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TRAUMATOL IN THE TREATMENT OF SUPPURATIVE PROCTITIS.
44 administration of the Acts. A distinction is drawn for the by any person registered under the said Act, provided first time between those employes who are under and those such medicine be distinctly labeled with the name and who are over 14 years of age. It thus appears that while in address of the seller and the ingredients thereof be entered, textile factories the former are far outnumbered by the with the name of the person to whom it is sold or delivered, " half-timers"" under 14 years of age, in non-textilfactories in a book to be kept by the seller for that purpose." Therethe balance inclines so far in the other direction that, fore, to our minds Vulneratus,"or any other qualified taking both classes of factories together, more than half of medical man, is at perfect liberty to sell or to deliver the persons under 14 years of age are employed full time. medicines to his patients containing scheduled poisons, The total number of returns and also the total number of provided that he labels the bottles, or pots, or packages But the Act, we take it, persons employed in 1898-99 were greater than in any of the with his name and address. preceding years. The advance was relatively greatest in forbids a medical man or anyone else not registered under Scotland and least in Ireland, while in absolute increase the Pharmacy Act to keep a shop and to supply scheduled England and Wales head the list. As regards textile poisons to anyone who asks for them other than on preindustries as a whole, the present return compared with sentation of a prescription duly signed by a qualified medical that for 1897 shows a decrease in the numbers employed in man. It will be seen from the report of the meeting of the each of the three main divisions of the United Kingdom. Glasgow Southern Medical Society which appears at p. 29, In non-textile factories there was an increase in each of the that the society is angry with the General Medical Council, age- and sex-groups except female "half-timers." This But according to the Pharmacy Acts the Council appears to increase refers mostly to gas factories, electricity-generating have been legally right in its resolution. stations, sawmills, tanneries, quarries, glass factories, and foundries. In regard, however, to the industries in which the TRAUMATOL IN THE TREATMENT OF SUPPURATIVE PROCTITIS. galvanising and finishing of metals are concerned the better separation of departments in recent occupiers’ returns has IN the Gazette des Hôpitauae of Nov. 14th, 1901, M. Suzor to be taken into account. There was a decrease only under calls attention to the value of traumatol in the treatment of the heads of flax-scutching, rubber, leather, ivory, bone, He has used this for several
shell, and jet.
suppurative proctitis. dressing
years in the
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DANGEROUS CIRCULARS. IN commenting upon the methods adopted by certain people in selling shoddy jewellery Truth recently referred to the practice of leaving handbills from door to door, the advertiser calling for them after a certain lapse of time. That this is not an isolated instance of a reprehensible method of advertising we have proof in the fact that a few weeks ago we found in a letter-box a ragshop circular
half of which was soaked in grease and the other half covered with dirty finger marks. It was subsequently called for. We have also in our possession the circular of a marine stores dealer, a term which the wording of the circular shows to be synonymous with ragshop keeper," bearing the words, "Please show this to the Master or Mistress and when he calls. We do not state return it only to that disease been spread by this practice, but has positively at a time when small-pox and other diseases of an infectious nature are prevalent no stone should be left unturned in seeking to eliminate every possible cause of infection. Such handbills should be burnt as soon as they are found, and the man when he returns should be told that this has been done. Medical men might do a great deal by warning their patients against the danger of returning these handbills, especially when there is illness in a house, and if the measure which we have suggested be adopted it will generally be found to be effective. "
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drug
of
wounds ; it is less odorous than
iodoform and also appears to have the advantage of superiority in drying up purulent secretion and hastening cicatrisation. He reports two cases in which iodoform failed and traumatol brought about rapid cure. In one a woman, aged 36 years, who was addicted to morphia, suffered from obstinate cnstipation which had caused rectal irritation and for more than a year profuse suppuration. Treatment consisted in various antiseptic douches followed by iodoform suppositories. Only diminution in the suppuration resulted. Traumatol powder, about a gramme, was insuffiated twice a day after administering a large enema. The result was remarkable : complete recovery ensued in eight days. In the second case a man, aged 35 years, had suppurative proctitis with anal fistula. The proctitis persisted after the operation for, and relief of, the fistula. Traumatol suppositories were used, but the result was imperfect. After eight days insufflations of traumatol powder were used and the suppuration disappeared in six days. THE
MOTOR AND THE MICROBE.
WE ordinarily count amongst micro-organisms friends as well as foes, and the former are probably in the majority. After all, we know but a few microbes which are specifically disease-producing, while we know of an enormous number which are concerned in the great economic processes of nature, working apparently in the interests of nature’s higher creatures. Though a very microscopic entity the microbe possesses enormous powers consistent with its MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND THE SALE OF property of growing and multiplying itself infinitely. The POISONS. scavenging of the world is thus the effectual work of countA LETTER which appears in another column from a corre- less microbes. The idea of microbes, however, as a source spondent signing himself "‘’ulneratus"sounds, we think, of motive power appears at first sight preposterous, but The recently passed regulation of a little reflection will show that indirectly even for this an unnecessary alarm. the General Medical Council refers, so far as we understand purpose micro-organisms may be very intimately concerned. it, to " doctors’ shops " into which any member of the public It is well known that if it were not for its powerful action as a drug and poison alcohol would be a cheap commodity. can go and buy two pennyworth of laudanum or other " to think seems scheduled poison. " however, Vulneratus, Sugars and starches grow in immense abundance in almost that it applies to medicines prescribed by medical men. all the civilised countries in the world, and it is but a The law for the sale of poisons is laid down in Section 17 short step to convert these into alcohol by fermentation, a of the Pharmacy Act of 1868, but in the Pharmacy Amend- process due to the agency of micro-organisms. All cereals ment Act of 1869 it is laid down in Section 3 that would thus serve and the roots containing sugar, such as the "nothing contained in Section 17 of the said recited maple, and even fruit such as the grape, in a time of plenty Act shall apply to any medicine supplied by a legally might easily be a cheap source of spirit. Alcohol possesses qualified medical practitioner to his patient or dispensedI excellent calorific value, it burns with a hot name, it is easily
shell, and jet.
suppurative proctitis. dressing
years in the
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DANGEROUS CIRCULARS. IN commenting upon the methods adopted by certain people in selling shoddy jewellery Truth recently referred to the practice of leaving handbills from door to door, the advertiser calling for them after a certain lapse of time. That this is not an isolated instance of a reprehensible method of advertising we have proof in the fact that a few weeks ago we found in a letter-box a ragshop circular
half of which was soaked in grease and the other half covered with dirty finger marks. It was subsequently called for. We have also in our possession the circular of a marine stores dealer, a term which the wording of the circular shows to be synonymous with ragshop keeper," bearing the words, "Please show this to the Master or Mistress and when he calls. We do not state return it only to that disease been spread by this practice, but has positively at a time when small-pox and other diseases of an infectious nature are prevalent no stone should be left unturned in seeking to eliminate every possible cause of infection. Such handbills should be burnt as soon as they are found, and the man when he returns should be told that this has been done. Medical men might do a great deal by warning their patients against the danger of returning these handbills, especially when there is illness in a house, and if the measure which we have suggested be adopted it will generally be found to be effective. "
-
drug
of
wounds ; it is less odorous than
iodoform and also appears to have the advantage of superiority in drying up purulent secretion and hastening cicatrisation. He reports two cases in which iodoform failed and traumatol brought about rapid cure. In one a woman, aged 36 years, who was addicted to morphia, suffered from obstinate cnstipation which had caused rectal irritation and for more than a year profuse suppuration. Treatment consisted in various antiseptic douches followed by iodoform suppositories. Only diminution in the suppuration resulted. Traumatol powder, about a gramme, was insuffiated twice a day after administering a large enema. The result was remarkable : complete recovery ensued in eight days. In the second case a man, aged 35 years, had suppurative proctitis with anal fistula. The proctitis persisted after the operation for, and relief of, the fistula. Traumatol suppositories were used, but the result was imperfect. After eight days insufflations of traumatol powder were used and the suppuration disappeared in six days. THE
MOTOR AND THE MICROBE.
WE ordinarily count amongst micro-organisms friends as well as foes, and the former are probably in the majority. After all, we know but a few microbes which are specifically disease-producing, while we know of an enormous number which are concerned in the great economic processes of nature, working apparently in the interests of nature’s higher creatures. Though a very microscopic entity the microbe possesses enormous powers consistent with its MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND THE SALE OF property of growing and multiplying itself infinitely. The POISONS. scavenging of the world is thus the effectual work of countA LETTER which appears in another column from a corre- less microbes. The idea of microbes, however, as a source spondent signing himself "‘’ulneratus"sounds, we think, of motive power appears at first sight preposterous, but The recently passed regulation of a little reflection will show that indirectly even for this an unnecessary alarm. the General Medical Council refers, so far as we understand purpose micro-organisms may be very intimately concerned. it, to " doctors’ shops " into which any member of the public It is well known that if it were not for its powerful action as a drug and poison alcohol would be a cheap commodity. can go and buy two pennyworth of laudanum or other " to think seems scheduled poison. " however, Vulneratus, Sugars and starches grow in immense abundance in almost that it applies to medicines prescribed by medical men. all the civilised countries in the world, and it is but a The law for the sale of poisons is laid down in Section 17 short step to convert these into alcohol by fermentation, a of the Pharmacy Act of 1868, but in the Pharmacy Amend- process due to the agency of micro-organisms. All cereals ment Act of 1869 it is laid down in Section 3 that would thus serve and the roots containing sugar, such as the "nothing contained in Section 17 of the said recited maple, and even fruit such as the grape, in a time of plenty Act shall apply to any medicine supplied by a legally might easily be a cheap source of spirit. Alcohol possesses qualified medical practitioner to his patient or dispensedI excellent calorific value, it burns with a hot name, it is easily