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fifty inmates, the total cost of these extenbeing something like £10,000, and still further outlay is, it is understood, shortly contemplated. At another to accommodate
sions
excessive use of intoxicants as being a great source of disease in the town, likewise the chewing of tobacco and the use of narcotics in the form of opium and laudanum. "Few people," he said, " were aware of the enormous consumption of opium among miners’ wives; they were left at home for a long time alone and taught each other the habit."
branch of the infirmary-the asylum at Cheadle-the comof the extensions of the buildings were celebrated on the 25th ult. by a fancy dress ball, at which, in addition to all those of the patients who were fit to A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD MOTHER. mix together, a number of invited guests, including At the Stockton Police Court a man aged forty-four was several members of the staff, were present. The dancing took place in the handsome new recreation-room, which charged, under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, with was prettily decorated, and the whole scene was one of assaulting Clara Wilson, aged fourteen. Lately the girl ’exceptional brilliancy. The Hospital for Consumption is gave birth to a child, and on being questioned she stated advancing each year in importance and in the amount that the defendant (who was remanded) was the father. of work done by it. At the annual meeting, in common Newcastle-oh-Tyne, March 8th, 1886. with all the other charities, the committee ask for in- creased support to meet additional expenses, and appeal for an increase of no less than £1000 per annum for working GLASGOW. - expenses. The committee has been fortunate in obtaining our own Correspondent.) (From the services of Dr. Simpson and Mr. Hardie as physician and in of Dr. and Mr. Young, surgeon respectively place Gamgee who have resigned during the past twelve months. The DISCUSSION ON CANCER. total amounts received from the Hospital Saturday and THE most important event in this session of the PatlioSunday Funds so far are £ 6751—a sum below last year’s collections; but this may be increased considerably yet, as logical and Clinical Society has been the discussion on cancer. It began with a demonstration of the various forms of the whole of the contributions have not yet come in. Manchester, March 8th. malignant growth, illustrated by over a hundred microscopes
pletion
and
NORTHERN
(From
COUNTIES
our own
NOTES.
Correspondent.)
as
numerous
casts,
specimens
and
diagrams, so arranged
to show the structure and mode of extension of cancers.
The discussion proper lasted for several nights, and was carried on not only by local pathologists and surgeons, but also by some from other parts of the country, amongst whom was Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson. It forms a notable contri-
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL: MUNIFICENT OFFER. bution to the literature of the subject. THE annual meeting of the above hospital was held STUDENTS’ UNION. lately, under the presidency of Sir W. G. Armstrong, C.B. The students of Glasgow University are remarkably The report stated that the number of in-patients treated had been 138, as compared with 156 in 1884; the decrease in the fortunate in their day and generation. A movement was set on foot among them at the beginning of last year for the number was due to the fact that the hospital had been establishment of a union, and a committee was appointed to - twice cleared of its inmates during the year, on one occa- further the scheme. Designs for a building, consisting of a hall sion owing to an outbreak of measles, and once during capable of seating 400, with smaller rooms for the meetings the summer to allow of the repainting and cleaning of the of affiliated university societies, have already been prepared, whole building. The number of out-patients was 2483, the estimated cost being from £5000 to.E6000. The main diffias compared with 2087 in 1884. It was stated in the medi- culty was want of funds. This has been got over, however, cal report that the 2483 out-patient cases involved 7000 and the movement has received a great impetus through the separate consultations by the physicians or surgeons. Mr. announcement, recently made, that a gentleman, whose name John Fleming, a governor of the hospital and a solicitor is in the meantime withheld, a medical graduate of the uniin this city, in moving the adoption of the reports, versity, has promised a sum of money sufficient to defray referred to the unhealthy situation of the hospital, situated the cost of erecting the building. Generosity of this kind is as it is in the midst of a very poor and overcrowded populaas commendable as it is rare. One point which is much tion ; and as a convalescent home was an acknowledged discussed among the students has reference to the site most want in connexion with the hospital for the perfect reappropriate for such a building. There is a pretty general covery of the children, he had thought it would save feeling in favour of some situation more central than the expense if a new hospital were to be built in an airy grounds, one nearer the localities where the situation, and thus combine the advantages of hospital and majority of the students live, for the Scotch students, unconvalescent home in one building. He further offered to like English university students, do not reside in college. purchase a site for the new hospital, and to build and DR. B. W. RICHARDSON’S VISIT. furnish it complete; and, taking into consideration the Glasgow has recently been favoured with a visit from Dr. growing requirements of the city and district, he thought the new hospital should be large enough to receive from B. W. Richardson, made under the auspices of the British sixty to eighty in-patients. Mr. Fleming wishes to build Medical Temperance Association. In the course of his visit the hospital as a memorial of his late wife, and that its he delievered two lectures. In the first of these, a public erection should be at once commenced, so that the next lecture, Dr. Richardson discoursed eloquently on the progress annual meeting might be held in the new building. Mr. of sanitary science even during his own lifetime, and on the Fleming’s munificent offer was gratefully accepted, and in part which temperance played as a sanitary measure. The the discussion which followed it transpired that the present picture he drew of a town ideally perfect in sanitary matters, hospital building was freehold, and might be sold at an with its comparative freedom from disease, its low death enhanced value for business purposes, and thus augment rate (9 per 1000), and the long duration of life therein (105 the income of the hospital. The Children’s Hospital has years it ought to be), ended by a peaceful and painless probeen in operation here for about twenty-three years, and cess of euthanasia, were very striking; and no less striking at first began on a very small scale. Dr. William Murray was the picture he drew of the effect on such a community and Mr. Joseph Fife were the first medical attendants. The of the introduction of intemperance in the use of alcoholic former is in active practice as a physician here, but the liquors. His second lecture was to students, and dealt with the latter retired a few years ago. A good deal of the popularity more scientific and medical aspects of the action of alcohol. of the hospital has been owing to the energy with which While condemning the use of alcoholic liquors as beverages, both these gentlemen undertook the duties. It had a good he claimed and affirmed the right of the physician to use start, and has never flagged since. I regret that the medical alcohol as occasion demanded in the treatment of disease. founders were not mentioned at the meeting. Glasgow, March 9th, 1886. OPIUM AMONG MINERS’ WIVES. THE first annual meeting of the subscribers to the According to Dr. O’Hanlon of Spennymoor, the use of opium in the mining districts of the county of Durham Portsmouth Eye and Ear Infirmary was held on the 23rd would appear to be on the increase. At the last meeting of ult., when a highly satisfactory report was presented by the the local board, in his report for 1885, he referred to the committee. ’NEWCASTLE
university
fifty inmates, the total cost of these extenbeing something like £10,000, and still further outlay is, it is understood, shortly contemplated. At another to accommodate
sions
excessive use of intoxicants as being a great source of disease in the town, likewise the chewing of tobacco and the use of narcotics in the form of opium and laudanum. "Few people," he said, " were aware of the enormous consumption of opium among miners’ wives; they were left at home for a long time alone and taught each other the habit."
branch of the infirmary-the asylum at Cheadle-the comof the extensions of the buildings were celebrated on the 25th ult. by a fancy dress ball, at which, in addition to all those of the patients who were fit to A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD MOTHER. mix together, a number of invited guests, including At the Stockton Police Court a man aged forty-four was several members of the staff, were present. The dancing took place in the handsome new recreation-room, which charged, under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, with was prettily decorated, and the whole scene was one of assaulting Clara Wilson, aged fourteen. Lately the girl ’exceptional brilliancy. The Hospital for Consumption is gave birth to a child, and on being questioned she stated advancing each year in importance and in the amount that the defendant (who was remanded) was the father. of work done by it. At the annual meeting, in common Newcastle-oh-Tyne, March 8th, 1886. with all the other charities, the committee ask for in- creased support to meet additional expenses, and appeal for an increase of no less than £1000 per annum for working GLASGOW. - expenses. The committee has been fortunate in obtaining our own Correspondent.) (From the services of Dr. Simpson and Mr. Hardie as physician and in of Dr. and Mr. Young, surgeon respectively place Gamgee who have resigned during the past twelve months. The DISCUSSION ON CANCER. total amounts received from the Hospital Saturday and THE most important event in this session of the PatlioSunday Funds so far are £ 6751—a sum below last year’s collections; but this may be increased considerably yet, as logical and Clinical Society has been the discussion on cancer. It began with a demonstration of the various forms of the whole of the contributions have not yet come in. Manchester, March 8th. malignant growth, illustrated by over a hundred microscopes
pletion
and
NORTHERN
(From
COUNTIES
our own
NOTES.
Correspondent.)
as
numerous
casts,
specimens
and
diagrams, so arranged
to show the structure and mode of extension of cancers.
The discussion proper lasted for several nights, and was carried on not only by local pathologists and surgeons, but also by some from other parts of the country, amongst whom was Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson. It forms a notable contri-
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL: MUNIFICENT OFFER. bution to the literature of the subject. THE annual meeting of the above hospital was held STUDENTS’ UNION. lately, under the presidency of Sir W. G. Armstrong, C.B. The students of Glasgow University are remarkably The report stated that the number of in-patients treated had been 138, as compared with 156 in 1884; the decrease in the fortunate in their day and generation. A movement was set on foot among them at the beginning of last year for the number was due to the fact that the hospital had been establishment of a union, and a committee was appointed to - twice cleared of its inmates during the year, on one occa- further the scheme. Designs for a building, consisting of a hall sion owing to an outbreak of measles, and once during capable of seating 400, with smaller rooms for the meetings the summer to allow of the repainting and cleaning of the of affiliated university societies, have already been prepared, whole building. The number of out-patients was 2483, the estimated cost being from £5000 to.E6000. The main diffias compared with 2087 in 1884. It was stated in the medi- culty was want of funds. This has been got over, however, cal report that the 2483 out-patient cases involved 7000 and the movement has received a great impetus through the separate consultations by the physicians or surgeons. Mr. announcement, recently made, that a gentleman, whose name John Fleming, a governor of the hospital and a solicitor is in the meantime withheld, a medical graduate of the uniin this city, in moving the adoption of the reports, versity, has promised a sum of money sufficient to defray referred to the unhealthy situation of the hospital, situated the cost of erecting the building. Generosity of this kind is as it is in the midst of a very poor and overcrowded populaas commendable as it is rare. One point which is much tion ; and as a convalescent home was an acknowledged discussed among the students has reference to the site most want in connexion with the hospital for the perfect reappropriate for such a building. There is a pretty general covery of the children, he had thought it would save feeling in favour of some situation more central than the expense if a new hospital were to be built in an airy grounds, one nearer the localities where the situation, and thus combine the advantages of hospital and majority of the students live, for the Scotch students, unconvalescent home in one building. He further offered to like English university students, do not reside in college. purchase a site for the new hospital, and to build and DR. B. W. RICHARDSON’S VISIT. furnish it complete; and, taking into consideration the Glasgow has recently been favoured with a visit from Dr. growing requirements of the city and district, he thought the new hospital should be large enough to receive from B. W. Richardson, made under the auspices of the British sixty to eighty in-patients. Mr. Fleming wishes to build Medical Temperance Association. In the course of his visit the hospital as a memorial of his late wife, and that its he delievered two lectures. In the first of these, a public erection should be at once commenced, so that the next lecture, Dr. Richardson discoursed eloquently on the progress annual meeting might be held in the new building. Mr. of sanitary science even during his own lifetime, and on the Fleming’s munificent offer was gratefully accepted, and in part which temperance played as a sanitary measure. The the discussion which followed it transpired that the present picture he drew of a town ideally perfect in sanitary matters, hospital building was freehold, and might be sold at an with its comparative freedom from disease, its low death enhanced value for business purposes, and thus augment rate (9 per 1000), and the long duration of life therein (105 the income of the hospital. The Children’s Hospital has years it ought to be), ended by a peaceful and painless probeen in operation here for about twenty-three years, and cess of euthanasia, were very striking; and no less striking at first began on a very small scale. Dr. William Murray was the picture he drew of the effect on such a community and Mr. Joseph Fife were the first medical attendants. The of the introduction of intemperance in the use of alcoholic former is in active practice as a physician here, but the liquors. His second lecture was to students, and dealt with the latter retired a few years ago. A good deal of the popularity more scientific and medical aspects of the action of alcohol. of the hospital has been owing to the energy with which While condemning the use of alcoholic liquors as beverages, both these gentlemen undertook the duties. It had a good he claimed and affirmed the right of the physician to use start, and has never flagged since. I regret that the medical alcohol as occasion demanded in the treatment of disease. founders were not mentioned at the meeting. Glasgow, March 9th, 1886. OPIUM AMONG MINERS’ WIVES. THE first annual meeting of the subscribers to the According to Dr. O’Hanlon of Spennymoor, the use of opium in the mining districts of the county of Durham Portsmouth Eye and Ear Infirmary was held on the 23rd would appear to be on the increase. At the last meeting of ult., when a highly satisfactory report was presented by the the local board, in his report for 1885, he referred to the committee. ’NEWCASTLE
university