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DINNER OF THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.
1183 would not have found fault with the cook but with the man who ordered the dinner if matters had not turned out satisfactorily. Until lately the Royal Army Medical Corps had not been able to keep pace with the advances in medicine because there were no examinations for special promotion and even high positions were filled by men who were chosen in order of seniority and without any selection for merit. There was no study leave granted for scientific research and owing to the shortage in officers the amount of foreign service was excessive. Without the cooperation of the civilian heads of the profession and without the free acceptance by the Army Medical Department of the help offered to it the great development and changes in the Royal Army Medical Corps could not have taken place. He considered that the substructure on which any Minister would in future have to work if he wanted to make progress in army matters would be the hearty cooperation of those who had given the orders with those who had to carry them out. Mr. Brodrick then described the friction that he found at the War Office 17 years ago between the civilians and the military men and contrasted that condition of things with those prevailing at the present time when the greatest cordiality prevailed. He failed to find on looking through the pages of the report of the Royal Commission any complaint that the civilian element had broken down. He particularly emphasised the point that the Royal Army Medical Corps had been brought into close touch with the outside world of science and he hoped that the new college of the corps would be rising from the ground within a few months. The money had been voted and the necessary plans had been
Elizabeth. Plague-infected rats were found in the dock at In the Mauritius for the week ending East London. Oct. 15th there were 88 cases of plague and 54 deaths from the disease. ____
H. R H. the Princess of Wales has graciously consented to become patron of the British Lying-in Hospital (founded in 1749), the oldest hospital of its kind in London. WE regret to announce the death of Dr. James Robert Wallace, editor of the Indian Medical Record, which took
place in
India
on
Sept.
27th.
DINNER OF THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. SPEECH
.
BY MR. BRODRICK. Sir William Surgeon-General Taylor, K.C.B., DirectorGeneral of the Army Medical Dapartment, presided at a dinner given on Oct. 21st at the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel Metropole, London, by the Royal Army Medical Corps, the guests beirg the Right Hon. St. John Brodrick, the Secretary of State for India. Sir WILLIAM TAYLOR, after proposing the usual loyal toasts, spoke to the toast of " The Guests." He said that Mr. Brodrick’s Reorganisation Committee had introduced many improvements into the medical service of. late. Amongst these was the issue of a new Warrant and among the benefits resulting therefrom was increased pay, not only for those serving in the United Kingdom but also for those serving in India and the colonies. By the new Warrant charge pay was also given ; that had been asked for times without number but had always been refused until insisted upon by Mr. Brodrick’s committee. There was, further, an increase under the new Warrant of examinations, and when he reminded them that passing these examinations brought with it increase of pay and accelerated promotion he thought no one would deny that that also was of benefit. He drew attention particularly to the appointment of sanitary officers to insure healthy quarters and camps. Another result was the removal of the Royal Army Medical Corps school from Netley to London. They were indebted to Mr. Brodrick for the sum of £100,000 voted for the new building. A large increase had been made to the nursing establishment of the corps, resulting in great improvement in the condition of the wards and of increased comfort to the patients. One of the most useful courses in their college in London was that on army organisation and he asked if it was not possible to make these lectures more widely useful and to devise some method of registration by which the services of civilian medical men trained for war could be secured. Mr. BRODRICK, in replying, commented on the great reductions in the Army Medical Department which were’ carried out in 1886 and which they had ever since had good reason to regret. This reduction occurred at a time when the civilian members of the profession were making rapid advances in scientific knowledge. He then proceeded to show its result by quoting the number of entrants for the examinations to the Royalj Army Medical Corps and the number of vacancies for aL few years back. In 1897 the candidates numbered 28 and1 the vacancies 35 ; in 1898 there were 21 candidates and1 40 vacancies ; in 1899 there were 25 candidates and 283 vacancies ; and in 1900 there were 16 candidates and 503 vacancies. In 1902, after the reorganisation of the Royal.1 Army Medical Corps, there were 73 candidates for 3C3 vacancies ; in February last there were 50 candidates foir 30 vacancies and 78 candidates for 30 vacancies in Julyy last. Mr. Brodrick said that it needed no word from himn to point the moral conveyed by these figures. During thEe late war some people bad been surprised that the Roya’.d Army Medical Corps had not expanded to meet the grea1,t emergency of that time. But, he said, if on the occasiorn of the banquet at which they were present instead oj)f inviting 100 guests they had only asked 30 and had callecd on the cook late in the afternoon to provide for 100 the3y ’
’
.
prepared. Sir WILLIAM S. CHURCH, Bart., K C.B., who also replied to the toast, said that the Royal Army Medical Corps had been enabled to meet the unprecedented demands made on it in the late war in a way that surprised him and his brother commissioners because it had a vast amount of trained material on which to draw, though there was a lack of knowledge of military organisation. Sir LAMBERT H. ORMSBY, President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and Sir WILLIAM TURNER, K.C.B., President of the General Medical Council, having also responded, Sir FREDERICK TREVES, Bart., K.C.V.O., proposed the toast of., The Royal Army Medical Corps,"
which was acknowledged by Sir WILLIAM TAYLOR, and this concluded the evening’s proceedings.
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF
ENGLAND. A QUARTERLY meeting of the Council was held Oct. 15th, Mr. JOHN TWEEDY, the President, being in chair. The Secretary reported the death on Sept. 6th, at the of 66 years, of Mr. Thomas Richard Jessop, member of Council, and he stated that the President had attendea funeral at Leeds as the representative of the College. The following motion was passed :—
on
the
age the the
The Council do hereby record their deep regret at the death of Mr. Thomas Richard Jessop whom they highly esteemed as an upright and able colleague, keenly interested in the welfare of the College and the advancement of the science of surgpry. The Council also desire to express their sincere sympathy with Mrs. Jessop and the members of the family in the loss which they have sustained.
The Secretary also reported the death on Oct. 12th of Mr. George Lawson, past member of the Council, and a vote of condolence was passed. A letter was read from Mr. T. Pickering Pick resigning his seat on the Council. The Council accepted the resignation with regret and expressed its feeling of appreciation of the many services rendered to the College by Mr. Pick during his tenure of office as member of Council and of the Court of Examiners. The PRESIDENT stated that the vacancies on the Council so occasioned would be filled up at the July meeting of the Fellows. A report was read from the Museum Committee reporting the completion of the redeasoration of rooms 2 and 3 of the museum.
Mr. J.
of
Langton was Management.
re-elected
a
member of the Committee
Elizabeth. Plague-infected rats were found in the dock at In the Mauritius for the week ending East London. Oct. 15th there were 88 cases of plague and 54 deaths from the disease. ____
H. R H. the Princess of Wales has graciously consented to become patron of the British Lying-in Hospital (founded in 1749), the oldest hospital of its kind in London. WE regret to announce the death of Dr. James Robert Wallace, editor of the Indian Medical Record, which took
place in
India
on
Sept.
27th.
DINNER OF THE ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. SPEECH
.
BY MR. BRODRICK. Sir William Surgeon-General Taylor, K.C.B., DirectorGeneral of the Army Medical Dapartment, presided at a dinner given on Oct. 21st at the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel Metropole, London, by the Royal Army Medical Corps, the guests beirg the Right Hon. St. John Brodrick, the Secretary of State for India. Sir WILLIAM TAYLOR, after proposing the usual loyal toasts, spoke to the toast of " The Guests." He said that Mr. Brodrick’s Reorganisation Committee had introduced many improvements into the medical service of. late. Amongst these was the issue of a new Warrant and among the benefits resulting therefrom was increased pay, not only for those serving in the United Kingdom but also for those serving in India and the colonies. By the new Warrant charge pay was also given ; that had been asked for times without number but had always been refused until insisted upon by Mr. Brodrick’s committee. There was, further, an increase under the new Warrant of examinations, and when he reminded them that passing these examinations brought with it increase of pay and accelerated promotion he thought no one would deny that that also was of benefit. He drew attention particularly to the appointment of sanitary officers to insure healthy quarters and camps. Another result was the removal of the Royal Army Medical Corps school from Netley to London. They were indebted to Mr. Brodrick for the sum of £100,000 voted for the new building. A large increase had been made to the nursing establishment of the corps, resulting in great improvement in the condition of the wards and of increased comfort to the patients. One of the most useful courses in their college in London was that on army organisation and he asked if it was not possible to make these lectures more widely useful and to devise some method of registration by which the services of civilian medical men trained for war could be secured. Mr. BRODRICK, in replying, commented on the great reductions in the Army Medical Department which were’ carried out in 1886 and which they had ever since had good reason to regret. This reduction occurred at a time when the civilian members of the profession were making rapid advances in scientific knowledge. He then proceeded to show its result by quoting the number of entrants for the examinations to the Royalj Army Medical Corps and the number of vacancies for aL few years back. In 1897 the candidates numbered 28 and1 the vacancies 35 ; in 1898 there were 21 candidates and1 40 vacancies ; in 1899 there were 25 candidates and 283 vacancies ; and in 1900 there were 16 candidates and 503 vacancies. In 1902, after the reorganisation of the Royal.1 Army Medical Corps, there were 73 candidates for 3C3 vacancies ; in February last there were 50 candidates foir 30 vacancies and 78 candidates for 30 vacancies in Julyy last. Mr. Brodrick said that it needed no word from himn to point the moral conveyed by these figures. During thEe late war some people bad been surprised that the Roya’.d Army Medical Corps had not expanded to meet the grea1,t emergency of that time. But, he said, if on the occasiorn of the banquet at which they were present instead oj)f inviting 100 guests they had only asked 30 and had callecd on the cook late in the afternoon to provide for 100 the3y ’
’
.
prepared. Sir WILLIAM S. CHURCH, Bart., K C.B., who also replied to the toast, said that the Royal Army Medical Corps had been enabled to meet the unprecedented demands made on it in the late war in a way that surprised him and his brother commissioners because it had a vast amount of trained material on which to draw, though there was a lack of knowledge of military organisation. Sir LAMBERT H. ORMSBY, President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and Sir WILLIAM TURNER, K.C.B., President of the General Medical Council, having also responded, Sir FREDERICK TREVES, Bart., K.C.V.O., proposed the toast of., The Royal Army Medical Corps,"
which was acknowledged by Sir WILLIAM TAYLOR, and this concluded the evening’s proceedings.
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF
ENGLAND. A QUARTERLY meeting of the Council was held Oct. 15th, Mr. JOHN TWEEDY, the President, being in chair. The Secretary reported the death on Sept. 6th, at the of 66 years, of Mr. Thomas Richard Jessop, member of Council, and he stated that the President had attendea funeral at Leeds as the representative of the College. The following motion was passed :—
on
the
age the the
The Council do hereby record their deep regret at the death of Mr. Thomas Richard Jessop whom they highly esteemed as an upright and able colleague, keenly interested in the welfare of the College and the advancement of the science of surgpry. The Council also desire to express their sincere sympathy with Mrs. Jessop and the members of the family in the loss which they have sustained.
The Secretary also reported the death on Oct. 12th of Mr. George Lawson, past member of the Council, and a vote of condolence was passed. A letter was read from Mr. T. Pickering Pick resigning his seat on the Council. The Council accepted the resignation with regret and expressed its feeling of appreciation of the many services rendered to the College by Mr. Pick during his tenure of office as member of Council and of the Court of Examiners. The PRESIDENT stated that the vacancies on the Council so occasioned would be filled up at the July meeting of the Fellows. A report was read from the Museum Committee reporting the completion of the redeasoration of rooms 2 and 3 of the museum.
Mr. J.
of
Langton was Management.
re-elected
a
member of the Committee