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THE MEDICAL DIRECTORY FOR 1932.
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recognise that here1 we have another of Miss Joyce Dennys’s diverting tales of medical practice. But THE eighty-eighth annual issue contains, as we even this opening story shows that in search of noted last week, 445 more names than the previous situations she has got much further away from everyissue, but of the seven sections into which the list of day life. The new book is the fruit of imagination names is divided only four show an increase-viz., more than of observation, and to this extent it is a London + 41, Provinces + 301, Ireland + 3, Abroad disappointing sequel. + 143, while the other three show a decrease ; Wales None the less we meet many pleasant characters. - 14, Scotland - 19, Services 10. Otherwise the Mrs. Heinstein, for instance, had enjoyed excellent essential contents of the Directory are unaltered. health all her life, and liked to think of her inside In several places the type has been slightly rearranged as a round zinc tank, sometimes empty and sometimes with a certain economy of space, but it is difficult full, but not complicated in any way, and of no THE MEDICAL DIRECTORY FOR 1932.
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to improve on 87 years’ experience. The medical report on British spas and seaside reports is particularly timely having regard to the embargo on foreign travel, and even in these hard times every practitioner who keeps up to date in his professional relations - can scarcely afford to be without a copy of the work. The Directory is published by Messrs. J. and A. Churchill, at 40, Gloucester-place, London, W. J , and the price remains 36s. THE ARNOLD TRIPLE FLOW SUPRAPUBIC URINAL. here illustrated consists of a kidneycelluloid cap containing three outlets so shaped arranged that no matter in what position the patient
THE
appliance
may be reposing,
complete drainage may be effected. Provision is made not only for drainage
by catheter,
but also for the removal of any urine which may pass between the catheter and the abdominalwalls. All three outlets are connected with a rubber bag fitted with a non-return valve which obviates any back flow. A special disc fitting holds the catheter in any desired position. The
advantages
claimed for the
appliance
are
that the urine is immediately passed into the Suprapubic bag. rubber bag ; the patient may lie in various positions without fear of urine collecting ; various sizes of catheter may be used ; all parts can be removed and sterilised. An easily detached adjustable belt is fitted. Messrs. John Bell and Croyden, in association with Messrs. Arnold and Sons and Savory and Moore, Ltd., 52, Wigmore-street, W., are the makers. MORE ABOUT DOCTORS’ WIVES.
conversational interest to herself or others. Mrs. Spatula circulated an advertisement for her husband, defied the General Medical Council, and organised a rebellion of doctors’ wives. And poor Dr. Browne
" quite reasonably clever, though, of course, he only a General Practitioner." Among these and others the most touching figure perhaps is the Bad Wife who did wish she were a Better Wife for a Doctor. She was fond of gardening and reading books, and although she had a kind heart, She sometimes was. rather vague and dreamy. forgot to smile at people in the street, which is a very serious thing for a doctor’s wife to do," but we are grateful to Miss Dennys for giving her story such a happy ending. The illustrations are as good as before. WANTED, TUBERCLE BACILLI. Dr. W. M. Cumming, medical superintendent of Bradford City Sanatorium, Grassington, Yorkshire, was was
"
writes as follows :" I am engaged in investigating the bacteriology of the tubercle bacilli to be isolated from the sputum in cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in which there is a definite history or other clinical evidence of a previous glandular infection. Such cases are not common, and I venture to beg the courtesy of your correspondence columns in order that I may ask if any tuberculosis officers, sanatorium superintendents, or others who have such cases under their care would be good enough to let me have specimens of sputum. It is not essential that tubercle bacilli be demonstrable microscopically, so long as the lung lesion is If anyone will send me a postcard tuberculous. I shall be very glad to send suitable container and cover."
Appointments WALKENSHAW, T. R. D., L.D.S. Edin., has been appointed Hon. Consulting Surgeon to the Newcastle Dental Hospital. WILSON, J. G., M.D., B.S. Lond., D.P.H., Medical Officer of Health for Dewsbury. YULE, J., M.B., Ch.B. Glasg., D.P.H., M.O.H., County Borough of West Bromwich. Workmen’s Compensation Act: Dow, J. F., Ch.B. Manch., Medical Referee for Barrow-in-Furness, &c., County Courts, Circuit No. 3 ; and WILSON, A. G., M.B. Lond., for Circuit No. 18. Doncaster, &c.,
Births, Marriages, and Deaths BIRTHS. BLOOM.—On Dec. 7th, 1931, at Cranford, Gerrards Cross to Barbara (née Owen), wife of G. F. Harrison Bloom, of .17, Welbeck-street, W. 1-a daughter.
WHEN summoned urgently to a patient who had DEATHS. had triplets, Dr. Plexus simply waved his hand and LEEDHAM-GREEN.-On Nov. 29th, at Trevone, Cornwall, " Nature must be to take her allowed own said, Charles Leedham-Green, Ch.M., F.R.C.S., of Belsize Parkgardens, N.W., late Professor of Surgery, Birmingham course," and went on talking to Mrs. Murgatroyd. University. Rightly fearing the worst, his wife took a corre- OLIVEY.—On Dec. 3rd, J. M. A. Olivey, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., spondence course in medicine and surgery, and when of Pentrelew, Hamworthy, and of High-street, Poole, the crisis came was able to avert the dreadful Scandal Dorset. of an Inquest by operating on the Lord of the Manor for WOOD.-At St. James Hospital, Balham, on Nov. 28th, 1931, Jane Edith Wood, M.B., B.S. Lond., M.R.C.S. Eng., appendicitis. " Except for trying to put on her L.R.C.P. Lond., member of the resident staff, and daughter back to front she made of the later Joseph Wood, Bradford, York, any mistakes," hardly gown and the patient " made an uninterrupted recovery N.B.-A. fee of 7s. 6d. is charged for the insertion of 2Votices of and was as well as he had ever been except for some Births, Marriages and Deaths. adhesions." 1 Repeated Doses. Written and illustrated by Joyce Dennys. Readers of " Mrs. Dose, the Doctor’s Wife," will London : John Lane, the Bodley Head, Ltd., 1931. Pp. 157. 5s.
.
recognise that here1 we have another of Miss Joyce Dennys’s diverting tales of medical practice. But THE eighty-eighth annual issue contains, as we even this opening story shows that in search of noted last week, 445 more names than the previous situations she has got much further away from everyissue, but of the seven sections into which the list of day life. The new book is the fruit of imagination names is divided only four show an increase-viz., more than of observation, and to this extent it is a London + 41, Provinces + 301, Ireland + 3, Abroad disappointing sequel. + 143, while the other three show a decrease ; Wales None the less we meet many pleasant characters. - 14, Scotland - 19, Services 10. Otherwise the Mrs. Heinstein, for instance, had enjoyed excellent essential contents of the Directory are unaltered. health all her life, and liked to think of her inside In several places the type has been slightly rearranged as a round zinc tank, sometimes empty and sometimes with a certain economy of space, but it is difficult full, but not complicated in any way, and of no THE MEDICAL DIRECTORY FOR 1932.
--
to improve on 87 years’ experience. The medical report on British spas and seaside reports is particularly timely having regard to the embargo on foreign travel, and even in these hard times every practitioner who keeps up to date in his professional relations - can scarcely afford to be without a copy of the work. The Directory is published by Messrs. J. and A. Churchill, at 40, Gloucester-place, London, W. J , and the price remains 36s. THE ARNOLD TRIPLE FLOW SUPRAPUBIC URINAL. here illustrated consists of a kidneycelluloid cap containing three outlets so shaped arranged that no matter in what position the patient
THE
appliance
may be reposing,
complete drainage may be effected. Provision is made not only for drainage
by catheter,
but also for the removal of any urine which may pass between the catheter and the abdominalwalls. All three outlets are connected with a rubber bag fitted with a non-return valve which obviates any back flow. A special disc fitting holds the catheter in any desired position. The
advantages
claimed for the
appliance
are
that the urine is immediately passed into the Suprapubic bag. rubber bag ; the patient may lie in various positions without fear of urine collecting ; various sizes of catheter may be used ; all parts can be removed and sterilised. An easily detached adjustable belt is fitted. Messrs. John Bell and Croyden, in association with Messrs. Arnold and Sons and Savory and Moore, Ltd., 52, Wigmore-street, W., are the makers. MORE ABOUT DOCTORS’ WIVES.
conversational interest to herself or others. Mrs. Spatula circulated an advertisement for her husband, defied the General Medical Council, and organised a rebellion of doctors’ wives. And poor Dr. Browne
" quite reasonably clever, though, of course, he only a General Practitioner." Among these and others the most touching figure perhaps is the Bad Wife who did wish she were a Better Wife for a Doctor. She was fond of gardening and reading books, and although she had a kind heart, She sometimes was. rather vague and dreamy. forgot to smile at people in the street, which is a very serious thing for a doctor’s wife to do," but we are grateful to Miss Dennys for giving her story such a happy ending. The illustrations are as good as before. WANTED, TUBERCLE BACILLI. Dr. W. M. Cumming, medical superintendent of Bradford City Sanatorium, Grassington, Yorkshire, was was
"
writes as follows :" I am engaged in investigating the bacteriology of the tubercle bacilli to be isolated from the sputum in cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in which there is a definite history or other clinical evidence of a previous glandular infection. Such cases are not common, and I venture to beg the courtesy of your correspondence columns in order that I may ask if any tuberculosis officers, sanatorium superintendents, or others who have such cases under their care would be good enough to let me have specimens of sputum. It is not essential that tubercle bacilli be demonstrable microscopically, so long as the lung lesion is If anyone will send me a postcard tuberculous. I shall be very glad to send suitable container and cover."
Appointments WALKENSHAW, T. R. D., L.D.S. Edin., has been appointed Hon. Consulting Surgeon to the Newcastle Dental Hospital. WILSON, J. G., M.D., B.S. Lond., D.P.H., Medical Officer of Health for Dewsbury. YULE, J., M.B., Ch.B. Glasg., D.P.H., M.O.H., County Borough of West Bromwich. Workmen’s Compensation Act: Dow, J. F., Ch.B. Manch., Medical Referee for Barrow-in-Furness, &c., County Courts, Circuit No. 3 ; and WILSON, A. G., M.B. Lond., for Circuit No. 18. Doncaster, &c.,
Births, Marriages, and Deaths BIRTHS. BLOOM.—On Dec. 7th, 1931, at Cranford, Gerrards Cross to Barbara (née Owen), wife of G. F. Harrison Bloom, of .17, Welbeck-street, W. 1-a daughter.
WHEN summoned urgently to a patient who had DEATHS. had triplets, Dr. Plexus simply waved his hand and LEEDHAM-GREEN.-On Nov. 29th, at Trevone, Cornwall, " Nature must be to take her allowed own said, Charles Leedham-Green, Ch.M., F.R.C.S., of Belsize Parkgardens, N.W., late Professor of Surgery, Birmingham course," and went on talking to Mrs. Murgatroyd. University. Rightly fearing the worst, his wife took a corre- OLIVEY.—On Dec. 3rd, J. M. A. Olivey, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., spondence course in medicine and surgery, and when of Pentrelew, Hamworthy, and of High-street, Poole, the crisis came was able to avert the dreadful Scandal Dorset. of an Inquest by operating on the Lord of the Manor for WOOD.-At St. James Hospital, Balham, on Nov. 28th, 1931, Jane Edith Wood, M.B., B.S. Lond., M.R.C.S. Eng., appendicitis. " Except for trying to put on her L.R.C.P. Lond., member of the resident staff, and daughter back to front she made of the later Joseph Wood, Bradford, York, any mistakes," hardly gown and the patient " made an uninterrupted recovery N.B.-A. fee of 7s. 6d. is charged for the insertion of 2Votices of and was as well as he had ever been except for some Births, Marriages and Deaths. adhesions." 1 Repeated Doses. Written and illustrated by Joyce Dennys. Readers of " Mrs. Dose, the Doctor’s Wife," will London : John Lane, the Bodley Head, Ltd., 1931. Pp. 157. 5s.
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