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REPRESENTATION OF MEMBERS ON THE COUNCIL OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.
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Pren.une in Tuberculous Women. At a recent meeting of the Medical Society in Jasy Dr. Rosianu gave a summary of the views held at present on the question of pregnancy in tuberculous If pregnancy has taken place the woman women. should be kept under careful medical observation, and if the tuberculous disease grows worse, abortion should be strongly recommended. During the later months of pregnancy the induction of premature labour does not offer any advantage over labour at full term, and is fraught with risk for a tuberculous patient. Moreover, as a tuberculous mother may give birth to a healthy child with fair chances of good health later on, it would be unfair to sacrifice needlessly the life of an infant. Dr. Rosianu does not believe in making a routine of interrupting the pregnancy, as advocated by Maragliano and
Hamburger. Phototherapy in Rachitis. Dr. Ranrsiceanu reports the results of ultra-violet treatment made with special arc lamps in 42 cases of rachitis. The patients ranged from 1 to 7 years of age. Every month comparative rontgenograms of the epiphyses of the right forearm were made on four children. In all cases that could be thus controlled there was an undoubted improvement in the clinical picture ; in most cases a complete cure was effected. At first the treatment was applied every second day, but of late he has given daily treatments. He begins with five minutes each to the abdomen and back at The time is lengthened by two minutes one sitting. at each sitting until 15 minutes each is reached. No No ill-effects following the treatment were noted. changes in diet were ordered and no medication was employed. The number of sittings was usually from 40 to 60. The rontgenograms established the fact that the bones were becoming harder and firmer. The initial softness of the bones should, of course, be taken advantage of to straighten curvatures and correct deformities, while irradiation is continued, so thatwhen the bones become firm they may be in the corrected position. Gastro-intestinal Disorders in Albania. There is an alarming increase of gastro-intestinal disorders in Albania ; thousands of working men are unemployed, and are compelled to live on a semistarvation diet. The sanitary conditions of the bakeries are very unsatisfactory ; the bread is bitter and made of inferior flour (chiefly maize) in a primitive manner. Another great source of gastro-intestinal disease is the enormous consumption of decayed vegetables, raw or in a half-cooked condition, and dried fruit, chiefly prunes, in partly decomposed state. ’The cases of gastro-intestinal disorders are for the most part mild, and recovery takes place without complication ; only a few fatal cases have as yet been
reported.
Correspondence. "Audi alteram
"
parted.
REPRESENTATION OF MEMBERS ON THE COUNCIL OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND. To the Editor of THE LANCET. SIR,-I gather from the President’s remarks at the annual meeting of Fellows and Members, held last week, that the Council of the College is to consider further the question of the representation of members Since that meeting, I have had before on that body. me the information regarding the history of this movement, which was put before the President by a deputation of the Society of Members of the College, and I am astounded to find that the right of representation on the College Council originally existed and was taken away from them, as I understand, surreptitiously and illegally, about half a century ago by the then
Fellows. In these circumstances, it is amazing to think that a body of gentlemen of the calibre of those who form the Council, and among whom, at the present time, I am proud to reckon many friends, could refuse to rectify such a gross injustice to the Members of the College, and one which has continued for over such a long period. Although the Society of Members have been the movers in this matter, the responsibility of the Council exists to far beyond their limited membership. Though I am not a member of this Society, I consider that the Council owes a sacred duty to the body corporate of the College to put this matter right. I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Haden Guest’s address, and I think he made out a case which is beyond dispute. The Council now has the opportunity of rectifying the injustice of its predecessors, and I hope that it will proceed to do so quickly. Should the Council of the College refuse to do this, it seems to me that the logical course for it to pursue. in seeking a new charter, would be to have the members of the College degraded into a body of licentiates, such as exists in the sister college. I do not suppose for a moment that it would be allowed to do that; but to my mind it is the only logical alternative to the retention of the status of membership. I am quite sure that it would be to the advantage of the College and, indirectly, of the public, whom it serves, that it should agree to receive one or two members on its Governing Board. It appears to me to be very unfair that I, as a member of a university, should have a voice in the government of that university and a Parliamentary vote for its Member, while thousands of members of the College should not even have one representative on its College I am, Sir, yours faithfully, Council. LEWIS G. GLOVER, M.D., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
Nov. 26th, 1925. DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS.-The Liverpool Hos** The subject is dealt with in another column. pital Sunday Fund this year-the fifty-fifth annual collection-amounted to .87752, being .8413 more than the amount - end. L. subscribed last year.-Princess Beatrice has given JB105 to start a .815,000 fund for the renovation of the Royal Isle of THE TROPHOBLASTIC HYPOTHESIS OF Wight County Hospita,l.-Lady Violet Charlotte Julia Maria CANCER. value of She of the 17,825. Watt, Brighton, left property left ;C500 each to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, the To the Editor of THE LANCET. Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children, Brighton, the Throat and Ear Hospital, the Hospital for Women, Brighton, the SIR,-It is surely unreasonable of anyone to expect Brighton, Hove, and Preston Dispensary, and 2250 to Our to find historical references to other theories in an Dumb Friends’ League, and the residue of the property to ’, address summarising the work of many years. After -
her executor for such charitable purposes as he may select. .what Dr. Murray has written, however, concerning my - Mr. David Levy, Brixton, left 216,440. After various want of knowledge on this matter, justice presumed he left the residue of the property in trust for his bequests wife for life, and then to King Edward’s Hospital Fund for demands that I comment severely upon his own London.-An anonymous donor has given 21000 to Crick- ignorance of the literature in respect of a previous howell Memorial Hospital in commemoration of the visit publication of mine in THE LANCET1 in which, when of the Prince of Wales to Glenark Park, Crickhowell.-Mr. dealing with the importance of chorion epithelioma John David Miller, Clifton, Bristol, left £ 00 each to the in relation to certain aspects of the aetiology of cancer, Bristol Royal Infirmary and the Bristol General Hospital; I acknowledged that, though I had arrived at a similar .8250 to Muller’s Orphanages, Ashley Down, Bristol; and conclusion independently, I subsequently discovered and the Bristol Hospital X150 each to the Bristol Eye Hospital 1 THE LANCET, 1924, i., 267. for Sick Women and Children.
Pren.une in Tuberculous Women. At a recent meeting of the Medical Society in Jasy Dr. Rosianu gave a summary of the views held at present on the question of pregnancy in tuberculous If pregnancy has taken place the woman women. should be kept under careful medical observation, and if the tuberculous disease grows worse, abortion should be strongly recommended. During the later months of pregnancy the induction of premature labour does not offer any advantage over labour at full term, and is fraught with risk for a tuberculous patient. Moreover, as a tuberculous mother may give birth to a healthy child with fair chances of good health later on, it would be unfair to sacrifice needlessly the life of an infant. Dr. Rosianu does not believe in making a routine of interrupting the pregnancy, as advocated by Maragliano and
Hamburger. Phototherapy in Rachitis. Dr. Ranrsiceanu reports the results of ultra-violet treatment made with special arc lamps in 42 cases of rachitis. The patients ranged from 1 to 7 years of age. Every month comparative rontgenograms of the epiphyses of the right forearm were made on four children. In all cases that could be thus controlled there was an undoubted improvement in the clinical picture ; in most cases a complete cure was effected. At first the treatment was applied every second day, but of late he has given daily treatments. He begins with five minutes each to the abdomen and back at The time is lengthened by two minutes one sitting. at each sitting until 15 minutes each is reached. No No ill-effects following the treatment were noted. changes in diet were ordered and no medication was employed. The number of sittings was usually from 40 to 60. The rontgenograms established the fact that the bones were becoming harder and firmer. The initial softness of the bones should, of course, be taken advantage of to straighten curvatures and correct deformities, while irradiation is continued, so thatwhen the bones become firm they may be in the corrected position. Gastro-intestinal Disorders in Albania. There is an alarming increase of gastro-intestinal disorders in Albania ; thousands of working men are unemployed, and are compelled to live on a semistarvation diet. The sanitary conditions of the bakeries are very unsatisfactory ; the bread is bitter and made of inferior flour (chiefly maize) in a primitive manner. Another great source of gastro-intestinal disease is the enormous consumption of decayed vegetables, raw or in a half-cooked condition, and dried fruit, chiefly prunes, in partly decomposed state. ’The cases of gastro-intestinal disorders are for the most part mild, and recovery takes place without complication ; only a few fatal cases have as yet been
reported.
Correspondence. "Audi alteram
"
parted.
REPRESENTATION OF MEMBERS ON THE COUNCIL OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND. To the Editor of THE LANCET. SIR,-I gather from the President’s remarks at the annual meeting of Fellows and Members, held last week, that the Council of the College is to consider further the question of the representation of members Since that meeting, I have had before on that body. me the information regarding the history of this movement, which was put before the President by a deputation of the Society of Members of the College, and I am astounded to find that the right of representation on the College Council originally existed and was taken away from them, as I understand, surreptitiously and illegally, about half a century ago by the then
Fellows. In these circumstances, it is amazing to think that a body of gentlemen of the calibre of those who form the Council, and among whom, at the present time, I am proud to reckon many friends, could refuse to rectify such a gross injustice to the Members of the College, and one which has continued for over such a long period. Although the Society of Members have been the movers in this matter, the responsibility of the Council exists to far beyond their limited membership. Though I am not a member of this Society, I consider that the Council owes a sacred duty to the body corporate of the College to put this matter right. I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Haden Guest’s address, and I think he made out a case which is beyond dispute. The Council now has the opportunity of rectifying the injustice of its predecessors, and I hope that it will proceed to do so quickly. Should the Council of the College refuse to do this, it seems to me that the logical course for it to pursue. in seeking a new charter, would be to have the members of the College degraded into a body of licentiates, such as exists in the sister college. I do not suppose for a moment that it would be allowed to do that; but to my mind it is the only logical alternative to the retention of the status of membership. I am quite sure that it would be to the advantage of the College and, indirectly, of the public, whom it serves, that it should agree to receive one or two members on its Governing Board. It appears to me to be very unfair that I, as a member of a university, should have a voice in the government of that university and a Parliamentary vote for its Member, while thousands of members of the College should not even have one representative on its College I am, Sir, yours faithfully, Council. LEWIS G. GLOVER, M.D., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
Nov. 26th, 1925. DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS.-The Liverpool Hos** The subject is dealt with in another column. pital Sunday Fund this year-the fifty-fifth annual collection-amounted to .87752, being .8413 more than the amount - end. L. subscribed last year.-Princess Beatrice has given JB105 to start a .815,000 fund for the renovation of the Royal Isle of THE TROPHOBLASTIC HYPOTHESIS OF Wight County Hospita,l.-Lady Violet Charlotte Julia Maria CANCER. value of She of the 17,825. Watt, Brighton, left property left ;C500 each to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, the To the Editor of THE LANCET. Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children, Brighton, the Throat and Ear Hospital, the Hospital for Women, Brighton, the SIR,-It is surely unreasonable of anyone to expect Brighton, Hove, and Preston Dispensary, and 2250 to Our to find historical references to other theories in an Dumb Friends’ League, and the residue of the property to ’, address summarising the work of many years. After -
her executor for such charitable purposes as he may select. .what Dr. Murray has written, however, concerning my - Mr. David Levy, Brixton, left 216,440. After various want of knowledge on this matter, justice presumed he left the residue of the property in trust for his bequests wife for life, and then to King Edward’s Hospital Fund for demands that I comment severely upon his own London.-An anonymous donor has given 21000 to Crick- ignorance of the literature in respect of a previous howell Memorial Hospital in commemoration of the visit publication of mine in THE LANCET1 in which, when of the Prince of Wales to Glenark Park, Crickhowell.-Mr. dealing with the importance of chorion epithelioma John David Miller, Clifton, Bristol, left £ 00 each to the in relation to certain aspects of the aetiology of cancer, Bristol Royal Infirmary and the Bristol General Hospital; I acknowledged that, though I had arrived at a similar .8250 to Muller’s Orphanages, Ashley Down, Bristol; and conclusion independently, I subsequently discovered and the Bristol Hospital X150 each to the Bristol Eye Hospital 1 THE LANCET, 1924, i., 267. for Sick Women and Children.