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1051 carried out. The Board then pointed out that the sanction of the Board of Trade must be obtained for the construction of all works below high-water mark. This sanction was refused on the ground that the direction of the currents would convey sewage matter over the oyster beds in the bay. It was then proposed to meet this objection by constructing a septic tank at the outfall large enough to hold 212,000 gallons, which was the amount of sewage estimated to accumulate in the 24 hours. An inquiry into this latest proposal was held on Sept. 27th and the following days by an engineer representing the Board of Trade and a superintending inspector of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. A large amount of evidence was given both for and against the scheme which is estimated to cost £53,000. The opposition was principally based upon the anticipated damage to the mussel and oyster fisheries and upon the fact that the proposed outfall was close to the sands which are one of Swansea’s greatest attractions. It was con- tended, on the other hand, that all danger to the fisheries and all nuisance on the sands would be overcome by the inter- cepting septic tank which it is not proposed, however, to supplement with any form of filtration. In the event of the scheme being sanctioned and carried out it will be of interest to follow its history, for if successful it will be a great triumph for the septic tank. Presentations. Dr. Rowland Lee, who has been for two years resident medical officer at the Cardiff Union Hospital and who is leaving Cardiff, was presented on Sept. 26th with a dining table and a marble timepiece by his fellow officials.-Mr. Albert Bradshaw, who is leaving Wattlesborough, Salop, where he has practised for the last 11 years, was presented by his patients on Sept. 27th with a gold watch. Mrs. Bradshaw was at the same time the recipient of a marble clock. North Devon Infirmary, Barnstaple. The ladies of Barnstaple, at a meeting held on Sept. 28th under the presidency of Lady Susan Fortescue, resolved to form a ladies’ association in connexion with the North Devon Infirmary. The association will seek to promote the prosperity of the institution by organising entertainments in aid of the funds, arranging concerts for the patients, collecting money, contributing clothing to patients, and interesting others in the=work of the association. Oct. 4th. ________________ IRELAND. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Benn Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, Belfast. AT the thirty-third annual meeting of the supporters of this hospital, held on Sept. 27th, special reference was made to the loss sustained by the charity in the death of its founder and first surgeon, Dr. W. A. McKeown. During the past year 238 persons were treated in the wards and there were 7063 attendances of extern patients. The total income for the year was £908 Is., an increase of about R14 compared with the previous year. Dr. W. M. Killen has been appointed acting surgeon in place of the late Dr. McKeown and he is assisted by Dr. Robert Allen in the surgical work and by Dr. I. A. Davidson who has been appointed anaesthetist. Very special reference was made by all the speakers to the lamented death of Dr. McKeown. ne Belfast Asylum. The Belfast papers have recently contained articles by Mr. W. E. Ellis, Local Government Board auditor, concerning the Belfast Asylum, and by the resident superintendent, Dr. W. Graham. The matters in dispute are in reference to the form of paying orders, financial matters, and the question of dietary, whether it should be a rigid or an elastic one. Dr. Graham brings forward strong arguments in support of the dietary being elastic so as to adjust the amount of food to the varying appetite and his committee is wisely in favour of the view that in matters of food the resident medical superintendent should have the fullest discretion to meet varying and special circumstances. The Chair of Pathology in Queen’s College, Belfast. Considerable surprise is felt in medical circles in Belfast at the prolonged delay in publicly announcing the vacancy in the chair of pathology. Not only has Dr. J. Lorrain Smith resigned but he has left Belfast and given his open- ing address at the Manchester School. The session in the Belfast Medical School will open on Oct. 18th and as Dr. Lorrain Smith held the appointment of pathologist to the Royal Victoria Hospital the board of management (with which the appointment rests) will have to choose his successor so as to begin work at once. There is a strong feeling, especially among the younger members of the staff of the Royal Victoria Hospital, that the new hospital pathologist will have to give more attention to the clinical bearings of pathology, so as to be of immediate help as to the nature of a tumour during an operation and also to assist more in such questions as the verification by cultures, &c., of the efficiency or not of the measures adopted for the perfection of surgical technique. Up to the present (Oct. 3rd) no official announce- ment as to the chair has appeared in the Belfast papers (as is usually the case), saying up to what date candidates may apply. Oct. 3rd. ___________________ PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Charitable Bequests. THE authorities of the Assistance Publique have been uthorised by decree to accept a bequest of about 1,100,GOO rancs (44,000) which has been left by M. de Valencourt or the purpose of building a clinic in connexion with the ’aris Faculty of Medicine. The clinic, which will bear he name of the founder, will probably be established in )roximity to the Hopital de la Charite. In accordance vith a wish expressed by the founder the director of the Assistance Publique will on this point consult the dean )f the Faculty of Medicine.-Another bequest of about ,000,000 francs (Z160,000) has been left by General Count Roguet to found a hospice and an orphanage. The erection )f the buildings, which have cost 1,500,000 francs, has just been completed. Accommodation is provided for 60 aged persons and 60 orphans, and the department of the Seine will appoint one-third of the inmates: The conditions of admis- sion have been drawn up by the administrative committee of Ghe foundation and have been approved by the prefect. Admission rests with this committee, which has the Mayor of Clichy for its president and is composed of two members of the municipal council of Clichy and of four delegates nominated by the prefect, two of them being members of the general council of the Seine. The institution is now in working order. The Production and Distribution of Vaccine Lymph. The Prefect of the Seine has just appointed, as from August 8th, a commission for the supervision and control of establishments for the production and distribution of vaccine lymph in Paris and the department of the Seine. This commission is composed of the general secretary of the Prefecture of the Seine, of M. Chantemesse and M. Roux, members of the Academy of Medicine, and of the director of the veterinary service of the Seine. The secretaries will be M. Calland and M. Juillerat, chief clerks in the Prefecture of the Seine and administrative secretaries of the Comity d’hygiene et de salubrité de la Seine. Prevention of Tuberculosis. The French Association of Male and Female Teachers has resolved to establish a sanatorium for tuberculous patients and building operations have already commenced. The site is on the slope of the Puy Gaudy, near Gueret. Physical Development of School Children. An excellent system which was introduced last year in the Lycee Louis-le-Grand will be followed in all the lycees when they re-open. The weight, height, and chest measurement of all the pupils will be taken every three months in order that their physical development and the state of their health may be estimated. The results will be entered upon cards which will be sent to the’relatives of the pupils. Societe d’Hygiene de V Enfance. This society is offering prizes for essays on the hygienic effects of children’s games. Manuscripts will be received up to, but not later than, Dec. 31st, 1904. They must not have been previously published and must be written in French, German, English, Italian, or Spanish. They
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carried out. The Board then pointed out that the sanction ofthe Board of Trade must be obtained for the construction ofall works below high-water mark. This sanction was refusedon the ground that the direction of the currents would conveysewage matter over the oyster beds in the bay. It was then
proposed to meet this objection by constructing a septic tankat the outfall large enough to hold 212,000 gallons, which wasthe amount of sewage estimated to accumulate in the 24 hours.An inquiry into this latest proposal was held on Sept. 27thand the following days by an engineer representing the Boardof Trade and a superintending inspector of the Board of
Agriculture and Fisheries. A large amount of evidence wasgiven both for and against the scheme which is estimated tocost £53,000. The opposition was principally based upon theanticipated damage to the mussel and oyster fisheries andupon the fact that the proposed outfall was close to the sandswhich are one of Swansea’s greatest attractions. It was con-
tended, on the other hand, that all danger to the fisheries andall nuisance on the sands would be overcome by the inter-cepting septic tank which it is not proposed, however, tosupplement with any form of filtration. In the event of thescheme being sanctioned and carried out it will be of interestto follow its history, for if successful it will be a greattriumph for the septic tank.
Presentations.Dr. Rowland Lee, who has been for two years resident
medical officer at the Cardiff Union Hospital and who is
leaving Cardiff, was presented on Sept. 26th with a diningtable and a marble timepiece by his fellow officials.-Mr.Albert Bradshaw, who is leaving Wattlesborough, Salop,where he has practised for the last 11 years, was presentedby his patients on Sept. 27th with a gold watch. Mrs.Bradshaw was at the same time the recipient of a marbleclock.
North Devon Infirmary, Barnstaple.The ladies of Barnstaple, at a meeting held on Sept. 28th
under the presidency of Lady Susan Fortescue, resolved toform a ladies’ association in connexion with the North DevonInfirmary. The association will seek to promote the prosperityof the institution by organising entertainments in aid of thefunds, arranging concerts for the patients, collecting money,contributing clothing to patients, and interesting others inthe=work of the association.
Oct. 4th. ________________
IRELAND.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Benn Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, Belfast.AT the thirty-third annual meeting of the supporters of
this hospital, held on Sept. 27th, special reference was
made to the loss sustained by the charity in the deathof its founder and first surgeon, Dr. W. A. McKeown.
During the past year 238 persons were treated in the wardsand there were 7063 attendances of extern patients. Thetotal income for the year was £908 Is., an increase of aboutR14 compared with the previous year. Dr. W. M. Killenhas been appointed acting surgeon in place of the lateDr. McKeown and he is assisted by Dr. Robert Allen in thesurgical work and by Dr. I. A. Davidson who has been
appointed anaesthetist. Very special reference was madeby all the speakers to the lamented death of Dr. McKeown.
ne Belfast Asylum.The Belfast papers have recently contained articles by
Mr. W. E. Ellis, Local Government Board auditor, concerningthe Belfast Asylum, and by the resident superintendent,Dr. W. Graham. The matters in dispute are in reference tothe form of paying orders, financial matters, and the questionof dietary, whether it should be a rigid or an elastic one.Dr. Graham brings forward strong arguments in support ofthe dietary being elastic so as to adjust the amount of foodto the varying appetite and his committee is wisely infavour of the view that in matters of food the residentmedical superintendent should have the fullest discretion tomeet varying and special circumstances.
The Chair of Pathology in Queen’s College, Belfast.Considerable surprise is felt in medical circles in Belfast
at the prolonged delay in publicly announcing the vacancyin the chair of pathology. Not only has Dr. J. Lorrain
Smith resigned but he has left Belfast and given his open-ing address at the Manchester School. The session in theBelfast Medical School will open on Oct. 18th and as Dr.Lorrain Smith held the appointment of pathologist to theRoyal Victoria Hospital the board of management (withwhich the appointment rests) will have to choose his successorso as to begin work at once. There is a strong feeling,especially among the younger members of the staff of theRoyal Victoria Hospital, that the new hospital pathologistwill have to give more attention to the clinical bearings ofpathology, so as to be of immediate help as to the nature ofa tumour during an operation and also to assist more in suchquestions as the verification by cultures, &c., of the efficiencyor not of the measures adopted for the perfection of surgicaltechnique. Up to the present (Oct. 3rd) no official announce-ment as to the chair has appeared in the Belfast papers (as isusually the case), saying up to what date candidates mayapply.
Oct. 3rd. ___________________
PARIS.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Charitable Bequests.THE authorities of the Assistance Publique have beenuthorised by decree to accept a bequest of about 1,100,GOOrancs (44,000) which has been left by M. de Valencourtor the purpose of building a clinic in connexion with the’aris Faculty of Medicine. The clinic, which will bearhe name of the founder, will probably be established in)roximity to the Hopital de la Charite. In accordancevith a wish expressed by the founder the director of theAssistance Publique will on this point consult the dean)f the Faculty of Medicine.-Another bequest of about,000,000 francs (Z160,000) has been left by General CountRoguet to found a hospice and an orphanage. The erection)f the buildings, which have cost 1,500,000 francs, has justbeen completed. Accommodation is provided for 60 agedpersons and 60 orphans, and the department of the Seine willappoint one-third of the inmates: The conditions of admis-sion have been drawn up by the administrative committee ofGhe foundation and have been approved by the prefect.Admission rests with this committee, which has the Mayorof Clichy for its president and is composed of two membersof the municipal council of Clichy and of four delegatesnominated by the prefect, two of them being members of thegeneral council of the Seine. The institution is now in
working order.The Production and Distribution of Vaccine Lymph.
The Prefect of the Seine has just appointed, as fromAugust 8th, a commission for the supervision and control ofestablishments for the production and distribution of vaccinelymph in Paris and the department of the Seine. Thiscommission is composed of the general secretary of thePrefecture of the Seine, of M. Chantemesse and M. Roux,members of the Academy of Medicine, and of the directorof the veterinary service of the Seine. The secretaries willbe M. Calland and M. Juillerat, chief clerks in the Prefectureof the Seine and administrative secretaries of the Comity
d’hygiene et de salubrité de la Seine.Prevention of Tuberculosis.
The French Association of Male and Female Teachers hasresolved to establish a sanatorium for tuberculous patientsand building operations have already commenced. The siteis on the slope of the Puy Gaudy, near Gueret.
Physical Development of School Children.An excellent system which was introduced last year in the
Lycee Louis-le-Grand will be followed in all the lycees whenthey re-open. The weight, height, and chest measurement ofall the pupils will be taken every three months in order thattheir physical development and the state of their health maybe estimated. The results will be entered upon cards whichwill be sent to the’relatives of the pupils.
Societe d’Hygiene de V Enfance.This society is offering prizes for essays on the hygienic
effects of children’s games. Manuscripts will be receivedup to, but not later than, Dec. 31st, 1904. They must nothave been previously published and must be writtenin French, German, English, Italian, or Spanish. They
