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THE MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND HYGIENIC EXHIBITION.
1492 Dr. M. BEVERLEY and after being carried unanimously replied to by the officials named. A hearty vote of thanks to the President for taking the chair was accorded on the motion of Dr. W. S. A. GRIFFITH.
by
was
of the earth. Particulars of cremation and its cost.
were
given
also
as
to the conduct
Disinfecting compounds were well represented, as were special soaps. Messrs. Major, Limited, of Scullcoates,
also
Hull, for example, showed
a series of sanitary preparations. comprised under the distinctive term "Eucryl," including a bath preparation, a toilet soap, an ointment, and a tooth The Sanitary powder. Jeyes Compound Company, THE MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND HYGIENIC Limited, 64, Cannon-street, E. C., exhibited their well-known EXHIBITION. Creolin compounds and Messrs. Newton, Chambers, and
Co. of Thorncliffe, near Sheffield, decorated their stall exhibition, which was opened at Queen’s Hall, with a large variety of "Izal"preparations. The feature Limited, 205, VictoriaLangham-place, on May 20th, continues to play a useful of the exhibitwasof a Oowana," toilet soap said to contain street, S. ’V., special it role inasmuch as affords general practitioners, surgeons, absolutely no animal matter or artificial colouring, hospital nurses, and others in London an opportunity of the ingredients selected being of a specially pure descripmaking acquaintance with the newest special foods and tion. Attention, it is stated, is also paid to the avoidance of THIS annual
11
and surgical and sanitary appliances. The organising committee may be congratulated on now having established an annual event which has secured for its clientèle a very fair proportion of the medical profession. The exhibition is distinctly instructive, although it is true that many well-established preparations, drugs, and appliances are on view again and again, yet there will invariably be found some novelties marking the progress of medical science in its various collateral branches. At any rate, the increasing number of physicians, surgeons, and the members of hospital staffs who attend must be a very encouraging fact to those concerned in organising the exhibition. A feature of the exhibition this year was the number of electrical appliances shown. Thus, the exhibit of the General Electric Company, 67, 69, 71, 88, and 92, Queen Victoria-street, E.C., attracted a good deal of interest chiefly perhaps on account of the simple apparatus shown for the production of ultra violet rays in photo therapeutics. This company also showed a useful apparatus for obtaining a direct current when only an alternating current is available. Other apparatus for x-ray and high frequency treatment was shown, while simple and convenient apparatus for the production of ultra violet rays from a four-inch spark induction coil with a condenser was inspected by those interested in the execution of this treatment without involving cumbersome apparatus. Electric Baths were exhibited by the Electric Trading Company, 52, Leadenhall-street, E.C., the Dowsing Radiant Heating
drugs
alkaline excess without impairing the detergent power. The Berkefeld Filter Company. Limited, of 121, Oxford-street, W., submitted several examples of their new" tuborimproved germ-proof filter to the notice of the visitors. As regards the section of special foods and drugs it may be said that this display was somewhat smaller in scale than in previous years, although very general interest was shown in the preparations of this class. We propose to deal with this section next week. (To be conc11vlecl.)
VITAL STATISTICS. HEALTH OF ENGLISH TOWNS.
IN 76 of the largest English towns 8648 births and 4919 deaths were registered during the week ending May 17th. The annual rate of mortality in these towns, which had been 16’6 and 17’2 per 1000 in the two preceding weeks, further rose to 17’3 per 1000 last week. In London the death-rate was 16’2 per 1000, while it averaged 17’7 in the 75 other large towns. The lowest death-rates in these towns were 7’2 in Walthamstow, 8’3 in Hornsey, 8’0 in Warrington, 9’4 in Devonport, 10 ’3 in Hastings and King’s Norton, 11’0 in Bournemouth, and 11-3 in Aston Manor;r the highest rates were 23’5 in Bolton, 23’7 in South Shields, 23-9 in Manchester, 24-9 in St. Helens, 25-7 in Middlesbrough, 26’3 in Wigan, 264 in Sunderland, Company, Limited, 24, Budge-row, Cannon-street, E.C., and 27 0 in Bootle. The 4919 deaths in these towns and by the Sanitas Electrical Company, Limited, 7A, Soho- included 516 which were referred to the principal The last-named exhibited also a new lamp zymotic diseases, against 534, 489, and 519 in the square, W. It is called three preceding weeks ; of these 516 deaths 144 resulted for the production of ultra violet rays. the " Dermolamp and has iron for its terminals, from measles, 126 from whooping-cough, 67 from diphtheria, giving what has now been called an iron light. Messrs. 51 from scarlet fever, 49 from diarrhoea, 48 from small-pox, Harry W. Cox, Limited, 9, 10, and 11, Cursitor-street, and 31 from "fever" (principally enteric). No death from Chancery-lane, E.C., showed their latest x-ray apparatus any of these diseases was registered last week in Hastings, and a new improved electrolytic break. The electric current Rotherham, or West Hartlepool ; in the other towns they is utilised by Messrs. W. Bellack and Company, 147, Oxford- caused the lowest death-rates in Brighton, Portsmouth, street, W., for actuating the "Muschik vibratorium,"which Norwich, Wolverhampton, Derby, Birkenhead, and Halifax, is a rapidly-pulsating hammer which is brought in direct and the highest rates in West Bromwich. St. Helens. contact with the body, the exciting penetrating vibration Barrow-in-Furness, Sunderland, South Shields, and Gatesstimulating the blood-flow and exercising a good effect, head. The greatest mortality from measles was recorded in Bournemouth, St. Helens, Bury, Rochdale, Barrow-inamongst other things, on stiff joints. There was again a fair display of hospital sanitary Furness, Bradford, Sunderland, and Rhondda ; from scarlet appliances, Messrs. Doulton and Company’s (Lambeth, S.E.) fever in West Bromwich, Smethwick, Bolton, and South eyhibit claiming, perhaps, first attention. They showed Shields ; from whooping-cough in Walsall, West Bromwich, examples of a special metallo-keramic joint as applied Wallasey, Bootle, St. Helens, South Shields, Gateshead, to closets, a strong white glazed fire-clay mortuary and Tynemouth ; from 11 fever " in Merthyr Tydfil ; and table, white vitreous cast-iron baths (on wheels) for hos- from diarrhoea in Northampton and Merthyr Tydfil. The pital use, bed-pan sinks, and lavatories. Messrs. George mortality from diphtheria showed no marked excess in any Jennings, Limited, 63 and 67, Lambeth Palace-road, S.E., of the large towns. Of the 48 fa ;al cases of small-pox showed similar examples of improved sanitary appliances registered last week 37 belonged Lo London, six to West adapted for general use and for hospitals and sana- Ham, and one each to Tottenham, Leyton, Birmingham, Their patent valves by which hot water Newcastle, and Hornsey. The number of small-pox cases toriums, &c. cannot be turned on without first opening the cold valve under treatment in the Metropolitan Asylums hospitals, and by which without any risk of accident to the patient which had been 1515, 1442, and 1419 at the end of the three any desired temperature of water can be obtained preceding weeks, had further declined to 1360 at the end well worth mentioning. are Messrs. Defries, Limited, of last week ; 233 new cases were admitted duiing the 146 and 147, Houndsditch, E.C., exhibited the Pasteur week, against 367, 250, and 248 in the three preceding filter in various forms and the Equifex disinfecting weeks. The number of scarlet fever patients in these hosand deodorising apparatus. The London Necropolis Com- pitals and in the London Fever Hospital at the end of pany, 121, Westminster-bridge-road, S.E., exhibited photo- last week was 2207, against 2188, 2222, and 2212 at the graphs illustrating their methods of disposal of the dead’and end of the three preceding weeks ; 270 new cases were the cemetery at Brookwood, near Woking. This company admitted during the week, against 283, 258, and 256 in undertakes the so-called "earth-to-earth " disposal in which the three preceding weeks. The deaths referred to diseases the natural dissolution of the body is favoured by the action of the respiratory organs in London, which had been
by
was
of the earth. Particulars of cremation and its cost.
were
given
also
as
to the conduct
Disinfecting compounds were well represented, as were special soaps. Messrs. Major, Limited, of Scullcoates,
also
Hull, for example, showed
a series of sanitary preparations. comprised under the distinctive term "Eucryl," including a bath preparation, a toilet soap, an ointment, and a tooth The Sanitary powder. Jeyes Compound Company, THE MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND HYGIENIC Limited, 64, Cannon-street, E. C., exhibited their well-known EXHIBITION. Creolin compounds and Messrs. Newton, Chambers, and
Co. of Thorncliffe, near Sheffield, decorated their stall exhibition, which was opened at Queen’s Hall, with a large variety of "Izal"preparations. The feature Limited, 205, VictoriaLangham-place, on May 20th, continues to play a useful of the exhibitwasof a Oowana," toilet soap said to contain street, S. ’V., special it role inasmuch as affords general practitioners, surgeons, absolutely no animal matter or artificial colouring, hospital nurses, and others in London an opportunity of the ingredients selected being of a specially pure descripmaking acquaintance with the newest special foods and tion. Attention, it is stated, is also paid to the avoidance of THIS annual
11
and surgical and sanitary appliances. The organising committee may be congratulated on now having established an annual event which has secured for its clientèle a very fair proportion of the medical profession. The exhibition is distinctly instructive, although it is true that many well-established preparations, drugs, and appliances are on view again and again, yet there will invariably be found some novelties marking the progress of medical science in its various collateral branches. At any rate, the increasing number of physicians, surgeons, and the members of hospital staffs who attend must be a very encouraging fact to those concerned in organising the exhibition. A feature of the exhibition this year was the number of electrical appliances shown. Thus, the exhibit of the General Electric Company, 67, 69, 71, 88, and 92, Queen Victoria-street, E.C., attracted a good deal of interest chiefly perhaps on account of the simple apparatus shown for the production of ultra violet rays in photo therapeutics. This company also showed a useful apparatus for obtaining a direct current when only an alternating current is available. Other apparatus for x-ray and high frequency treatment was shown, while simple and convenient apparatus for the production of ultra violet rays from a four-inch spark induction coil with a condenser was inspected by those interested in the execution of this treatment without involving cumbersome apparatus. Electric Baths were exhibited by the Electric Trading Company, 52, Leadenhall-street, E.C., the Dowsing Radiant Heating
drugs
alkaline excess without impairing the detergent power. The Berkefeld Filter Company. Limited, of 121, Oxford-street, W., submitted several examples of their new" tuborimproved germ-proof filter to the notice of the visitors. As regards the section of special foods and drugs it may be said that this display was somewhat smaller in scale than in previous years, although very general interest was shown in the preparations of this class. We propose to deal with this section next week. (To be conc11vlecl.)
VITAL STATISTICS. HEALTH OF ENGLISH TOWNS.
IN 76 of the largest English towns 8648 births and 4919 deaths were registered during the week ending May 17th. The annual rate of mortality in these towns, which had been 16’6 and 17’2 per 1000 in the two preceding weeks, further rose to 17’3 per 1000 last week. In London the death-rate was 16’2 per 1000, while it averaged 17’7 in the 75 other large towns. The lowest death-rates in these towns were 7’2 in Walthamstow, 8’3 in Hornsey, 8’0 in Warrington, 9’4 in Devonport, 10 ’3 in Hastings and King’s Norton, 11’0 in Bournemouth, and 11-3 in Aston Manor;r the highest rates were 23’5 in Bolton, 23’7 in South Shields, 23-9 in Manchester, 24-9 in St. Helens, 25-7 in Middlesbrough, 26’3 in Wigan, 264 in Sunderland, Company, Limited, 24, Budge-row, Cannon-street, E.C., and 27 0 in Bootle. The 4919 deaths in these towns and by the Sanitas Electrical Company, Limited, 7A, Soho- included 516 which were referred to the principal The last-named exhibited also a new lamp zymotic diseases, against 534, 489, and 519 in the square, W. It is called three preceding weeks ; of these 516 deaths 144 resulted for the production of ultra violet rays. the " Dermolamp and has iron for its terminals, from measles, 126 from whooping-cough, 67 from diphtheria, giving what has now been called an iron light. Messrs. 51 from scarlet fever, 49 from diarrhoea, 48 from small-pox, Harry W. Cox, Limited, 9, 10, and 11, Cursitor-street, and 31 from "fever" (principally enteric). No death from Chancery-lane, E.C., showed their latest x-ray apparatus any of these diseases was registered last week in Hastings, and a new improved electrolytic break. The electric current Rotherham, or West Hartlepool ; in the other towns they is utilised by Messrs. W. Bellack and Company, 147, Oxford- caused the lowest death-rates in Brighton, Portsmouth, street, W., for actuating the "Muschik vibratorium,"which Norwich, Wolverhampton, Derby, Birkenhead, and Halifax, is a rapidly-pulsating hammer which is brought in direct and the highest rates in West Bromwich. St. Helens. contact with the body, the exciting penetrating vibration Barrow-in-Furness, Sunderland, South Shields, and Gatesstimulating the blood-flow and exercising a good effect, head. The greatest mortality from measles was recorded in Bournemouth, St. Helens, Bury, Rochdale, Barrow-inamongst other things, on stiff joints. There was again a fair display of hospital sanitary Furness, Bradford, Sunderland, and Rhondda ; from scarlet appliances, Messrs. Doulton and Company’s (Lambeth, S.E.) fever in West Bromwich, Smethwick, Bolton, and South eyhibit claiming, perhaps, first attention. They showed Shields ; from whooping-cough in Walsall, West Bromwich, examples of a special metallo-keramic joint as applied Wallasey, Bootle, St. Helens, South Shields, Gateshead, to closets, a strong white glazed fire-clay mortuary and Tynemouth ; from 11 fever " in Merthyr Tydfil ; and table, white vitreous cast-iron baths (on wheels) for hos- from diarrhoea in Northampton and Merthyr Tydfil. The pital use, bed-pan sinks, and lavatories. Messrs. George mortality from diphtheria showed no marked excess in any Jennings, Limited, 63 and 67, Lambeth Palace-road, S.E., of the large towns. Of the 48 fa ;al cases of small-pox showed similar examples of improved sanitary appliances registered last week 37 belonged Lo London, six to West adapted for general use and for hospitals and sana- Ham, and one each to Tottenham, Leyton, Birmingham, Their patent valves by which hot water Newcastle, and Hornsey. The number of small-pox cases toriums, &c. cannot be turned on without first opening the cold valve under treatment in the Metropolitan Asylums hospitals, and by which without any risk of accident to the patient which had been 1515, 1442, and 1419 at the end of the three any desired temperature of water can be obtained preceding weeks, had further declined to 1360 at the end well worth mentioning. are Messrs. Defries, Limited, of last week ; 233 new cases were admitted duiing the 146 and 147, Houndsditch, E.C., exhibited the Pasteur week, against 367, 250, and 248 in the three preceding filter in various forms and the Equifex disinfecting weeks. The number of scarlet fever patients in these hosand deodorising apparatus. The London Necropolis Com- pitals and in the London Fever Hospital at the end of pany, 121, Westminster-bridge-road, S.E., exhibited photo- last week was 2207, against 2188, 2222, and 2212 at the graphs illustrating their methods of disposal of the dead’and end of the three preceding weeks ; 270 new cases were the cemetery at Brookwood, near Woking. This company admitted during the week, against 283, 258, and 256 in undertakes the so-called "earth-to-earth " disposal in which the three preceding weeks. The deaths referred to diseases the natural dissolution of the body is favoured by the action of the respiratory organs in London, which had been