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BILL
AMENDED IN
Medical News.
COMMITTEE]
TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION FOR THE PRACTICE OF VACCINATION IN IRELAND.
APOTHECARIES’ HALL. - Names of
gentlemen
who
examination in the science and practice of llediand received certificates to practise, on
passed their cine,
Thursday, August 26th, 1858. Preamble. 14th and 15 Viet. c. 68.—Whereas by an Act GEORGE HENRY, Leigh, Lancashire. and EvA’s’s, fourteenth fifteenth her in the of the of years passed reign HEMSTED, HEXRY, Whitchurch, Hants. Majesty, intituled " An Act to Provide for the better DistriSIDXEY GEORGE, Army. SMITH, and of Irebution, Support, Management Medical Charities in (In addition, five gentlemen passed their first examination.) land, and to Amend an Act of the eleventh year of her MaARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—The following gentlejesty, to Provide for the Execution of the Laws for the Relief men, having undergone the necessary examination, were adof the Poor in Ireland," it is provided, that the medical officer mitted Assistant-Surgeons on the 28th ult. :-C. D. Campbell, district of every constituted under the said Act shall and he is M.D., R. C. Crean, A. J. Ferguson, E. A. Gibbon, A.B., R. thereby required to vaccinate all persons who may come to Gillespie, M.D., J. M. Marshall, T. Ryan, and J. Speedy. him for that purpose, subject to such regulations as may be KENT COUNTY OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, MAIDSTONE.— issued by the Poor-law Commissioners in that behalf: and A donation of X400 has been presented to this hospital by the whereas it is expedient to make further provision for vacci- Small Debts Relief Society, London, though the Earl of nation in the dispensary districts in Ireland: be it therefore Romney, president. During the six months from January 1st enacted by the Queen’s most excellent majesty, by and with to June 30th, 1858, there were admitted to the benefits of this the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, hopital 108 in-patients, and 1350 out-patients. The total and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by number of the attendances of the out-patients was 7584. The the authority of the same, as follows :new wards for children are built, but additional funds are reL Dispensary committee may divide dispensary districts, quired before the twelve extra beds can be occupied. Twentyand require medical officer to attend for purposes of vaccination. four in-patients are at present received at one time. - As soon as may be after the passing of this Act, the comTHE BRITISH MUSEUM.—On the 31st ult., the readingmittee of management of every dispensary district in Ireland room of the British Museum was closed until the 8th instant. shall, subject to the approbation of the commissioners, divide The Saturday afternoon admission to the Museum is suspended such dispensary district into so many vaccination districts as until the spring of 1859. they may deem advisable and necessary, and shall report such TESTIMONIAL. Dr. Joseph Robinson, who was for districts to the commissioners for their approval, and shall eleven years medical officer of the Ballibay dispensary district, the medical such district to attend some officer of at require convenient place within each such vaccination district, to be has lately had presented to him by some friends a silver salver, service, on the occasion of his removing to approved of by the said committee, at such times as the said and tea and coffee The salver bears the following inscription :committee may fix or approve; and the said medical officer Warrenpoint. " Presented, with an accompanying tea and coffee service, to shall and he is hereby required to vaccinate all persons resident in his district who may come to him for that purpose, or whom Joseph Robinson, Esq., M.D., L.R.C.S.I., on his removal from he may be requested to vaccinate, being fit subjects for vacci- Ballybay, by a number of his friends in that town and neighas a testimonial of their esteem for his character, nation, subject to such regulations as may be issued by the bourhood, and their appreciation of the faithfulness and efficiency with commissioners in tha.t, behalf. which he discharged his professional duties, both public and II. CLAUSE A. Board of Guardians shall pay medical officer private." for each successful case of vaccination.—The board of guardians THE PLAGUE at Bengazi has declined. shall pay to each such medical officer, in addition to any salary or allowance payable to him, the sum of ofl for every twenty THE QUARANTINE has been discontinued at Leghorn. cases of successful vaccination performed by him in each year. We hope that this example will soon be followed at Civita III. CLAUSE B. -316dical officer to report number of persons Vecchia and Naples. succesifully vaccinated.-The medical officer of each such disA BOTANICAL EXCURSION.—An excursion, almost untrict shall make a report to the committee of management, for its length as a botanical one, has just taken precedented time to of the number vacfrom of persons scccessfully time, in connexion with the Edinburgh University. Professor place cinated by him in each year, under the provisions of this Act, with of his pupils, left Edinburgh on the and such report shall be made in such form and shall contain Balfour, for twenty-four Switzerland; and, after enjoying a pleasant tour such further particulars as the commissioners shall direct, and much recreation with more or less work, the whole shall be transmitted by the committee to the board of guar- combining returned to Edinburgh viâ London, on the 26th party safely dians, and recorded by the guardians on their minutes. ult., with herbariums well enriched with some of the rare flora. to the route they had taken. IV. CLAUSE C. Expenses to be charged to electoral divisions. - The payments to be made to the medical officer under the MEDICAL EVIDENCE -Medical evidence should be in provisions of this Act, and all other expenses incidental to the simple language when given before a jury. Really eminent of vaccination under this Act in performance any dispensary men do not indulge in absurd technicalities, which are perdistrict, shall be charged to the electoral divisions comprising fectly unintelligible to the community. The accompanying is such dispensary district, in the same manner as all charges in’ a specimen from another class of witnesses. During a case of cidental to medical relief in the district. assault heard before Judge Falconer, the following occurred :V. CLAUSE D. Costs of proceedings by guardians aguirtst Surgeon examined-" I found plaintiff had a severe contusion persons for inoculating may be paid out of rates. 3 and 4 Vict. under the left eye, great extravasation of blood under the eye, c. 29, s. 8.-And whereas by an Act passed in the third and and some abrasion of the skin." Judge-" You mean that he fourth years of the reign of her Majesty, chap. 29, it is enacted had a bad black eye." Surgeon-" Yes." that any person who shall produce or attempt to produce in THE LEGION OF EoNOUE AND THE MEDICAL PROFESany person by inoculation with variolous matter, or by wilful SION.—No less than twelve crosses were lately given to medical to to variolous or or exposure matter, any matter, article, in civil and military practice. Amongst the higher thing impregnated with variolous matter, or wilfully by any men, both other means whatsoever produce the disease of small-pox in grades of the order we notice Messrs. Andral and Trousseau. These eminent physicians have obtained the rank of comany person, shall be liable to be proceeded against and conwhich is the highest but one in the Legion of Honour. before victed summarily any two or more justices of the peace mander, in petty sessions : be it enacted, that in any case in which any RICORD AND CHOMEL.—The late lamented Chomel was proceedings shall have been taken or instituted by or under in the habit of retiring, at the end of each week, to a beau. the directions of the board of guardians of any union in Ire- tiful country seat which he had bought in the neighbourhood land under the said recited provision, it shall be lawful for the of Paris. This fine estate was lately put to the hammer; and board of guardians to pay the costs of such proceedings out of we are glad to find that it was knocked down to another illus. trious member of our nrofession. M. Ricord is the purchaser. the rates of the union at large. -
7th ult.
peculiar
I
267
[AS
BILL
AMENDED IN
Medical News.
COMMITTEE]
TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION FOR THE PRACTICE OF VACCINATION IN IRELAND.
APOTHECARIES’ HALL. - Names of
gentlemen
who
examination in the science and practice of llediand received certificates to practise, on
passed their cine,
Thursday, August 26th, 1858. Preamble. 14th and 15 Viet. c. 68.—Whereas by an Act GEORGE HENRY, Leigh, Lancashire. and EvA’s’s, fourteenth fifteenth her in the of the of years passed reign HEMSTED, HEXRY, Whitchurch, Hants. Majesty, intituled " An Act to Provide for the better DistriSIDXEY GEORGE, Army. SMITH, and of Irebution, Support, Management Medical Charities in (In addition, five gentlemen passed their first examination.) land, and to Amend an Act of the eleventh year of her MaARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—The following gentlejesty, to Provide for the Execution of the Laws for the Relief men, having undergone the necessary examination, were adof the Poor in Ireland," it is provided, that the medical officer mitted Assistant-Surgeons on the 28th ult. :-C. D. Campbell, district of every constituted under the said Act shall and he is M.D., R. C. Crean, A. J. Ferguson, E. A. Gibbon, A.B., R. thereby required to vaccinate all persons who may come to Gillespie, M.D., J. M. Marshall, T. Ryan, and J. Speedy. him for that purpose, subject to such regulations as may be KENT COUNTY OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, MAIDSTONE.— issued by the Poor-law Commissioners in that behalf: and A donation of X400 has been presented to this hospital by the whereas it is expedient to make further provision for vacci- Small Debts Relief Society, London, though the Earl of nation in the dispensary districts in Ireland: be it therefore Romney, president. During the six months from January 1st enacted by the Queen’s most excellent majesty, by and with to June 30th, 1858, there were admitted to the benefits of this the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, hopital 108 in-patients, and 1350 out-patients. The total and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by number of the attendances of the out-patients was 7584. The the authority of the same, as follows :new wards for children are built, but additional funds are reL Dispensary committee may divide dispensary districts, quired before the twelve extra beds can be occupied. Twentyand require medical officer to attend for purposes of vaccination. four in-patients are at present received at one time. - As soon as may be after the passing of this Act, the comTHE BRITISH MUSEUM.—On the 31st ult., the readingmittee of management of every dispensary district in Ireland room of the British Museum was closed until the 8th instant. shall, subject to the approbation of the commissioners, divide The Saturday afternoon admission to the Museum is suspended such dispensary district into so many vaccination districts as until the spring of 1859. they may deem advisable and necessary, and shall report such TESTIMONIAL. Dr. Joseph Robinson, who was for districts to the commissioners for their approval, and shall eleven years medical officer of the Ballibay dispensary district, the medical such district to attend some officer of at require convenient place within each such vaccination district, to be has lately had presented to him by some friends a silver salver, service, on the occasion of his removing to approved of by the said committee, at such times as the said and tea and coffee The salver bears the following inscription :committee may fix or approve; and the said medical officer Warrenpoint. " Presented, with an accompanying tea and coffee service, to shall and he is hereby required to vaccinate all persons resident in his district who may come to him for that purpose, or whom Joseph Robinson, Esq., M.D., L.R.C.S.I., on his removal from he may be requested to vaccinate, being fit subjects for vacci- Ballybay, by a number of his friends in that town and neighas a testimonial of their esteem for his character, nation, subject to such regulations as may be issued by the bourhood, and their appreciation of the faithfulness and efficiency with commissioners in tha.t, behalf. which he discharged his professional duties, both public and II. CLAUSE A. Board of Guardians shall pay medical officer private." for each successful case of vaccination.—The board of guardians THE PLAGUE at Bengazi has declined. shall pay to each such medical officer, in addition to any salary or allowance payable to him, the sum of ofl for every twenty THE QUARANTINE has been discontinued at Leghorn. cases of successful vaccination performed by him in each year. We hope that this example will soon be followed at Civita III. CLAUSE B. -316dical officer to report number of persons Vecchia and Naples. succesifully vaccinated.-The medical officer of each such disA BOTANICAL EXCURSION.—An excursion, almost untrict shall make a report to the committee of management, for its length as a botanical one, has just taken precedented time to of the number vacfrom of persons scccessfully time, in connexion with the Edinburgh University. Professor place cinated by him in each year, under the provisions of this Act, with of his pupils, left Edinburgh on the and such report shall be made in such form and shall contain Balfour, for twenty-four Switzerland; and, after enjoying a pleasant tour such further particulars as the commissioners shall direct, and much recreation with more or less work, the whole shall be transmitted by the committee to the board of guar- combining returned to Edinburgh viâ London, on the 26th party safely dians, and recorded by the guardians on their minutes. ult., with herbariums well enriched with some of the rare flora. to the route they had taken. IV. CLAUSE C. Expenses to be charged to electoral divisions. - The payments to be made to the medical officer under the MEDICAL EVIDENCE -Medical evidence should be in provisions of this Act, and all other expenses incidental to the simple language when given before a jury. Really eminent of vaccination under this Act in performance any dispensary men do not indulge in absurd technicalities, which are perdistrict, shall be charged to the electoral divisions comprising fectly unintelligible to the community. The accompanying is such dispensary district, in the same manner as all charges in’ a specimen from another class of witnesses. During a case of cidental to medical relief in the district. assault heard before Judge Falconer, the following occurred :V. CLAUSE D. Costs of proceedings by guardians aguirtst Surgeon examined-" I found plaintiff had a severe contusion persons for inoculating may be paid out of rates. 3 and 4 Vict. under the left eye, great extravasation of blood under the eye, c. 29, s. 8.-And whereas by an Act passed in the third and and some abrasion of the skin." Judge-" You mean that he fourth years of the reign of her Majesty, chap. 29, it is enacted had a bad black eye." Surgeon-" Yes." that any person who shall produce or attempt to produce in THE LEGION OF EoNOUE AND THE MEDICAL PROFESany person by inoculation with variolous matter, or by wilful SION.—No less than twelve crosses were lately given to medical to to variolous or or exposure matter, any matter, article, in civil and military practice. Amongst the higher thing impregnated with variolous matter, or wilfully by any men, both other means whatsoever produce the disease of small-pox in grades of the order we notice Messrs. Andral and Trousseau. These eminent physicians have obtained the rank of comany person, shall be liable to be proceeded against and conwhich is the highest but one in the Legion of Honour. before victed summarily any two or more justices of the peace mander, in petty sessions : be it enacted, that in any case in which any RICORD AND CHOMEL.—The late lamented Chomel was proceedings shall have been taken or instituted by or under in the habit of retiring, at the end of each week, to a beau. the directions of the board of guardians of any union in Ire- tiful country seat which he had bought in the neighbourhood land under the said recited provision, it shall be lawful for the of Paris. This fine estate was lately put to the hammer; and board of guardians to pay the costs of such proceedings out of we are glad to find that it was knocked down to another illus. trious member of our nrofession. M. Ricord is the purchaser. the rates of the union at large. -
7th ult.
peculiar
I
267