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more readily furnishes active chlorine than the sodium salt. The solution is made ,compounds alkaline with caustic soda so as to prevent the faintly formation and escape of free chlorine in the cells. The - electric current is governed automatically in order to give constant results and to avoid overheating. The stability of the newly electrolysed fluid is secured by the addition of At the Poplar installation a proper quantity of caustic soda. a paddle with rubber flaps is rotated in the fluid at the moment when it leaves the electrolysers, and it is intimately mixed with some caustic soda solution. The resulting solution shows no loss of strength. It is probable that this procedure results in the formation of a double hypochlorite .f magnesium and sodium which, unlike the corresponding .salt of magnesium, is quite stable. The process is extremely simple and the plant requires only a minimum of attention, the output of the disinfecting fluid, constant in strength, being perfectly regular and continuous. Mr. F. W. Alexander, the medical officer of health of the borough of Poplar, has devoted considerable energy and time to reducing the installation to a thoroughly practical concern, with the satisfactory resultthat the plant works with complete smoothmess. It is capable of turning out an almost unlimited volume of efficient disinfectant by merely supplying a saline fluid and switching on the current. In time of epidemic such an installation should be invaluable.
attached to the pylorus, lying between the mucous and muscular coats and of a size sufficient to cause some obstruction. It contained some clear serous fluid. So far as we are aware cysts have not hitherto been described in this The only suggestion we can make is that situation. it may have been a barren hydatid cyst. In the same case was found an excessive development of a fold of peritoneum which has been called the " aacro-genital fold." It was so well marked as to be palpable per rectum. It does not appear, however, that it interfered definitely with the passage of fa:es. Both of the conditions deserve to be put on record and their coincidence is remarkable. HOMICIDE OR SUICIDE. AN
inquest held recently at Alford, Lincolnshire, respecta widow named Ann Powell, aged 69 years,
ing the death of
recalls in certain measure two cases of death from mechanical violence followed by burning of the body which will always figure as ca1lses eclebres in the annals of forensic medicine. Reference is here made to the Peasenhall and Norwich tragedies. The deceased woman, who lived alone, was undoubtedly the subject of delusional insanity. She was last seen alive about 10 P.M. on July 9th. At 9 A.M. on the following day smoke was seen issuing from her bedroom On the house being entered it was found window. that the furniture and other articles were scattered about in great confusion. A basket of clothes and some OFFICIAL DISBURSEMENTS OF COUNTY MEDICAL cooking utensils had been put outside the back door. The OFFICERS OF HEALTH. body was discovered in a sitting posture against the wall at FROM the extent of the area under his supervision a the foot of the bed. A chopper with a hook, such as is used
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more readily furnishes active chlorine than the sodium salt. The solution is made ,compounds alkaline with caustic soda so as to prevent the faintly formation and escape of free chlorine in the cells. The - electric current is governed automatically in order to give constant results and to avoid overheating. The stability of the newly electrolysed fluid is secured by the addition of At the Poplar installation a proper quantity of caustic soda. a paddle with rubber flaps is rotated in the fluid at the moment when it leaves the electrolysers, and it is intimately mixed with some caustic soda solution. The resulting solution shows no loss of strength. It is probable that this procedure results in the formation of a double hypochlorite .f magnesium and sodium which, unlike the corresponding .salt of magnesium, is quite stable. The process is extremely simple and the plant requires only a minimum of attention, the output of the disinfecting fluid, constant in strength, being perfectly regular and continuous. Mr. F. W. Alexander, the medical officer of health of the borough of Poplar, has devoted considerable energy and time to reducing the installation to a thoroughly practical concern, with the satisfactory resultthat the plant works with complete smoothmess. It is capable of turning out an almost unlimited volume of efficient disinfectant by merely supplying a saline fluid and switching on the current. In time of epidemic such an installation should be invaluable.
attached to the pylorus, lying between the mucous and muscular coats and of a size sufficient to cause some obstruction. It contained some clear serous fluid. So far as we are aware cysts have not hitherto been described in this The only suggestion we can make is that situation. it may have been a barren hydatid cyst. In the same case was found an excessive development of a fold of peritoneum which has been called the " aacro-genital fold." It was so well marked as to be palpable per rectum. It does not appear, however, that it interfered definitely with the passage of fa:es. Both of the conditions deserve to be put on record and their coincidence is remarkable. HOMICIDE OR SUICIDE. AN
inquest held recently at Alford, Lincolnshire, respecta widow named Ann Powell, aged 69 years,
ing the death of
recalls in certain measure two cases of death from mechanical violence followed by burning of the body which will always figure as ca1lses eclebres in the annals of forensic medicine. Reference is here made to the Peasenhall and Norwich tragedies. The deceased woman, who lived alone, was undoubtedly the subject of delusional insanity. She was last seen alive about 10 P.M. on July 9th. At 9 A.M. on the following day smoke was seen issuing from her bedroom On the house being entered it was found window. that the furniture and other articles were scattered about in great confusion. A basket of clothes and some OFFICIAL DISBURSEMENTS OF COUNTY MEDICAL cooking utensils had been put outside the back door. The OFFICERS OF HEALTH. body was discovered in a sitting posture against the wall at FROM the extent of the area under his supervision a the foot of the bed. A chopper with a hook, such as is used