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SOME DEVON MEDICAL WORTHIES
854 recent
reports on the state of English rivers have. left doubt that the destruction of fish is wholesale and that it could be prevented. Clean rivers, of course, will cost money. ’It might cost £6 million, for example, to purify the waters of the Tyne, and many other social services such as housing and education will have priority in the queue for public expenditure. The River Boards Bill must be accepted as a first instalment, without prejudice to our demands for something more drastic to
Notes and News
no
PETROL FOR THE DOCTOR
THE abolition of the basic petrol ration hits the practising doctor hard, because when he visits friends or goes to the pictures be must often rely on his car to bring him back in a hurry if he receives an urgent call. The British Medical Association has put this point to the Minister of Fuel and Power, and he has agreed that when a doctor undertakes a follow. social or recreational engagement and is on call to his patients, and Poliomyelitis Polioencephalitis having ensured that messages will reach him, the doctor can Notifications of poliomyelitis in the week ended justly claim, if challenged by the police, that his car is being Nov. 22 were 142 (186) and of polioencephalitis 3 (15). used in connexion with his professional duties. Regional Figures in parentheses are those for the week ended petroleum officers are being informed of this decision; so Nov. 15. This decline is greater than in other recent presumably a doctor can claim a petrol allowance for social The marked decline in notifications of polioweeks. engagements while " on call." The British’ Medical Assoencephalitis is of doubtful significance since there have ciation has also learnt that doctors will be allowed petrol been irregular fluctuations under this heading. for attending local meetings of the association or of other professional bodies. .
Infectious Disease in
and Wales NOV. 22 0 ;; scarlet fever, 1812 ;
England
SOME DEVON MEDICAL WORTHIES
WEEK ENDED
Notifications.-Smallpox, whooping-cough, 1183 ; diphtheria, 220 ; paratyphoid, 4 ; typhoid, 3 ; measles (excluding rubella), 2233 ; pneumonia (primary or influenzal), 503 ; cerebrospinal fever, 30 ; poliomyelitis, 142 ; polioencephalitis, 3 ; encephalitis lethargica, 3 : dysentery, 141 ; puerperal pyrexia, 100 ; ophthalmia neonatorum, 48 ; relapsing fever, 1. No case of cholera, plague, or typhus was notified the week. Deaths.-In 126 great towns there were no deaths from enteric fever or scarlet fever, 2 (0) from measles, 1 (1) from whooping-cough, 2 (1) from diphtheria, 57 (8) from diarrhoea and enteritis under two years, and 10 (1) from influenza. The figures in parentheses are those for London itself. The number of stillbirths notified during the week was 198 (corresponding to a rate of 26 per thousand total
during
births), including 37 in London.
Births, Marriages, and Deaths BIRTHS BULMAN.—On Nov. 28, at Wallington, Surrey, the wife of Mr. J. F. H. Bulman, F.R.C.S.—a son. CALDER.-On Nov. 24, the wife of Dr. Norman Calder-a son. DOEY.—On Nov. 24, at Leigh-on-Sea, the wife of Mr. W. D. Doey, F.R.c.s.-a
daughter.
DURBIN.—On Nov. 20, at Exeter, the wife of Mr. F. C. Durbin, F.R.C.S.—a
daughter.
HUMBLE.—On Nov. 23, in London, the wife of Dr. J. G. Humblea son.
MACDONALD.—On Nov. 21, the wife of Dr. G. G. Macdonald— a son.
MILLER.—On Nov. 13, in
Bristol, the
wife of Mr. Ashton Miller,
F.R.C.S.—a son.
MILLES.—On Nov. 22, at Droitwich, the wife of Dr. Herbert Milles -a son.
MORTON.—On Nov. 24, at Nottingham, the wife of Dr. William
Morton—a son. PRATT.—On Nov. 27, at Cambridge, the wife of Dr. C. L. G. Pratt— a
daughter.
RAW.—On Nov. 24, at
Raw,
F.R.c.s.-a
-
Carshalton, Surrey,
the wife of Mr. S. C.
daughter.
SHAW.—On Noy. 21, at
Norwich,
the wife of Mr. R. E. Shaw,
F.R.C.S.—a son.
SPEIRS.—On Nov. 23, at Nairobi, Kenya Colony, the wife of Dr. R. C. Speirs---a daughter. WELBON.- On Nov. 27, at Ipswich, the wife of Dr. J. W. S. Welbon -a
daughter.
WILKINSON.—On Nov. 26, Wilkinson-a daughter.
at
Leeds, the wife of Dr. P. J.
MARRIAGES MONSARRAT—ADAMI.—On Nov. 22. at Bath, Keith W’aldegrave Monsarrat, F.R.C.S., to Marie, widow of Dr. J. George Adami, C.B.E., M.D., F.R.S. SHIRLEY—ROBERTS.—On Nov. 22, at Sawbridgeworth, Surgeon Lieutenant Malcolm Shirley, R.N., to Jean Valerie Roberts.
HATT.—On Nov. 22,
at
DEATHS Ranaghat, Bengal, India, Mervyn Alexander
Hatt, B.m. Oxfd, aged
44.
HERRING.-On Nov. 22, in
London, Herbert Thomas Herring, o.B.E., M.B. Durh. HIGGIN.—On Nov. 29, at Newton Abbot, Robert Francis Higgin, M.D. Caxnb. HUNT.-On Nov. 22, in London, David Mackenzie Hunt, L.M.S.S.A. RILEY.—On Nov. 28, at Ryde, Isle of Wight, Arthur Riley, M.B.Leeds, aged 78. SIMPSON.—On Nov. 26, at Cambuslang, Scotland, Frank T. Simpson, M.C., K...H., M.B. Dnrh.
AT
of the Devon and Exeter Medico-Chirurgical . Nov. 20, Mr. W. J. BisHop, F.L.A., spoke of some of the notable medical figures of the south-west during the past three centuries. It was not surprising, he said, that Devonshire, which had produced such outstanding men of a
Society
meeting on
action in other spheres as Marlborough, Drake, Hawkins, Raleigh, Hooker, Gay, and Joshua Reynolds, should also have added
many illustrious names to the annals of medicine.
Starting with Robert Vilvain, of Exeter, who published a book of epigrams in 1654, Mr. Bishop talked of Richard Spicer, Antony Salter, and Sir Simon Baskerville the Rich, . who was buried in St. Paul’s ; of John Attwell who obtained spectacular cures by prescribing milk and apples, was renowned for piety and benevolence, and lived to a great age ; of the " haughty and repulsive " John Bidgood, who, though professing the motto " use all men ill," nevertheless rendered to his patients every possible attention ; and of Edmund Davie, " the great Esculapius of his- time" in the West Country. In the Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves Smollett immortalised the early career, first as a surgeon’s apprentice and then as a naval surgeon, of James Yonge, of Plymouth. In later life Yonge was made a member of Surgeons’ Hall without examination-a signal honour-became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (having first been assured that the " catechising should be plain and the fees low "), and was admitted to the fellowship of the Royal Society in 1702. Mr. Bishop noted the close association between the physicians of Exeter and Exeter College, Oxford. Other Oxford colleges, however, educated some of them, notably William Musgrave who was first an undergraduate and later John Blackall and " the able, amiable a fellow of New College. and humane " Hugh Downman were Balliol men. The celebrated Sir George Baker, who discovered the cause of Devonshire colic, was educated at Eton and King’s, Cambridge, and was probably one of the most elegant scholars of the
’
18th century. Other famous-or notorious-characters touched upon by Mr. Bishop were John Huxham, James Parsons, John Shebbeare, Thomas Glass, John Mudge, John Wolcot, John Sheldon (the amateur balloonist), Bartholomew Parr, John and the Budds of Cunningham Saunders, Thomas North Tawton. If and when the much-needed University of the South West comes into being, there can be no doubt, he said, that Exeter, with its long and distinguished medical tradition and its large hospital, should become a medical
Slapton,
teaching
centre.
.
SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT OF DELINQUENTS
ANNUAL reports are one of the blessings of peace, it seems ; for many bodies which for years have been pursuing their chosen course as secretly as underground rivers are now bubbling out in print again. Among these is the Institute for the Scientific Treatment of Delinquency,l which reports its doings for the first time since 1940. During the war the educational work of the institute developed considerably ; besides university extension courses for the diploma in social studies, more courses have been held for those training to be probation officers and for other social science students. 1. Report for the year ended Dec. 31, 1946. Clinic and offices: 8, Bourdon Street, Davies Street, London, W.1.
,
reports on the state of English rivers have. left doubt that the destruction of fish is wholesale and that it could be prevented. Clean rivers, of course, will cost money. ’It might cost £6 million, for example, to purify the waters of the Tyne, and many other social services such as housing and education will have priority in the queue for public expenditure. The River Boards Bill must be accepted as a first instalment, without prejudice to our demands for something more drastic to
Notes and News
no
PETROL FOR THE DOCTOR
THE abolition of the basic petrol ration hits the practising doctor hard, because when he visits friends or goes to the pictures be must often rely on his car to bring him back in a hurry if he receives an urgent call. The British Medical Association has put this point to the Minister of Fuel and Power, and he has agreed that when a doctor undertakes a follow. social or recreational engagement and is on call to his patients, and Poliomyelitis Polioencephalitis having ensured that messages will reach him, the doctor can Notifications of poliomyelitis in the week ended justly claim, if challenged by the police, that his car is being Nov. 22 were 142 (186) and of polioencephalitis 3 (15). used in connexion with his professional duties. Regional Figures in parentheses are those for the week ended petroleum officers are being informed of this decision; so Nov. 15. This decline is greater than in other recent presumably a doctor can claim a petrol allowance for social The marked decline in notifications of polioweeks. engagements while " on call." The British’ Medical Assoencephalitis is of doubtful significance since there have ciation has also learnt that doctors will be allowed petrol been irregular fluctuations under this heading. for attending local meetings of the association or of other professional bodies. .
Infectious Disease in
and Wales NOV. 22 0 ;; scarlet fever, 1812 ;
England
SOME DEVON MEDICAL WORTHIES
WEEK ENDED
Notifications.-Smallpox, whooping-cough, 1183 ; diphtheria, 220 ; paratyphoid, 4 ; typhoid, 3 ; measles (excluding rubella), 2233 ; pneumonia (primary or influenzal), 503 ; cerebrospinal fever, 30 ; poliomyelitis, 142 ; polioencephalitis, 3 ; encephalitis lethargica, 3 : dysentery, 141 ; puerperal pyrexia, 100 ; ophthalmia neonatorum, 48 ; relapsing fever, 1. No case of cholera, plague, or typhus was notified the week. Deaths.-In 126 great towns there were no deaths from enteric fever or scarlet fever, 2 (0) from measles, 1 (1) from whooping-cough, 2 (1) from diphtheria, 57 (8) from diarrhoea and enteritis under two years, and 10 (1) from influenza. The figures in parentheses are those for London itself. The number of stillbirths notified during the week was 198 (corresponding to a rate of 26 per thousand total
during
births), including 37 in London.
Births, Marriages, and Deaths BIRTHS BULMAN.—On Nov. 28, at Wallington, Surrey, the wife of Mr. J. F. H. Bulman, F.R.C.S.—a son. CALDER.-On Nov. 24, the wife of Dr. Norman Calder-a son. DOEY.—On Nov. 24, at Leigh-on-Sea, the wife of Mr. W. D. Doey, F.R.c.s.-a
daughter.
DURBIN.—On Nov. 20, at Exeter, the wife of Mr. F. C. Durbin, F.R.C.S.—a
daughter.
HUMBLE.—On Nov. 23, in London, the wife of Dr. J. G. Humblea son.
MACDONALD.—On Nov. 21, the wife of Dr. G. G. Macdonald— a son.
MILLER.—On Nov. 13, in
Bristol, the
wife of Mr. Ashton Miller,
F.R.C.S.—a son.
MILLES.—On Nov. 22, at Droitwich, the wife of Dr. Herbert Milles -a son.
MORTON.—On Nov. 24, at Nottingham, the wife of Dr. William
Morton—a son. PRATT.—On Nov. 27, at Cambridge, the wife of Dr. C. L. G. Pratt— a
daughter.
RAW.—On Nov. 24, at
Raw,
F.R.c.s.-a
-
Carshalton, Surrey,
the wife of Mr. S. C.
daughter.
SHAW.—On Noy. 21, at
Norwich,
the wife of Mr. R. E. Shaw,
F.R.C.S.—a son.
SPEIRS.—On Nov. 23, at Nairobi, Kenya Colony, the wife of Dr. R. C. Speirs---a daughter. WELBON.- On Nov. 27, at Ipswich, the wife of Dr. J. W. S. Welbon -a
daughter.
WILKINSON.—On Nov. 26, Wilkinson-a daughter.
at
Leeds, the wife of Dr. P. J.
MARRIAGES MONSARRAT—ADAMI.—On Nov. 22. at Bath, Keith W’aldegrave Monsarrat, F.R.C.S., to Marie, widow of Dr. J. George Adami, C.B.E., M.D., F.R.S. SHIRLEY—ROBERTS.—On Nov. 22, at Sawbridgeworth, Surgeon Lieutenant Malcolm Shirley, R.N., to Jean Valerie Roberts.
HATT.—On Nov. 22,
at
DEATHS Ranaghat, Bengal, India, Mervyn Alexander
Hatt, B.m. Oxfd, aged
44.
HERRING.-On Nov. 22, in
London, Herbert Thomas Herring, o.B.E., M.B. Durh. HIGGIN.—On Nov. 29, at Newton Abbot, Robert Francis Higgin, M.D. Caxnb. HUNT.-On Nov. 22, in London, David Mackenzie Hunt, L.M.S.S.A. RILEY.—On Nov. 28, at Ryde, Isle of Wight, Arthur Riley, M.B.Leeds, aged 78. SIMPSON.—On Nov. 26, at Cambuslang, Scotland, Frank T. Simpson, M.C., K...H., M.B. Dnrh.
AT
of the Devon and Exeter Medico-Chirurgical . Nov. 20, Mr. W. J. BisHop, F.L.A., spoke of some of the notable medical figures of the south-west during the past three centuries. It was not surprising, he said, that Devonshire, which had produced such outstanding men of a
Society
meeting on
action in other spheres as Marlborough, Drake, Hawkins, Raleigh, Hooker, Gay, and Joshua Reynolds, should also have added
many illustrious names to the annals of medicine.
Starting with Robert Vilvain, of Exeter, who published a book of epigrams in 1654, Mr. Bishop talked of Richard Spicer, Antony Salter, and Sir Simon Baskerville the Rich, . who was buried in St. Paul’s ; of John Attwell who obtained spectacular cures by prescribing milk and apples, was renowned for piety and benevolence, and lived to a great age ; of the " haughty and repulsive " John Bidgood, who, though professing the motto " use all men ill," nevertheless rendered to his patients every possible attention ; and of Edmund Davie, " the great Esculapius of his- time" in the West Country. In the Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves Smollett immortalised the early career, first as a surgeon’s apprentice and then as a naval surgeon, of James Yonge, of Plymouth. In later life Yonge was made a member of Surgeons’ Hall without examination-a signal honour-became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (having first been assured that the " catechising should be plain and the fees low "), and was admitted to the fellowship of the Royal Society in 1702. Mr. Bishop noted the close association between the physicians of Exeter and Exeter College, Oxford. Other Oxford colleges, however, educated some of them, notably William Musgrave who was first an undergraduate and later John Blackall and " the able, amiable a fellow of New College. and humane " Hugh Downman were Balliol men. The celebrated Sir George Baker, who discovered the cause of Devonshire colic, was educated at Eton and King’s, Cambridge, and was probably one of the most elegant scholars of the
’
18th century. Other famous-or notorious-characters touched upon by Mr. Bishop were John Huxham, James Parsons, John Shebbeare, Thomas Glass, John Mudge, John Wolcot, John Sheldon (the amateur balloonist), Bartholomew Parr, John and the Budds of Cunningham Saunders, Thomas North Tawton. If and when the much-needed University of the South West comes into being, there can be no doubt, he said, that Exeter, with its long and distinguished medical tradition and its large hospital, should become a medical
Slapton,
teaching
centre.
.
SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT OF DELINQUENTS
ANNUAL reports are one of the blessings of peace, it seems ; for many bodies which for years have been pursuing their chosen course as secretly as underground rivers are now bubbling out in print again. Among these is the Institute for the Scientific Treatment of Delinquency,l which reports its doings for the first time since 1940. During the war the educational work of the institute developed considerably ; besides university extension courses for the diploma in social studies, more courses have been held for those training to be probation officers and for other social science students. 1. Report for the year ended Dec. 31, 1946. Clinic and offices: 8, Bourdon Street, Davies Street, London, W.1.
,