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A NEWLY ARRANGED ASPIRATOR.
203
New Inventions.
the
advantages
ment
of both the instruments of
Dieulafoyand
Potan. In Dieulafoy’s instrument the two-way stopcock is employed, which causes confusion to the operator, unA NEWLY ARRANGED ASPIRATOR. less he is well acquainted with its action. In this instru(Suggested by Mr. JOHN WOOD.) two stopcocks are used, so that its may be THE merit of this instrument consists in the simplicity of seen readily. The india-rubber cork of Potan is also emits arrangement and its cheapness, which places it within ployed, by which means a vacuum may be produced in any the means of every practitioner, thirty shillings being the bottle ; thus the breakage of a bottle is of small importance. very’moderate price charged. The instrument combines To put the instrument in operation the nttinsrs are attached ; the stopcock furthest from the is turned off, and the syringe worked until the vacuum is produced; the stopcock nearest the
working
exhausting syringe
syringe is now turned off, and the instrument is ready for use ; the tubular needle is inserted where required, the stopcock between the needle and the bottle turned on, and the fluid rapidly flows into the bottle. The instrument is of the best manufacture, is furnished with two gilt tubular needles of different size, and fits into a small mahogany case. It is in use at King’s where its Hospital, College simplicity and efficacy are much admired. Messrs. Matthews Bros., of c 27, Carey-street, W.C., are the makers.
,
IMPROVED SPINAL SUPPORT FOR ANGULAR CURVATURE.
WE give two engravings of the abovenamed instrument, which, we understand, is extensively used at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. It is described by Mr. Alfred Willett, assistant - surgeon in that hospital, in the eighth volume of the Hospital Reports. It is a modification of the instrument known in America as Dr. Taylor’s. The main points of difference are in the arm-pieces and the pelvic bands, which give greater firmness and afford more support, without the necessity of straps passing under the thigh. The principle of Taylor’s instrument is preserved in making pressure on the transverse processes of the diseased vertebrse, and, by the use of cogs or racks, assisting in unfolding the anterior bodies of the vertebrse. We need only refer to the Reports as to its success in practice. It is manufactured by Mr. Pratt, 420, Oxfordstreet.
THE BRITISH MEDICAL BENEVOLENT FUND THE annual meeting was held, as usual, on the 14th ult., Sir George Burrows, Bart., M.D., President, in the chair. The report was read by the Treasurer, Dr. Broadbent, and adopted by the Committee with an additional clause expressive of their grateful appreciation of his kindness in accepting the office in succession to Dr. Hare, who held it for seven years. The receipts from donations and subscriptions during the year 1874 amounted to ae1620, and the number of grants of immediate relief to cases of distress was 115, including directly and indirectly about 250 individuals. The number of annuitants has been raised to 42, receiving from 10 to X20 per annum each. A movement has been commenced with the view of raising these, if possible, to an average of ten shillings weekly. Votes of thanks were passed to the retiring Treasurer, to the staff of the fund, the auditors, and the medical journals, also to the Messrs. Churchill for the use of the committee-room so liberally given, and last, but not least, to the chairman, Sir
G. Burrows, who, in acknowledging the compliment, took occasion, in brief and eloquent terms, to express the pleasure it gave him to be associated with an institution which, in addition to its other claims to the support of the profession, possessed the distinguishing characteristic of affording prompt aid to the distressed and deserving, and in this way especially had done so large an amount of good in cases of real misfortune in, as it were, the very hour of need.
BEQUESTS &C.
TO
MEDICAL
CHARITIES.
-
The
Weston-super-Mare Hospital and Dispensary has received .6450 under the will of Mr. Walter Tucker. Mr. Edward Morton, of Wolverley, bequeathed =8100 to the Kidderminster Infirmary. The Royal National Hospital for Consumption, Ventnor, has received .6100 from Mr. Reginald Bray in conformity with the wish of the late Mrs. Mary Mathison. The Provident Dispensary and four other charities of Leicester have received .8100 each under the will of Mr. William Hunt. The Chelsea Hospital for Women has received an additional .8100, and an annual subscription of .620., from Mr. George Jones. The new Hospital for Women has received X100 from Mr. Walter Thomson.
New Inventions.
the
advantages
ment
of both the instruments of
Dieulafoyand
Potan. In Dieulafoy’s instrument the two-way stopcock is employed, which causes confusion to the operator, unA NEWLY ARRANGED ASPIRATOR. less he is well acquainted with its action. In this instru(Suggested by Mr. JOHN WOOD.) two stopcocks are used, so that its may be THE merit of this instrument consists in the simplicity of seen readily. The india-rubber cork of Potan is also emits arrangement and its cheapness, which places it within ployed, by which means a vacuum may be produced in any the means of every practitioner, thirty shillings being the bottle ; thus the breakage of a bottle is of small importance. very’moderate price charged. The instrument combines To put the instrument in operation the nttinsrs are attached ; the stopcock furthest from the is turned off, and the syringe worked until the vacuum is produced; the stopcock nearest the
working
exhausting syringe
syringe is now turned off, and the instrument is ready for use ; the tubular needle is inserted where required, the stopcock between the needle and the bottle turned on, and the fluid rapidly flows into the bottle. The instrument is of the best manufacture, is furnished with two gilt tubular needles of different size, and fits into a small mahogany case. It is in use at King’s where its Hospital, College simplicity and efficacy are much admired. Messrs. Matthews Bros., of c 27, Carey-street, W.C., are the makers.
,
IMPROVED SPINAL SUPPORT FOR ANGULAR CURVATURE.
WE give two engravings of the abovenamed instrument, which, we understand, is extensively used at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. It is described by Mr. Alfred Willett, assistant - surgeon in that hospital, in the eighth volume of the Hospital Reports. It is a modification of the instrument known in America as Dr. Taylor’s. The main points of difference are in the arm-pieces and the pelvic bands, which give greater firmness and afford more support, without the necessity of straps passing under the thigh. The principle of Taylor’s instrument is preserved in making pressure on the transverse processes of the diseased vertebrse, and, by the use of cogs or racks, assisting in unfolding the anterior bodies of the vertebrse. We need only refer to the Reports as to its success in practice. It is manufactured by Mr. Pratt, 420, Oxfordstreet.
THE BRITISH MEDICAL BENEVOLENT FUND THE annual meeting was held, as usual, on the 14th ult., Sir George Burrows, Bart., M.D., President, in the chair. The report was read by the Treasurer, Dr. Broadbent, and adopted by the Committee with an additional clause expressive of their grateful appreciation of his kindness in accepting the office in succession to Dr. Hare, who held it for seven years. The receipts from donations and subscriptions during the year 1874 amounted to ae1620, and the number of grants of immediate relief to cases of distress was 115, including directly and indirectly about 250 individuals. The number of annuitants has been raised to 42, receiving from 10 to X20 per annum each. A movement has been commenced with the view of raising these, if possible, to an average of ten shillings weekly. Votes of thanks were passed to the retiring Treasurer, to the staff of the fund, the auditors, and the medical journals, also to the Messrs. Churchill for the use of the committee-room so liberally given, and last, but not least, to the chairman, Sir
G. Burrows, who, in acknowledging the compliment, took occasion, in brief and eloquent terms, to express the pleasure it gave him to be associated with an institution which, in addition to its other claims to the support of the profession, possessed the distinguishing characteristic of affording prompt aid to the distressed and deserving, and in this way especially had done so large an amount of good in cases of real misfortune in, as it were, the very hour of need.
BEQUESTS &C.
TO
MEDICAL
CHARITIES.
-
The
Weston-super-Mare Hospital and Dispensary has received .6450 under the will of Mr. Walter Tucker. Mr. Edward Morton, of Wolverley, bequeathed =8100 to the Kidderminster Infirmary. The Royal National Hospital for Consumption, Ventnor, has received .6100 from Mr. Reginald Bray in conformity with the wish of the late Mrs. Mary Mathison. The Provident Dispensary and four other charities of Leicester have received .8100 each under the will of Mr. William Hunt. The Chelsea Hospital for Women has received an additional .8100, and an annual subscription of .620., from Mr. George Jones. The new Hospital for Women has received X100 from Mr. Walter Thomson.