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252 easy to detect and resistant to drying. Since the secretary, the National Birthday Trust Fund, Empire. bacteriophage has many properties in common with House, 175, Piccadilly, London, W.I. viruses the general results of this investigation Sir Farquhar Buzzard, Regius professor of medicine may be taken to indicate a close resemblance between the mechanism of contagion in virus and bacterial at Oxford, has been appointed physician-in-ordinary to the King, in place of Sir Humphry Rolleston, diseases. ____
resigned. Sir Humphry will become physician-extraordinary to His Majesty, and the same appointment will be held by Dr. Maurice Cassidy, physician to St. Thomas’s Hospital. Dr. J. A. Ryle, physician to Guy’s Hospital, has been appointed to succeed Dr. Cassidy as physician to the, who
THE MEDICAL CURRICULUM : A MOVE AT CAMBRIDGE
WE publish elsewhere a full abstract of a memorandum, importantly written and endorsed, which was sent in
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April last year to the Vice-Chancellor of Household. Cambridge University. Its message was that the Dr. A. E. Boycott, F.R.S., Graham professor of medical curriculum at Cambridge required revision, at University College Hospital, London, pathology inasmuch as the important three years of the course, and Dr. E. D. Adrian, F.R.S., Foulerton professor of students in were so overfilled residence, pursued by with preparation for examinations, necessitated byM.B. the Royal Society and Fellow of Trinity College, and tripos regulations, that the students were over- Cambridge, have been appointed members of the Research Coun’cil in succession to Prof. burdened, harried, and losing the benefits that they Medical Robert Muir, F.R.S., and Sir John Parsons F.R.S., should derive from training in a university school of medicine. The memorandum gives reasons for who retire on Sept. 30th after four years’ service. the institution of a medical sciences tripos, which Mr. Samuel A. Courtauld, the chairman of the should offer a practical method of adjusting the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, has given £20,000 double claims of medicine as a professional calling the endowment of the Courtauld Institute to increase and a university faculty. The memorandum has now of Biochemistry. This brings Mr. Courtauld’s total been reported upon by the University syndicate ; benefactions to the school to £100,000. The money, and while the justice of its criticisms are admitted, which is at to be devoted to the stabilisation present the syndicate makes proposals for amendment in of income of the the Medical School that its work may accordance with the main suggestion, the institution of a medical sciences tripos. The observations be interfered with as little as possible by the need for’ from various angles upon the existing system of economy, will later be available for additional research. medical education which -are now appearing in WE regret to announce the death, on July 26th, of THE LANCET have many reflections in both the Mr. ’ I Harold Low, consulting anaesthetist to St. memorandum and report issued from Cambridge, Thomas’s Hospital, and hon. anaesthetist to H.M. the. both be much and documents should studied not so in relation to one university school but because King. Mr. Low was in his 69th year. all medical schools and their students are facing INDEX TO " THE LANCET," VOL. 1., 1932 of the difficulties which have led to action at The medical sciences tripos at Cambridge, if it is instituted, will carry on for a probationary period of five years, and during this period any measure of success which may be realised will serve to assist other centres with cognate troubles to face. some
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THE As a result of the successful experiments conducted by Mr. Carnac Rivett, at Queen Charlotte’s and the ! ROYAL NAVAL MEDICAL SERVICE Middlesex Hospitals,l the National Birthday Trust ! Surg. Rear-Admiral A. J. Hewett is placed on retd. list at Fund is desirous of assisting the carrying out, underown request. ’ Surg. Capt. J. S. Dudding is promoted to Surg. Rearmedical supervision, of further tests of the analgesic Admiral. capsules recommended by Mr. Rivett, by supplying Lt. C. R. Boland to be Surg. Lt.-Comdr. them free for a period of three months to all hospitals Surg. ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE with maternity wards and midwifery training districts. Sub-Lts. R. W., Riddle and J. C. Livingston to> Surg. Should this method of alleviating pain in maternitybe Surg. Lts. Prob. Surg. Lt. (D) C. E. Brittan to be’Surg. Lt. (D). cases be found satisfactory, the Fund hopes to assist in making the capsules available for use in that large ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS Lt. (on prob.) E. K. Malone resigns his commission. proportion of births in which continuous medical The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions: attention is out of the question, and for which consein the rank of Lt. : D. A. Beattie and W. H. Hargreaves. quently no adequate relief is possible at the present TERRITORIAL ARMY time. Dr. J. S. Fairbairn (chairman of the Central Lt. T. J. C. MacDonald to be Capt. Midwives Board), Mr. Carnac Rivett, Mr. Herbert H. W. A. Post (late Cadet, Highgate School Contingent, Charles, Dr. Enid Browne, and Mr. Arnold Walker Junior Division, O.T.C.) to be Lt. have consented to form a committee to report upon INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE the results of tests carried out by the hospitals. It is Lts. F. H. A. L. Davidson and R. T. Hicks to be Capts. ). hoped that all hospitals with maternity wards and (prov. Lt. (on prob.) Sangham Lal to be Capt. (prov.) (on prob.). districts will be willing to assist in carrying out the J. D. Grant to be Lt. (on prob.). tests by giving a full trial to the capsules. These, ROYAL AIR FORCE with convenient report forms approved by the medical ’ Dental Branch. —Squadron Leader W. G. MacD. Nicholl committee, will be supplied upon application to theis placed on the half-pay list, Scale A. Special Reserve.-Flying Officer D. S. Buchanan is promoted to the rank of Flight-Lt. 1 See THE LANCET, 1932, i., 1361.
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resigned. Sir Humphry will become physician-extraordinary to His Majesty, and the same appointment will be held by Dr. Maurice Cassidy, physician to St. Thomas’s Hospital. Dr. J. A. Ryle, physician to Guy’s Hospital, has been appointed to succeed Dr. Cassidy as physician to the, who
THE MEDICAL CURRICULUM : A MOVE AT CAMBRIDGE
WE publish elsewhere a full abstract of a memorandum, importantly written and endorsed, which was sent in
has
April last year to the Vice-Chancellor of Household. Cambridge University. Its message was that the Dr. A. E. Boycott, F.R.S., Graham professor of medical curriculum at Cambridge required revision, at University College Hospital, London, pathology inasmuch as the important three years of the course, and Dr. E. D. Adrian, F.R.S., Foulerton professor of students in were so overfilled residence, pursued by with preparation for examinations, necessitated byM.B. the Royal Society and Fellow of Trinity College, and tripos regulations, that the students were over- Cambridge, have been appointed members of the Research Coun’cil in succession to Prof. burdened, harried, and losing the benefits that they Medical Robert Muir, F.R.S., and Sir John Parsons F.R.S., should derive from training in a university school of medicine. The memorandum gives reasons for who retire on Sept. 30th after four years’ service. the institution of a medical sciences tripos, which Mr. Samuel A. Courtauld, the chairman of the should offer a practical method of adjusting the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, has given £20,000 double claims of medicine as a professional calling the endowment of the Courtauld Institute to increase and a university faculty. The memorandum has now of Biochemistry. This brings Mr. Courtauld’s total been reported upon by the University syndicate ; benefactions to the school to £100,000. The money, and while the justice of its criticisms are admitted, which is at to be devoted to the stabilisation present the syndicate makes proposals for amendment in of income of the the Medical School that its work may accordance with the main suggestion, the institution of a medical sciences tripos. The observations be interfered with as little as possible by the need for’ from various angles upon the existing system of economy, will later be available for additional research. medical education which -are now appearing in WE regret to announce the death, on July 26th, of THE LANCET have many reflections in both the Mr. ’ I Harold Low, consulting anaesthetist to St. memorandum and report issued from Cambridge, Thomas’s Hospital, and hon. anaesthetist to H.M. the. both be much and documents should studied not so in relation to one university school but because King. Mr. Low was in his 69th year. all medical schools and their students are facing INDEX TO " THE LANCET," VOL. 1., 1932 of the difficulties which have led to action at The medical sciences tripos at Cambridge, if it is instituted, will carry on for a probationary period of five years, and during this period any measure of success which may be realised will serve to assist other centres with cognate troubles to face. some
THE Index and
Title-page to Vol. I., 1932, which completed with the issue of June 25th, is A copy will be sent gratis to subnow ready. scribers on receipt of a post-card addressed to the Manager of THE LANCET, 7, Adam-street, Adelphi, London, W.C.2. Subscribers who have not already
Cambridge.
was
indicated their desire to receive Indexes published should do so now. ANALGESIA IN CHILDBIRTH
regularly
as.
i
THE As a result of the successful experiments conducted by Mr. Carnac Rivett, at Queen Charlotte’s and the ! ROYAL NAVAL MEDICAL SERVICE Middlesex Hospitals,l the National Birthday Trust ! Surg. Rear-Admiral A. J. Hewett is placed on retd. list at Fund is desirous of assisting the carrying out, underown request. ’ Surg. Capt. J. S. Dudding is promoted to Surg. Rearmedical supervision, of further tests of the analgesic Admiral. capsules recommended by Mr. Rivett, by supplying Lt. C. R. Boland to be Surg. Lt.-Comdr. them free for a period of three months to all hospitals Surg. ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE with maternity wards and midwifery training districts. Sub-Lts. R. W., Riddle and J. C. Livingston to> Surg. Should this method of alleviating pain in maternitybe Surg. Lts. Prob. Surg. Lt. (D) C. E. Brittan to be’Surg. Lt. (D). cases be found satisfactory, the Fund hopes to assist in making the capsules available for use in that large ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS Lt. (on prob.) E. K. Malone resigns his commission. proportion of births in which continuous medical The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions: attention is out of the question, and for which consein the rank of Lt. : D. A. Beattie and W. H. Hargreaves. quently no adequate relief is possible at the present TERRITORIAL ARMY time. Dr. J. S. Fairbairn (chairman of the Central Lt. T. J. C. MacDonald to be Capt. Midwives Board), Mr. Carnac Rivett, Mr. Herbert H. W. A. Post (late Cadet, Highgate School Contingent, Charles, Dr. Enid Browne, and Mr. Arnold Walker Junior Division, O.T.C.) to be Lt. have consented to form a committee to report upon INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE the results of tests carried out by the hospitals. It is Lts. F. H. A. L. Davidson and R. T. Hicks to be Capts. ). hoped that all hospitals with maternity wards and (prov. Lt. (on prob.) Sangham Lal to be Capt. (prov.) (on prob.). districts will be willing to assist in carrying out the J. D. Grant to be Lt. (on prob.). tests by giving a full trial to the capsules. These, ROYAL AIR FORCE with convenient report forms approved by the medical ’ Dental Branch. —Squadron Leader W. G. MacD. Nicholl committee, will be supplied upon application to theis placed on the half-pay list, Scale A. Special Reserve.-Flying Officer D. S. Buchanan is promoted to the rank of Flight-Lt. 1 See THE LANCET, 1932, i., 1361.
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