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left £21,000 upon trust for certain relatives in each case forlife, and subject thereto the money will be divided equallybetween the above-named hospitals. The WorshipfulCompany of Goldsmiths has sent £1000 to St. Bartholomew’sHospital towards the reduction of the building debt andE1000 to King’s College Hospital, being the third donation ofthe Company towards the Removal Fund.

HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC MEDICAL SERVICE.-Thesecond annual meeting will be held at 4.30 P.M. on

Wednesday, March 29th, in the fencing studio of the

Hampstead Conservatoire, Swiss Cottage. Anyone interestedin the Public Medical Service movement is cordially invitedto be present. The honorary secretary is Mr. A. R. Roche,M.R.C.S., &c., 99, Queen’s-crescent, Haverstock Hill, N.W.

THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE MEMORIAL.-Ithas been decided by the joint committee chosen towards theend of last year that the memorial to Florence Nightingaleshall consist of a statue to be erected in London, and anannuity fund for the relief of trained nurses who are destitutethrough inability to provide for old age or infirmity. A

public meeting, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor, willbe held at the Mansion House on March 31st in support ofthis proposal.

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WORTHING CARE SOCIETY.-Proof of the goodwork that can be accomplished by a Children’s Care Societycomes from the borough of Worthing. For the ten yearsended 1908 the infant mortality for the borough was 116 per1000 births. In 1909, in only a part of which the society wasworking, the figure was brought down considerably, whilefor 1910 the mortality rate was only 66 per 1000. Thesefigures are very encouraging, for they show what can bedone when an organised campaign is taken up against themortality amongst infants. Some time ago Worthing adoptedthe Notification of Births Act and also appointed a healthvisitor. It is further claimed for the society that the schoolattendance has increased from 87 to 92 per cent., thanksto the attention paid to the children in clothing and feeding.MOSELEY HALL CONVALESCENT HOME FOR

CHILDREN, BIRMINGHAM.-The nineteenth annual reportstated that 857 children were admitted during the

year compared with 976 in 1909. The average staywas 23 days. Of the 857 children admitted 450were recommended by subscribers, 116 were transferredfrom the Children’s Hospital, 291 from the General,Queen’s, and other hospitals, the district nursing societies,dispensaries, &c. The income amounted to £2157, andthe expenditure was .E2387, leaving a deficiency of .B230,compared with .B212 in 1909. The average cost per headper week for maintenance was 3s. 6.8d., compared with3s. 7d. Mr. Tillyard, the organising secretary of the CharityOrganisation Society, in proposing the election of officers atthe annual meeting, said that the society was taking up thedifficult question of following up the medical inspection ofschools, and they thus came across a large number ofdelicate children and those recovering from illness. He

pointed out the special need there was for dealing withconsumptive children. Scarcely any sanatoriums admittedchildren, and it was not always desirable to mix childrenwith adults. Moseley Hall was doing the work to a slightextent. If the committee possessed greater resources in thefuture he would like to suggest the provision of a wing ordepartment for consumptive children. He also referred tothe work of the open-air school, and pointed out that itcould only be used by children who lived near the tramwayserving the district. He asked whether it were possible tomake arrangements for children to sleep at the homeand attend the school in the day, so that the benefitsof the school might be more evenly distributed over thecity.

Parliamentary Intelligence.NOTES ON CURRENT TOPICS.

Milk Legislation.SEVERAL important local authorities are promoting private Bills this

session asking Parliament for powers to control the milk-supply oftheir pespective areas. This fact has been brought to the notice of thePresident of the Local Government Board. Mr. BURNS has replied that

he hopes that it may be possible to deal with the whole subject of milk-supply this session. Local authorities have received similar repliesfrom Mr. BURNS in previous sessions, but his Bill, although introduced,failed to pass.

The Rag Flock Bill.

The Rag Flock Bill, which has been introduced by Mr. BURNS, thePresident of the Local Government Board, in the House of Commonshas been promptly printed. The purpose is "to prohibit the sale anduse for the purpose of the manufacture of certain articles, of unclean

flock manufactured from rags." There is only one operative clause. It

reads as follows :—

It shall not be lawful for any person to sell or have in his possessionfor sale flock manufactured from rags orto use for the purpose of makingany article of upholstery, cushions, or bedding flock manufactured from

rags or to have in his possession flock manufactured from rags intendedto be used for any such purpose, unless the flock conforms to such

standard of cleanliness as may be prescribed by regulations to be made

by the Local Government Board, and if any person sells or uses or hasin his possession flock in contravention of this Act he shall be liable on

summary conviction to a fine not exceeding, in the case of a first

offence, ten pounds, or in the case of a second or subsequent offence

fifty pounds.Where in any proceedings against a person charged with an offence

under this Act it is proved that an offence under this Act has been com-mitted but that the person charged with the offence-(a) purchased theflock in respect of which the offence was committed from a personresident within the United Kingdom who sold the flock under a

warranty that it complied with the prescribed standard of cleanliness;and (b) took reasonable steps to ascertain, and did in fact believe in,the accuracy of the statement contained in the warranty; the personso charged shall be entitled upon an information duly laid by him tohave the person who gave the warranty brought before the court, andthat person may be summarily convicted of the offence, and the personoriginally charged shall be exempt from any fine, and the person soconvicted shall, in the discretion of the court, also be liable to pay anycosts incidental to the proceedings.Where a person is charged with having flock in his possession in

contravention of this Act any flock proved in the proceedings to havebeen found in his possession shall be deemed to be intended for sale orfor use in the manufacture of such articles as aforesaid, unless thecontrary is proved.

It shall be the duty of a sanitary authority to enforce the provisionsof this Act within their district, and for that purpose the medicalofficer of health, the inspector of nuisances or sanitary inspector,or any other officer whom the sanitary authority may appoint, shallhave power, if so authorised by the sanitary authority, to instituteand carry on any proceedings which the sanitary authority is autho’rised to institute and carry on under this Act, and to enter at allreasonable times any premises in which he has reasonable cause tobelieve that an offence under this Act is being committed, and toexamine and take samples for the purposes of analysis of any flockfound therein. Provided that where a sample is so taken the occupiermay require the officer taking the sample to divide it into two partsand to mark, seal, and deliver to him one part. If any person wilfullyobstructs any such officer in the execution of his powers under thissection he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceed-

ing five pounds.The expenses of sanitary authorities under this Act shall be defrayed

- (a) in the case of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City ofLondon in Common Council assembled, out of the general rate-

(b) in the case of the council of a metropolitan borough, as part of theexpenses incurred by the council in the execution of the Public Health(London) Act, 1891; (c) in the case of any other sanitary authoritynamely, the council of a municipal borough or urban or rural district,as part of the general expenses incurred in the execution of the PublicHealth Acts.

All fines imposed in any proceedings instituted bya sanitary authorityin pursuance of their powers and duties under this Act shall be paid tothe sanitary authority and carried to the credit of the fund out of whichthe expenses incurred by the authority under this Act are defrayed.This Act shall apply to Scotland with the following modifications :-

(a) The expression " Local Government Board " means the Local Govern-ment Board for Scotland ; the expression sanitary authority " meansthe local authority under the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897; andthe expression "inspector of nuisances" means sanitary inspector.(b) The provision respecting the Rules Publication Act, 1893, shall haveeffect as if section one of that Act applied to Scotland with the substitu-tion of the Eainburgh Gazette for the London Gazette. (c) The expensesof a local authority under this Act shall be defrayed out of the publichealth general assessment levied under the Public Health (Scotland)Act, 1897.This Act shall apply to Ireland with the following modificatiom

(a) The Local Government Board for Ireland shall be substituted for the

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Local Government Board; (b) the Public Health (Ireland) Acts, 1878 to1907, shall be substituted for the Public Health Acts; and (c) theexpression " medical officer of health " shall include a medical super-intendent officer of health.

Health Visitors Bill.The purpose of the Health Visitors Bill, which was introduced in

the House of Commons on March 15th by Mr. BURNS, is to enablelocal authorities under the Notification of Births Act, 1907, to appointhealth visitors. The Bill is a short one, the text of its principalclause running’thus: " 1. The local authority for the purposes of theNotification of Births Act, 1907, of any area outside London in whichthat Act is for the time being in force may appoint suitable women, tobe known as health visitors, for the purpose of giving to persons adviceas to the proper nurture, care, and management of children under fiveyears of age, including the promotion of cleanliness. 2. The qualifica-tions to be possessed by persons appointed to be health visitors underthis section shall be such as the local authority may, after consultationwith their medical officer of health, require."

The Accounts of the General Medical Council.The accounts of the General Medical Council and the Branch Councils

for the year 1910, and also of the Dental Registration Fund, have beenpresented to both Houses of Parliament.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15TH.

Medical Practitioners and Rebates on Motor Spirit Duty.Mr. GINNELL asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he was

aware that rebate on motor spirit tax due to medical practitionersunder the Finance (1909-1910) Act, 1910, was now paid in respect of thesecond financial year under that Act, but refused in respect of the firstfinancial year under that Act, though the claims were supported bysimilar vouchers and proofs of actual payment; and whether he wouldsay what further satisfaction the Commissioners of Customs and Exciserequired for the first year in addition to the class of documents thathad satisfied them for the second. The honourable Member also asked,in view of the fact that the Finance (1909-1910) Act. 1910, entitles amedical practitioner to rebate of tax paid by him on petrol used in thepractice of his profession, subject to no condition but proof of paymentby him, by what authority did revenue officers withhold the rebate afterall the requirements of the statute had been complied with ; whetherthey had power to impose a condition not in the statute ; whether, ontheir failure to collect tax due by other persons, they were entitled towithhold money due by them to the medical practitioner; and whetherhe would direct all rebate overdue to be paid forthwith.—Mr. HOBHOUSEreplied: Under the provisions of the Finance (1909-10) Act a medicalpractitioner is not entitled to any rebate in respect of the duty onmotor spirit used for supplying motive power to a motor-car kept forthe purpose of his profession except on proof to the satisfaction of theCommissioners of Customs and Excise that the full dl1ty has, in fact,been paid to the Crown on the spirit so used. The duty is not paid bythe medical practitioner himself, nor by the dealer from whom he buysthe spirit, but by the importer or manufacturer, and any voucher orcertificate of payment of duty given by a dealer to a purchaser must beverified by the Customs and Excise authorities at the source at whichthe duty has been charged. Where claims for rebate can be so verifiedthey are at once allowed, but the Commissioners of Customs and Excisecannot admit a claim where evidence that the duty has, in fact, beenpaid is not satisfactory. The practice of the Commissioners in dealingwith claims for rebate is the same whether the claims relate to theyear 1909-10 or 1910-11.

Medical Inspection of School Children in the Highlands.Mr. WEIR asked the Lord Advocate whether, in view of the recom-

mendatioas of the secondary education committees in Scotland in con-junction with the scheme for the medical inspection of school children,he would state the nature of the appointments which had been made ineach of the Highland crofting counties.-Mr. URE answered : The follow-ing appointments have been made under the scheme for the medical in-spection of school children :-Inverness: The county medical officer ofhealth, Dr. J. Macdonald, has been appointed supervising medicalofficer, and Dr. Gordon Lang and Mr. Duncan Fletcher, school medicalofficers for the mainland and insular divisions respectively. Arrange-ments have also been made for obtaining the services of two nurseswhere required. Ross and Cromarty : The county medical officer ofhealth, Dr. William Bruce, has been appointed supervising medicalofficer, and Dr. G. G. Middleton and Dr. Donald Murray, school medicalofficers for the mainland and insular divisions respectively. Caithnessand Sutherland: The present medical officer of health for the twocounties, Dr. G. Dick, is to be appointed joint medical officer of healthand school medical officer for Caithness only. It is understood that asimilar scheme is under consideration for Sutherland. No appoint-ments have yet been made for Argyll, Orkney and Shetland, but a com-mittee for the former county has been appointed to consider a schemeto come into force in the year 1911-12.

THURSDAY, MARCH 16TH.

Dentists and the Motor Spirit Duty.M WILKIE asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of

the fact that under the Finance Act of 1909-10 medical men usingmotor-cars in the discharge of their professional duties were remittedpart of the licence duty on petrol, he would state whether thisremission was also being deemed applicable to professional dentistsusing motor-cars in pursuit of their duties ; and if not, would he statethe reason for such differentiation of treatment ?-Mr. HOBHOUSEreplied: The relief allowed in respect of motor-car licence duty andmotor ?’ irit duty to duly qualified medical practitioners under theFinam "X)9-10) Act, 1910, is not applicable to dentists using motor-cars. ’"" -egard to the latter part of the question, I may point outthat t’ S of human life and suffering frequently depends upon a

medical man possessing an expeditious means of locomotion, and inthis respect the case of a dentist is not parallel.

Small-pox and Vaccination.Mr. STAVELEY-HILL asked the President of the Local Government

Board whether he would state what was the number of certificates ofconscientious objection to vaccination received by the vaccinationofficers in respect of children whose births were registered during 1906,the number of statutory declarations of conscientious objection tovaccination received by the vaccination officers in respect of childrenwhose births were registered during 1909, and the number, irrespectiveof the dates of the birth of the children whom they concerned in theyears 1907 to 1910, respectively.-Mr. BURNS wrote in reply: Thenumber of certificates of conscientious objection to vaccination receivedby the vaccination officers in respect of children whose births wereregistered during 1906 is 53,828. The number of certificates actuallyreceived in the years 1907-09 and in the first half of 1910, irrespective ofthe dates of the birth of the children, were-1907, 57,675 ; 1908,162,799;1909, 190,689 ; and 1910 (first half), 110,851. The other figures desiredby the honourable Member are not yet available.Mr. STAVELEY-HiLL also asked the right honourable gentleman

whether the official information in the hands of the Local GovernmentBoard showed that the spread of small-pox could be most effectivelyprevented by vaccination; whether it was the duty of boards ofguardians, in whose areas the disease appeared, to take promptmeasures, so far as the law allowed, to secure the vaccination orrevaccination of all persons exposed to the danger of infection; andwhat action the Board was taking in view of the present outbreak.-Mr.BURNS furnished the following written reply: Small-pox is a contagiousdisease, and the most effective means of preventing its spread from theperson attacked consists in removing the patient to a place of isolationand surrounding him by protected persons. Statistics relating tovaccination and small-pox obtained by my department are published,and I do not think it is necessary for me to attempt to interpretthem. Boards of guardians are empowered by Section 28 of theVaccination Act, 1867, to pay reasonable expenses incurred by them intaking measures to promote vaccination upon any actual or expectedoutbreak of small-pox. My officers have visited the districts in Londonrecently affected by small-pox, and have conferred with the officials ofthe authorities as to the measures to be taken.Mr. STAVELEy-HILL asked what were the areas in which cases of

small-pox had been notified since January, 1911, and what was thenumber of such cases.-Mr. BURNS (by written answer) replied: Thefollowing list shows the counties in which cases of small-pox have beennotified since January, 1911, and the number of cases notified in each:Cheshire, 8; Durham, 13; Essex, 2; Glamorgan, 1; Hertfordshire, 1;Lancashire, 26; London, 58 ; Middlesex, 1; Norfolk, 8 ; total. 118.

The Remuneration of Vaccination Officers.Mr. STAVELEY-HILL asked the President of the Local Government

Board whether he had at any time allowed boards of guardiam to pay afee to their vaccination officers for each statutory declaration ofobjection to vaccination received by them; and. if so, whether hewould give the names of those boards of guardians and state whethertheir officers were still receiving such fees.-Mr. BURNS (by writtenanswer) replied: The answer is in the negative.Mr. STAVELEY-HILL also asked the right honourable gentleman

whether boards of guardians had been advised that vaccination officersshould receive gratuities in respect of the reduction in their income bythe operation of the Vaccination Act, 1907; that such gratuities shouldbe calculated on the difference in earnings at the present time and theaverage earnings during the years 1903-07; and that where thedeficiency was likely to be permanent it was desirable to bring theofficers’ income to the former standard by increasing his fees; whetherhe had received any complaints and, if so, how many from vaccinationofficers to the effect that their boards of guardians had declined to followthis course; and what action he had taken in the matter.-Mr. BURNSwrote in reply: The Local Government Board has not taken any generalaction in regard to loss of income sustained by vaccination officerssince the operation of the Vaccination Act, 1907. In many cases boardsof guardians have awarded gratuities to their vaccination officers tomeet the deficiencies in their incomes. The Board has sanctionedgratuities to meet the loss of income in the past, and has suggestedto the guardians that where the deficiency was likely to be permanentthe officers’ fees should be increased. Many boards of guardians haveadopted this suggestion, and the Board has sanctioned increased fees.In some cases vaccination officers have informed the Board of the lossthey have sustained and that their guardians have not taken any stepsto make up the deficiency. In these cases the Board has written toguardians setting out the average earnings of the vaccination officers in1903-07 and the earnings since, and has suggested to the guardians thatthey should award gratuities based on the figures given and increasethe officers’ fees. Some boards of guardians have adopted the Board’ssuggestion, but others have declined to take any action. There areabout 25 of the latter cases.

MONDAY, MARCH 20TH.The Precedence of the Edinburgh Colleges.

The Marquis of TULLIBARDINE asked the Lord Advocate under whatauthority the Secretary for Scotland recently advised or instructed theLord Lyon King of Arms to refuse to decide a question of precedencebetween the Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Physi-cians ; and whether the Secretary for Scotland had any jurisdiction,direct or indirect, over the Lyon King of Arms as such.-Mr. URE replied:Questions of precedence are, in the view of the Secretary for Scotland,exclusively for the Sovereign to decide. The jurisdiction of the LyonKing at Arms is exclusively statutory and does not embrace questionsof precedence. And the Lyon King, having invited an expression ofopinion on the question referred to by the noble lord, received ananswer upon the lines above indicated.

The Supply of Antitoxin.Mr. CHANCELLOR asked the President of the Local Government Board

whether he had seen the report of the medical officer of health ofIslington in which he recommended that inoculation with antitoxinsupplied free by the borough council should be commenced themoment diphtheria was suspected, and even before the diagnosis waspositive; and what action he proposed to take to prevent localauthorities from encouraging and subsidising this practice.-Mr. BURNS

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answered: I have seen the report referred to, but I do not propose tointerfere with the disoretion of the local authorities in acting upon theprovisions of the Order recently issued.Mr. CHANCELLOR also asked the right honourable gentleman, when,

seeing that Section 77 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, andSection 133 of the Public Health Act, 1875, under which the LocalGovernment Board Order authorising local authorities to supply diph-theria antitoxin free, applied only to cases of a temporary nature, thatOrder would be withdrawn.-Mr. BURNS said in reply: The fact that thesections under which the Orders authorising the supply of antitoxinhave been made refer to the provision of a temporary supply ofmedicine and medical assistance, does not, in my opinion, necessitate orrender desirable the withdrawal of the Orders.Mr. CHANCELLOR asked whether the right honourable gentleman was

aware that, in addition to supplying antitoxin free, the Kensingtonborough council had offered every medical practitioner within theborough a fee of 5s. for every inoculation; how many other local autho-rities had adopted the same practice; whether such use of publicmoney as a premium on a form of medical treatment whose value wasdisputed had been sanctioned by him ; and, if so, under what statute.-Mr. BURNS answered: As regards the authority for the Orders issued bythe Local Government Board in August last, empowering local autho-rities to provide diphtheria antitoxin, I may refer the honourableMember to an answer which I gave him in November last. By theterms of the Order the arrangements as to the keeping, distribution,and use of the antitoxin are required to be in accordance with theadvice of the medical officer of health. I have no complete informationas to the arrangements which have been made in Kensington or

elsewhere.Vaccination in Stalybridge.

Mr. SNOWDEN asked the President of the Local Government Boardwhether the town clerk of Stalybridge had sent a circular to all themedical men in his town offering a free supply of lymph for vaccina-tions; whether the Local Government Board had supplied him withthis lymph; whether, in that case, his attention had been called to thefact that only public vaccinators might legally be supplied with it;whether the Stalybridge corporation was offering free revaccination;and, if so, whether he proposed to take any action in the matter.-Mr.BURNS said, in reply: The Local Government Board has not suppliedlymph to the corporation of Stalybridge, but except as to this, I under-stand the facts are generally as stated in the question. No action onmy part seems to be called for.

Small-pox and Vaccination.Mr. SANDYS asked the President of the Local Government Board

whether, in the opinion of the medical officers concerned, any of thecircumstances or statistics relating to the recent outbreak of small-poxhad thrown doubt upon the utility of vaccination as a preventive ofthat disease; and, if so, what was the nature of these circumstances orstatistics.-Mr. BURNS answered: To the best of my knowledge theanswer is in the negative.

TUESDAY, MARCH 21ST.Medical Inspection of School Children in London.

Mr, WEDGWOOD asked the President of the Board of Educationwhether his attention had been called to Sir Victor Horsley’s criticismsbn the medical inspection of school children as carried out by theLondon County Council ; whether he would inquire into the justifica-tion for these criticisms ; and, if warranted, whether he could take anysteps to induce the London County Council to remedy the existing stateof affairs.-Mr. RUNCIMAN replied : I have seen a newspaper report ofthe recent speech of Sir Victor Horsley on this subject. I have agreat respect for this distinguished surgeon’s opinion upon subjects onwhich he speaks with special authority, but I am not sure that theorganisation of the medical inspection of school children is one of them.The Board is cognisant of the circumstances of medical inspection inLondon, and has recently made a communication to the London CountyCouncil on that matter.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22ND.

Epidemic at Osborne.

Major GASTRELL asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how manyboys at Osborne College during the present term had suffered frommeasles, German measles, and pink-eye respectively.-Mr. McKENNAreplied: A hundred and fifteen cadets have had measles, 258 have hadGerman measles, and there have been 60 cases of conjunctivitis,popularly miscalled pink-eye, but many of them were only slight andin association with attacks of measles. In the opinion of the ’Admiraltythe existing medical staff ’is qualified to detect the first symptoms ofdisease. e.

Major GASTRELL further asked whether medical opinion attributedthe prevalence of the illness known as pink-eye at Osborne College tothe fact that part of the college was built upon the site of the stablesformerly attached to Osborne House; and whether steps wouldbe taken to remedy the existing conditions. - Mr. MCKENNAsaid in reply: Conjunctivitis, the disease sometimes miscalled pink-eye, cannot be said to be prevalent at Osborne. There was anoutbreak of it in 1904 and it was considered by the medical authoritiesto be microbic in character, the organisms being spread by contagionand not air-borne. There have been a few sporadic cases since, andduring the present term there have been, as I have ,just stated, anumber of slight cases mostly in association with the current epidemicof measles. I would add that pink-eye, being an equine disease, hasno known connexion with the conjunctivitis to which the cadets atOsborne hal e been subject.

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BADGEROW, GEORGE W., F.R.C.S. Eng., has been appointed Surgeon tothe Throat Hospital, Golden-square.

BARFORD, A. M., L. R. C. P. Lond., M.R.C.S., has been appointed CountyMedical Officer and Medical Inspector of Schools to the Isle ofWight Countv Council.

BROWN, H. G., M.D. Edin., has been appointed Certifying Surgeonunder the Factory and Workshop Act for the Tredegar District ofthe counties of Monmouth and Glamorgan.

FURBER, E. P., L.R.C.P.Lond.. M.R.C.S., has been appointed ClinicalAssistant to the Samaritan Free Hospital for Women.

GLOYNE, S. ROODHOUSE, M.D. Leeds, has been appointed Pathologistto the City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest.

HEATH, H. LLEWELLYN, D.P.H. Cantab., has been re-elected MedicalOfficer of Health of the County of East Suffolk.

JONES, E. S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Lond., has been appointed CertifyingSurgeon under the Factory and Workshop Act for the King’s CliffeDistrict of the county of Northampton.

MAOEWEN. H. A., M.B.. M.S. Glasg., has been appointed a MedicalOfficer to the Local Government Board.

MARTIN, P. S.. M.R C.S., L.R.C.P.Lond., has been appointed HousePhysician of University College Hospital.

MOFFATT, C. W. P., M.R.C.S.. L.R C.P., D.P.H., has been appointedMedical Superintendent to the Bury and District Joint HospitalBoard.

MooRE, F. J., L.R.C.P. & S. Irel., has been appointed Clinical Assistantto the Chelsea Hospital for Women.

MORGAN, D. J., M.B., B.C. Cantab., D.P.H., has been appointed MedicalOfficer and School Medical Officer to-sthe Glamorgan CountyCouncil.

MURRAY, MARY D., M.B., B.S. St. And., has been appointed MedicalOfficer to the Leeds Board of Guardians.

PHILLIPS, MILES H., M.B., B.S. Lond., F.R.C.S. Bng., has beenappointed Honorary Acting Medical Officer to the JessopHospital for Women. Sheffield.

ROBERTS, THOMAS, M.B., M.S.Edin., has been appointed MedicalOfficer of Health of the Borough of Wrexham.

SWETE-EvANS, W. B., M.D.. B.C.Cantab., M.R.C.S., has been appointedHonorary Assistant Medical Officer to the Southport Infirmary.

YEARSLEY. MACLEOD, F.R.C.S. Eng., has been appointed HonoraryConsulting Aural Surgeon to the Royal School for Deaf and DumbChildren, Margate.

Vacancies.For further information regarding each vacancy reference should be

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AYR COUNTY HOSPITAL.-Resident House Surgeon. Salary 270 perannum, with board and residence.

BANGOR, CARNARVONSHIRF AND ANGLESEY INFIRMARY.-HomeSurgeon. Salary £100 per annum, with board, washing, andlodging.

BELGRAVE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, Clapham-road, S.W.-AssistantSurgeon. Also Resident Medical Officer for six months, Salaryat rate of 260 per annum, with board and residence.

BETHNAL GREEN INFIRMARY AND WORKHOUSE, Cambridge Heath, E.-Assistant Medical Officer. Salary at rate of 2100 per annum, withboard, residence, and washing.

BIRKENHEAD BOROUGH HOSPITAL.-Senior Resident House Surgeon-Salary ,g100 per annum. Also Junior Resident House Surgeon.Salary £80 per annum.

BOLINGBROKE HOSPITAL, Wandsworth Common, S.W.-Two HouseSurgeons for six months. Salary at rate of 275 per annum, withboard and residence.

BOLTON INFIRMARY AND DISPENSARY.-Third House Surgeon. Salary£90 per annum, with apartments, board, and attendance.

BRIGHTON, ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL.-Assistant Pathologist.Salary £100 per annum, with board, residence, and laundry.

BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN AND WOMEN.-JuniorResident Officer. Salary £90 per annum, with rooms andattendance.

BuxTON, DEVONSHIRE HOSPITAL.-Pathologist. Salary at rate of 2250per annum.

CARMARTHEN, JOINT COUNTIES ASYLUM.-Second Assistant MedicalOfficer Salary B160 per annum, with board, lodging, washing, &e.

CENTRAL LONDON THROAT AND EAR HOSPITAL, Gray’s Inn-road.-Resident House Surgeon.

CHESTER GENERAL INFIRMARY.-House Surgeon. Salary BMO perannum, with residence and maintenance.

COLCHESTER, EssEx COUNTY HOSPITAL.-House Surgeon. Salary £ 80per annum, with board, residence, and washing. Also HousePhysician. Salary £80 per annum, with board, residence, andwashing.

DARLINGTON, BOROUGH OF.-Medical Officer of Health. Salary:2500per annum.

DREADNOUGHT HOSPITAL, Greenwich.-Two House Physicians andTwo House Surgeons for six months. Salary in each case B50 perannum, with board, residence, and washing.

DUBLIN, ROYAL VICTORIA EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL, Adelaide-road.-House Surgeon. Salary ,g40 per annum, with board and residence.

EDINBANE, ISLE OF SKYE, GESTO HOSPITAL.-Resident Medical Officer.Salary jB280 per annum, with furnished house, &c.

EVELINA HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, Southwark Bridge-road,London,’S.E.-Ten Clinical Assistants.

GLASGOW MATERNITY AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL (OBSTETRICAL DEPART-MENT).-Two In-door House Surgeons and Two Out-door HouseSurgeons. Also Out-door House Surgeon to West-end Branch(female).

GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY AND EYE INSTITUTION, Gloucester.- Senior House Surgeon. Salary £100 per annum, with board,residence, and washing.

HAMPSTEAD GENERAL HOSPITAL.-House Surgeon for six months,Salary at rate of ;E70 per annum, with board and residence.

HARTLEPOOLS HOSPITAL.-House Surgeon. Salary 2100 per annum,with board, lodging, and washing.

HASTINGS, ST. LEONARDS, AND EAST SUSSEX HOSPITAL.-AssistantHouse Surgeon for six months. Salary at rate of .e50 per annum,with rooms, board, and washing.

HULL ROYAL INFIRMIRY. -Casualty House Surgeon for six months.Salary at rate of ;E60 per annum, with board and lodging.