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THE PAYMENT OF PUBLIC VACCINATORS AND OF VACCINATION OFFICERS.
773 --Side, but which affects everyone from the highest to the Little is known of its nature and methods of"cure" are hardly more advanced than they were at the beginning of the last century. Once the cause of cancer is discovered a great step will have been taken towards the attainment of a successful treatment, and we hope that the Cancer Research Fund will not have much longer to wait for its sorely needed endowment. Mr. Astor’s munificence leaves a quite inconsiderable sum for the public to supply when the interest of the public in the work is considered. lowest.
THE
PAYMENT OF PUBLIC VACCINATORS AND OF VACCINATION OFFICERS.
THE President of the Local Government Board has apa departmental committee to inquire and to report with regard to : (1) the payments at present made under the Vaccination Order, 1898, in respect of the remuneration, costs, and expenses of public vaccinators and vaccination officers ; and (2) whether any, and if so what, alterations should be made in relation to the remuneration, costs, and expenses of these officers. The members of the committee are Mr. E. H. Llewellyn, M.P. (chairman), Mr. J. Lithiby, Dr. R. Bruce Low, and Mr. W. Vallance.’ Mr. A. V. Symonds, of the Local Government Board, will act as secretary to the committee.
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should be utilised for building a part of a large block which will include all the laboratories at present required and which will, when completed, add many more for future purposes. If this be done it will enhance rather than detract from the appearance of the present building. This, of course, will mean that a recreation ground will require to be found for the students elsewhere, but that is not impossible. Dr. D. 0. McVail suggests a way out of the financial difficulty which will necessarily arise. He points out that the proposed increase in the students’ fees will mean an The first charge he increased revenue of about 23000. would make on this would be the expense of procuring a field of about 20 acres or so in the outskirts of the town. Thereafter he proposes that a sufficient sum should be expended annually on its upkeep.
MR.
MOSELEY’S
EDUCATIONAL
COMMISSION.
A COMMISSION of inquiry into the educational systems of the United States of America and how these systems affect the national commerce and industry, which owes its existence to the enlightened liberality of Mr. Alfred Moseley, C.M.G., will start from Southampton on Oct. 3rd. The list of the commissioners, who are some 30 in number, includes many wellknown authorities on general and technical education, and it seems to us certain that their intelligent examination of all that will be put before them in the THE PREVALENCE OF SMALL-POX IN TASMANIA. United States ought to throw much needed light upon OUR Australian correspondent states that the outbreak of the present educational position in Great Britain. That small-pox in Tasmania sec-ms to be spreading. On July 29th secondary education in England is in a poor way seems unthe Tasmanian health authorities issued the following return doubted, but from the lugubrious tone of some of the critics for the week ending July 18th : total number of cases, 44 ; of our educational system it might be gathered that we had total deaths, 6 ; cases reported during the week, 4 ; dealhs our fallen from as a first-class position already power. Our reported during the week, 4 ; and number of "contacts" board schools do not turn out a large percentage of finished isolated, 182. All the patients with the exception of 4 who- men of science, but the extreme depression of the pessimists were too ill to be removed have been fent to the isolation is not justifiable. We think that Mr. Moseley’s open-handed hospital. All the cases have occurred at the northern and patriotic attempt to gather instructive information from end of the island. Since July 18th fresh cases have the other side of the Atlantic will result in the discovery developed. Two patients have died. The Government is that in one direction our younger generation enjoy great becoming alarmed by the extent of the outbreak and owing opportunities, as great as any offered to the American citizen. to the strict quarantine regulations trade is paralysed and Dr. J. Rose Bradford, F.R S., professor-superintendent there are practically no passengers by boat either to or from of the Brown Institute, is the medical member of the Tasmania. commission and his report upon the curriculum of the medical student in the various American universities will be THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW. looked for with interest. It is a gratifying fact to medical CONSIDERABLE interest is being taken at the present time men to reflect that in one branch of technical education in the schemes which are being adopted for university exten- Great Britain does herself justice. The standard of medical sion. The main building of the University of Glasgow was education in this country is as high as it is anywhere in the erected 30 years ago, but has now become quite inadequate world, although it does not meet with the pecuniary support for present-day purposes. About £100,000 were recently either from municipalities or laymen which it finds on the in the expended equipment of the engineering, botanical, continent or in the United States. and anatomical, surgical departments, and the University Court has further determined to erect laboratories in conALBUMINURIA IN DIABETES. nexion with natural philosophy, materia medica, physioAMONGST the complications of diabetes mellitus the logy, and public health. There is, however, very little the for this of at the occurrence albuminuria has not generally received the of space University disposal of what is what is attention which it merits. Many observers, however, have and there consists purpose chiefly just now the students’ recreation ground. This it was maintained that the presence of this symptom in diabetes is necessary to utilise if the architectural character of the never devoid of importance while it may sometimes be of building was to be retained. Bat so much feeling arose the gravest significance. Professor Grube divided diabetic when the proposal was made that the University Court albuminuria into five varieties: (1) terminal albuminuria accepted other plans involving the building of two blocks associated with diabetic coma ; (2) cardiac albuminuria met within the University grounds on different sites, against the with in connexion with myocardial weakness ; (3) senile express advice of their accepted architect. The plans have albuminuria of arterio-sclerotic origin ; (4) functional albumin passed the Dean of Guild Court and operations have uria due to irritation of the kidneys by the saccharine urine ; actually begun, but public opinion has now been expressed and (5) albuminuria associated with organic renal changes. so strongly upon the matter that the University Court This classification is complicated and confusing. A more has been compelled to call a meeting for an early simple but equally adequate classification is made by Dr. date with the view of reconsidering the whole matter. A. R. Elliott, professor of medicine in the Post-graduate What is urged now is that the students’ recreation ground Medical School, Chicago, writing in the Journal of the ____
THE
PAYMENT OF PUBLIC VACCINATORS AND OF VACCINATION OFFICERS.
THE President of the Local Government Board has apa departmental committee to inquire and to report with regard to : (1) the payments at present made under the Vaccination Order, 1898, in respect of the remuneration, costs, and expenses of public vaccinators and vaccination officers ; and (2) whether any, and if so what, alterations should be made in relation to the remuneration, costs, and expenses of these officers. The members of the committee are Mr. E. H. Llewellyn, M.P. (chairman), Mr. J. Lithiby, Dr. R. Bruce Low, and Mr. W. Vallance.’ Mr. A. V. Symonds, of the Local Government Board, will act as secretary to the committee.
pointed
should be utilised for building a part of a large block which will include all the laboratories at present required and which will, when completed, add many more for future purposes. If this be done it will enhance rather than detract from the appearance of the present building. This, of course, will mean that a recreation ground will require to be found for the students elsewhere, but that is not impossible. Dr. D. 0. McVail suggests a way out of the financial difficulty which will necessarily arise. He points out that the proposed increase in the students’ fees will mean an The first charge he increased revenue of about 23000. would make on this would be the expense of procuring a field of about 20 acres or so in the outskirts of the town. Thereafter he proposes that a sufficient sum should be expended annually on its upkeep.
MR.
MOSELEY’S
EDUCATIONAL
COMMISSION.
A COMMISSION of inquiry into the educational systems of the United States of America and how these systems affect the national commerce and industry, which owes its existence to the enlightened liberality of Mr. Alfred Moseley, C.M.G., will start from Southampton on Oct. 3rd. The list of the commissioners, who are some 30 in number, includes many wellknown authorities on general and technical education, and it seems to us certain that their intelligent examination of all that will be put before them in the THE PREVALENCE OF SMALL-POX IN TASMANIA. United States ought to throw much needed light upon OUR Australian correspondent states that the outbreak of the present educational position in Great Britain. That small-pox in Tasmania sec-ms to be spreading. On July 29th secondary education in England is in a poor way seems unthe Tasmanian health authorities issued the following return doubted, but from the lugubrious tone of some of the critics for the week ending July 18th : total number of cases, 44 ; of our educational system it might be gathered that we had total deaths, 6 ; cases reported during the week, 4 ; dealhs our fallen from as a first-class position already power. Our reported during the week, 4 ; and number of "contacts" board schools do not turn out a large percentage of finished isolated, 182. All the patients with the exception of 4 who- men of science, but the extreme depression of the pessimists were too ill to be removed have been fent to the isolation is not justifiable. We think that Mr. Moseley’s open-handed hospital. All the cases have occurred at the northern and patriotic attempt to gather instructive information from end of the island. Since July 18th fresh cases have the other side of the Atlantic will result in the discovery developed. Two patients have died. The Government is that in one direction our younger generation enjoy great becoming alarmed by the extent of the outbreak and owing opportunities, as great as any offered to the American citizen. to the strict quarantine regulations trade is paralysed and Dr. J. Rose Bradford, F.R S., professor-superintendent there are practically no passengers by boat either to or from of the Brown Institute, is the medical member of the Tasmania. commission and his report upon the curriculum of the medical student in the various American universities will be THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW. looked for with interest. It is a gratifying fact to medical CONSIDERABLE interest is being taken at the present time men to reflect that in one branch of technical education in the schemes which are being adopted for university exten- Great Britain does herself justice. The standard of medical sion. The main building of the University of Glasgow was education in this country is as high as it is anywhere in the erected 30 years ago, but has now become quite inadequate world, although it does not meet with the pecuniary support for present-day purposes. About £100,000 were recently either from municipalities or laymen which it finds on the in the expended equipment of the engineering, botanical, continent or in the United States. and anatomical, surgical departments, and the University Court has further determined to erect laboratories in conALBUMINURIA IN DIABETES. nexion with natural philosophy, materia medica, physioAMONGST the complications of diabetes mellitus the logy, and public health. There is, however, very little the for this of at the occurrence albuminuria has not generally received the of space University disposal of what is what is attention which it merits. Many observers, however, have and there consists purpose chiefly just now the students’ recreation ground. This it was maintained that the presence of this symptom in diabetes is necessary to utilise if the architectural character of the never devoid of importance while it may sometimes be of building was to be retained. Bat so much feeling arose the gravest significance. Professor Grube divided diabetic when the proposal was made that the University Court albuminuria into five varieties: (1) terminal albuminuria accepted other plans involving the building of two blocks associated with diabetic coma ; (2) cardiac albuminuria met within the University grounds on different sites, against the with in connexion with myocardial weakness ; (3) senile express advice of their accepted architect. The plans have albuminuria of arterio-sclerotic origin ; (4) functional albumin passed the Dean of Guild Court and operations have uria due to irritation of the kidneys by the saccharine urine ; actually begun, but public opinion has now been expressed and (5) albuminuria associated with organic renal changes. so strongly upon the matter that the University Court This classification is complicated and confusing. A more has been compelled to call a meeting for an early simple but equally adequate classification is made by Dr. date with the view of reconsidering the whole matter. A. R. Elliott, professor of medicine in the Post-graduate What is urged now is that the students’ recreation ground Medical School, Chicago, writing in the Journal of the ____