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Annual general meeting
PUBLIC IIEALTH,
SOCIETY
February,
I954
OF
MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH NOTICES NOTICE OF ORDINARY MEETING Notice is hereby given tbat an O r d i n a r y M e e t i n g of the Society will be held in the B . M . A . Council R o o m , B.M.A. House, Tavistock Square, L o n d o n , W . C . I , on Friday, F e b r u a r y 19th, at 12.45 p.m., immediately following the m e e t i n g of the Council. 1. M i n u t e s . 2. Correspondence. 3. Election of the following as fully paid Life M e m b e r s : Metropolitan B r a n c h . - - D r . G. H. Dart, formerly Medical Officer of Health (Hackney M.B.), joined the Society 191-1. t f o m e Counties B r a n c h . - - D r . H. C. Jennings, formerly Medical Officer of Health (Oxtbrd C.C.), joined the Society 1921. N o r t h - W e s t e r n B r a n c h . - - D r . L. Wilson Evans, formerly Medical Officer of Health ( N . W . District Salo'p), j o i n e d the Society 1923. 4. Election of Fellows a n d Associates (list of candidates inserted in this issue of PUBLIC HEALTH). 95, N o m i n a t i o n s of candidates for election. 6. A n y o t h e r business. S. R. BP, AGG, February 1st, 1954. Administrative Q~]icer. METROPOLITAN BRANCH President : Brig. A. E. R i c h m o n d A m e e t i n g of the B r a n c h will be held in t h e Conference Hall of the M i n i s t r y of Health, Savile Row, W.1, on Friday, F e b r u a r y 12th, at 5 p.m., w h e n a discussion on " T h e Public Health Aspects of A t o m i c B o m b i n g " will be o p e n e d b y Drs. J. T u d o r Lewis, W. G. Harding, and A. Garland. M e m b e r s of t h e H o m e Counties B r a n c h of t h e Services' G r o u p and others interested are invited to attend. Town Hall, F . M . DAY, H a m m e r s m i t h , WAI. Hon. Secretary. D E N T A L OFFICER5 GROUP President : M r . S. B. N e w t o n , L.D.S. M e m b e r s are asked to note that the date of t h e G r o u p ' s A n n u a l D i n n e r will be Friday, M a y 28th next, and n o t as previously a n n o u n c e d . It will be held at t h e City IAvery Club, Sion College, Victoria E m b a n k m e n t , L o n d o n , E.C.4, a n d the cost of tickets inclusive of wines will be one guinea. It is h o p e d that there will be a large g a t h e r i n g of D e n t a l Officers a n d their friends to s u p p o r t the P r e s i d e n t 9n this social occasion. A f u r t h e r a n n o u n c e m e n t with fuller details will be m a d e at a later date. J. F. A. SMYTH, Hon. Secretary. HOME COUNTIES B R A N C H President: Dr. A. A n d e r s o n A m e e t i n g of t h e B r a n c h will be held in R o o m 3IO, L o n d o n School t,f H y g i e n e a n d Tropical Medicine, K e p p e l Street, Gower Street, W . C . t , a t 3 p . m . , on F r i d a y , F e b r u a r y i z t h , 1954. Dr. C. H. A n d r e w e s , v . m s . , of t h e N a t i o n a l Instit u t e of Medical R e s e a r c h . will give a n ~ddress (illustrat6d by l a n t e r n slides) on " R e c e n t W o r k on Colds a n d I n f l u e n z a . " T h e n e x t m e e t i n g will be on F r i d a y , M a r c h 5th, a t 5.I5 p . m . , when Dr. R. C. M a c K e i t h , of t h e C h i l d r e n ' s Dept., G u y ' s Hospital, a n d t h e T a v i s t o c k Clinic, wilt speak on " Stress Disorders in C h i l d r e n . " J. 3IADDISON, Hon. Secretary, H e a l t h Office, E h n f i e l d House. T e d d i n g t o n , REPORTS
A N N U A L GENERAL MEETING T h e A n n u a l General M e e t i n g of t h e Society was held in the C o m m i t t e e R o o m , T a v i s t o c k H o u s e South, Tavistock Square, L o n d o n , W.C.1, on T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 10th, 1953, at 5.30 p.m. T h e P r e s i d e n t (Dr. C. Metcalfe Brown) took the chair, a n d there were also p r e s e n t nine Fellows of t h e Society. Minutes. T h e M i n u t e s of t h e A n n u a l General M e e t i n g held on D e c e m b e r 1 lth, 1952, were confirmed a n d signed by the President. Annual Reports and Accounts. T h e A n n u a l Reports of the Council, of the T r e a s u r e r , and of t h e Editor of PUBLIC HEAL'rrI for the Session 1952/5"{, were received a n d adopted together with the Balance Sheet as at S e p t e m b e r 30th, 1953, and the I n c o m e and E x p e n d i t u r e A c c o u n t for the year ended S e p t e m b e r 30th, 1953. Size of the Council. Reference was m a d e to the decision taken at the last A n n u a l General M e e t i n g t h a t t h e size of the Council
~5 was too large a n d that tile Council should discuss ways and m e a n s by w h i c h the size could bc reduced. It was reported that ~, r e c o m m e n d a t i o n would be before the Council at its n e x t meeting. Appointment of Auditors. Messrs. Greene, C l e m e n t s & Co., Chartered Accountants, of 20, Bloomsbtrry Square, L o n d o n , W . C . I , were re-appointed t h e Auditors of t h e Society. Dr. James Fenton. Dr. C. IIerington, the Hon. T r e a s u r e r , drew the attention of the m e e t i n g to his report in ~ h i c h he paid tribute to his predecessor in office, D r . James Fenton. A hearty vote of thanks to Dr. J a m e s F e n t o n for his past services to the Society was proposed, seconded and u n a n i m o u s l y carried. Election. T h e following candidates, having been duly proposed and seconded, x~erc then elected to Felloxv>hip of the Society : - Isidore Ash, .x~.n., D.V.IL ; Pamel,~ F. M. Brew, B..x;., m c m : Joseph H. Briscoe-Smith, .xt.m, ell.B., L.R.C.P., .XLa.C.S., D.P.H. ; D o n a l d C a m e r o n , L.R.C.V., L.a.C.S., L.B.F.P.S. ; J o h n C a m e r o n , ur.B., CU.m; B.P.H., D.T.~L & H. ; Alastair M. R. C a n n , M.D., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P,~ D.C.H. ; M a r g a r e t Capra, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.I'. ; Margaret E. C h a p m a n , M.B., CH.B. ; J a m e s W . B. Douglas, B..xl., INCH. ; Beryl P, Eadie, .XI.B., INCH., mSC. ; Ethel A. Fisher, ~l.u., B.CII., D.mC.O.G. ; Cecil G o r d o n , O.B.~:., ~r.sc., PN.D. ; Reginald O . G r o s s , M.D., D.P.II. ; M a r g a r e t A. Hauxwell, M.m, CH.B. ; Barbara Jones, xr.u., c m s . ; Edith ]:'. Kyle, ,xt.B., b.cH., B.A.O. ; A n n D. I,epine, M.mC.S., L.R.C.V. ; Mabel Lindsey, M.m, c r a m , O.V.H. ; E d m u n d I. Mulholland, .xr.B., r O.P.H., D.OI~ST.. ~t.C.O.G. ; Grace E. McClafferty, :~Lm, incH., B.,~.O., D.P.H. ; William J. Morrisey, ,~.B., B.Cm, D.V.H. ; J e a n n e t t e B. M o r r i s o n , L.R.C.P.S. ; G o d f r e y O ' D o n n e l l , M.C., B.A., M.B., B.CH., B.A.O (T.C.D.), D.P.H. ; Eileen M. Ring, M.D., DA'.H. ; ElizabethStewart," M.B., CH.B., D,R.C.O.G., D.P.H. ; Ian B. Sutherland, ~I.B., CI/,B., D.P.H.
T h e following from Associate to Fellow was noted : - - J . F. A. Smyth,
L.D.S., R,C.S.
T h e following D . P . H . s t u d e n t s were admitted to t e m p o r a r y Associate M e m b e r s h i p :--London: F. M . James, M.B., ms. (MADRAS). Newcastle upon Tyne : A. Book, M.B., B.S. ; G. t t . V. tlates, M.B., B.S. ; H. C. Weir, ,~I.A., ~LB., B.CH.. 1LA.O., Cert. T.M. ~ It.~ C,P.H.
Nantes of candidates for the next e n s u i n g election were reported. T h e r e being no other business, t h e m e e t i n g t e r m i n a t e d at 6 p.m. N O R T H E R N BRANCH PresMent : D r . W. G. P a t t e r s o n ( S . A . M . O . , Newcastle u p o n T y n e R.H.B.). Hon. Secretary : Dr. W. S. Walton, G.M. ( M . O . H . , Newcastle upon T y n e C.B.). T h e A n n u a l M e e t i n g was held on O c t o b e r 30th, 1953. T h e retiring P r e s i d e n t (Dr. It. J. Peters) was in t h e chair, and 24 m e m b e r s and four guests attended. Installation of New President.--After paying" tribute to the help he h a d received d u r i n g his year of office, t h e retiring P r e s i d e n t formally asked D r . W. G. Patterson to take over the chair. Dr. Patterson replied suitabl3;. Durham Hospital Management Committee.--Dr. R. G. D r u m m o n d was n o m i n a t e d as the B r a n c h ' s representative on the Medical Advisory C o m m i t t e e of the D u r h a m Hospital M a n a g e ment Committee. Polion,yelitis.--A small s u b - c o m m i t t e e consisting of D r s . G r a n t , Browell, D a w s o n - W a l k e r , Elder a n d Leitch was appointed to consider papers from t h e M i n i s t r y of Health on the E p i d e m i o l o g y of Poliomyelitis~ Annual Report of CounciL--The A n n u a l Report of the Council for 1952-1953 was s u b m i t t e d together with t h e Financial Statem e n t , w h i c h s h o w e d a credit balance of s 18s. 5d. T h e Report pointed o u t that once again expenditure exceeded i n c o m e and that as G r a n t from the Society had n o t kept pace with t h e increased costs of postage, stationery, etc., f u r t h e r deficits could be expected in future years. Election of CounciL--The B r a n c h approved the following , e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of Council : - (1) T h a t the pj~esent m e t h o d of election by ballot at the A n n u a l M e e t i n g continue. (2) T h a t the n u m b e r so elected be reduced from 12 to 10. (3) T h a t s u c h S u b - G r o u p s as the Branch m a y decide shall be directly represented on the Council. T h e following were elected to the Council ; Drs. Hebblethwaite, Grant, Tilley, Hopper, Walker, D a w s o n - W a l k e r , Pierce, BrowelI, Dewell, and Wilson. A sincere vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. J. B. Tilley, C . ~ I . O . H . , N o r t h u m b e r l a n d , and carried by acclamation. A m e e t i n g of the B r a n c h was held in Newcastle u p o n T y n e on Friday, N o v e m b e r 20th, 1953. Dr. H. J. Peters was in the. chair and 28 m e m b e r s and two.gUests were present.
SOCIETY
February,
I954
OF
MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH NOTICES NOTICE OF ORDINARY MEETING Notice is hereby given tbat an O r d i n a r y M e e t i n g of the Society will be held in the B . M . A . Council R o o m , B.M.A. House, Tavistock Square, L o n d o n , W . C . I , on Friday, F e b r u a r y 19th, at 12.45 p.m., immediately following the m e e t i n g of the Council. 1. M i n u t e s . 2. Correspondence. 3. Election of the following as fully paid Life M e m b e r s : Metropolitan B r a n c h . - - D r . G. H. Dart, formerly Medical Officer of Health (Hackney M.B.), joined the Society 191-1. t f o m e Counties B r a n c h . - - D r . H. C. Jennings, formerly Medical Officer of Health (Oxtbrd C.C.), joined the Society 1921. N o r t h - W e s t e r n B r a n c h . - - D r . L. Wilson Evans, formerly Medical Officer of Health ( N . W . District Salo'p), j o i n e d the Society 1923. 4. Election of Fellows a n d Associates (list of candidates inserted in this issue of PUBLIC HEALTH). 95, N o m i n a t i o n s of candidates for election. 6. A n y o t h e r business. S. R. BP, AGG, February 1st, 1954. Administrative Q~]icer. METROPOLITAN BRANCH President : Brig. A. E. R i c h m o n d A m e e t i n g of the B r a n c h will be held in t h e Conference Hall of the M i n i s t r y of Health, Savile Row, W.1, on Friday, F e b r u a r y 12th, at 5 p.m., w h e n a discussion on " T h e Public Health Aspects of A t o m i c B o m b i n g " will be o p e n e d b y Drs. J. T u d o r Lewis, W. G. Harding, and A. Garland. M e m b e r s of t h e H o m e Counties B r a n c h of t h e Services' G r o u p and others interested are invited to attend. Town Hall, F . M . DAY, H a m m e r s m i t h , WAI. Hon. Secretary. D E N T A L OFFICER5 GROUP President : M r . S. B. N e w t o n , L.D.S. M e m b e r s are asked to note that the date of t h e G r o u p ' s A n n u a l D i n n e r will be Friday, M a y 28th next, and n o t as previously a n n o u n c e d . It will be held at t h e City IAvery Club, Sion College, Victoria E m b a n k m e n t , L o n d o n , E.C.4, a n d the cost of tickets inclusive of wines will be one guinea. It is h o p e d that there will be a large g a t h e r i n g of D e n t a l Officers a n d their friends to s u p p o r t the P r e s i d e n t 9n this social occasion. A f u r t h e r a n n o u n c e m e n t with fuller details will be m a d e at a later date. J. F. A. SMYTH, Hon. Secretary. HOME COUNTIES B R A N C H President: Dr. A. A n d e r s o n A m e e t i n g of t h e B r a n c h will be held in R o o m 3IO, L o n d o n School t,f H y g i e n e a n d Tropical Medicine, K e p p e l Street, Gower Street, W . C . t , a t 3 p . m . , on F r i d a y , F e b r u a r y i z t h , 1954. Dr. C. H. A n d r e w e s , v . m s . , of t h e N a t i o n a l Instit u t e of Medical R e s e a r c h . will give a n ~ddress (illustrat6d by l a n t e r n slides) on " R e c e n t W o r k on Colds a n d I n f l u e n z a . " T h e n e x t m e e t i n g will be on F r i d a y , M a r c h 5th, a t 5.I5 p . m . , when Dr. R. C. M a c K e i t h , of t h e C h i l d r e n ' s Dept., G u y ' s Hospital, a n d t h e T a v i s t o c k Clinic, wilt speak on " Stress Disorders in C h i l d r e n . " J. 3IADDISON, Hon. Secretary, H e a l t h Office, E h n f i e l d House. T e d d i n g t o n , REPORTS
A N N U A L GENERAL MEETING T h e A n n u a l General M e e t i n g of t h e Society was held in the C o m m i t t e e R o o m , T a v i s t o c k H o u s e South, Tavistock Square, L o n d o n , W.C.1, on T h u r s d a y , D e c e m b e r 10th, 1953, at 5.30 p.m. T h e P r e s i d e n t (Dr. C. Metcalfe Brown) took the chair, a n d there were also p r e s e n t nine Fellows of t h e Society. Minutes. T h e M i n u t e s of t h e A n n u a l General M e e t i n g held on D e c e m b e r 1 lth, 1952, were confirmed a n d signed by the President. Annual Reports and Accounts. T h e A n n u a l Reports of the Council, of the T r e a s u r e r , and of t h e Editor of PUBLIC HEAL'rrI for the Session 1952/5"{, were received a n d adopted together with the Balance Sheet as at S e p t e m b e r 30th, 1953, and the I n c o m e and E x p e n d i t u r e A c c o u n t for the year ended S e p t e m b e r 30th, 1953. Size of the Council. Reference was m a d e to the decision taken at the last A n n u a l General M e e t i n g t h a t t h e size of the Council
~5 was too large a n d that tile Council should discuss ways and m e a n s by w h i c h the size could bc reduced. It was reported that ~, r e c o m m e n d a t i o n would be before the Council at its n e x t meeting. Appointment of Auditors. Messrs. Greene, C l e m e n t s & Co., Chartered Accountants, of 20, Bloomsbtrry Square, L o n d o n , W . C . I , were re-appointed t h e Auditors of t h e Society. Dr. James Fenton. Dr. C. IIerington, the Hon. T r e a s u r e r , drew the attention of the m e e t i n g to his report in ~ h i c h he paid tribute to his predecessor in office, D r . James Fenton. A hearty vote of thanks to Dr. J a m e s F e n t o n for his past services to the Society was proposed, seconded and u n a n i m o u s l y carried. Election. T h e following candidates, having been duly proposed and seconded, x~erc then elected to Felloxv>hip of the Society : - Isidore Ash, .x~.n., D.V.IL ; Pamel,~ F. M. Brew, B..x;., m c m : Joseph H. Briscoe-Smith, .xt.m, ell.B., L.R.C.P., .XLa.C.S., D.P.H. ; D o n a l d C a m e r o n , L.R.C.V., L.a.C.S., L.B.F.P.S. ; J o h n C a m e r o n , ur.B., CU.m; B.P.H., D.T.~L & H. ; Alastair M. R. C a n n , M.D., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P,~ D.C.H. ; M a r g a r e t Capra, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.I'. ; Margaret E. C h a p m a n , M.B., CH.B. ; J a m e s W . B. Douglas, B..xl., INCH. ; Beryl P, Eadie, .XI.B., INCH., mSC. ; Ethel A. Fisher, ~l.u., B.CII., D.mC.O.G. ; Cecil G o r d o n , O.B.~:., ~r.sc., PN.D. ; Reginald O . G r o s s , M.D., D.P.II. ; M a r g a r e t A. Hauxwell, M.m, CH.B. ; Barbara Jones, xr.u., c m s . ; Edith ]:'. Kyle, ,xt.B., b.cH., B.A.O. ; A n n D. I,epine, M.mC.S., L.R.C.V. ; Mabel Lindsey, M.m, c r a m , O.V.H. ; E d m u n d I. Mulholland, .xr.B., r O.P.H., D.OI~ST.. ~t.C.O.G. ; Grace E. McClafferty, :~Lm, incH., B.,~.O., D.P.H. ; William J. Morrisey, ,~.B., B.Cm, D.V.H. ; J e a n n e t t e B. M o r r i s o n , L.R.C.P.S. ; G o d f r e y O ' D o n n e l l , M.C., B.A., M.B., B.CH., B.A.O (T.C.D.), D.P.H. ; Eileen M. Ring, M.D., DA'.H. ; ElizabethStewart," M.B., CH.B., D,R.C.O.G., D.P.H. ; Ian B. Sutherland, ~I.B., CI/,B., D.P.H.
T h e following from Associate to Fellow was noted : - - J . F. A. Smyth,
L.D.S., R,C.S.
T h e following D . P . H . s t u d e n t s were admitted to t e m p o r a r y Associate M e m b e r s h i p :--London: F. M . James, M.B., ms. (MADRAS). Newcastle upon Tyne : A. Book, M.B., B.S. ; G. t t . V. tlates, M.B., B.S. ; H. C. Weir, ,~I.A., ~LB., B.CH.. 1LA.O., Cert. T.M. ~ It.~ C,P.H.
Nantes of candidates for the next e n s u i n g election were reported. T h e r e being no other business, t h e m e e t i n g t e r m i n a t e d at 6 p.m. N O R T H E R N BRANCH PresMent : D r . W. G. P a t t e r s o n ( S . A . M . O . , Newcastle u p o n T y n e R.H.B.). Hon. Secretary : Dr. W. S. Walton, G.M. ( M . O . H . , Newcastle upon T y n e C.B.). T h e A n n u a l M e e t i n g was held on O c t o b e r 30th, 1953. T h e retiring P r e s i d e n t (Dr. It. J. Peters) was in t h e chair, and 24 m e m b e r s and four guests attended. Installation of New President.--After paying" tribute to the help he h a d received d u r i n g his year of office, t h e retiring P r e s i d e n t formally asked D r . W. G. Patterson to take over the chair. Dr. Patterson replied suitabl3;. Durham Hospital Management Committee.--Dr. R. G. D r u m m o n d was n o m i n a t e d as the B r a n c h ' s representative on the Medical Advisory C o m m i t t e e of the D u r h a m Hospital M a n a g e ment Committee. Polion,yelitis.--A small s u b - c o m m i t t e e consisting of D r s . G r a n t , Browell, D a w s o n - W a l k e r , Elder a n d Leitch was appointed to consider papers from t h e M i n i s t r y of Health on the E p i d e m i o l o g y of Poliomyelitis~ Annual Report of CounciL--The A n n u a l Report of the Council for 1952-1953 was s u b m i t t e d together with t h e Financial Statem e n t , w h i c h s h o w e d a credit balance of s 18s. 5d. T h e Report pointed o u t that once again expenditure exceeded i n c o m e and that as G r a n t from the Society had n o t kept pace with t h e increased costs of postage, stationery, etc., f u r t h e r deficits could be expected in future years. Election of CounciL--The B r a n c h approved the following , e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of Council : - (1) T h a t the pj~esent m e t h o d of election by ballot at the A n n u a l M e e t i n g continue. (2) T h a t the n u m b e r so elected be reduced from 12 to 10. (3) T h a t s u c h S u b - G r o u p s as the Branch m a y decide shall be directly represented on the Council. T h e following were elected to the Council ; Drs. Hebblethwaite, Grant, Tilley, Hopper, Walker, D a w s o n - W a l k e r , Pierce, BrowelI, Dewell, and Wilson. A sincere vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. J. B. Tilley, C . ~ I . O . H . , N o r t h u m b e r l a n d , and carried by acclamation. A m e e t i n g of the B r a n c h was held in Newcastle u p o n T y n e on Friday, N o v e m b e r 20th, 1953. Dr. H. J. Peters was in the. chair and 28 m e m b e r s and two.gUests were present.