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registration (a matter of the first importance) is to be made dependent on the voluntary information of the practitioners themselves, especially if they are required to pay a fee, however trifling, at the same time, this part of the system will be most inefficiently carried out. In such a matter, no body of
could be relied on, certainly not that body to which the Medical Bill specially applies. In place of this your correspondent suggests that the registrars of births and deaths should also be made local registrars of medical men. These gentlemen are in every district, and witnesses to all the changes taking place in their localities, without any personal interest in the matter-any professional jealousies or piques that would prevent the proper discharge of their duties. Their lists might be periodically made and corrected, and transmitted to a central office, where they could be collated, and from whence copies could be returned to the districts, to be open for reference or proceedings. The registrars themselves could hardly object to the imposition of these new duties, since by bringing them in repeated contact with the profession, it gives them fresh opportunities of performing their own duties. It occurred to me at first that these gentlemen, not being professionally educated, would hardly be capable of judging who possessed the necessary qualification for insertion on the list. But this difficulty would be easily got over if our new bill clearly defines (and I hope this will be done) what constitutes a qualification. The comparison of diplomas, &c., might then be safely left (with opportunities of referring to the central authority, if necessary) to a body of men who have proved themselves a very intelligent, and, what in such a matter is of great importance, whose habits of business and industry might be depended upon. Yours, &c., ANOTHER SURGEON. Gravesend, May, 1854. men
THE COMMITTEE OF THE ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL AND MR. GAY. To the Editor of THE LANCET. SIR,—I have to thank you for acceding to my request with respect to the publication of the letter of Lords Grosvenor and
Ebrington. Until I
saw
your
comment, I did not know but that Lord
Ebrington had made a request to the authorities of the Royal Free Hospital, similar to that of Lord Grosvenor; but with assurance to the contrary, I will take care to omit that of my statement from any future reference to the circumstances under which that letter was written. I am, Sir, yours obediently, JOHN GAY. Finsbury, May, 1854.
your
part
THE
WAR.
MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE. THE DANUBE.—The health of the troops in and around Schumla is excellent. There are 45,000 men in Schumla, and of these only 1800 are in the hospitals, the wounded included.
any of the hospital cases are serious. There are no This is good news for our own troops, too, who, whenever they shall march, are likely to march upon Schumla, where, it is said, that the allied troops will have their head-
Scarcely
epidemics.
quarters.
SICKNESS AMONGST THE RUSSIAN SOLDIERS.—The Augsburg Gazette, generally well informed, estimates that the epidemic. has already put hors de combat 18,000 Russians since their
occupation of the Dobrudscha.
OF THE TIGER AT ODESSA.-On the 12th of May, the of 1275 tons burden, and mounting 16 guns, which stranded at seven wersts from Odessa, was obliged to surrender. Her captain (Gillard) had one leg blown off, a midshipman both, and five men wounded; 226 prisoners were taken. Mr. J. H. Domville, surgeon, and Mr. Edmund Lawless, assistantsurgeon, were also made prisoners. SURGEONS FOR THE EAST.-The following surgeons have sailed for the seat of war in the East, since the 13th instant :Mr. Tippetts, assistant-surgeon of the 7th Foot, in the Paramatta, transport-ship, No. 52; Mr. W. R. Grylls, assistantsurgeon of the 19th Foot, in the Asia, transport-ship, No. 53; Mr. H. J. Wilkin, assistant-surgeon on the staff, in the Glendalough, transport-ship, No. 55; Mr. W. Dumbreck, surgeon of the 1st Foot (Royals), in the War-Cloud, transport-ship, No. 56; Mr. J. B. St. C. Crosse, assistant-surgeon in the Tyron, transport-ship, No. 57;and Mr. Read, Staff-surgeon in the Panola, transport-ship, No. 71; Mr. Atkinson, assistant-surgeon of the 1st Royals (Foot) has arrived at Southampton to embark for Malta; Mr. Risk, assistant-surgeon of the 23rd Foot, has proceeded to Cork, for embarkation to the Mediterranean ; Mr. H. Downes, surgeon, and Messrs. Sinclair and Bryson, assistant-surgeons, in charge of the 42nd Regiment of Foot. APPOINTMENTS.-Dr. Allen Bryson, has been appointed assistant-surgeon to the 97th Reg. of Foot; Dr. James Brown Gibson, has been promoted from the 17th Lancers, to be Staffsurgeon of the first class; Mr. W. Mills Dowding, assistantsurgeon, has been promoted from the 36th Foot, to be Staffsurgeon of the second class, in the room of Mr. Massey, promoted to the l7th Light Dragoons; Mr. Alexander Woodcock (1844) has been appointed surgeon to the Indefatigable, fitting out at Devonport; Dr. Hampden H. Massey, Staffsurgeon of the second class, has been appointed surgeon to the l7th Light Dragoons (Lancers); Mr. Henry Turner, has been appointed assistant-surgeon in the Scots Fusilier Guards; Mr. Thomas Stevenson Zeevan, has been appointed assistantsurgeon, in the 27th Reg. of Foot; Dr. Thomas Massett Webb, has been appointed assistant-surgeon to the 36th Reg. of Foot.
Loss
Tiger,
MEDICAL RELIEF TO THE POOR. To the Editor of THE LANCET. LANCET of the 22nd ult. has just been placed in SIR,—THE my hands, and a letter pointed out, signed " M. R. C. S.,"referring to the Risbridge Board of Guardians, of which I have the honour to be chairman. If your anonymous correspondent will attach his name to the charges contained in the above letter it shall be duly answered. The guardians of the Risbridge Union will not deign to reply to scurrilous and groundless charges made under ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONs.—The following gentlean anonymous signature. men, having undergone the necessary examinations for the WM. HENRY SAMS. Clare, Suffolk, May, 1854. diploma, were admitted Members of the College at a meeting * It is scarcely necessary to state that the communication of the Court of Examiners on the 19th inst. :referred to by Mr. Sams was authenticated.—SUB-ED. L. BARRY, JAMES SARSFIELD, Royal Navy. CARPENTER, SMITHWICK, Dublin. COLSTON, CHARLES KELWAY, Plymouth. GRASEJ’rIANS, CHRISTIAN EDWARD, Canonbury-villas,
Medical News.
House
of Commons.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24. GRADUATES’ (UNIVERSITY OF LONDON) BILL. MR. BELL moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr. MOWBRAY did not object to the second reading, but he should at a future stage move for the extension of the Bill to the University of Durham. Mr. COWAN said he should claim the same privilege on behalf of the universities of Scotland.-Read a second time. MEDICAL
DUBLIN HOSPITAL GRANTS COMMITTEE.—Dr. COMMITTEE. Hargrave, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, was sum-
moned to attend this committee.
Islington.
i
HAWORTH, JAMES, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. POLLARD, JAMES, Totness, Devon. ROBERTS, JOHN, Cricieth, Carnarvonshire. ROSE, FREDERICK HENRY, Preston, Lancashire. ROWLAND, EVAN, Llangeitho, Carnarvonshire. WOOD, GEORGE JACOB,John-street, Bedford-row. APOTHECARIES’ HALL.—Names of gentlemen who passed
their examination in the science and practice of Medicine, and received certificates to practise, on-
Thursday, May 18th, 1854. ARTHUR, JOSEPH, Shadwell.
HALFORD,
GEORGE
BRITTOX, London.
registration (a matter of the first importance) is to be made dependent on the voluntary information of the practitioners themselves, especially if they are required to pay a fee, however trifling, at the same time, this part of the system will be most inefficiently carried out. In such a matter, no body of
could be relied on, certainly not that body to which the Medical Bill specially applies. In place of this your correspondent suggests that the registrars of births and deaths should also be made local registrars of medical men. These gentlemen are in every district, and witnesses to all the changes taking place in their localities, without any personal interest in the matter-any professional jealousies or piques that would prevent the proper discharge of their duties. Their lists might be periodically made and corrected, and transmitted to a central office, where they could be collated, and from whence copies could be returned to the districts, to be open for reference or proceedings. The registrars themselves could hardly object to the imposition of these new duties, since by bringing them in repeated contact with the profession, it gives them fresh opportunities of performing their own duties. It occurred to me at first that these gentlemen, not being professionally educated, would hardly be capable of judging who possessed the necessary qualification for insertion on the list. But this difficulty would be easily got over if our new bill clearly defines (and I hope this will be done) what constitutes a qualification. The comparison of diplomas, &c., might then be safely left (with opportunities of referring to the central authority, if necessary) to a body of men who have proved themselves a very intelligent, and, what in such a matter is of great importance, whose habits of business and industry might be depended upon. Yours, &c., ANOTHER SURGEON. Gravesend, May, 1854. men
THE COMMITTEE OF THE ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL AND MR. GAY. To the Editor of THE LANCET. SIR,—I have to thank you for acceding to my request with respect to the publication of the letter of Lords Grosvenor and
Ebrington. Until I
saw
your
comment, I did not know but that Lord
Ebrington had made a request to the authorities of the Royal Free Hospital, similar to that of Lord Grosvenor; but with assurance to the contrary, I will take care to omit that of my statement from any future reference to the circumstances under which that letter was written. I am, Sir, yours obediently, JOHN GAY. Finsbury, May, 1854.
your
part
THE
WAR.
MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE. THE DANUBE.—The health of the troops in and around Schumla is excellent. There are 45,000 men in Schumla, and of these only 1800 are in the hospitals, the wounded included.
any of the hospital cases are serious. There are no This is good news for our own troops, too, who, whenever they shall march, are likely to march upon Schumla, where, it is said, that the allied troops will have their head-
Scarcely
epidemics.
quarters.
SICKNESS AMONGST THE RUSSIAN SOLDIERS.—The Augsburg Gazette, generally well informed, estimates that the epidemic. has already put hors de combat 18,000 Russians since their
occupation of the Dobrudscha.
OF THE TIGER AT ODESSA.-On the 12th of May, the of 1275 tons burden, and mounting 16 guns, which stranded at seven wersts from Odessa, was obliged to surrender. Her captain (Gillard) had one leg blown off, a midshipman both, and five men wounded; 226 prisoners were taken. Mr. J. H. Domville, surgeon, and Mr. Edmund Lawless, assistantsurgeon, were also made prisoners. SURGEONS FOR THE EAST.-The following surgeons have sailed for the seat of war in the East, since the 13th instant :Mr. Tippetts, assistant-surgeon of the 7th Foot, in the Paramatta, transport-ship, No. 52; Mr. W. R. Grylls, assistantsurgeon of the 19th Foot, in the Asia, transport-ship, No. 53; Mr. H. J. Wilkin, assistant-surgeon on the staff, in the Glendalough, transport-ship, No. 55; Mr. W. Dumbreck, surgeon of the 1st Foot (Royals), in the War-Cloud, transport-ship, No. 56; Mr. J. B. St. C. Crosse, assistant-surgeon in the Tyron, transport-ship, No. 57;and Mr. Read, Staff-surgeon in the Panola, transport-ship, No. 71; Mr. Atkinson, assistant-surgeon of the 1st Royals (Foot) has arrived at Southampton to embark for Malta; Mr. Risk, assistant-surgeon of the 23rd Foot, has proceeded to Cork, for embarkation to the Mediterranean ; Mr. H. Downes, surgeon, and Messrs. Sinclair and Bryson, assistant-surgeons, in charge of the 42nd Regiment of Foot. APPOINTMENTS.-Dr. Allen Bryson, has been appointed assistant-surgeon to the 97th Reg. of Foot; Dr. James Brown Gibson, has been promoted from the 17th Lancers, to be Staffsurgeon of the first class; Mr. W. Mills Dowding, assistantsurgeon, has been promoted from the 36th Foot, to be Staffsurgeon of the second class, in the room of Mr. Massey, promoted to the l7th Light Dragoons; Mr. Alexander Woodcock (1844) has been appointed surgeon to the Indefatigable, fitting out at Devonport; Dr. Hampden H. Massey, Staffsurgeon of the second class, has been appointed surgeon to the l7th Light Dragoons (Lancers); Mr. Henry Turner, has been appointed assistant-surgeon in the Scots Fusilier Guards; Mr. Thomas Stevenson Zeevan, has been appointed assistantsurgeon, in the 27th Reg. of Foot; Dr. Thomas Massett Webb, has been appointed assistant-surgeon to the 36th Reg. of Foot.
Loss
Tiger,
MEDICAL RELIEF TO THE POOR. To the Editor of THE LANCET. LANCET of the 22nd ult. has just been placed in SIR,—THE my hands, and a letter pointed out, signed " M. R. C. S.,"referring to the Risbridge Board of Guardians, of which I have the honour to be chairman. If your anonymous correspondent will attach his name to the charges contained in the above letter it shall be duly answered. The guardians of the Risbridge Union will not deign to reply to scurrilous and groundless charges made under ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONs.—The following gentlean anonymous signature. men, having undergone the necessary examinations for the WM. HENRY SAMS. Clare, Suffolk, May, 1854. diploma, were admitted Members of the College at a meeting * It is scarcely necessary to state that the communication of the Court of Examiners on the 19th inst. :referred to by Mr. Sams was authenticated.—SUB-ED. L. BARRY, JAMES SARSFIELD, Royal Navy. CARPENTER, SMITHWICK, Dublin. COLSTON, CHARLES KELWAY, Plymouth. GRASEJ’rIANS, CHRISTIAN EDWARD, Canonbury-villas,
Medical News.
House
of Commons.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24. GRADUATES’ (UNIVERSITY OF LONDON) BILL. MR. BELL moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr. MOWBRAY did not object to the second reading, but he should at a future stage move for the extension of the Bill to the University of Durham. Mr. COWAN said he should claim the same privilege on behalf of the universities of Scotland.-Read a second time. MEDICAL
DUBLIN HOSPITAL GRANTS COMMITTEE.—Dr. COMMITTEE. Hargrave, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, was sum-
moned to attend this committee.
Islington.
i
HAWORTH, JAMES, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. POLLARD, JAMES, Totness, Devon. ROBERTS, JOHN, Cricieth, Carnarvonshire. ROSE, FREDERICK HENRY, Preston, Lancashire. ROWLAND, EVAN, Llangeitho, Carnarvonshire. WOOD, GEORGE JACOB,John-street, Bedford-row. APOTHECARIES’ HALL.—Names of gentlemen who passed
their examination in the science and practice of Medicine, and received certificates to practise, on-
Thursday, May 18th, 1854. ARTHUR, JOSEPH, Shadwell.
HALFORD,
GEORGE
BRITTOX, London.