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1826 agree and the accused was remanded to the next sittings of the court. Obituary. Mr. Herbert Blaxland, medical superintendent of the Hospital for Insane at Gladesville, died very suddenly on April llth from renal haemorrhage. Mr. Blaxland entered the public service in 1879 and was for some years medical superintendent at the Callam Park Hospital for Insane. He was universally respected for his ability and loved as a man, and his loss will be keenly felt, especially in the lunacy department. He was only 52 years of age and looked forward to many years of usefulness in the service to which he had devoted the best years of his life. The funeral was very largely attended by representative men, not only in the profession and the service but also in all classes of the community. He has left a widow and four children. May 10th. Obituary. n LOUIS LEOPOLD JENNER, M.A., M.B., B.CH. OXON., I M. R. C. P. LOND., 1 FORMERLY SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CLINICAL LABORATORY, ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL. IT is with regret that we announce the death, at the early age of 38 years, of Dr. Louis Jenner, fourth son of the l late Sir William Jenner, Bart., G.C.B., late President of the l Royal College of Physicians of London. Dr. Louis Jeinner was up to the time that he was taken ill engaged in working out the nature of the toxins of the bacillus t typhosus at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine. There is little doubt that it was in connexion with this work t that he contracted the attack of enteric fever to which he succumbed. i Educated at Marlborough School, he matriculated in 1884 c at Trinity College, Oxford, where he began his medical f career. From Oxford he went to St. Thomas’s Hospital, f London, in 1890, where, after holding the post of house 13 physician to Dr. J. F. Payne in 1894, he became in 1896 demonstrator of morbid histology and in 1897 super- v intendent of the then new clinical laboratory. He obtained I the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and of Surgery at u Oxford in 1894 and the Membership of the Royal College of e Physicians of London in the following year. Devoted always I to the scientific side of his work, it was to pathology and v later to bacteriology that he paid special attention and after I he was qualified he spent much time in the study of these 11 subjects in the laboratories both in England and on the con- e tinent. It was under his care and guidance that the planning c and fitting up of the clinical laboratory at St. Thomas’s ii Hospital were carried out and it was during his term of 4 office as superintendent there that he especially studied the morbid histology of the blood and published his now c] well-known method of staining. After resigning the post of superintendent to the clinical h laboratory in 1900 in order to devote himself to the study of p bacteriological chemistry, he worked first at the Pharma. ceutical College in Bloomsbury-square and afterwards, until ti his death, at research work at the Lister Institute. From h time to time he published papers on bacteriology in the s( medical journals, one of which, entitled "Bacillus Coli e Capsulatus: a Study in Virulence," attracted considerable VI attention. The excellent article in Allchin’s "Manual of cl Medicine on the Blood under Normal Conditions is also oi from his pen. To science, to the advancement of which in m his special line he gave himself up with whole-hearted devo- tion, the loss by his death is great indeed ; to those who m were intimate with him and by whom his friendship was so hi highly valued the gap that is left is greatest of all. He was ot buried on June 6th at Durley in Hampshire close to the spot a where his father’s remains lie. tb ki EDWARD JAMES ALFRED TRIMMER, M.A. CANTAB. re OUR obituary columns are as a rule restricted to notices of nE the lives and works of members of our profession but there w are occasions when an exception should prove the rule, as, for h( instance, in the case of those whose life-work has been done in conjunction with, or in the service of, medical men. The death which we regret to announce, after a few months’ illness, of Mr. Edward Trimmer, for many years secretary of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, in his seventy- eighth year, furnishes such an occasion. Edward James Alfred Trimmer was born at Turnham- green on Jan. 19th, 1827. He was the son of the Rev. Edward Trimmer and a great-grandson of Mrs. Sarah Trimmer the authoress. He commenced his educa- tion at a school at Hammersmith but subsequently went to the school at Putney kept by his father and remained there until the age of 15 years, when he was sent to the Rev. Mr. Greenlaw’s school at Blackheath. From there Mr. Trimmer went to Jesus College, Cambridge, where he took his Bachelor of Arts degree, after which for a short time he studied geology under his cousin, Mr. Joshua Trimmer. For a short time he assisted at his father’s school, a well-known and successful establishment, from which his father retired in 1856. About this time Mr. Trimmer obtained a supernumerary clerkship at the India Office and became private secretary to Sir John Campbell. He was, however, too old to be taken on to the permanent staff, so when he heard that his old friend Edmund Belfoar was in want of assistance at the Royal College of Surgeons of England he was glad to join him in the capacity of assistant secretary. In this position he remained until 1865 when on Mr. Belfour’s death he was appointed secretary of the College. The training that he had received in the India Office was no doubt of great benefit to him, for after joining the College he rapidly mastered the business of the office and the system of examination and until his retirement served the College faithfully and zealously. - --- - .- tn line year 1872, wnen an a1i{jempli was maae oy me universities and corporations in England to bring about a voluntary examination for a one-portal system of qualifica- tion, Mr. Trimmer was appointed joint secretary with Dr. (now Sir Henry) Pitman to the committee of reference, and continued to conduct the business of this well- intended attempt at reform until, by the withdrawal of one of the representatives in 1879, the scheme fell through. Looking back there can but be regret for its failure when apparently on the threshold of accomplishment, for what trouble, competition, and endless discussion the successful institution of such an examination would have saved the present generation. In the dental profession Mr. Trimmer was always interested and he was undoubtedly for many years the greatest authority on dental examinations and curricula, for, of course, the Licence in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England was for many years the only dental qualification in the United Kingdom. During the later years of his official life Mr. Trimmer was relieved of much of his work and on the establishment of the Conjoint Board he ceased to have any connexion with the examinations. He retired on a pension in the year 1901, having served the College for a period of 42 years. It has been said that Mr. Trimmer utilised his position to control the policy of the College but this was not the case. No doubt his sound knowledge of precedent and of the history of the College caused his opinions to be sought by presidents and councillors but he studiously refrained from endeavouring to side with parties in medico-political ques- tions and in all cases he conscientiously acted to the best of his judgment for the welfare of the College to which he was so much attached In many ways Mr. Trimmer was an exemplary secretary, genial, energetic, firm, and well versed in the traditions as well as in the by-laws and charters of the College. He was, however, somewhat of a martinet with students and perhaps rather slow to move with the age. As a yourg man he was a good cricketer and played in his college eleven" " at Cambridge. For many years he spent his summer holiday abroad with his friend, Valentine Hill, and he was often consulted by others on the subject of their proposed trips-he was indeed a veritable walking guide to Switzerland, the Engadine, and the Tyrol. As a Freemason, too, Edward Trimmer was well known. In private life Mr. Trimmer was a charming com- panion, with a great sense of humour and full of anecdotes relating to the College, its Council, and members of the profession. He married late in life and during his last ill- ness has been devotedly nursed by his wife who in her loss will receive the sympathy of the many medical men to whom her husband was so well known.
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agree and the accused was remanded to the next sittings ofthe court.
Obituary.Mr. Herbert Blaxland, medical superintendent of the
Hospital for Insane at Gladesville, died very suddenly onApril llth from renal haemorrhage. Mr. Blaxland enteredthe public service in 1879 and was for some years medicalsuperintendent at the Callam Park Hospital for Insane. Hewas universally respected for his ability and loved as a man,and his loss will be keenly felt, especially in the lunacydepartment. He was only 52 years of age and looked forwardto many years of usefulness in the service to which he haddevoted the best years of his life. The funeral was very largelyattended by representative men, not only in the professionand the service but also in all classes of the community.He has left a widow and four children.May 10th.
Obituary.n
LOUIS LEOPOLD JENNER, M.A., M.B., B.CH. OXON., IM. R. C. P. LOND., 1
FORMERLY SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CLINICAL LABORATORY, ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL.
IT is with regret that we announce the death, at the
early age of 38 years, of Dr. Louis Jenner, fourth son of the llate Sir William Jenner, Bart., G.C.B., late President of the
l
Royal College of Physicians of London. Dr. Louis Jeinnerwas up to the time that he was taken ill engaged in
working out the nature of the toxins of the bacillus t
typhosus at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine.There is little doubt that it was in connexion with this work
t
that he contracted the attack of enteric fever to which he succumbed. iEducated at Marlborough School, he matriculated in 1884 c
at Trinity College, Oxford, where he began his medical fcareer. From Oxford he went to St. Thomas’s Hospital, f
London, in 1890, where, after holding the post of house 13
physician to Dr. J. F. Payne in 1894, he became in 1896 demonstrator of morbid histology and in 1897 super- v
intendent of the then new clinical laboratory. He obtained Ithe degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and of Surgery at u
Oxford in 1894 and the Membership of the Royal College of e
Physicians of London in the following year. Devoted always Ito the scientific side of his work, it was to pathology and v
later to bacteriology that he paid special attention and after Ihe was qualified he spent much time in the study of these 11
subjects in the laboratories both in England and on the con- e
tinent. It was under his care and guidance that the planning c
and fitting up of the clinical laboratory at St. Thomas’s ii
Hospital were carried out and it was during his term of 4office as superintendent there that he especially studiedthe morbid histology of the blood and published his now c]
well-known method of staining. After resigning the post of superintendent to the clinical h
laboratory in 1900 in order to devote himself to the study of pbacteriological chemistry, he worked first at the Pharma. ceutical College in Bloomsbury-square and afterwards, until tihis death, at research work at the Lister Institute. From htime to time he published papers on bacteriology in the s(
medical journals, one of which, entitled "Bacillus Coli e
Capsulatus: a Study in Virulence," attracted considerable VI
attention. The excellent article in Allchin’s "Manual of clMedicine on the Blood under Normal Conditions is also oifrom his pen. To science, to the advancement of which in m
his special line he gave himself up with whole-hearted devo- tion, the loss by his death is great indeed ; to those who mwere intimate with him and by whom his friendship was so hi
highly valued the gap that is left is greatest of all. He was otburied on June 6th at Durley in Hampshire close to the spot a
where his father’s remains lie. tb
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ki
EDWARD JAMES ALFRED TRIMMER, M.A. CANTAB. re
OUR obituary columns are as a rule restricted to notices of nEthe lives and works of members of our profession but there ware occasions when an exception should prove the rule, as, for h(
instance, in the case of those whose life-work has been donein conjunction with, or in the service of, medical men. Thedeath which we regret to announce, after a few months’illness, of Mr. Edward Trimmer, for many years secretary ofthe Royal College of Surgeons of England, in his seventy-eighth year, furnishes such an occasion.Edward James Alfred Trimmer was born at Turnham-
green on Jan. 19th, 1827. He was the son of theRev. Edward Trimmer and a great-grandson of Mrs.Sarah Trimmer the authoress. He commenced his educa-tion at a school at Hammersmith but subsequently went tothe school at Putney kept by his father and remained thereuntil the age of 15 years, when he was sent to the Rev. Mr.Greenlaw’s school at Blackheath. From there Mr. Trimmerwent to Jesus College, Cambridge, where he took his Bachelorof Arts degree, after which for a short time he studied geologyunder his cousin, Mr. Joshua Trimmer. For a short time heassisted at his father’s school, a well-known and successfulestablishment, from which his father retired in 1856. Aboutthis time Mr. Trimmer obtained a supernumerary clerkshipat the India Office and became private secretary to Sir JohnCampbell. He was, however, too old to be taken on to thepermanent staff, so when he heard that his old friendEdmund Belfoar was in want of assistance at the RoyalCollege of Surgeons of England he was glad to join him inthe capacity of assistant secretary. In this position heremained until 1865 when on Mr. Belfour’s death he wasappointed secretary of the College. The training that he hadreceived in the India Office was no doubt of great benefit tohim, for after joining the College he rapidly mastered thebusiness of the office and the system of examination anduntil his retirement served the College faithfully andzealously.
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tn line year 1872, wnen an a1i{jempli was maae oy meuniversities and corporations in England to bring about avoluntary examination for a one-portal system of qualifica-tion, Mr. Trimmer was appointed joint secretary with Dr.(now Sir Henry) Pitman to the committee of reference,and continued to conduct the business of this well-intended attempt at reform until, by the withdrawalof one of the representatives in 1879, the schemefell through. Looking back there can but be regretfor its failure when apparently on the threshold ofaccomplishment, for what trouble, competition, and endlessdiscussion the successful institution of such an examinationwould have saved the present generation. In the dentalprofession Mr. Trimmer was always interested and he wasundoubtedly for many years the greatest authority on dentalexaminations and curricula, for, of course, the Licence inDental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of Englandwas for many years the only dental qualification in theUnited Kingdom. During the later years of his official lifeMr. Trimmer was relieved of much of his work and on theestablishment of the Conjoint Board he ceased to have anyconnexion with the examinations. He retired on a pensionin the year 1901, having served the College for a period of42 years.
It has been said that Mr. Trimmer utilised his position tocontrol the policy of the College but this was not the case.No doubt his sound knowledge of precedent and of the
history of the College caused his opinions to be sought bypresidents and councillors but he studiously refrained fromendeavouring to side with parties in medico-political ques-tions and in all cases he conscientiously acted to the best ofhis judgment for the welfare of the College to which he wasso much attached In many ways Mr. Trimmer was anexemplary secretary, genial, energetic, firm, and wellversed in the traditions as well as in the by-laws andcharters of the College. He was, however, somewhatof a martinet with students and perhaps rather slow tomove with the age. As a yourg man he was a good cricketerand played in his college eleven" " at Cambridge. Formany years he spent his summer holiday abroad withhis friend, Valentine Hill, and he was often consulted byothers on the subject of their proposed trips-he was indeeda veritable walking guide to Switzerland, the Engadine, andthe Tyrol. As a Freemason, too, Edward Trimmer was wellknown. In private life Mr. Trimmer was a charming com-panion, with a great sense of humour and full of anecdotesrelating to the College, its Council, and members of theprofession. He married late in life and during his last ill-ness has been devotedly nursed by his wife who in her losswill receive the sympathy of the many medical men to whomher husband was so well known.
