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Scottish Branch
I92i.
PUBLIC
Dr. G. W. Riddel, M.C., Municipal Offices, Norwich. Dr. Susan S. Bryce, Shire Hall, Norwich. (5) The following were elected officers of the Branch for the forthcoming Session : President :--Dr. T. L. Lack. Hon. Secretc~ry rand Treasurer :---Dr. J. T . C . Nash. SCOTTISH BRANCH. A meeting of the Scottish Branch was held Ja Glasgow on Saturday, Nov. 5th. Present: Professor Matthew Hay (in the Chair) and 29 members. A discussion on the subject of venereal diseases took place, in the course of which ~t appea.red that the general view was : (I) that compulsory notification was not likely to meet with success, and (2) that it was desirable tt~at the general practitioner should take a larger part in schemes of treatment. Dr. Campbell Munro moved : - - " T h a t the Secretary for Scotland should be pressed to give effect to the proposal which he himself has put forward, namely, that fever nurses, who have served for three years in a recognised fever hospital should be qualified for a place or, the General Register after serving for two years in a general hospital, and that nurses who have served for four years in a general hospital should be qualified for a place on the Supplementary Register on serving for a year in a recognised fever hospital." The resolution-was favourably received, and it was agreed t,, remit to the Council to consider the whole question and report. Dr. Wilson, by request, gave a sketch of the york done at Hairmyres Tuberculosis Colony, Lanarkshire. Poultry-rearing and cobbling. were-the principal occupations taught, a~Id something ha~d been done j n the way of training in forestry. The scheme, however, w~s'still i:~ the experimental stage. Dr. Robb introduced a discussion on the limitation of the reports required from medical officers; and, finally, a remit was made to the Coutacil to report on the subject. A discussion followed as to the measures to be tal~en to secure a clean milk supply for the public, when-it was remitted to the Counci] to bring up a report on the subject.
HEALTH.
81
A letter from the Hon. Secretary of the Tuberculosis Group of the Society inviting suggestions as to forming a Sub-Group of the Scottish Branch, was remitted,to the Council for consideration. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. TUBERCULOSIS GROUP. A Special General Meeting was held at I, Upper Montague Street, Russell Square, oi1 2;rod October, :~92I, at II a.m. Present : Dr. F. R. Walters in the (;hair, Drs. H. B. Gibbins, G. Macdonald, R. j,: Cyriax, it. Wilson, A. C. Renwick, H. A. Ellis and F. G. Catey: Drs. Peyton, l)ickinson, Dodgson, Faill, Guy, dessel, Burra, Wingfield, Woodcock and Hebert wrote regretting that they were unable to be present. The Secretary explained that the meeting ~;as called in accordance with a resolution passed at the la.st Committee Meeting to amend the Regulations of the Group to provide for the formation of Sub-Groups within Branches Or combinations of Branches of the Society. A f t e r discussion the necessary amendments Were made and the Regulations now provide for-the Iormation of Sub-Groups, which are t o h a v e control of their own meetings and business, but any resolution on matters relating to policy, constitution o1" discipline of t h e SocietyI Or Group will be referred to the Committee of the Group for consideration. T h e Regulations also provide that the Sub-Groups shaJl-elect two of their members to serve on the GroupCommittee, and one additional member f o r every'cOmpleted 2o members. ' " The'meeting was strongly :in favo.nr o f ' t h e formation of SubCGroups and suggested that it would be advisable to form them as soon as possiblb. Some discussion took place as. to,whether the word SECTION" was not more. appropriate.~han SUB-GROUP, but as the latter designation had already been adopted by other Groups, it, (vas decided to keep to it for the sake of uni.formity. A meeting of the COMMITTEE of t h e G r o u p was held on Saturday, 22nd October, Dr. F. R. Waiters in the Chair, .~nd {our members.
PUBLIC
Dr. G. W. Riddel, M.C., Municipal Offices, Norwich. Dr. Susan S. Bryce, Shire Hall, Norwich. (5) The following were elected officers of the Branch for the forthcoming Session : President :--Dr. T. L. Lack. Hon. Secretc~ry rand Treasurer :---Dr. J. T . C . Nash. SCOTTISH BRANCH. A meeting of the Scottish Branch was held Ja Glasgow on Saturday, Nov. 5th. Present: Professor Matthew Hay (in the Chair) and 29 members. A discussion on the subject of venereal diseases took place, in the course of which ~t appea.red that the general view was : (I) that compulsory notification was not likely to meet with success, and (2) that it was desirable tt~at the general practitioner should take a larger part in schemes of treatment. Dr. Campbell Munro moved : - - " T h a t the Secretary for Scotland should be pressed to give effect to the proposal which he himself has put forward, namely, that fever nurses, who have served for three years in a recognised fever hospital should be qualified for a place or, the General Register after serving for two years in a general hospital, and that nurses who have served for four years in a general hospital should be qualified for a place on the Supplementary Register on serving for a year in a recognised fever hospital." The resolution-was favourably received, and it was agreed t,, remit to the Council to consider the whole question and report. Dr. Wilson, by request, gave a sketch of the york done at Hairmyres Tuberculosis Colony, Lanarkshire. Poultry-rearing and cobbling. were-the principal occupations taught, a~Id something ha~d been done j n the way of training in forestry. The scheme, however, w~s'still i:~ the experimental stage. Dr. Robb introduced a discussion on the limitation of the reports required from medical officers; and, finally, a remit was made to the Coutacil to report on the subject. A discussion followed as to the measures to be tal~en to secure a clean milk supply for the public, when-it was remitted to the Counci] to bring up a report on the subject.
HEALTH.
81
A letter from the Hon. Secretary of the Tuberculosis Group of the Society inviting suggestions as to forming a Sub-Group of the Scottish Branch, was remitted,to the Council for consideration. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. TUBERCULOSIS GROUP. A Special General Meeting was held at I, Upper Montague Street, Russell Square, oi1 2;rod October, :~92I, at II a.m. Present : Dr. F. R. Walters in the (;hair, Drs. H. B. Gibbins, G. Macdonald, R. j,: Cyriax, it. Wilson, A. C. Renwick, H. A. Ellis and F. G. Catey: Drs. Peyton, l)ickinson, Dodgson, Faill, Guy, dessel, Burra, Wingfield, Woodcock and Hebert wrote regretting that they were unable to be present. The Secretary explained that the meeting ~;as called in accordance with a resolution passed at the la.st Committee Meeting to amend the Regulations of the Group to provide for the formation of Sub-Groups within Branches Or combinations of Branches of the Society. A f t e r discussion the necessary amendments Were made and the Regulations now provide for-the Iormation of Sub-Groups, which are t o h a v e control of their own meetings and business, but any resolution on matters relating to policy, constitution o1" discipline of t h e SocietyI Or Group will be referred to the Committee of the Group for consideration. T h e Regulations also provide that the Sub-Groups shaJl-elect two of their members to serve on the GroupCommittee, and one additional member f o r every'cOmpleted 2o members. ' " The'meeting was strongly :in favo.nr o f ' t h e formation of SubCGroups and suggested that it would be advisable to form them as soon as possiblb. Some discussion took place as. to,whether the word SECTION" was not more. appropriate.~han SUB-GROUP, but as the latter designation had already been adopted by other Groups, it, (vas decided to keep to it for the sake of uni.formity. A meeting of the COMMITTEE of t h e G r o u p was held on Saturday, 22nd October, Dr. F. R. Waiters in the Chair, .~nd {our members.