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ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS.
892 child whose friends have attempted to influence the election in this way is at once removed from the list. Before an election, a paper containing a list of the approved candidates and a minute description of their qualifications for the charity, is sent to each subscriber, who is requested to study it and write his name against those cases which he thinks most suitable, ignoring other considerations, and taking care not to exceed the number of vacancies. In this manner the most destitute must and do get elected, and we understand that it is often possible, by examining the list, to predict which candidate will head the poll. The names of all subscribers are published in a book, but not their addresses. With regard to that great essential, finance, we find from the published balance-sheet that in 1872 the actual income from all sources, including the balance from 1871, was .85684 18s. To this must be added X415 lls. 8d. borrowed from the bankers and treasurer, making £6100 9s. 8d. received in the year. Of this, X2771 2s. 4d was spent on the maintenance and education of the children, outfits on leaving, and insurance; £574 7s. went for interest on a mortgage and a loan from the bankers; £341 ls. 10d. for building, repairs, and furniture; X596 16s. 4d. for sundry old accounts; and X500 for the repayment of a previous loan from the bankers. The remaining sum of .81317 2s. 2d. was absorbed by the expenses of the city office, salaries of secretary, clerks, collector, &c., advertisements, the printing and distribution of special appeals, reports, voting papers, &c., and the other expenses always unfortunately unavoidable in a charity which, so to speak, gets its own living. Undue economy in these items would be sure to result in a serious falling off in an income which is already insufficient. Altogether the balance-sheet appears to us to be highly satisfactory. The expenses of all kinds are. at the rate of £28 per child per annum, the cost of maintenance and education is less than .817. and the cost of food less than £9 per child. Few indeed are the charities which could show such figures, and we believe that they only require to be known to raise the Royal Albert Orphan Asylum to a high position in public favour. We cordially trust that this Christmas may see it relieved from its burthen of debt, and so freed for further labours of usefulness.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. A on
MEETING
of the Royal College of Physicians was held when some matters of importance came up
Saturday last,
for discussion. In the first instance a communication was read from the University of Toronto, in reference to the recognition of its Matriculation examination by the College as a satisfactory preliminary qualification in medical students. It appears that the University some time since requested the various English examining bodies to recognise its Matriculation examination in the usual manner, but the College deferred the matter, pending the settlement of the Conjoint Scheme
for
A letter was read from the President of the British Pharmaceutical Conference in reference to unusual doses in prescriptions, and containing a request that the College would approve of certain suggested safeguards against future accidents-viz., that the prescriber should attach his initials in brackets to the prescriptions immediately after each unusual dose prescribed; that the full name and address of the prescriber should be given, to facilitate intercommunication between the prescriber and the chemist ; and, lastly, that the chemist should be empowered to retain all prescriptions containing unusual doses. The matter was left for future consideration. A communication from the Society of Arts relative to the Swiney Prize was read. Mr. Swiney was an eccentric old gentleman who left by his will certain curious directions as to his burial, and a sum of money with which to buy a silver goblet to be filled with one hundred sovereigns, to be awarded as a prize for the best essay on "Jurisprudence" every five years-alternately medical and general jurisprudence. The next award is to be made in January, 1874, and the Council of the Society of Arts request that six members of the College may be appointed to meet an equal numberof the Council of the Society to settle the award, which this time falls to the lawyers. The Council of the Society of Arts also intimated their desire to place the beque SLupona more useful basis, and the fact of their having communicated with the Charity Commissioners, who will approve’ any suitable scheme which may be devised, and they invite the College to consider what changes should be made in the matter. They expressed their opinion that a prize of £40 a year could be offered to law students in jurisprudence. On the motion of the President, he himself, the Treasurer, the Registrar, the Senior Censor, the representative of the College in the General Medical Council, and Dr. Munk were appointed a committee to confer with the Society of Arts on the subject. Dr. Anstie then gave notice of motion for the next meeting-viz., to move the College to petition the Prime Minister to find a remedy for the excessive and increasing overcrowding in certain parts of London in distinct violation of sanitary laws. Dr. Anstie pointed out that this evil state of things had been specially aggravated by the multiplication of railways and the great demand for space for public buildings, which had led to the wholesale demolition of houses tenanted by the working class and lower orders, without any equivalent having been provided in the shape of fresh and suitable tenements. In fact, poor people had been transported from one to another locality already overcrowded. His reason for asking the College to take action in the matter was, that the Charity Organisation Society had formed a Committee of Investigation, and this committee had made a valuable and startling report, showing that a very bad state of things existed in some parts of London, and had suggested that somebody, such as one representing the Corporation of London and the Board of Trade, should be empowered to oversee transactions in regard to extensive demolitions. Reference was made to the case of the Holborn Viaduct as illustrating the existing evils, and especially the fact that in the present state of things the law was evaded; for it had been provided by the Legislature that the Corporation of London should rebuild certain houses on the waste land within five years, and yet nothing had been done as yet towards the carrying out of
an examining board for England. It was stated by the Registrar that the desired recognition was already given by the College of Surgeons of England, and Dr. Hawkins this provision. A discussion then arose in reference to the publication of further pointed out that similar action had been taken on the part of the Medical Council, whereupon the College a new edition of the College Roll, and the much-needed reagreed to the proposition of the Registrar that a regulation pair of the College exterior; and these were referred to the should be framed and brought before the College at its next Council for its consideration. The Treasurer placed in the room a rather good portrait meeting, affiliating the University of Toronto to the College which he had obtained of Sir Francis Prujean, admitted in the manner and degree requested by its authorities. A communication was next read from the Committee of to the College as a licentiate in 1621. He was chosen Reference of the Conjoint Examining Board, stating that, president in 1650-53; and, in 1664, as Dr. Munk tells us, in accordance with the terms of the original scheme, four Harvey was elected president, but, excusing himself on acof the representatives had been chosen by lot to retire, and count of age and infirmities, Sir Francis was, on his advice, requesting the College to elect some one to fill the vacancy elected a fifth time. He was a man of much repute. Pepys left by the retirement of Dr. West, who, however, was says of him that he acquired great honour by his attendeligible for re-election. The four retiring members were ance on Catherine, the queen of Charles II., in a severe Dr. Paget, Dr. G. Y. Heath, Dr. West, and Mr. Quain. The attack of spotted fever; and that her Majesty’s recovery two former had been re-elected, Mr. Erichsen had been was universally ascribed to a cordial prescribed by him at a chosen by the College of Surgeons in place of Mr. Quain. critical moment, which in her despair did give her rest, The College, at a later stage of the meeting, re-elected Dr. and brought her some hopes of recovery." He possessed the Magdalen of Caracoi. West unanimously. "
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ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. A on
MEETING
of the Royal College of Physicians was held when some matters of importance came up
Saturday last,
for discussion. In the first instance a communication was read from the University of Toronto, in reference to the recognition of its Matriculation examination by the College as a satisfactory preliminary qualification in medical students. It appears that the University some time since requested the various English examining bodies to recognise its Matriculation examination in the usual manner, but the College deferred the matter, pending the settlement of the Conjoint Scheme
for
A letter was read from the President of the British Pharmaceutical Conference in reference to unusual doses in prescriptions, and containing a request that the College would approve of certain suggested safeguards against future accidents-viz., that the prescriber should attach his initials in brackets to the prescriptions immediately after each unusual dose prescribed; that the full name and address of the prescriber should be given, to facilitate intercommunication between the prescriber and the chemist ; and, lastly, that the chemist should be empowered to retain all prescriptions containing unusual doses. The matter was left for future consideration. A communication from the Society of Arts relative to the Swiney Prize was read. Mr. Swiney was an eccentric old gentleman who left by his will certain curious directions as to his burial, and a sum of money with which to buy a silver goblet to be filled with one hundred sovereigns, to be awarded as a prize for the best essay on "Jurisprudence" every five years-alternately medical and general jurisprudence. The next award is to be made in January, 1874, and the Council of the Society of Arts request that six members of the College may be appointed to meet an equal numberof the Council of the Society to settle the award, which this time falls to the lawyers. The Council of the Society of Arts also intimated their desire to place the beque SLupona more useful basis, and the fact of their having communicated with the Charity Commissioners, who will approve’ any suitable scheme which may be devised, and they invite the College to consider what changes should be made in the matter. They expressed their opinion that a prize of £40 a year could be offered to law students in jurisprudence. On the motion of the President, he himself, the Treasurer, the Registrar, the Senior Censor, the representative of the College in the General Medical Council, and Dr. Munk were appointed a committee to confer with the Society of Arts on the subject. Dr. Anstie then gave notice of motion for the next meeting-viz., to move the College to petition the Prime Minister to find a remedy for the excessive and increasing overcrowding in certain parts of London in distinct violation of sanitary laws. Dr. Anstie pointed out that this evil state of things had been specially aggravated by the multiplication of railways and the great demand for space for public buildings, which had led to the wholesale demolition of houses tenanted by the working class and lower orders, without any equivalent having been provided in the shape of fresh and suitable tenements. In fact, poor people had been transported from one to another locality already overcrowded. His reason for asking the College to take action in the matter was, that the Charity Organisation Society had formed a Committee of Investigation, and this committee had made a valuable and startling report, showing that a very bad state of things existed in some parts of London, and had suggested that somebody, such as one representing the Corporation of London and the Board of Trade, should be empowered to oversee transactions in regard to extensive demolitions. Reference was made to the case of the Holborn Viaduct as illustrating the existing evils, and especially the fact that in the present state of things the law was evaded; for it had been provided by the Legislature that the Corporation of London should rebuild certain houses on the waste land within five years, and yet nothing had been done as yet towards the carrying out of
an examining board for England. It was stated by the Registrar that the desired recognition was already given by the College of Surgeons of England, and Dr. Hawkins this provision. A discussion then arose in reference to the publication of further pointed out that similar action had been taken on the part of the Medical Council, whereupon the College a new edition of the College Roll, and the much-needed reagreed to the proposition of the Registrar that a regulation pair of the College exterior; and these were referred to the should be framed and brought before the College at its next Council for its consideration. The Treasurer placed in the room a rather good portrait meeting, affiliating the University of Toronto to the College which he had obtained of Sir Francis Prujean, admitted in the manner and degree requested by its authorities. A communication was next read from the Committee of to the College as a licentiate in 1621. He was chosen Reference of the Conjoint Examining Board, stating that, president in 1650-53; and, in 1664, as Dr. Munk tells us, in accordance with the terms of the original scheme, four Harvey was elected president, but, excusing himself on acof the representatives had been chosen by lot to retire, and count of age and infirmities, Sir Francis was, on his advice, requesting the College to elect some one to fill the vacancy elected a fifth time. He was a man of much repute. Pepys left by the retirement of Dr. West, who, however, was says of him that he acquired great honour by his attendeligible for re-election. The four retiring members were ance on Catherine, the queen of Charles II., in a severe Dr. Paget, Dr. G. Y. Heath, Dr. West, and Mr. Quain. The attack of spotted fever; and that her Majesty’s recovery two former had been re-elected, Mr. Erichsen had been was universally ascribed to a cordial prescribed by him at a chosen by the College of Surgeons in place of Mr. Quain. critical moment, which in her despair did give her rest, The College, at a later stage of the meeting, re-elected Dr. and brought her some hopes of recovery." He possessed the Magdalen of Caracoi. West unanimously. "
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