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DR. FARR.
264 CLASS 4 of the Civil Service Estimates, including grants public education, science and art, universities, &c., shows an advance of 114,303 and Clause 6, made up of superannuation and retired allowances, the maintenance of lunatics, and other items, discloses an increase of .E26,049.
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For the Madras Army : One Surgeon-General, A.M.D... At Head. One Secretary to quarters. Six Circles, each held by a Deputy Surgeon-General: Indian Army
Surgeon-General, I.M.D. ;5 Medical
Medical
Department.
Department.
A MEETING of the Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, in compliance with a requisition, has been convened by the President for Saturday, the 14th instant, to consult about the election of a representative of the College in the General Medical Council. THE Medical Officer of Health for Salford, Dr. Tatham, notes, in his report for the week ending 31st January, an excessive death-rate in his district from affections of the lungs and air-passages, and an unusual mortality from
whooping-cough.
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SURGEON-GEN. C. A. GORDON, M.D., C.B., who has service in India, has been for the second time appointed principal medical officer of the Southern Military District.
just returned from
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A PETITION from inhabitants of Chesham is to be presented to the Local Government Board, praying that the proposed drainage and water-supply scheme for the town may be deferred.
After making provision for the civil medical administration of the remaining provinces of British India, the establish. DEPUTY SURGEON -GENERAL EDWARD GILBORNE has ment of which will be duly announced in the proper departthere will remain below the rank of Surgeon-General, in been promoted to the rank of Surgeon-General, vice T. Best, ment, excess of the establishment to be maintained for all duties, and appointed Principal Medical Officer in Ireland. Army Medical Department: Two Deputy Surgeon-Generals. IT is stated that the Duke of Abercorn has been appointed Three Superintending Surgeon-Majors. Chancellor of the Royal University of Ireland. Two Secretaries to Surgeon-Generals. One Statistical Officer. THE death is announced of Mr. Robert Baker, C.B., for Indian Medical Service : Six Deputy Surgeon-Generals. many years chief inspector of factories. Orders have been already issued by Her Majesty’s Govern. ment for the withdrawal of the surplus administrative officers of the Army Medical Department. With a view to provide for the retirement on favourable AMALGAMATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE of the surplus officers of the Indian Medical Service, terms STAFF OF THE ROYAL AND INDIAN the Right Hon. the Governor-General in Council is pleased MEDICAL SERVICES. to offer to the Surgeon-Generals and the Deputy SurgeonGenerals of the three armies their retirement on the extra THE Gazette of India received by the last mail publishes pension of their grade, with an honorary step of rank, the following Order of the Governor-General in Council. notwithstanding that they may not have completed the for these pensions. The option of reo "From the 31st March, 1880, the British Army Medical qualifying service tirement will be in order of but application seniority; given Department and the Indian Medical Department will form to retire, which must be made to the military department one Department for the medical administration of the army the government to which the officer belongs, cannot be in the three Presidencies. The establishment for Bengal of after the 1st March, 1880. accepted will consist ofOne Surgeon-General, A.M.D. HeadOne Secretary to Surgeon-General, quarters. One Secretary to Surgeon-General, DR. FARR. The statistical duties for the army, British and native, AT the meeting of the managers of the Associated Life will be performed by the statistical officer attached to the Assurance Offices of Scotland, held at Edinburgh, on TuesSanitary Commissioner with the Government of India. The eleven Circles of medical superintendence will be day, Jan. 13th, 1880, William Smith, LL.D., in the chair, distributed as follows, each being held by a Deputy Surgeon- on the motion of Mr. Thomson, it was unanimously resolved, General :"That the Association record in their minutes their regret at Indian Army Medical Medical the retirement of Dr. William Farr, F.R.S., from the office Department. Department. of Superintendent of the Statistical Department of the General Register Office in London, the duties of which he had so zealously and efficiently discharged for the last fortytwo years, and they take this opportunity of expressing their sense of the great value of his researches in sanitary science and vital statistics, and of the results which have followed from them; not only to the official Department in which he was engaged, but also to the whole country, and more especially to those interested in the theory or practice of life assurance." The meeting. further resolved that an excerpt from the minutes of the meeting should be forwarded by the secretary to Dr. Farr. --
At
A.M.D. I.M.D.
for
For the Madras Army : One Surgeon-General, A.M.D... At Head. One Secretary to quarters. Six Circles, each held by a Deputy Surgeon-General: Indian Army
Surgeon-General, I.M.D. ;5 Medical
Medical
Department.
Department.
A MEETING of the Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, in compliance with a requisition, has been convened by the President for Saturday, the 14th instant, to consult about the election of a representative of the College in the General Medical Council. THE Medical Officer of Health for Salford, Dr. Tatham, notes, in his report for the week ending 31st January, an excessive death-rate in his district from affections of the lungs and air-passages, and an unusual mortality from
whooping-cough.
--
SURGEON-GEN. C. A. GORDON, M.D., C.B., who has service in India, has been for the second time appointed principal medical officer of the Southern Military District.
just returned from
___
A PETITION from inhabitants of Chesham is to be presented to the Local Government Board, praying that the proposed drainage and water-supply scheme for the town may be deferred.
After making provision for the civil medical administration of the remaining provinces of British India, the establish. DEPUTY SURGEON -GENERAL EDWARD GILBORNE has ment of which will be duly announced in the proper departthere will remain below the rank of Surgeon-General, in been promoted to the rank of Surgeon-General, vice T. Best, ment, excess of the establishment to be maintained for all duties, and appointed Principal Medical Officer in Ireland. Army Medical Department: Two Deputy Surgeon-Generals. IT is stated that the Duke of Abercorn has been appointed Three Superintending Surgeon-Majors. Chancellor of the Royal University of Ireland. Two Secretaries to Surgeon-Generals. One Statistical Officer. THE death is announced of Mr. Robert Baker, C.B., for Indian Medical Service : Six Deputy Surgeon-Generals. many years chief inspector of factories. Orders have been already issued by Her Majesty’s Govern. ment for the withdrawal of the surplus administrative officers of the Army Medical Department. With a view to provide for the retirement on favourable AMALGAMATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE of the surplus officers of the Indian Medical Service, terms STAFF OF THE ROYAL AND INDIAN the Right Hon. the Governor-General in Council is pleased MEDICAL SERVICES. to offer to the Surgeon-Generals and the Deputy SurgeonGenerals of the three armies their retirement on the extra THE Gazette of India received by the last mail publishes pension of their grade, with an honorary step of rank, the following Order of the Governor-General in Council. notwithstanding that they may not have completed the for these pensions. The option of reo "From the 31st March, 1880, the British Army Medical qualifying service tirement will be in order of but application seniority; given Department and the Indian Medical Department will form to retire, which must be made to the military department one Department for the medical administration of the army the government to which the officer belongs, cannot be in the three Presidencies. The establishment for Bengal of after the 1st March, 1880. accepted will consist ofOne Surgeon-General, A.M.D. HeadOne Secretary to Surgeon-General, quarters. One Secretary to Surgeon-General, DR. FARR. The statistical duties for the army, British and native, AT the meeting of the managers of the Associated Life will be performed by the statistical officer attached to the Assurance Offices of Scotland, held at Edinburgh, on TuesSanitary Commissioner with the Government of India. The eleven Circles of medical superintendence will be day, Jan. 13th, 1880, William Smith, LL.D., in the chair, distributed as follows, each being held by a Deputy Surgeon- on the motion of Mr. Thomson, it was unanimously resolved, General :"That the Association record in their minutes their regret at Indian Army Medical Medical the retirement of Dr. William Farr, F.R.S., from the office Department. Department. of Superintendent of the Statistical Department of the General Register Office in London, the duties of which he had so zealously and efficiently discharged for the last fortytwo years, and they take this opportunity of expressing their sense of the great value of his researches in sanitary science and vital statistics, and of the results which have followed from them; not only to the official Department in which he was engaged, but also to the whole country, and more especially to those interested in the theory or practice of life assurance." The meeting. further resolved that an excerpt from the minutes of the meeting should be forwarded by the secretary to Dr. Farr. --
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A.M.D. I.M.D.