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FINANCES OF THE MELBOURNE HOSPITAL.
790 FEVER IN THE
ENGLAND. Eslington
DEATHS OF EMINENT FOREIGN MEDICAL MEN. THE deaths of the following distinguished members of ENTERIC FEVER is reported to be prevalent at the medical profession abroad have been announced :in Durham and at Runcorn near Liverpool. At the former Dr. Josef Scharff, Director of the Asylum at Brunn and one of place it is alleged to be due to a polluted water-supply. the most distinguished alienist physicians in Austria, at the Runcorn is more or less a home of the disease, which has of fifty.-Dr. Jos6 E. Ramos, Director of the Botanic been made the subject of Government investigation on more age Gardens and Professor of Botany in the University of Havana.than one occasion. Professor Pilat of Lille.-Dr. Seligmann, Extraordinary Pro. fessor of the History of Medicine, Vienna.-Dr. W. J. PoraiCONTINENTAL ANGLO-AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY. Koshitz, privat-docent in Dermatology in the University of THE annual meeting of this Society is fixed for Oct. 6th KharkoS. —Dr. K. J. Leonoff, formerly senior surgeon of the at 4.30 P.M. at the Grand Hotel, Paris. At 7.30 P.M. the 8th Russian Uhlan regiment, who was, in addition to being a banquet will be held at the same place. It was hoped that very scientific man, a great linguist. He was conversant Sir Joseph Lister would have been able to preside, but unfor- with Hebrew, Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit, and with nearly all European languages. He died at Yalta, in the Crimea, tunately his engagements prevent his visiting Paris. at the age of sixty-three.-The death is announced of the Professor of Oriental Languages in Halle, August Mueller, who FINANCES OF THE MELBOURNE HOSPITAL. rendered great services to the history of medicine by his AT the recent annual meeting of the governors of Melbourne works on ancient Arabic medicine. Hospital it transpired that the institution was in debt to the extent of 23,000, and there was a general agreement that the hospital could not go on as at present managed. The cost WE have to announce with regret the death, on Monday per bed is ;t112. The matter was referred for consideration last, at North Berwick, of Alexander Keiller, LL.D. St. And., and report to the finance and house committee. for
ENTERIC
NORTH OF
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M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.S.Edin., Consulting Physician
Diseases of Women at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, and the holder of many other appointments in the northern capital. We hope in an early number to give a record of the life and work of the late distinguished physician.
SMALL-POX PREVALENCE. THIS disease still prevails in the provinces, London being apparently quite free from it. Some forty cases a week are being notified, of which the great bulk are being contributed by Warrington and Halifax. Cases still continue to be occasionally reported from Dewsbury, which suffered so much at the beginning of the year. A case has also been reported from Leicester.
THE Royal Commissioners appointed to consider the question of the water-supply of the metropolis will, on Wednesday next and two following days, resume their meetings, under the presidency of Lord Balfour of Burleigh, for the reception of evidence.
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THE PORT OF LONDON.
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DR. COLLINGRIDGE’S half-yearly report shows an excellent amount of careful and intelligent work done under his auspices. He draws attention to the fact that the Customs have no power to detain a vessel except in the case of cholera, yellow fever or plague, and that the quarantine officers’ questions do not apply to esoteric or indigenous diseases, or indeed to any but the above-mentioned complaints. These defects cause great inconvenience in administration, and should be remedied as soon as possible.
THE Harveian Oration will be delivered at the Royal College of Physicians, Pall Mall East, by Dr. J. H. Bridges, 4 P.M. on Tuesday, Oct. 18th.
at
CHOLERA. CURRENT NOTES, COMMENTS
FOREIGN UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. Bzd-Pesth.-Dr. Imre Navratil,
Extraordinary Professor Surgery, Ordinary Professor. Beckmann, JKm.—Dr. Extraordinary Professor in the University of Giessen, has been appointed to the chair of Chemistry.
of
has been raised to the rank of
6*.—Professor Moeller of Innsbrück has been
appointed
to the chair of
Pharmacology. Innsb’l’ilck.-Dr. J. Nevinny, Assistant to Professor Vogl in Vienna, has been appointed to the chair of Pharmacology. St. Pete.rsbzcr.-Military Medical Academy : Dr. A. V. YakovlefE has been appointed Prosector in Operative Surgery. The number of privat-docenten at work in the Academy has reached sixty, seventeen teaching Internal Medicine, six Midwifery and Gyncology, six Nervous Diseases, four Children’s Diseases, and a smaller number other branches of medical science. Clinical Institute : Dr. N. V. Petroff, prosector in the Obukhoff Hospital and privat-docent in the Academy, has been appointed to the chair of Pathological
Anatomy. Tovis7z. -Dr. J. J. Sudakevich of Kieff has been appointed Professorship of Pathological Anatomy. Vienna.-Dr. Georg Juffinger has been recognised as privat-docent in Laryngology, to the
,
AND
CRITICISM.
IT is a source of satisfaction to learn the truth about the conduct of the people of Hamburg when face to face with the calamitous sickness that has prevailed in their city since the middle of August last, and which is now happily fast subsiding. The statements which were originally promul. gated as to their utter helplessness and want of organising power to cope with the epidemic were, if not altogether false, grossly exaggerated and sensational statements. The letters of the special correspondent of The Times obviously afford a far more accurate, reasonable and trustworthy record of the events making up the history of the epidemic. What are the facts ? For the first few days the number of attacks was relatively small, but shortly afterwards the epidemic began to assume alarming proportions. Where the cases could be counted by fifties they were soon to be counted by the hundred, and in about a week they reached over a thousand per diem. Up to Aug. 20th there had been only 86 cases of cholera distributed over several days, and on the 22nd, the day the disease was officially recognised, they were 200, and by the 27th they had reached the maximum of 1101. Occurrences of this kind would be likely to strain the powers of the best organised community in the world. The preparations and arrangements for coping with such a state of things were not, and could not reasonably be expected to be, adequate or perfect. Cholera in Hamburg comported itself very much as it
ENGLAND. Eslington
DEATHS OF EMINENT FOREIGN MEDICAL MEN. THE deaths of the following distinguished members of ENTERIC FEVER is reported to be prevalent at the medical profession abroad have been announced :in Durham and at Runcorn near Liverpool. At the former Dr. Josef Scharff, Director of the Asylum at Brunn and one of place it is alleged to be due to a polluted water-supply. the most distinguished alienist physicians in Austria, at the Runcorn is more or less a home of the disease, which has of fifty.-Dr. Jos6 E. Ramos, Director of the Botanic been made the subject of Government investigation on more age Gardens and Professor of Botany in the University of Havana.than one occasion. Professor Pilat of Lille.-Dr. Seligmann, Extraordinary Pro. fessor of the History of Medicine, Vienna.-Dr. W. J. PoraiCONTINENTAL ANGLO-AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY. Koshitz, privat-docent in Dermatology in the University of THE annual meeting of this Society is fixed for Oct. 6th KharkoS. —Dr. K. J. Leonoff, formerly senior surgeon of the at 4.30 P.M. at the Grand Hotel, Paris. At 7.30 P.M. the 8th Russian Uhlan regiment, who was, in addition to being a banquet will be held at the same place. It was hoped that very scientific man, a great linguist. He was conversant Sir Joseph Lister would have been able to preside, but unfor- with Hebrew, Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit, and with nearly all European languages. He died at Yalta, in the Crimea, tunately his engagements prevent his visiting Paris. at the age of sixty-three.-The death is announced of the Professor of Oriental Languages in Halle, August Mueller, who FINANCES OF THE MELBOURNE HOSPITAL. rendered great services to the history of medicine by his AT the recent annual meeting of the governors of Melbourne works on ancient Arabic medicine. Hospital it transpired that the institution was in debt to the extent of 23,000, and there was a general agreement that the hospital could not go on as at present managed. The cost WE have to announce with regret the death, on Monday per bed is ;t112. The matter was referred for consideration last, at North Berwick, of Alexander Keiller, LL.D. St. And., and report to the finance and house committee. for
ENTERIC
NORTH OF
____
’
M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.S.Edin., Consulting Physician
Diseases of Women at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, and the holder of many other appointments in the northern capital. We hope in an early number to give a record of the life and work of the late distinguished physician.
SMALL-POX PREVALENCE. THIS disease still prevails in the provinces, London being apparently quite free from it. Some forty cases a week are being notified, of which the great bulk are being contributed by Warrington and Halifax. Cases still continue to be occasionally reported from Dewsbury, which suffered so much at the beginning of the year. A case has also been reported from Leicester.
THE Royal Commissioners appointed to consider the question of the water-supply of the metropolis will, on Wednesday next and two following days, resume their meetings, under the presidency of Lord Balfour of Burleigh, for the reception of evidence.
-
THE PORT OF LONDON.
___
DR. COLLINGRIDGE’S half-yearly report shows an excellent amount of careful and intelligent work done under his auspices. He draws attention to the fact that the Customs have no power to detain a vessel except in the case of cholera, yellow fever or plague, and that the quarantine officers’ questions do not apply to esoteric or indigenous diseases, or indeed to any but the above-mentioned complaints. These defects cause great inconvenience in administration, and should be remedied as soon as possible.
THE Harveian Oration will be delivered at the Royal College of Physicians, Pall Mall East, by Dr. J. H. Bridges, 4 P.M. on Tuesday, Oct. 18th.
at
CHOLERA. CURRENT NOTES, COMMENTS
FOREIGN UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. Bzd-Pesth.-Dr. Imre Navratil,
Extraordinary Professor Surgery, Ordinary Professor. Beckmann, JKm.—Dr. Extraordinary Professor in the University of Giessen, has been appointed to the chair of Chemistry.
of
has been raised to the rank of
6*.—Professor Moeller of Innsbrück has been
appointed
to the chair of
Pharmacology. Innsb’l’ilck.-Dr. J. Nevinny, Assistant to Professor Vogl in Vienna, has been appointed to the chair of Pharmacology. St. Pete.rsbzcr.-Military Medical Academy : Dr. A. V. YakovlefE has been appointed Prosector in Operative Surgery. The number of privat-docenten at work in the Academy has reached sixty, seventeen teaching Internal Medicine, six Midwifery and Gyncology, six Nervous Diseases, four Children’s Diseases, and a smaller number other branches of medical science. Clinical Institute : Dr. N. V. Petroff, prosector in the Obukhoff Hospital and privat-docent in the Academy, has been appointed to the chair of Pathological
Anatomy. Tovis7z. -Dr. J. J. Sudakevich of Kieff has been appointed Professorship of Pathological Anatomy. Vienna.-Dr. Georg Juffinger has been recognised as privat-docent in Laryngology, to the
,
AND
CRITICISM.
IT is a source of satisfaction to learn the truth about the conduct of the people of Hamburg when face to face with the calamitous sickness that has prevailed in their city since the middle of August last, and which is now happily fast subsiding. The statements which were originally promul. gated as to their utter helplessness and want of organising power to cope with the epidemic were, if not altogether false, grossly exaggerated and sensational statements. The letters of the special correspondent of The Times obviously afford a far more accurate, reasonable and trustworthy record of the events making up the history of the epidemic. What are the facts ? For the first few days the number of attacks was relatively small, but shortly afterwards the epidemic began to assume alarming proportions. Where the cases could be counted by fifties they were soon to be counted by the hundred, and in about a week they reached over a thousand per diem. Up to Aug. 20th there had been only 86 cases of cholera distributed over several days, and on the 22nd, the day the disease was officially recognised, they were 200, and by the 27th they had reached the maximum of 1101. Occurrences of this kind would be likely to strain the powers of the best organised community in the world. The preparations and arrangements for coping with such a state of things were not, and could not reasonably be expected to be, adequate or perfect. Cholera in Hamburg comported itself very much as it