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THE GAINSBOROUGH MEDICAL REGISTRATION ASSOCIATION.
Dr. WHITE moved the first resolution,-" That a society be row formed to be called the Medical Registration Society of Northumberland and Durham, for the purpose of aiding the meiical Registrar in carryingout the provisions of the Medical Act in those counties." He added, so faras I understand, there is only to be one medical registrar for England, another for Scotland, and another for Ireland ; if such be the case, probably there will be a few deputy-registrars scattered about the various counties. Therefore, under such circumstances probably it may be a very great assistance to them to receive hints from time to time; and this is the object of this intended association. Of course we are well aware, as the chairman has saitl, thatagreat number of individuals givethemselves names and carry out a kind of pseudo-profession which does the profession very great discredit. We who are here will be able to give such hints, and indeed such advice to the Registrar as will be of very considerable assistance. I therefore beg to move that this resolution be adopted. (Applause.) Dr. CHARLTON.-I would remark that it is necessary for us
of the Association is to assist the Registrar the Medical Council to carry out the provisions of the new Medical Act. ’ 3. The business of the Association to be conducted either as ageneral meeting, to be called from to time as circumstances demand-three members forming a quorum, or by co: r,3with the honorary secretary. 4. Voting by proxy allowed. 5. Any member to call a meeting of the Association may do so by giving fourteen days’ notice to the honorary secretary, the object of such meeting being specified in writing. 6. No one to be admitted a member of this Association unless qualitied to register in conformity with the said Medical Act. 7. The admission fee to be Is., to be repeated annually, if necessary. 8. The honorary secretary and treasurer to be voted for by a majority of the members, and to remain in office during their
2. The
may spondence
particularly to assist in carrying out the provisions of this Act, because it is evident that by banding the medical profession together, and by our gaining a voice in the Legislature, which we have not had before, we have got the thin end of the wedge
shall be enabled to drive it home to such a point shall bring the medical profession up to the status which it ought to hold, and which it avowedly holds in other countries. There can be no question but that in this country the patronage that has been given to quacks by the Government has had a most serious and injurious effect upon the medical profession. The public, up to the present time, have been totally unable to judge which were the licensed men and which were the unlicensed. The wide distinction can now be made; each man’s qualifications will be thoroughly sifted and inquired into, and he will have to undergo a searching investigation as to the claims which he puts forward, and in every doubtful case it will be found that the assistance of the medical profession in the neighbourhood will be of the utmost value to the registrar, who in all probability, will be quite a stranger to the district. It is possible that deputy-registrars may be appointed, but if these were medical men we cannot expect that they would be so thoroughly acquainted with the various claimants for medical practice that sprang up in almost every populous district, unless they have the assistance of the medical practitioners, meeting together and talking over the probable claims that each man has to be considered as a truly professional man. It is perhaps the peculiarity in very populous districts of the counties of Durham and Northumberland, where large manufactories, collieries, and other works of industry, have rapidly sprung up, that we find the illegal practitioner coming in-men claiming to hold titles which assuredly they never have obtained. Those men we shall now be able to separate from. We shall be able to show to the public that those men have no claim whatsoever to be considered as professional men. If we can show that we are the only legal men-the only educated members of the profession, the public will sooner or later grant us their confidence-a confidence which has been most fearfully abused by men who have pretended to a science which they have not. The resolution was then agreed to unanimously. Mr. BENNETT next moved, "That the officers of this Society shall consist of a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, with six members of the Council to be selected to-day, the number to be extended to twelve at the next meeting of the Society. After the cordial reception they gave to the remarks of Dr. White, he also moved that Dr. Greenhow, as an old and most consistent medical reformer, be president. (Loud applause.) He also asked Dr. Humble to favour them with his services as secretary. Mr. HARVEY seconded the resolution, and it was unani and in, that
we
we
mously agreed
to.
At the suggestion of Dr. WHITE, the secretary was consti tuted treasurer also. The members of the Council were then ballotted for, a,nc the scrutiny showed that Mr. Bennett, Dr. White, Dr. Charlton, Mr. Harvey, Dr. Embleton, and Mr, Sang, were elected. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings
THE GAINSBOROUGH MEDICAL REGISTRATION ASSOCIATION. 1. WE, the undersigned medical practitioners of Gainsboand neighbourhood, hereby form ourselves into an Association, to be called " The Gainsborough Medical Registration
rough
Association."
object
appointed by
wishing
pleasure.
9. All meetings to be held at Gainsborough. 10. The birth of this Association to be synchronous with the Act of Parliament which called it into existence-Oct. 1st, 1858. W. B. Peacock, M.D., G. Jepson, M.R.C.S.E., R. Cook (in practice before 1815), J. Duigan, M.D., A.
Fairchild,M.R.C.S.E. , J. Taylor Sharp,M.R.C.S.E., W. W. Watson, M.D., J. Oldman, M.R.C.S.E., Octavius Jepson, M.D., and J. C. B. Smallman, M.D., Gainsborough; J. H. Williams, M. R. C. S. E., West Stockwith ; W. Trousdale, F.R,.C.S.E., West Butterwick; T. Trousdale, M.R.C.S.E., West. Ferry; A. Trousdale, M. R. C. S. E., Epworth; W. Murphy. M. R. C. S. E., Willingham ; Reginald Moore Willan, M.R.C.S.E., Newton-on-Trent; J. H. Bennett, M,D., Haxey; S. Ross, M.P,.C.S.E., Haxey; R. Eminson, M.R.C.S.E., Scotter. D. MACKINDER, M.D., &c., Gainsborough, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer, pro. tem. COLLEGE OF DENTISTS OF ENGLAND. ON Tuesday evening, Dr. RICHARDSON delivered his second lecture on ’’ The Medical History and Treatment of Diseases of the Teeth." The attendance of members was excellent. The subject of the lecture on this occasion was " The Hæmorrhagic Diathesis in its bearings on Dental Practice."" After defining the term "hsemorrhagic diathesis," Dr. Richardson proceeded to show that this diathesis must not be accepted as indicating a disease in itself, but as being a symptom based on certain diseases, such as scurvy, purpura, and anarmia. He then gave an account of the constituent parts of the blood, centralizmg his teaching in this part to the fibrinous constituent, as that constituent upon which the tendency to effusion of blood rested. The fibrine might be deficient in quantity, it might be in imperfect solution, it might be too freely dissolved in alkaline serum. Under each and all of these conditions, the hæmorrhagic diathesis might be said to be present. From the blood, the
lecturer passed to the circulating machinery, and in describing the organs in which the circulation of the blood takes place, he seized the opportunity of explaining the three kinds of haemorrhage— venous, capillary, and arterial. Basinthe after part of his lecture on the physiological proportions which had thus been adduced, Dr. Richardson passed in review the diseases which ordinarily give rise to the hæmorrhagic tendency, describing their symptoms, pathology, and cause, together with the accidents which may occur in dental operations during the existence of the diathesis. Thence he discussed the question of hæmorrhage during dental operations, and especially after tooth extraction, in which the diathesis was not present. Adducing some striking illustrations of this class of cases, Dr. Richardson showed, that as the diathesis in such instances was: not marked, as the blood possessed firm coagulating power, thecause of the haemorrhage must be in the artery divided by the extraction; and indicated the probability that the loss of blood was due to a circumferential attachment of the vessel at its divided point with the surrounding structure, so that contraction of the vessel was prevented. The concluding section of the lecture was devoted to the consideration of treatment ; first, of the treatment of the hsemorrhagio diathesis by general remedies; and, secondly, of the treatment of activehaemorrhage after extraction. In i meeting this last-named accident, Dr. Richardson recommended
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of the Association is to assist the Registrar the Medical Council to carry out the provisions of the new Medical Act. ’ 3. The business of the Association to be conducted either as ageneral meeting, to be called from to time as circumstances demand-three members forming a quorum, or by co: r,3with the honorary secretary. 4. Voting by proxy allowed. 5. Any member to call a meeting of the Association may do so by giving fourteen days’ notice to the honorary secretary, the object of such meeting being specified in writing. 6. No one to be admitted a member of this Association unless qualitied to register in conformity with the said Medical Act. 7. The admission fee to be Is., to be repeated annually, if necessary. 8. The honorary secretary and treasurer to be voted for by a majority of the members, and to remain in office during their
2. The
may spondence
particularly to assist in carrying out the provisions of this Act, because it is evident that by banding the medical profession together, and by our gaining a voice in the Legislature, which we have not had before, we have got the thin end of the wedge
shall be enabled to drive it home to such a point shall bring the medical profession up to the status which it ought to hold, and which it avowedly holds in other countries. There can be no question but that in this country the patronage that has been given to quacks by the Government has had a most serious and injurious effect upon the medical profession. The public, up to the present time, have been totally unable to judge which were the licensed men and which were the unlicensed. The wide distinction can now be made; each man’s qualifications will be thoroughly sifted and inquired into, and he will have to undergo a searching investigation as to the claims which he puts forward, and in every doubtful case it will be found that the assistance of the medical profession in the neighbourhood will be of the utmost value to the registrar, who in all probability, will be quite a stranger to the district. It is possible that deputy-registrars may be appointed, but if these were medical men we cannot expect that they would be so thoroughly acquainted with the various claimants for medical practice that sprang up in almost every populous district, unless they have the assistance of the medical practitioners, meeting together and talking over the probable claims that each man has to be considered as a truly professional man. It is perhaps the peculiarity in very populous districts of the counties of Durham and Northumberland, where large manufactories, collieries, and other works of industry, have rapidly sprung up, that we find the illegal practitioner coming in-men claiming to hold titles which assuredly they never have obtained. Those men we shall now be able to separate from. We shall be able to show to the public that those men have no claim whatsoever to be considered as professional men. If we can show that we are the only legal men-the only educated members of the profession, the public will sooner or later grant us their confidence-a confidence which has been most fearfully abused by men who have pretended to a science which they have not. The resolution was then agreed to unanimously. Mr. BENNETT next moved, "That the officers of this Society shall consist of a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, with six members of the Council to be selected to-day, the number to be extended to twelve at the next meeting of the Society. After the cordial reception they gave to the remarks of Dr. White, he also moved that Dr. Greenhow, as an old and most consistent medical reformer, be president. (Loud applause.) He also asked Dr. Humble to favour them with his services as secretary. Mr. HARVEY seconded the resolution, and it was unani and in, that
we
we
mously agreed
to.
At the suggestion of Dr. WHITE, the secretary was consti tuted treasurer also. The members of the Council were then ballotted for, a,nc the scrutiny showed that Mr. Bennett, Dr. White, Dr. Charlton, Mr. Harvey, Dr. Embleton, and Mr, Sang, were elected. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings
THE GAINSBOROUGH MEDICAL REGISTRATION ASSOCIATION. 1. WE, the undersigned medical practitioners of Gainsboand neighbourhood, hereby form ourselves into an Association, to be called " The Gainsborough Medical Registration
rough
Association."
object
appointed by
wishing
pleasure.
9. All meetings to be held at Gainsborough. 10. The birth of this Association to be synchronous with the Act of Parliament which called it into existence-Oct. 1st, 1858. W. B. Peacock, M.D., G. Jepson, M.R.C.S.E., R. Cook (in practice before 1815), J. Duigan, M.D., A.
Fairchild,M.R.C.S.E. , J. Taylor Sharp,M.R.C.S.E., W. W. Watson, M.D., J. Oldman, M.R.C.S.E., Octavius Jepson, M.D., and J. C. B. Smallman, M.D., Gainsborough; J. H. Williams, M. R. C. S. E., West Stockwith ; W. Trousdale, F.R,.C.S.E., West Butterwick; T. Trousdale, M.R.C.S.E., West. Ferry; A. Trousdale, M. R. C. S. E., Epworth; W. Murphy. M. R. C. S. E., Willingham ; Reginald Moore Willan, M.R.C.S.E., Newton-on-Trent; J. H. Bennett, M,D., Haxey; S. Ross, M.P,.C.S.E., Haxey; R. Eminson, M.R.C.S.E., Scotter. D. MACKINDER, M.D., &c., Gainsborough, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer, pro. tem. COLLEGE OF DENTISTS OF ENGLAND. ON Tuesday evening, Dr. RICHARDSON delivered his second lecture on ’’ The Medical History and Treatment of Diseases of the Teeth." The attendance of members was excellent. The subject of the lecture on this occasion was " The Hæmorrhagic Diathesis in its bearings on Dental Practice."" After defining the term "hsemorrhagic diathesis," Dr. Richardson proceeded to show that this diathesis must not be accepted as indicating a disease in itself, but as being a symptom based on certain diseases, such as scurvy, purpura, and anarmia. He then gave an account of the constituent parts of the blood, centralizmg his teaching in this part to the fibrinous constituent, as that constituent upon which the tendency to effusion of blood rested. The fibrine might be deficient in quantity, it might be in imperfect solution, it might be too freely dissolved in alkaline serum. Under each and all of these conditions, the hæmorrhagic diathesis might be said to be present. From the blood, the
lecturer passed to the circulating machinery, and in describing the organs in which the circulation of the blood takes place, he seized the opportunity of explaining the three kinds of haemorrhage— venous, capillary, and arterial. Basinthe after part of his lecture on the physiological proportions which had thus been adduced, Dr. Richardson passed in review the diseases which ordinarily give rise to the hæmorrhagic tendency, describing their symptoms, pathology, and cause, together with the accidents which may occur in dental operations during the existence of the diathesis. Thence he discussed the question of hæmorrhage during dental operations, and especially after tooth extraction, in which the diathesis was not present. Adducing some striking illustrations of this class of cases, Dr. Richardson showed, that as the diathesis in such instances was: not marked, as the blood possessed firm coagulating power, thecause of the haemorrhage must be in the artery divided by the extraction; and indicated the probability that the loss of blood was due to a circumferential attachment of the vessel at its divided point with the surrounding structure, so that contraction of the vessel was prevented. The concluding section of the lecture was devoted to the consideration of treatment ; first, of the treatment of the hsemorrhagio diathesis by general remedies; and, secondly, of the treatment of activehaemorrhage after extraction. In i meeting this last-named accident, Dr. Richardson recommended
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