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ALKALIS IN CERTAIN DISEASES OF THE SKIN.
464
THESERVICES.
The Services.
Correspondence. "Audi alteram partem."
ROYAL NAVAL MEDICAL SERVICE. E. Clark to be Surg. Lt.-Comdr.
Surg. Lt. J.
ALKALIS IN CERTAIN DISEASES OF THE SKIN.
ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE.
W. E. T. Wardill to be Surg.-Lt.
ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. Lt.-Col. J. Dorgan retires on retd. pay. RESERVE OF OFFICERS.
Maj. S. W. Sweetnam, having attained the age limit liability to recall, ceases to belong to the Res. of Off.
of
TERRITORIAL ARMY.
Col. T. Kay (late R.A.M.C., T.A.) to be Col. and Asst. Dir. of Medical Services 52nd (Lowland) Division T.A., vice Col. G. H. Edginton, who vacates on completion of tenure of appointment. Lt.-Col. (Bt. Col.) F. Whalley, from R.A.M.C., T.A., to be Col. and Asst. Dir. of Med. Services 49th (West Riding) Division T.A., vice Col. A. D. Sharp, who vacates on completion of tenure of appointment. Lt.-Col. (Bt. Col.) R. E. Bickerton, from R.A.M.C., T.A., to be Col. and Asst. Dir. of Med. Services 56th (1st London) Div. T.A., vice Col. A. D. Ducat, who vacates on completion of tenure of appointment. YEOMANRY.
Service with D.T.C.-Capt. A. Fowler (late R.A.M.C., S.R.) to be Capt. for service with the Medical Unit Aberdeen University Contingent, O.T.C.
Supernumerary for
INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE.
The King has approved of the resignation of his mission PAY
OF INDIAN
com-
A. L. Watts.
by Capt.
MEDICAL
SERVICE EMPLOY.
OFFICERS
IN
MILITARY
To the Editor of THE LANCET. SiB,—In respect of Dr. F. Carminow Doble’s article in your issue of Feb. 7th may I report the following case ? A patient of mine had been troubled for many years with patches of eczema breaking out on the outer surfaces of his limbs, not large themselves, but setting up large areas of itching; a patch not larger than a shilling would set the whole forearm afire. Or, again, likewise for the leg or thigh. He had found that this scourge happened in the winter only, and accordingly traced it to the effects of fire heat; thus by careful avoidance of the fire, or the use of a screen, he managed with some, but not complete, success to mitigate his plague. The best curative means were simple unguents-inunction with olive oil after the bath, cold cream," or " glycerine and honey." In the summers he was almost free. His next trouble was nocturnal micturition. As his urine always had been highly lithatic, always painting the chamber-pot, I advised him to take a small teaspoonful of sodium bicarbonate at bedtime. As this put the micturition right the evening alkali was regularly taken. In two or three weeks the patient observed that his eczema had ceased, and with ordinary care he escaped the fire irritation; the unguents lay neglected on the shelf. Two winters have now passed without eczema, and the limbs can be towelled without irritation. The change is remarkably complete; indeed, the patient says that the skin of his limbs is much more ". natural," softer, and more pliant to the touch. I offer to Dr. Doble and your readers no explanation, simply an empirical result.-I am, Sir, yours faithfully, CLIFFORD ALLBUTT. Cambridge, Feb. 17th, 1925. "
The Secretary of State for India has sanctioned the extension to Indian Medical Service Officers in military employ of the concessions regarding overseas pay recently introduced for officers of the Indian Medical Service in civil employ. The extension has effect from April 1st, 1924. Officers now in the United Kingdom who have been in receipt of rupee rates of pay for any period after this date, and who accordingly have claims for retrospective adjust- I ment under this concession, should address the Controller of Military Accounts by whom they were last paid in India. HYGIENE OF THE NOSE AND concessions have for officers been sanctioned of NASO-PHARYNX. Passage the Indian Military Services. They will apply to any To the Editor 0/ THE LANCET. passage beginning on or after Feb. 14th. Detailed rules have yet to be drawn up, but the provisional arrangements SiR,-No more opportune moment could be found which have been approved are being communicated by the India Office to all officers concerned who are now under than the present one for discussing this subject, when the whole world is being attacked by that most the orders of the India Office. insidious and mysterious of all diseases that are THE WEST AFRICAN MEDICAL STAFF. air-borne-viz., influenza. Your readers should be A New edition of the West African Medical Staff grateful for your calling attention to it in a leading List, corrected up to Jan. 31st of this year, has just article (vide THE LANCET, Feb. 14th, p. 344). been issued from the Crown Agents for the Colonies, The medical student has but little time, unfortun4, Millbank, Westminster, London, S.W. It contains a list ately, to study the details of the anatomy of the of officers in grades with their dates of appointment, a nose with its vast intricacies, nor of its physiology, .list of officers arranged by colonies, and an alphabetical and no instruction given in the there is practically list with qualifications and services. hygiene of the healthy nose. It is possible, then, that some of your remarks may lend themselves to THE GOLDEN BOOK OF THE ROYAL ARMY be misinterpreted. MEDICAL CORPS. The objection to the removal of any part of the ON July 13th, 1922, a tablet to the memory of 743 officers and 6130 warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and surface of the interior of the nose is not peculiar to that organ, since scar-tissue can never function like men of the Royal Army Medical Corps was erected in Westminster Abbey. The names of the fallen are enrolled normal tissue. Also when waste is removed regularly in a Golden Book which will shortly be placed in the the surface of any organ is likely to remain healthy. Chapter House of the Abbey. A reproduction of the list, But life in the open air will not supply the deficiencies which gives the names in alphabetical order with the date that must be due to lack of care of every sort. Some of of death, and an indication as to whether the soldier the worst cases of sinus disease that have come under died in action or of wounds, has now been issued for the relatives and friends at the price of 2s. 6d. by Messrs. Charles my notice have occurred in professional gardeners. It Whittingham and Griggs, Ltd., 20, Took’s-court, Chancery- is hardly safe to hold that catarrh is incompatible with the simple life unless that includes the natural lane, London, E.C. .
SOCIETY.-A general meeting of this on Tuesday, March 3rd, at 8.15 P.M., in the British Institute of Radiology, 32, Welbeck-street, London, W. A paper on the Photometry of Fluorescent Screens will be read by Dr. Leonard A. Levy, D.Sc., and RONTGEN
society will be held
Mr. D. VT. West.
methods of the animals that have breathing organs of the same plan as our own-i.e., the keeping of them clean and clear and free from any accumulation of waste. There is some danger in cleaning the nostrils of an infant with pledgets of cotton-wool. The slightest excess of force may drive in the little plugs of dust and dried secretions which lodge in
THESERVICES.
The Services.
Correspondence. "Audi alteram partem."
ROYAL NAVAL MEDICAL SERVICE. E. Clark to be Surg. Lt.-Comdr.
Surg. Lt. J.
ALKALIS IN CERTAIN DISEASES OF THE SKIN.
ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE.
W. E. T. Wardill to be Surg.-Lt.
ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. Lt.-Col. J. Dorgan retires on retd. pay. RESERVE OF OFFICERS.
Maj. S. W. Sweetnam, having attained the age limit liability to recall, ceases to belong to the Res. of Off.
of
TERRITORIAL ARMY.
Col. T. Kay (late R.A.M.C., T.A.) to be Col. and Asst. Dir. of Medical Services 52nd (Lowland) Division T.A., vice Col. G. H. Edginton, who vacates on completion of tenure of appointment. Lt.-Col. (Bt. Col.) F. Whalley, from R.A.M.C., T.A., to be Col. and Asst. Dir. of Med. Services 49th (West Riding) Division T.A., vice Col. A. D. Sharp, who vacates on completion of tenure of appointment. Lt.-Col. (Bt. Col.) R. E. Bickerton, from R.A.M.C., T.A., to be Col. and Asst. Dir. of Med. Services 56th (1st London) Div. T.A., vice Col. A. D. Ducat, who vacates on completion of tenure of appointment. YEOMANRY.
Service with D.T.C.-Capt. A. Fowler (late R.A.M.C., S.R.) to be Capt. for service with the Medical Unit Aberdeen University Contingent, O.T.C.
Supernumerary for
INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE.
The King has approved of the resignation of his mission PAY
OF INDIAN
com-
A. L. Watts.
by Capt.
MEDICAL
SERVICE EMPLOY.
OFFICERS
IN
MILITARY
To the Editor of THE LANCET. SiB,—In respect of Dr. F. Carminow Doble’s article in your issue of Feb. 7th may I report the following case ? A patient of mine had been troubled for many years with patches of eczema breaking out on the outer surfaces of his limbs, not large themselves, but setting up large areas of itching; a patch not larger than a shilling would set the whole forearm afire. Or, again, likewise for the leg or thigh. He had found that this scourge happened in the winter only, and accordingly traced it to the effects of fire heat; thus by careful avoidance of the fire, or the use of a screen, he managed with some, but not complete, success to mitigate his plague. The best curative means were simple unguents-inunction with olive oil after the bath, cold cream," or " glycerine and honey." In the summers he was almost free. His next trouble was nocturnal micturition. As his urine always had been highly lithatic, always painting the chamber-pot, I advised him to take a small teaspoonful of sodium bicarbonate at bedtime. As this put the micturition right the evening alkali was regularly taken. In two or three weeks the patient observed that his eczema had ceased, and with ordinary care he escaped the fire irritation; the unguents lay neglected on the shelf. Two winters have now passed without eczema, and the limbs can be towelled without irritation. The change is remarkably complete; indeed, the patient says that the skin of his limbs is much more ". natural," softer, and more pliant to the touch. I offer to Dr. Doble and your readers no explanation, simply an empirical result.-I am, Sir, yours faithfully, CLIFFORD ALLBUTT. Cambridge, Feb. 17th, 1925. "
The Secretary of State for India has sanctioned the extension to Indian Medical Service Officers in military employ of the concessions regarding overseas pay recently introduced for officers of the Indian Medical Service in civil employ. The extension has effect from April 1st, 1924. Officers now in the United Kingdom who have been in receipt of rupee rates of pay for any period after this date, and who accordingly have claims for retrospective adjust- I ment under this concession, should address the Controller of Military Accounts by whom they were last paid in India. HYGIENE OF THE NOSE AND concessions have for officers been sanctioned of NASO-PHARYNX. Passage the Indian Military Services. They will apply to any To the Editor 0/ THE LANCET. passage beginning on or after Feb. 14th. Detailed rules have yet to be drawn up, but the provisional arrangements SiR,-No more opportune moment could be found which have been approved are being communicated by the India Office to all officers concerned who are now under than the present one for discussing this subject, when the whole world is being attacked by that most the orders of the India Office. insidious and mysterious of all diseases that are THE WEST AFRICAN MEDICAL STAFF. air-borne-viz., influenza. Your readers should be A New edition of the West African Medical Staff grateful for your calling attention to it in a leading List, corrected up to Jan. 31st of this year, has just article (vide THE LANCET, Feb. 14th, p. 344). been issued from the Crown Agents for the Colonies, The medical student has but little time, unfortun4, Millbank, Westminster, London, S.W. It contains a list ately, to study the details of the anatomy of the of officers in grades with their dates of appointment, a nose with its vast intricacies, nor of its physiology, .list of officers arranged by colonies, and an alphabetical and no instruction given in the there is practically list with qualifications and services. hygiene of the healthy nose. It is possible, then, that some of your remarks may lend themselves to THE GOLDEN BOOK OF THE ROYAL ARMY be misinterpreted. MEDICAL CORPS. The objection to the removal of any part of the ON July 13th, 1922, a tablet to the memory of 743 officers and 6130 warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and surface of the interior of the nose is not peculiar to that organ, since scar-tissue can never function like men of the Royal Army Medical Corps was erected in Westminster Abbey. The names of the fallen are enrolled normal tissue. Also when waste is removed regularly in a Golden Book which will shortly be placed in the the surface of any organ is likely to remain healthy. Chapter House of the Abbey. A reproduction of the list, But life in the open air will not supply the deficiencies which gives the names in alphabetical order with the date that must be due to lack of care of every sort. Some of of death, and an indication as to whether the soldier the worst cases of sinus disease that have come under died in action or of wounds, has now been issued for the relatives and friends at the price of 2s. 6d. by Messrs. Charles my notice have occurred in professional gardeners. It Whittingham and Griggs, Ltd., 20, Took’s-court, Chancery- is hardly safe to hold that catarrh is incompatible with the simple life unless that includes the natural lane, London, E.C. .
SOCIETY.-A general meeting of this on Tuesday, March 3rd, at 8.15 P.M., in the British Institute of Radiology, 32, Welbeck-street, London, W. A paper on the Photometry of Fluorescent Screens will be read by Dr. Leonard A. Levy, D.Sc., and RONTGEN
society will be held
Mr. D. VT. West.
methods of the animals that have breathing organs of the same plan as our own-i.e., the keeping of them clean and clear and free from any accumulation of waste. There is some danger in cleaning the nostrils of an infant with pledgets of cotton-wool. The slightest excess of force may drive in the little plugs of dust and dried secretions which lodge in