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PUBLIC HEALTH. Referring to the position of the Dental Officers' Group, Mr. Wallis urged that effort should be made to ensure better attendances at the meetings. Excellent papers and discussions on matters of great moment were discussed at the Society, and it behoved all who had the interests of the public dental officer at heart to attend the meetings and to express their views.
• Instruction in Drthopasilcs.
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BOUT five years ago a number of health authorities, including Hendon, arranged to send their orthopa-dic cases to the country branch of the Royal National Orthopedic Hospital at Stanmore, Middlesex. The orthopredic dink work of these authorities is also conducted under the direct supervision of the resident surgeon at the hospital (Mr. H. J. Seddon) . In order to strengthen the link between the officers engaged in mat ernity and child welfare and school medical work and the orthopsedic surgeon, a course on " Public Health Orthopredics " was held in October under the regis of the Royal National Orthopsedic Hospital. Since this is something in the nature of a new departure on this particular side of public health work, a note of the arrangements made by Dr. A. F. Adamson, the Medical Officer of Health of Hendon, but may not be out of place. Invitations were sent to the health oflicers of all the authorities dealing regularly or occasionally with the hospital. Dy permission of the Mayor of Hendon, the first three demonstrations were given at the new Hendon health centre, which is easy of access from London and is only a few minutes by road from th e hospital. The conditions dealt with included diseases and deformities of the spine, hip, knee and ankle occurring in childhood; birth injuries, and the various forms of paral ysis. On the first day, Dr. W. G. Willoughby (Medical Officer of Health of Eastbourne) read a valuable introductory paper on " Orthopa-dics in relation to Public Health," and the clinical demonstrations that followed were given by Mr. Rocyn Jones and Mr. Seddon. Particular attention was paid to diagnosis, and an unusually comprehensive exhibition of cases gathered from the Hendon area and from the wards of the country branch of the Royal National Orthopaidic Hospital were used to illustrate all the points of importance. The last session was held at the hospital, where the diagnosis and treatment of infantile paralysis, dealt with very fully by Mr. R. Y. Paton, and
DECE~IBER,
an exhibition of X-rays and lantern slides illustrating typical orthopredic conditions~ brought a most instructive course to a close. Great interest and enthusiasm were shown bv those who att ended, and it is hoped that as ~ result there will be encouragement to arrange for similar courses in the future.
For Medical Officers in Overseas Industrial Undertakings. T has been felt for some time that sufficient I opportunity has not been given to medical officers engaged overseas in attending to the health of the industrially employed, to exchange views on the various problems peculiar to their particular industries and to the areas where they are practising. It is proposed to hold at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine an annual conference, lasting for two days. in order that such medical officers on leave may he able to meet their colleagues and discuss their problems. The main subject for discussion will be the prevention of disease, e.g., control of malaria and epid emic diseases in the tropics • water supplie s ; sewage and refuse disposal: housing; the keeping of records; and hygien~ generally. All medical officers practising on plantations mines , railways, hydro-electric and constructio~ schemes and development companies generally will be welcomed. The conferenc e each year will be held in July, and medical officers who would like to attend are invited to appl y to the Organis_ ing Secretary, Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, Gower Street, London W.C.l. '
The Health and Cleanliness Council. E sixth annual meeting of the Health and T HCleanliness Council, whose activities are so well known to members of the public health service, was held at the Holhorn Restaurant London, on November 21st, 1934, under th; chairmanship of Dr. George F. Buchan, Preai., dent of the Council. In a report on the work of the advisory board since the last general meeting, held in March, 1931, ample evidence was provided of the growth of the Council' influence in th~ various branches of health propaganda earned on so successfully since it inception in 1.926. Discussion on the wor~ ?f th~ Council followed, those taking part including Dr. A. Stuart Hebblethwaite, M.e.
• Instruction in Drthopasilcs.
A
BOUT five years ago a number of health authorities, including Hendon, arranged to send their orthopa-dic cases to the country branch of the Royal National Orthopedic Hospital at Stanmore, Middlesex. The orthopredic dink work of these authorities is also conducted under the direct supervision of the resident surgeon at the hospital (Mr. H. J. Seddon) . In order to strengthen the link between the officers engaged in mat ernity and child welfare and school medical work and the orthopsedic surgeon, a course on " Public Health Orthopredics " was held in October under the regis of the Royal National Orthopsedic Hospital. Since this is something in the nature of a new departure on this particular side of public health work, a note of the arrangements made by Dr. A. F. Adamson, the Medical Officer of Health of Hendon, but may not be out of place. Invitations were sent to the health oflicers of all the authorities dealing regularly or occasionally with the hospital. Dy permission of the Mayor of Hendon, the first three demonstrations were given at the new Hendon health centre, which is easy of access from London and is only a few minutes by road from th e hospital. The conditions dealt with included diseases and deformities of the spine, hip, knee and ankle occurring in childhood; birth injuries, and the various forms of paral ysis. On the first day, Dr. W. G. Willoughby (Medical Officer of Health of Eastbourne) read a valuable introductory paper on " Orthopa-dics in relation to Public Health," and the clinical demonstrations that followed were given by Mr. Rocyn Jones and Mr. Seddon. Particular attention was paid to diagnosis, and an unusually comprehensive exhibition of cases gathered from the Hendon area and from the wards of the country branch of the Royal National Orthopaidic Hospital were used to illustrate all the points of importance. The last session was held at the hospital, where the diagnosis and treatment of infantile paralysis, dealt with very fully by Mr. R. Y. Paton, and
DECE~IBER,
an exhibition of X-rays and lantern slides illustrating typical orthopredic conditions~ brought a most instructive course to a close. Great interest and enthusiasm were shown bv those who att ended, and it is hoped that as ~ result there will be encouragement to arrange for similar courses in the future.
For Medical Officers in Overseas Industrial Undertakings. T has been felt for some time that sufficient I opportunity has not been given to medical officers engaged overseas in attending to the health of the industrially employed, to exchange views on the various problems peculiar to their particular industries and to the areas where they are practising. It is proposed to hold at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine an annual conference, lasting for two days. in order that such medical officers on leave may he able to meet their colleagues and discuss their problems. The main subject for discussion will be the prevention of disease, e.g., control of malaria and epid emic diseases in the tropics • water supplie s ; sewage and refuse disposal: housing; the keeping of records; and hygien~ generally. All medical officers practising on plantations mines , railways, hydro-electric and constructio~ schemes and development companies generally will be welcomed. The conferenc e each year will be held in July, and medical officers who would like to attend are invited to appl y to the Organis_ ing Secretary, Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, Gower Street, London W.C.l. '
The Health and Cleanliness Council. E sixth annual meeting of the Health and T HCleanliness Council, whose activities are so well known to members of the public health service, was held at the Holhorn Restaurant London, on November 21st, 1934, under th; chairmanship of Dr. George F. Buchan, Preai., dent of the Council. In a report on the work of the advisory board since the last general meeting, held in March, 1931, ample evidence was provided of the growth of the Council' influence in th~ various branches of health propaganda earned on so successfully since it inception in 1.926. Discussion on the wor~ ?f th~ Council followed, those taking part including Dr. A. Stuart Hebblethwaite, M.e.