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an interesting address on the safeguarding of London water supplies. The visitors had expressed a special wish to see and hear Sir Alexander, as his work is very well known by those responsible for water supplies in South America. The chairman of the board attended to welcome the party, and after luncheon at the Mitre Hotel, Hampton, Sir A. Houston accompanied them to the Hampton and Staines waterworks to see the process of chlorination. The last day of a visit that the party described as far too short, was spent at the British Empire Exhibition. Dr. S. H. Daukes, O.B.E., demonstrated the striking series of exhibits displayed by the Ministry of Health in the Government Pavilion, and afterwards members of the Society of Medical Officers of Health entertained their guests at dinner at the Garden Club. R.A.M.C.
JuLy,
PUBLIC HEALTH.
SUPPLEMENTARY
RESERVE.
\;Ve are requested by the W a r Office to announce that commissions in the Royal Army Medical Corps Supplementary Reserve of Officers, are open to members of the Medical profession engaged in civil practice. The object of this Reserve is to complete and maintain the various medical units of the Regular Army at war strength on mobilisation; and the officers are divided into two categories. Those in the first category (Category B) gave to undergo a preliminary training at the Royal Army Medical Corps Depot, and an annual training of fourteen days with a selected formation or unit of the Regular Army. The preliminary training lasts normally for six weeks; but in the case of officers holding Certificate A or B medical, of the Officers, Training Corps, it is either dispensed with entirely or limited to three weeks. The other Category (Category C) is intended for medical men with previous service and those possessing special professional qualifications. Officers in this category are not required to do either preliminary or annual training. The present requirements include a number of specialists in surgery, medicine, mental diseases, X-rays, pathology, bacteriology and hygiene, who will as far as possible be employed in their special subjects on mobilisation. All commissioned officers are paid an annual gratuity of £25 and those in Category B in addition, receive pay and allowances as for Regular Officers during all training. Normally an applicant's age should not exceed 32, but this limit may be dispensed with in special cases. The rank
on appointment is that of Lieutenant. Promotion, in Category B, will be to Captain after 3½ years' commissioned service; to Major if qualified after twelve years' commissioned service, after which period officers will be transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers; in Category C promotion to Captain after 3½ years' commissioned service, and after ten years' service transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers. A candidate for Category C who served as an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Great W a r will be allowed to count such service for rank on appointment, for promotion to Captain, and towards the 10 years period of service preceding transfer to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers. Forms of application for appointment can be obtained, on written request to the Under-Secretary of State for W a r (A.M.D.1.), W a r Office, Whitehall, London, S.\V.1.
THE
NEECH
PRIZE.
The prize founded by Dr. J. T. Neech for the best paper read at a Branch Meeting of the Society of Medical Officers of Health, has been awarded for the session 1923-24 to Dr. Joseph Edward Spence, Medical Officer of Health for the Borough of Eccles. The subject of Dr. Spence's paper read before the N.W. Branch o11 February 8th, 1924, was " T h e Need for Closer Co-operation between Medical Inspection and Public Health W o r k . " The Assessors consider deserving of special mention the paper on "The Prime Factor in the Decline in Infant Mortality," read before the Northern Branch on February 22nd, 1924, by Dr. Cameron R. Gibson, Medical Officer of Health for the North Riding Combined Districts, which they record as proxime accessit. The Assessors for the 1923-24 award were Dr. R. A. Lyster, Prof. H. R. Kenwood, Prof. H. Kerr and Dr. T. W. Naylor Barlow.
The University of Johannesburg has conferred the degree of LL.I). honoris causa on Dr. Charles Porter, Medical Officer of Health for the City of Johannesburg "in recognition of his professional and official standing as a representative of th.e modern science of Public Health and of his services to Johannesburg and the Transvaal during the past 23 vears." It will be remembered that two years ago Dr. Porter was elected President of the South African Medical Congress, an honour previously reserved for the leading clinicians.
an interesting address on the safeguarding of London water supplies. The visitors had expressed a special wish to see and hear Sir Alexander, as his work is very well known by those responsible for water supplies in South America. The chairman of the board attended to welcome the party, and after luncheon at the Mitre Hotel, Hampton, Sir A. Houston accompanied them to the Hampton and Staines waterworks to see the process of chlorination. The last day of a visit that the party described as far too short, was spent at the British Empire Exhibition. Dr. S. H. Daukes, O.B.E., demonstrated the striking series of exhibits displayed by the Ministry of Health in the Government Pavilion, and afterwards members of the Society of Medical Officers of Health entertained their guests at dinner at the Garden Club. R.A.M.C.
JuLy,
PUBLIC HEALTH.
SUPPLEMENTARY
RESERVE.
\;Ve are requested by the W a r Office to announce that commissions in the Royal Army Medical Corps Supplementary Reserve of Officers, are open to members of the Medical profession engaged in civil practice. The object of this Reserve is to complete and maintain the various medical units of the Regular Army at war strength on mobilisation; and the officers are divided into two categories. Those in the first category (Category B) gave to undergo a preliminary training at the Royal Army Medical Corps Depot, and an annual training of fourteen days with a selected formation or unit of the Regular Army. The preliminary training lasts normally for six weeks; but in the case of officers holding Certificate A or B medical, of the Officers, Training Corps, it is either dispensed with entirely or limited to three weeks. The other Category (Category C) is intended for medical men with previous service and those possessing special professional qualifications. Officers in this category are not required to do either preliminary or annual training. The present requirements include a number of specialists in surgery, medicine, mental diseases, X-rays, pathology, bacteriology and hygiene, who will as far as possible be employed in their special subjects on mobilisation. All commissioned officers are paid an annual gratuity of £25 and those in Category B in addition, receive pay and allowances as for Regular Officers during all training. Normally an applicant's age should not exceed 32, but this limit may be dispensed with in special cases. The rank
on appointment is that of Lieutenant. Promotion, in Category B, will be to Captain after 3½ years' commissioned service; to Major if qualified after twelve years' commissioned service, after which period officers will be transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers; in Category C promotion to Captain after 3½ years' commissioned service, and after ten years' service transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers. A candidate for Category C who served as an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Great W a r will be allowed to count such service for rank on appointment, for promotion to Captain, and towards the 10 years period of service preceding transfer to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers. Forms of application for appointment can be obtained, on written request to the Under-Secretary of State for W a r (A.M.D.1.), W a r Office, Whitehall, London, S.\V.1.
THE
NEECH
PRIZE.
The prize founded by Dr. J. T. Neech for the best paper read at a Branch Meeting of the Society of Medical Officers of Health, has been awarded for the session 1923-24 to Dr. Joseph Edward Spence, Medical Officer of Health for the Borough of Eccles. The subject of Dr. Spence's paper read before the N.W. Branch o11 February 8th, 1924, was " T h e Need for Closer Co-operation between Medical Inspection and Public Health W o r k . " The Assessors consider deserving of special mention the paper on "The Prime Factor in the Decline in Infant Mortality," read before the Northern Branch on February 22nd, 1924, by Dr. Cameron R. Gibson, Medical Officer of Health for the North Riding Combined Districts, which they record as proxime accessit. The Assessors for the 1923-24 award were Dr. R. A. Lyster, Prof. H. R. Kenwood, Prof. H. Kerr and Dr. T. W. Naylor Barlow.
The University of Johannesburg has conferred the degree of LL.I). honoris causa on Dr. Charles Porter, Medical Officer of Health for the City of Johannesburg "in recognition of his professional and official standing as a representative of th.e modern science of Public Health and of his services to Johannesburg and the Transvaal during the past 23 vears." It will be remembered that two years ago Dr. Porter was elected President of the South African Medical Congress, an honour previously reserved for the leading clinicians.