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Vacancies.
629 uuru D. Abernon.
The
Harben Leuctures (JLI the Treatment
of Infected Wounds will be given by Dr. Alexis Carrel, of the Rockefeller Institute, New York, on Nov. 26th, 27th, and 28th, at 4 P.M. The principal of the Institute will be in the chair. Medical officers of health, medical practitioners, sanitarians, and others engaged in public health and uccessful applicants for vacancies, Secreta-rtes oj Public Institutions, and others possessing information suitable for this column, are national services are invited to attend. No tickets of invited to forward to THE LANCET Office, directed to the SubFurther particulars may be admission are required. Editor, not later than 9 o’clock on the Thursday morning of eaoh obtained from the Secretary, 37, Russell-square. week, such information for gratuitous publication. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH.-The Lord Mayor isf IRCH, C., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Lond., has been appointed Certifying Surgeon under the Factory and Workshop Acts for the Pangbourne taking the chair at a National Conference of Sanitary district of the county of Berks. Authorities, convened by the National Association for the i UCKLE, ISABEL F., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.Lond., House Physician at Prevention of Infant Mortality and for the Welfare of the South London for Women. at the Mansion House on to be held Infancy, Monday, sTarNG, Joav E., M Hospital B., Ch.B. Liverp., Assistant Medical Officer of Oct. 29th, from. 11 A.M., to consider the proposed Ministry of the Middleton-in-Wbarfedale Sanatorium. Public Health, with special reference to safeguarding the t MATHEWSON, J.. M B., B.S. R.U.I., Certifying Surgeon under the interests of motherhood and infancy in connexion therewith. Factory and Workshop Acts for the Bromley district of the County of Kent. Tickets may be obtained, free of charge, on application to the Secretary, 4, Tavistock-square, W.C. 1.
Appointments.
CENTRAL MIDWIVES
BOARD.-A
special meeting
Vacancies.
of the Central Midwives Board was held at Queen Anne’s Gate Buildings, Westminster, on Oct. 10th, with Sir Francis H. Champneys in the chair. Certain midwivesP’or,furtherinformation regarding each vacancy reference should be were struck off the Roll, the following charges, amongst made to the advertisement (see Index). the application of a Belgian medical man would be considered t When others, having been brought forward :the advertisers are requested to communicate with the Editor. Being in attendance at a confinement the midwife neglected to cleanse the child’s eyelids at birth, as required by Rule E. 16; in contra-ASHT-ON-UNDER-LYNE, DISTRICT INFIRMARY AND CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. E vention of Rule E 12 she neglected to provide for the cleanliness and -House Surgeon. Salary B250 per annum, with board, &c. comfort of patients during her attendance, and failed to give adequate BERMONDSEY TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.—Medical Officer. Salary
directions to the person entrusted with the duty of washing them. The £500 per annum. midwife did not enter her records of pulse and temperature in a note- BIRMINGHAM (NEAR), ROMSLEY HILL SANATORIUM.—Assistant Medical book or on a chart carefully preserved, as required by Rule E.14, Superintendent, unmarried. Salary .B350 per annum, with and did not keep her register of cases as required by Rule E.24; board. &c. she neglected to disinfect her hands and forearms before BOLTON INFIRMARY AND DISPENSARY.-Female Senior House Surgeon. touching the generative organs of the patient, as required by Salary £300 per annum, with board, &c. Rule E. 4, and neglected to wash the patient’s external parts with BRIDGWATER HOSPITAL.-House Surgeon. Salary B140 per annum, with board, &o. soap and water, and to swab them with an efficient antiseptic solution on the occasions required by Rule E. 8, and employed for BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY.-House Physician and House Surgeon. the chi’d had same water as that in which the been washing the patient Salary at rate of £120 perannum, with board, &c. washed. The midwife not being scrupulously clean in every way, as DERBY, i DERBYSHIRE SANATORIUM FOR TUBERCULOSIS, Walton Lane, near Chesterfield.—Resident Assistant Medical Officer. required by Rule E. 2, neglecting to take with her to a confinement the Salary £350 app’iances and antiseptics required by Rule E. 3, and declining to per annum, with board, &c. afford reasonable facilities to thf duly appointed officer of the local EDINBURGH, CRAIG-LOCKHART POORHOUSE AND HOSPITAL.-Assistant Medical Officer. Salary C250 per annum, with board, &e. supervising authority for the purpose of investigating her mode of practice, contrary to the provisions of Rule E. 25. A child sufferingEVELINA HosprTAL FOR CHILDREN, Southwark, London, S.E.—House from inflammation of-and discharge from the eyes, and continuing so Physician and House Surgeon. Salary at rate of £160 per annum, to suffer during her attendance, the midwife did not explain that the with board, &c. HAMPSTEAD GENERAL AND NORTH-WEST LONDON HOSPITAL, Havercase was one in which the attendance of a registered medical practitioner was required, as provided by Rule E. 21 (5) ; having continued stock Hill, N.W.-Casualty Officer for six months. Salary at rate in attendance on the patient after the tenth day, she neglected to note of B150 per annum, with board, &c. the fact in her register, with the explanation of the reason therefor, as LrnnsEY (LINCOLNSHIRE), COUNTY OF THE PARTS oF.-Assistant Medical Officer. Salary £400 per annum. required by Rule E. 12. -
MANCHESTER EDUCATION COMMITTEE.-Assistant School Medical Officer. Salary .B300 per annum. MANCHESTER, HUL:lfE DISPENSARY. Dale-street, Stretford-road.House Surgeon. Salary jE250 per annum, with apartments, &c. MANCHESTER MATERNITY AND CHILD-WELFARE CENTRES.-Female Medical Officer for Treatment of Children’s Diseases. Salary E350
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-The next meeting of this society will be held on Monday, Oct. 22nd, at
8.30 P.m., at 11, Chandos-street, Cavendish-square, W., when Mr. Muirhead Little and Major R. C. Elmslie, R.A.M.C. (T.), will introduce a discussion on Modern Artificial Limbs and their Influence upon Methods of Amputation. There will be a practical demonstration with patients and appliances. Colonial and American medical men on active service will be welcomed at the meeting.
MIDDLESEX
HOSPITAL
MEDICAL
following scholarships, medal, and
per
with board, &c. BRITISH RED CROSS HOSPITAL —Anæsthetist. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY.-Four House Physicians, five House Surgeons, two Accident-room House Surgeons, House Surgeon to Aural and Ophthalmic Department, House Surgeon to Gynaecological Department, House Surgeon- to Skin and Venereal Department, and House Surgeon to Out-patient Dressing Department. Also Anaesthetist. NOTTINGHAM AND MIDLAND EYE INFIRMARY.-Female House Surgeon. Salary .B200 to JE250 per annum, with board, &c. QUEEN’S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN. Hackney-road, Bethnal Green, E.House Physician, Casualty House Surgeon, and House Surgeon for six months. Salary £100 per-annum, with board, &c. READING, ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL.-Honorary Assistant annum,
NETLEY,
SCHOOL.-The
prizes
were
awarded
during the session 1916-17 :-Entrance Scholarships : First, H. B. Shaw; second, E. B. Dancy; third, J. Whitby. Broderip Scholarship, R. E. S. Webb. Lyell Medal and
Freeman Scholarship, S. C. Shaw. Hetley Clinical Prize, R. E. S. Webb. Second-year’s Exhibition, 0. S. Hillman.
Scholarship and
ROYAL SANITARY INSTITUTE.-A
annum.
MANCHESTER NORTHERN HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, Parkplace, Cheetham Hill-road.-House Surgeon. Salary BI50 per
meeting under
Surgeon.
the auspices of this institute will take place in the council chamber of the Town.Hall, Newcastle-on-Tyne, on Nov. 9th, at 7 P.M., when general discussions on Standards of Meat Inspection under War-time and other Conditions and Structure in Municipal Housing will be respectively opened by Mr. Thomas Parker, veterinary officer and inspector of provisions for Newcastle-on-Tyne, and Mr. John H. Mole, sanitary inspector and surveyor for the Chester-leStreet rural district council. Dr. Philip Boobbyer will preside. On Nov. 10th a luncheon will be given by the sanitary committee of the corporation, and a visit will be afterwards paid to the Belgian village, Elizabethville, when the planning and structure of the temporary and semi-permanent types of the dwellings will be inspected. Applications for tickets should be ma-de to the honorary local secretary, Dr. Harold Kerr, Health Department, Town Hall, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; or to the Secretary of the Institute, 90, Buckingham Palace road, London, S.W., not later than Nov. 2nd.
RocHDaLE INFIRMARY AND DISPENSARY.—Senior House Surgeon and Second House Surgeon. Salaries JMOO and 2200 per annum respectively, with board, &c. RoTHERHAM HOSPITAL.—Junior House Surgeon. Salary £150, with board, &c. SALISBURY GENERAL INFIRMARY.-House Surgeon. Salary .B150 per annum, with board, &c. SHEFFIELD CITY HOSPITALS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES.—Assistant Resident Medical Officer at Ledge Moor Hospital. SHEFFIELD ROYAL INFIRMARY.-House Physician. Salary .E120 per annum, with board, &c. SHREWSBURY, ROYAL SALOP INFIRMARY.-House Physician. Salary at rate of B200 per annum, with board, &c. SOUTHAMPTON, FREE EYE HOSPITAL.-House Surgeon. Salary .ElOO per annum, with board, &c. TRURO, ROYAL CORNWALL INFIRMARY.—House Surgeon. Salary R150 per annum, with board, &e. WALSALL AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL.-Female Assistant House Surgeon and Anaesthetist. Salary JE175 per annum, with board, &c. WEST BKOMWICH AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL.-Assistant House Surgeon, unmarried.
WOLVERHAMPTON
AT the quarterly meeting of the directors of the Naval Medical Compassionate Fund held on Oct. 16th, Surgeon-General W. H. Norman in the chair, the sum of £20 was distributed among the several applicants.t
i
AND
MIDLAND COUNTIES EYE INFIRMARY.—House
Surgeon. Salary £200 per annum, with board, &c. The Ex Chief Inspector of Factories, Home Office, London, S.W., gives notice of vacancies for Certifying Surgeons under the Factory and Workshop Acts at Arnesby, Leicester, and at Paignton, Devon.
The
Harben Leuctures (JLI the Treatment
of Infected Wounds will be given by Dr. Alexis Carrel, of the Rockefeller Institute, New York, on Nov. 26th, 27th, and 28th, at 4 P.M. The principal of the Institute will be in the chair. Medical officers of health, medical practitioners, sanitarians, and others engaged in public health and uccessful applicants for vacancies, Secreta-rtes oj Public Institutions, and others possessing information suitable for this column, are national services are invited to attend. No tickets of invited to forward to THE LANCET Office, directed to the SubFurther particulars may be admission are required. Editor, not later than 9 o’clock on the Thursday morning of eaoh obtained from the Secretary, 37, Russell-square. week, such information for gratuitous publication. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH.-The Lord Mayor isf IRCH, C., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Lond., has been appointed Certifying Surgeon under the Factory and Workshop Acts for the Pangbourne taking the chair at a National Conference of Sanitary district of the county of Berks. Authorities, convened by the National Association for the i UCKLE, ISABEL F., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.Lond., House Physician at Prevention of Infant Mortality and for the Welfare of the South London for Women. at the Mansion House on to be held Infancy, Monday, sTarNG, Joav E., M Hospital B., Ch.B. Liverp., Assistant Medical Officer of Oct. 29th, from. 11 A.M., to consider the proposed Ministry of the Middleton-in-Wbarfedale Sanatorium. Public Health, with special reference to safeguarding the t MATHEWSON, J.. M B., B.S. R.U.I., Certifying Surgeon under the interests of motherhood and infancy in connexion therewith. Factory and Workshop Acts for the Bromley district of the County of Kent. Tickets may be obtained, free of charge, on application to the Secretary, 4, Tavistock-square, W.C. 1.
Appointments.
CENTRAL MIDWIVES
BOARD.-A
special meeting
Vacancies.
of the Central Midwives Board was held at Queen Anne’s Gate Buildings, Westminster, on Oct. 10th, with Sir Francis H. Champneys in the chair. Certain midwivesP’or,furtherinformation regarding each vacancy reference should be were struck off the Roll, the following charges, amongst made to the advertisement (see Index). the application of a Belgian medical man would be considered t When others, having been brought forward :the advertisers are requested to communicate with the Editor. Being in attendance at a confinement the midwife neglected to cleanse the child’s eyelids at birth, as required by Rule E. 16; in contra-ASHT-ON-UNDER-LYNE, DISTRICT INFIRMARY AND CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. E vention of Rule E 12 she neglected to provide for the cleanliness and -House Surgeon. Salary B250 per annum, with board, &c. comfort of patients during her attendance, and failed to give adequate BERMONDSEY TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.—Medical Officer. Salary
directions to the person entrusted with the duty of washing them. The £500 per annum. midwife did not enter her records of pulse and temperature in a note- BIRMINGHAM (NEAR), ROMSLEY HILL SANATORIUM.—Assistant Medical book or on a chart carefully preserved, as required by Rule E.14, Superintendent, unmarried. Salary .B350 per annum, with and did not keep her register of cases as required by Rule E.24; board. &c. she neglected to disinfect her hands and forearms before BOLTON INFIRMARY AND DISPENSARY.-Female Senior House Surgeon. touching the generative organs of the patient, as required by Salary £300 per annum, with board, &c. Rule E. 4, and neglected to wash the patient’s external parts with BRIDGWATER HOSPITAL.-House Surgeon. Salary B140 per annum, with board, &o. soap and water, and to swab them with an efficient antiseptic solution on the occasions required by Rule E. 8, and employed for BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY.-House Physician and House Surgeon. the chi’d had same water as that in which the been washing the patient Salary at rate of £120 perannum, with board, &c. washed. The midwife not being scrupulously clean in every way, as DERBY, i DERBYSHIRE SANATORIUM FOR TUBERCULOSIS, Walton Lane, near Chesterfield.—Resident Assistant Medical Officer. required by Rule E. 2, neglecting to take with her to a confinement the Salary £350 app’iances and antiseptics required by Rule E. 3, and declining to per annum, with board, &c. afford reasonable facilities to thf duly appointed officer of the local EDINBURGH, CRAIG-LOCKHART POORHOUSE AND HOSPITAL.-Assistant Medical Officer. Salary C250 per annum, with board, &e. supervising authority for the purpose of investigating her mode of practice, contrary to the provisions of Rule E. 25. A child sufferingEVELINA HosprTAL FOR CHILDREN, Southwark, London, S.E.—House from inflammation of-and discharge from the eyes, and continuing so Physician and House Surgeon. Salary at rate of £160 per annum, to suffer during her attendance, the midwife did not explain that the with board, &c. HAMPSTEAD GENERAL AND NORTH-WEST LONDON HOSPITAL, Havercase was one in which the attendance of a registered medical practitioner was required, as provided by Rule E. 21 (5) ; having continued stock Hill, N.W.-Casualty Officer for six months. Salary at rate in attendance on the patient after the tenth day, she neglected to note of B150 per annum, with board, &c. the fact in her register, with the explanation of the reason therefor, as LrnnsEY (LINCOLNSHIRE), COUNTY OF THE PARTS oF.-Assistant Medical Officer. Salary £400 per annum. required by Rule E. 12. -
MANCHESTER EDUCATION COMMITTEE.-Assistant School Medical Officer. Salary .B300 per annum. MANCHESTER, HUL:lfE DISPENSARY. Dale-street, Stretford-road.House Surgeon. Salary jE250 per annum, with apartments, &c. MANCHESTER MATERNITY AND CHILD-WELFARE CENTRES.-Female Medical Officer for Treatment of Children’s Diseases. Salary E350
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.-The next meeting of this society will be held on Monday, Oct. 22nd, at
8.30 P.m., at 11, Chandos-street, Cavendish-square, W., when Mr. Muirhead Little and Major R. C. Elmslie, R.A.M.C. (T.), will introduce a discussion on Modern Artificial Limbs and their Influence upon Methods of Amputation. There will be a practical demonstration with patients and appliances. Colonial and American medical men on active service will be welcomed at the meeting.
MIDDLESEX
HOSPITAL
MEDICAL
following scholarships, medal, and
per
with board, &c. BRITISH RED CROSS HOSPITAL —Anæsthetist. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY.-Four House Physicians, five House Surgeons, two Accident-room House Surgeons, House Surgeon to Aural and Ophthalmic Department, House Surgeon to Gynaecological Department, House Surgeon- to Skin and Venereal Department, and House Surgeon to Out-patient Dressing Department. Also Anaesthetist. NOTTINGHAM AND MIDLAND EYE INFIRMARY.-Female House Surgeon. Salary .B200 to JE250 per annum, with board, &c. QUEEN’S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN. Hackney-road, Bethnal Green, E.House Physician, Casualty House Surgeon, and House Surgeon for six months. Salary £100 per-annum, with board, &c. READING, ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL.-Honorary Assistant annum,
NETLEY,
SCHOOL.-The
prizes
were
awarded
during the session 1916-17 :-Entrance Scholarships : First, H. B. Shaw; second, E. B. Dancy; third, J. Whitby. Broderip Scholarship, R. E. S. Webb. Lyell Medal and
Freeman Scholarship, S. C. Shaw. Hetley Clinical Prize, R. E. S. Webb. Second-year’s Exhibition, 0. S. Hillman.
Scholarship and
ROYAL SANITARY INSTITUTE.-A
annum.
MANCHESTER NORTHERN HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, Parkplace, Cheetham Hill-road.-House Surgeon. Salary BI50 per
meeting under
Surgeon.
the auspices of this institute will take place in the council chamber of the Town.Hall, Newcastle-on-Tyne, on Nov. 9th, at 7 P.M., when general discussions on Standards of Meat Inspection under War-time and other Conditions and Structure in Municipal Housing will be respectively opened by Mr. Thomas Parker, veterinary officer and inspector of provisions for Newcastle-on-Tyne, and Mr. John H. Mole, sanitary inspector and surveyor for the Chester-leStreet rural district council. Dr. Philip Boobbyer will preside. On Nov. 10th a luncheon will be given by the sanitary committee of the corporation, and a visit will be afterwards paid to the Belgian village, Elizabethville, when the planning and structure of the temporary and semi-permanent types of the dwellings will be inspected. Applications for tickets should be ma-de to the honorary local secretary, Dr. Harold Kerr, Health Department, Town Hall, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; or to the Secretary of the Institute, 90, Buckingham Palace road, London, S.W., not later than Nov. 2nd.
RocHDaLE INFIRMARY AND DISPENSARY.—Senior House Surgeon and Second House Surgeon. Salaries JMOO and 2200 per annum respectively, with board, &c. RoTHERHAM HOSPITAL.—Junior House Surgeon. Salary £150, with board, &c. SALISBURY GENERAL INFIRMARY.-House Surgeon. Salary .B150 per annum, with board, &c. SHEFFIELD CITY HOSPITALS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES.—Assistant Resident Medical Officer at Ledge Moor Hospital. SHEFFIELD ROYAL INFIRMARY.-House Physician. Salary .E120 per annum, with board, &c. SHREWSBURY, ROYAL SALOP INFIRMARY.-House Physician. Salary at rate of B200 per annum, with board, &c. SOUTHAMPTON, FREE EYE HOSPITAL.-House Surgeon. Salary .ElOO per annum, with board, &c. TRURO, ROYAL CORNWALL INFIRMARY.—House Surgeon. Salary R150 per annum, with board, &e. WALSALL AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL.-Female Assistant House Surgeon and Anaesthetist. Salary JE175 per annum, with board, &c. WEST BKOMWICH AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL.-Assistant House Surgeon, unmarried.
WOLVERHAMPTON
AT the quarterly meeting of the directors of the Naval Medical Compassionate Fund held on Oct. 16th, Surgeon-General W. H. Norman in the chair, the sum of £20 was distributed among the several applicants.t
i
AND
MIDLAND COUNTIES EYE INFIRMARY.—House
Surgeon. Salary £200 per annum, with board, &c. The Ex Chief Inspector of Factories, Home Office, London, S.W., gives notice of vacancies for Certifying Surgeons under the Factory and Workshop Acts at Arnesby, Leicester, and at Paignton, Devon.