencer Wells and Mr. Bryant spoke in favour of the asso-ciation, and Colonel Montefiore moved a resolution to the-effect that the gratuitous, and sometimes indiscriminate,treatment of persons in the out-patient and casual depart-ments of hospitals results in the creation of a pauperisedspirit among the industrial classes, and that such evil is bestmet by the establishment of self-supporting provident dis-pensaries in cooperation with the hospitals. The motionreceived the unanimous approval of the supporters of the-association, and an earnest appeal was made for funds to.
promote such dispensaries.RoYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The closing,
meeting of this society for the session was held on Wednes-day, the 20th inst., at the Institution of Civil Engineers,Great George-street, Westminster, Mr. R. Inwards, F.R.A.S.,..president, in the chair. Mr. R. H. Scott, F.R.S., who read a.paper on Fogs reported, with Strong Winds, during the,Fifteen Years 1876-90 in the British Isles, said that out of atotal of 135 fogs 108 were associated with cyclonic and 27with anti-cyclonic conditions. The majority of the fogsoccurred with south-westerly winds and with temperaturesvery close to the maximum for the day. Mr. R. H.Curtis, F.R.Met.Soc., read a paper on Some CharacteristicFeatures of Gales and Strong Winds. Gales and strong winds.(he said) differ in character very much, and, as the result of aprolonged study of their general features, Mr. Curtis has beenable to group them into three general classes. In an averagegale the ordinary gusts follow each other at intervals ofabout ten to twenty seconds, while the extreme gusts occurat the rate of about one per minute. Another class of galesare those in which the velocity of the wind is tolerably steady _In the third class are gales which appear to be made up oftwo series of rapidly succeeding squalls -the one series at a,comparatively low rate of velocity, the other at a much,higher one, the wind force shifting rapidly and very fre.-
quently from one series to the other.
Parliamentary Intelligence.NOTES ON CURRENT TOPICS.
Adulteration of Food Products.THE Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Adulteration
of Food Products held their drst meeting on Monday, June 25th. The-
meetir lasted only a very few minutes. All that was done wastes
appoint as chairman Sir Walter Foster, Parliamentary Secretary to theLocal Government Board, and to arrange that the taking of evidenceshould begin on Tuesday, July 3rd. The report of the evidence will be-a waited with interest not only by those connected directly with the-operation of the Food Act, but by the public generally. We trust thatsome satisfactory understanding will be forthcoming as to existing.standards and methods of food analysis.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.THURSDAY, JUNE 21ST.
Professor Filehne’s Visat to Cambridge.Colonel Lockwood asked the Secretary of State for the Home
Department wnether hIS attention had been drawn to the report of theProfessor vf Patnology in Cambridge University, printed in the Cam.bridge University Reporter of May 25th, wherein it is stated that Pro,-fessor Filehne of the University ot crrried on work thereduring the Lent and part of the Michaelmas terms ; the nature of thework ; and, if there should have been a breach of the law, who was.responsible for it; and whether any proceedings would be taken in..regard to it.-Mr. Asqnith: The answer to the firbt part of the questionig in the affirmative. Professor Filehne did not himself conduct experi-ments upon living animals. Any sucn experiments were conducted by.duly licensed persons. I think I ought to add, with reference to dis-tinguished foreign men of science residing in this country, that beforeany charge is made as to a breach of the law, and before such ques-tions are put upon the paper, it would be well that inquiry should bemaoe to ascertain whether there was any adequate ground for the
allegation.FRIDAY, JUNE 22ND.
An English Patient and the Pasteur Institute.Mr. W. MeLaren put a question to Mr. Sbaw Lefevre with reference
to the case of a girl who was sent to Paiis by the Ormskirk board
1652 BOOKS ETC. RECEIVED.—APPOINTMENTS.
guardians to be treated by the Pasteur method, after having beenby a dog. The hon. gentleman wished to know whether this
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The Underground Railway.Mr. Weir and Sir Ashmead-Barlett called attention to the state of
the atmosphere in the Underground Railway, and were ioformed byMr. Bryce that the Board of Trade did not possess the necessary ypowers to deal with the matter.
MONDAY, JUNE 25TH.Water Bills.
The West Middlesex Water Bill, the Bacup Corporation Water B 11, the East London Water Bill, and the Southwark and Vauxhall WaterIlill were read a third time.
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BENNIE, A. B., M B., Ch.B. Melb., has been appointed Health Officeranu Public Vaccmatur for Berwickshire, Victoria., Australia.
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