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was appointed a member of the advisory board in the placeof Sir William Osier, "Bt., F.R,S., resigned, and the FrancisGalton Eugenics Laboratory was recognised as a place ofresearch. It was also announced that Mr. Thomas RentonElliott, M.D. Camb., one of the Fellows, had been elected aFellow of the Royal Society.

METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL SUNDAY FUND.-In the unavoidable absence of the Lord Mayor, Sir John Bellpresided at the annual meeting of the constituents of thisFund, which was held at the Mansion House on Dec. 19th.The report stated that the year’s collection, the forty-first,had resulted in a total of f.64,991 15s. ld., a decrease off.2981 compared with last year. The collections in thevarious places of worship had resulted in a sum of .628,434,being Z7432 less than in 1912. A portion of this decreaseis accounted for by the discontinuance of the practice ofadding donations to the amount of about .64000 to thecollection at St. Paul’s Cathedral. The net fallingoff in the church collections is about 63000. In a

note to the report the council view with apprehension thecontinued falling off in the church collections, which notonly presses hardly on the hospitals, but also upon the clergyaud ministers of the poorer congregations by reducing thepower of the Fund to give surgical appliance grants andhospital and convalescent home letters. On the motion of theRev. Canon Pearce, seconded by Sir Savile Crossley, whopointed out that notwithstanding the falling off in the collec-tions of various places of worship a larger sum of money hadbeen distributed than in previous years, owing largely to thejudicious management of the finance committee, the reportwas adopted. Vacancies on the council having been filledby election or re-election, Hospital Sunday for 1914 was fixedfor June 14th, and a vote of thanks to the chairmanterminated the proceedings.

Appointments.Successful applicants for vacancies, Secretaries of Poblic Institutions,

and others possessing information suitabze for this column, areinvited to forward to THE LANCET Office, directed to the Suh-Editor, not later than 9 o’clock on the Thursday morning of eachweek, such information for gratuitous pxtbdication.

ALLAN, F. G., L.R.C.P. & S. Edin., L.F.P.S. Glasg., has been appointedCertifying Surgeon under the Factory and Workshop Acts for theWhaley Bridge District of the county of Chester.

BENTHAM, ETHEL, M.B., B.S., has been reappointed Clinical Assistantto the Throat Department of the Royal Free Hospital.

BURROW, J. LE FLEMING C., M.B., Ch.B. Edin., M.R.C.P. Lond.,has been appointed Honorary Physician to the Leeds PublicDispensary.

DAVIES-COLLEY. ELEANOR, F.R.C.S. Eng., has been reappointedSurgical Registrar to the Royal Free Hospital.

DEAKIN, H. V., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Lond., has been appointed HouseSurgeon at, University College Hospital.

FITZGERALD. G. W., M.D. Edin., has been appointed Honorary Surgeonfor Women at the Manchester Northern Hospital for Women andChildren.

GOULD, A. L. PEARCE, M.B., B.Ch. Oxon., has been appointedObstetric Assistant to University College Hospital.

GREENFIELD, J. GODWIN, M.B Ch.B., B.Sc. Edin., has been appointedHonorary Pathologist to the Leeds Public Dispensary.

LEE, HARRY, M.B., B.C. Cantab., F.R.C.S. Eng., has been appointedOphthalmic Surgeon to the Leeds Public Dispensary.

LEVINSON, H. M., M.D., M.S. Durh., has been appointed MedicalOfficer of Health for the Gainsborough Urban District.

LOWRY, ELEANOR, M.B., B.S.Lond., has been appointed ClinicalAssistant to the Throat Department at the Royal Free Hospital.

McLoRINAN, W., L.R.C.P. & S. Irel., has been appointed CertifyingSurgeon under the Factory and Workshop Acts for the Belfast,North, District of the county of Antrim.

RICHARDS, MAUDE M., M.B., B.S. Lond., has been appointed ClinicalAssistant to the Throat Department at the Royal Free Hospital.

RICHARDSON, ALFRED, M.B., B.S. Lond., F.R.C.S. Eng., has beenappointed Honorary Surgeon to the Leeds Public Dispensary.

SALISBURY, WALTER, M.B., B.S. Lond., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.Lond.. hasbeen appointed Resident Medical Officer at the Hospital for Women,Sohn-square, W.

SCOTT. D. WOLSELEY, L.R.C.P. and L.R.C.S. & L.M. Ed., L.F.P. & S.& L.M. Glas.. has been appointed Surgeon to the Troedyrhiw(Section) of Workmen of the Hills-Plymouth & CyfarthaCollieries.

TEALE. MICHAEL A., M.R.C.S.Eng., L.R.C.P. Lond., has beenappointed Honorary Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon to the LeedsPublic Dispensary.

TROTTER, WILFRED, M.S. Lond., F.R.C.S. Eng.. has been appointed aFull Surgeon on the Staff of University College Hospital.

WALKER, R. A., M.B., B.C. Cantab.. F.R.C.S. Eng., has been appointedCertifying Surgeon under the Factory and Workshop Acts for thePeterborough District of the county of Northampton.

WILLIAMS, J. H., M.D. Edin., has been appointed Certifying Surgeonunder the Factory and Workshop Acts for the Flint District of thecounty of Flint.

Vacancies.Forf urther information regarding each vacancy reference should be

made to the advertisement (see Index).

BATH, ROYAL MINERAL WATER HOSPITAL.-Resident Medical Officer.Salary 2120 per annum, with lodging, board, and washing.

BELGRAVE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, Clapham-road, S.W.- DentalSurgeon.

BIRMINGHAM CORPORATION CITY SANATORIUM, Yardley-road, andANTI-TuBERCULOSIS CENTRE, Broad-street.—Junior AssistantResident Medical Officer. Salary B200 per ainum, with board,residence, &c.

BRENTFORD UNION INFIRMARY, WORKHOUSE, AND SCHOOLS, Isleworth,W.-First Assistant Medical Superintendent and Medical Officer,unmarried. Salary 2185 per annum, with apartments, rations,washing, &c.

CARDIFF, KING EDWARD VII.’s HOSPITAL.-House Surgeon for sixmonths. Salary at rate of 260 per annum, with board; residence,and laundry.

CARMARTHEN, JOINT COUNTIES ASYLUM.-Second Assistant MedicalOfficer. Salary 2180 per annum, with board, lodging, washing, &c.

CHESTER, COUNTY ASYLUM.—Third Assistant Medical Officer, un-

married. Salary 2200 per annum, with board, lodging, andwashing.

CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, LIMITED, Watergate House, YorkBuildings, Adelphi, W.C.-Assistant Director of the Laboratories.Salary 2250 per annum.

COVENTRY EDUCATION COMMITTEE.-School Dentist. Salary ;S250 perannum.

COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE HOSPITAL, Coventry.-House Phy-sician. Salary B110 per annum, with residence, board, laundry,and attendance.

CROYDON BOROUGH HOSPITAL.-Senior Resident Medical Officer andBacteriologist. Salary £ 160per annum, with board, lodging, andwashing.

DUDLEY, GUEST HOSPITAL.—Assistant House Surgeon for six months.Salary B100 per annum, with residence, board, and washing.

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY ROYAL INFIRMARY.-HOUSE Surgeon andAssistant House Surgeon. Salaries £ 100 and .S65 respectively, with

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uua,m nmu waaumr.ESSEX, ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF.—Two Tuberculosis Officers.

Salary B500 per annum each.EVELINA HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, London, S.E.-House Surgeon

for six months. Salary at rate of £75 per annum, with board.residence, and washing. Also about 10 qualified Clinical Assistantsin Out-patient Departments.

ExETER, CITY OF.—Assistant Medical Officer of Health and AssistantSchool Medical Officer. Salary E250 per annum.

FLINT, COUNTY OF, EDUCATION COMMITTEE.-Dental Surgeon. SalaryB250 per annum.

GREENWICH UNION INFIRMARY AND WORKHOUSE.- First AssistantMedical Officer, unmarried. Salary E175 per annum, with apart-ments, rations, and washing. Also Junior Assistant MedicalOfficer. Salary £ l25 per annum, with apartments, rations, andwashing.

GUILDFORD, ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL.-House Surgeon.Salary £ 100 per annum, with board, residence, and laundry.

HACKNEY UNION.-Medical Officer for E and F Out-relief Districts.Salary E130 per annum.

HALIFAX ROYAL INFIRMARY.-Thlrd House Surgeon, unmarried.Salary B80 per annum, with residence, board, and washing.

HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX HOSPITAL.-Senior House Surgeon. Salary£ 100 per annum, with residence, board, and washing. Also AssistantHouse Surgeon. Salary at rate of £ 80 per annum, with residence,board, and washing.

HEREFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL.—Clinical Tuberculosis MedicalOfficer. Salary £300 per annum.

HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY.-Casualty House Surgeon for six months.Salary at rate of £ 80 per annum, with board and lodging.

HULL AND SCULCOATES DISPENSARY.-Resident Surgeon. Salary E220per annum, with house, gas, and coals.

KENT EDUCATION COMMITTEE.-Medical Inspector of School Children.Salary B300 per annum.

KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Denmark Hill, London, S.E.-SeniorMedical Registrar and Tutor.

LANCASHIRE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.—Female School MedicalInspector. Salary £ 350 per annum.

LIVERPOOL EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, Myrtle-street.-House Surgeon.Salary at rate of £ 80 per annum.

LONDON COUNTY ASYLUM, Claybury, Woodford Bridge, Essex.-JuniorAssistant Medical Officer, unmarried. Salary ;B200 per annum,with board, apartment.s, and washing.

LONDON HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL Great Ormond-street and Queen-’

square, Bloomsbury, W.C.-Assistant Pathologist.MAIDSTONE, KENT COUNTY ASYLUM.-Fourth Assistant Medical Officer,

unmarried. Salary :f!.200 per annum, with quarters, attendance,washing, &c.

MANCHESTER NORTHERN HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, Park-place, Cheetham Hill-road.-Honorary Assistant Surgeon forWomen.

METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL, Kingsland-road, N.E.-Junior DentalSurgeon.

NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR THE PARALYSED AND EPILEPTIC, Queen-square, Bloomsbury, W.C.-Senior House Physician. Salary B50per annum, with board and residence.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY.—RegistrationOfficer. Salary at rate of £ 100 per annum.

NEW HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, HOUSE OF RECOVERY, New Barnet.-Female Resident Medical Officer for six months.

NOTTINGHAM GENERAL DISPENSARY.-Resident Surgeon, unmarried.Also Assistant. Salary JE220 and £ 180 per annum respectively, withapartments, &c.

NOTTINGHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL.-Assistant House Surgeon. Salary£ 100 per annum, with board, residence, and laundry.

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NozTS COUNTY COUNCIL, RANSOM SANATORIUM, Sherwood Forest,Mansfield.—Resident Medical Officer. Salary 2100 per annum, with board, residence, and laundry.

PLYMOUTH, SOUTH DEVON AND EAST CORNWALL HOSPITAL.-House fPhysician for six months. Salary .890 per annum, with board,residence, and washing.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE’S LYiNG-iN HOSPITAL, Marylebone-road, N.W.-Assistant Resident Medical Officer for four months. Salary atrate of B50 per annum, with board, residence, and washing.

QUEEN’S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, Hackney-road, Bethnal Green, E.-House Surgeon. Salary £ 80 per annum, with board, residence, and Jwashing.

RICHMOND, SURREY, ROYAL HOSPITAL.-House Surgeon. Salary, £ 100. per annum, with board, apartments, and washing.ROCHDALE INFIRMARY.-Second House Surgeon, unmarried. Salary

£100 per annum, with board, residence, and laundry.ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray’s Inn-road, W.C.-Assistant Physician.ROYAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.-Third House Surgeon. Salary

at rate of ,c50 per annum, with board and residence.RYDE, ROYAL ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY HOSPITAL.-Resident House

Surgeon, unmarried. Satary B125 per annum.ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, Plaistow, E.-

Junior Resident Medical Officer for six months. Salary at rateof £ 70 per annum, with residence, board, and laundry.

SOUTHWARK UNION INFIRMARY, East Dulwich-grove, S.E.-SeoondAssistant Medical Officer. Salary 2120 per annum, with board,lodging, and washing.

SWANSEA GENERAL AND EYE HOSPITAL.-Third House Surgeon. Salary2125 per annum, with board, washing, and attendance.

TAUNTON RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL.-Medical Officer of Health.Salary 9110.

TAUNTON, SOMERSET AND BATH ASYLUM, Cotford.-Assistant MedicalOfficer, unmarried. Salary 2200 per annum, with apartments,board, washing, attendance, &c.

HROAT HOSPITAL, Golden-square, W.-House Surgeon. Salary275 per annum, with board, residence, and laundry.

WALSALL AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL.-Assistant House Surgeon. Salary2110 per annum, with board, residence, and laundry.

WARWICK COUNTY ASYLUM. Hatton, near Warwick.-Second AssistantMedical Officer, unmarried. Salary .8200 per annum, with board,lodging, and laundry.

WILLESDEN URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.-Assistant Medical Officers ofHealth and Assistant School Medical Officers (two). Salary 2300 perannum each,

WILTS COUNTY ASYLUM, Devizes.-Junior Assistant Medical Officer.Salary 2200 per annum, with board, lodging, attendance, andlaundry.

WINCHESTER. ROYAL, HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL.-House Phy-. sician. Salary B80 per annum.

WINDSOR, KING EDWARD VII. HOSPITAL FOR WINDSOR, ETON, ANDDISTRICT.-Assistant House Surgeon. Salary .E75 per annum, withresidence, board, laundry, and attendance.

WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL.-Two Assistant TuberculosisOfficers. Salary 2300 per annum. -

YORK COUNTY HOSPITAL.-House Physician for six months. Salary atrate of £ 100 per annum, with board, residence, &c.

THE Secretary of State for the Home Department will appoint aSpecialist Medical Referee under the Workmen’s Compensation-Act, 1906, to act in all Aural cases arising in the Sheriffdom ofLanarkshire in which the services of a Medical Referee are

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** The summary of vacant appointments, published weekly in thiscolumn, is, equally with other articles, the literary copyright ofthe Proprietors of THE LANCET.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.BIRTHS.

BARGES.—On Dec. 15th, at Eye, Suffolk, the wife of Henry E. Barnes,M.D. Lond., of a daughter.

CUNNINGHAM.-On Dec. 13th, at Boksburg, North Transvaal, the wifeof Norman Rowsell Cunningham, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., B.A. Cantab.,of a son.

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FERNIE.-On Dec. 13th, at Crooms-hill, Greenwich, the wife of C. H.Fernie. M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., of a son.

MAY.—On Dec. 19th. at Woodleigh, Ware, Herts, the wife of George E.May, M.R.C.S., L:R.C.P., of a son.

MARRIAGES.GARNETT-CRAWFORD.-On Dec. 18th, at the Cathedral, Glasgow,

Graham Hogg Garnett, M.D., to Susan, youngest daughter of thelate James Crawford, of Shawton, Glassford, and Mrs. Crawford, ofStonelaw Tower, Rutherglen, N.B. ,

HAYMAN-ATWOOD.-On Dec. 18th, at St. Barnabas Church, TunbridgeWells, Charles Augustine Hayman, J.P., M.D., F.R.C.S., toElizabeth Caroline, daughter of the late Captain Atwood and Mrs.Atwood, of Brixton.

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DEATHS.HARRIS.-On Dec. 15th. at Mildenhall, Suffolk, Frederick Hills Harris,

M.R.C.S., L.S.A., in his 91st year.RUTTER.-ON Dec. 16th, at Wilbury-gardens, Hove, Joseph Rutter,

M.D., in his 80th year.

N.B.-A fee of 5s. is charged for the insertion of Notices of Birthe,Marriages, and Deaths. 1.

Notes, Short Comments, and Answersto Correspondents.

VITAL STATISTICS OF THE GOLD COAST.jsf his report on the Blue-book of the Gold Coast Colony andits dependencies for the year 1912, Mr. W. C. F. Robertson,Acting Colonial Secretary, gives the population as 1,503,386,the number of Europeans being 2367. Amongst the latterthere were 28 deaths. These included 8 officials; in2 cases death was due to yellow fever, in 2 to blackwaterfever, and in 2 to malaria, the remaining 2 being due tonon-climatic causes. Thirteen European officials were

invalided during the year owing to: malaria, 3 ; blackwaterfever,2; neurasthenia, 2; adenitis, 1; neuritis, 1; various, 4.Sixty-two non-official Europeans were invalided owing to:malaria, 22 ; blackwater fever, 6; dysentery, 6; anæmia, 3;gastritis, 2; various, 23. The total number of Europeanscoming under treatment was 1004, as against 878 in1911. No means exist where’by accurate statistics re-

lating to the health of natives call be obtained, but thereturns show that the number of attendances forhospital and dispensary treatment was 25,964, or 1767 morethan in the previous year. Treatment wa.s given for 2282cases of malaria, 1931 of helminthic diseases, and 549 fordysentery. There were several outbreaks of sma,ll-pox inthe eastern province of the colony, and slight outbreaksalso occurred in the central and western provinces. Thenumber of successful vaccinations performed was 23,232. ,

There were 104 cases of sleeping sickness reported duringthe year with 3 deaths. There were 3 cases of yellow feveramong natives in Accra, all of whom recovered. The newEuropean hospital at Accra has not yet been completed,but the existing hospital, which comprises 3 European and4 native wards, containing 7 and 25 beds respectively,was made mosquito proof. The hospital at Seccondeeconsists of 6 European wards, including 2 for convalescents,with a total of 16 beds, while for native patients 4 wardswith 20 beds are provided. At Cape Coast there is accom-modation for 13 Europeans, and 4 wards containing 19 bedsfor native patients. At Coomassie there is a Europeanhospital with 4 wards, and a native hospital with3 wards. European nursing sisters are attached to theAccra, Seccondee, and Coomassie hospitals. There are

a lunatic asylum and a laboratory at Accra and a

special sleeping sickness hospital at Anum. The sanitaryconditions under the sanitary branch of the medicaldepartment show generally a marked improvement, butthe inadequacy of water-supplies remains a cardinaldifficulty. There is a pipe-borne supply at Obuasi inAshanti, and waterworks at Accra and Seccondee are incourse of construction. The climate, though hot and damp,is cooler than that of most tropical countries situated insimilar latitudes. It is not in itself unhealthy, but an evil

, reputation has been earned for it in the past by the preva-lence of mosquito-borne diseases, against which all possibleprecautions have constantly to be taken. The rainy seasonis marked by a considerable fall in the temperature, which,is found to be refreshing to many Europeans, but provestrying to some.

H. B. asks where he could obtain a cheap reproduction of thepicture, " The Doctor," by Sir Luke Fildes.

COMMUNICATIONS not noticed in our present issue willreceive attention in our next.

A DIARY OF CONGRESSES.

THE following Congresses, Conferences, and Exhibitions are announced.In 1914 :-

April 14th-18th (New York).-Fourth Congress of the InternationalSurgical Society.

20th-23rd (Wiesbaden).-Thirty-first German Congress forInternal Medicine.

May lst-Nov. 1st (Lyons).-International Town Life Exhibition.July 6th-llth (Blackpool).-Twenty-ninth ’Congress of the Royal

Sanitary Institute.8th-13th (Edinburgh).-Congress of the Royal Institute of

. Public Health.

Aug. 3rd-8th (London).-Sixth International Dental Congress.10th-15th (St. Petersburg),-Twelfth International Congress

of Ophthalmology.Sept. 7th-12th (Berne).-International Congress for Neurology,

Psychiatry, and Psychology. .

September (Vienna).-Third International Congress for Diseasesof Occupation.

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(London).-Anglo-American Exhibition.(Aberdeen).—Eighty-second Annual Meeting of the British Medical

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Association.(Auckland, N.Z.).—Australasian Medical Congress.(St. Petersburg).-Third Mendeléeff Congress of Pure and Applied

Chemistry and Physics.