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THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.
63 " Tha.t a copy of the foregoing resolution be forwarded to Registrar hints at the impurity of our drinking water ; but he overlooks entirely the most fatal predisposing cause of diar- the consulting physicians and surgeons of Birmingham and rhœa-viz., the immense quantity of good, indifferent, and Wolverhampton, and to THE LANCET, 2tledica&’ Times, and bad fruit cheaply placed at the disposal of the poor, whose Medical Circular." children are especially its victims, by the extraordinary favour- I --- -_-_ableness of the season for fruit-growing. DUBLIN. Good fruit in season, and in moderation, is a fine corrective of the human system. But bad fruit acts as a poison on sysOWN CORRESPONDENT.) OUR (FROM tems prepared for its fatal effects by poor living and the want of breathing space at night. IN my last letter I polfited out to your readers the constituWe want inspectors of fruit markets, as well as for those where meat and fish are sold. We want a little more liber- tion of our Irish College of Surgeons, explaining to them, as I ality on the part of the parish authorities, who might do much trust clearly, that the affairs of the College are entrusted to to soften the rigour of the disease by posting up notices where the management of the Council for their year of office, but the poor are to apply for medicine upon the first symptoms of that the entire Council is functus officio on the first Monday in attack ; also, warning them of the danger arising from an inand consequently that had their conduct during their use of and June, discriminate fruit, neglecting first symptoms. Why not go to this little expense for English, which, were past year of office not been in accordance with the views of it Asiatic cholera, would be instantly resorted to ? Deaths the Fellows at large, they would expiate their offences by not from the one disease are equally painful as from the other. being re-elected, a fate which has not unfrequently befallen Surelv it is more Christian to cure and preserve than to bury ? recalcitrant councillors; besides which, any twelve Fellows At all events, it is more economical for the ratepayers. Will you kindly assist my efforts to arrest as much as pos- have the privilege conferred upon them by our Charter of sible the progress of English cholera by publishing these few calling upon the President to convene a meeting of the Fellows at large at any period of the year, to consider any question lines, and aiding its effect by youfpowerful pen ? which they may choose to bring under the notice of the general I am, Sir, your obedient servant, and to adopt at that meeting any resolution that may body, EAGLE EYE. London, July 2nd, 1868. be submitted to the consideration of the Council, who of course may ignore it, but at their own peril when the day of comes round. Well, then, as before stated, the reckoning THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. Council are elected by the body of Fellows at large, by ballot, but each vote must be given by the Fellow in person, not by AT the Annual Meeting of the Council of the College of voting - papers. To change this condition of affairs is the with which the procuring of a new Charter is second Surgeons, on Thursday last, the reports of the several advocatedobject and although at first sight it may seem to be a ; Committees were received and adopted. Mr. Richard Quain wholesome change, still the objections against the method of was elected President, and Messrs. Cock and Solly Vice-Presivoting are grave, and worthy of serious consideration. The dents, for the ensuing year. Professors Huxley and Le Gros present constituency of the College is comparatively small,Clark were re-elected, and Mr. John Whittaker Hulke was at the present there being but 391 Fellows on the roll of the College. Now, with so small a constituency, it would be by appointed lecturer for one year. Two Examiners in Medicine no means difficult for one or more popular Fellows to procure were appointed,-Dr. Samuel Wilks, of Guy’s Hospital, and a sufficient number of voting-papers from the country Fellows Dr. T. B. Peacock, of St. Thomas’s Hospital, both of whom are members of the College of Surgeons. Mr. Partridge was to place them in the position of being able to command such a as Council as they pleased,-a Examiner in Dental in appointed Surgery, place of Mr. Luke, majority actually to fill up the and Drs. Farre, Priestley, and Barnes were re-elected Ex- proceeding which, as the case may be, might or might not work for the good of the Corporation. Again, as matters now aminers in Midwifery. are, on the first Monday in June, a large number of __
provincial Fellows come up to town, principally induced ANNUAL DINNER OF THE FELLOWS. to do so for the purpose of exercising their collegiate franAfter the election of Members of the Council, on Thursday, chise, But they avail themselves of the opportunity thus to attend the meetings of the Irish Medical AsJuly 2nd, the annual dinner of the Fellows took place at the afforded them and of the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund Society, sociation, in the There Mr. chair. Albion, Aldersgate-street, Partridge Were they able to were about 120 present, a large proportion of whom were pro- both of which are held on the same day. vincial Fellows. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were pro- vote by voting-papers, many would prefer to do so and to stay institutions would posed by the Chairman, and duly responded to, after which at home, and thus two most valuable that of "The Army, Navy, and Volunteers, and especially suffer, languish, and, especially so in the case of the Irish the Medical Departments of those Services," was given, and Medical Association, eventually perhaps die out. Again, it to estimate the amount of reciprocal good acknowledged by Professor Longmore. The Chairman then would be difficult and city provincial practitioners by thus annually proposed "The General Medical Council," as the great Council done to both of the profession, which was replied to by Mr. Cooper. "The meeting each other ; the overwrought country doctor is, as it Medical Corporations" was then given, to which Dr. E. Smith, were, coerced into taking a much required holiday. He meets Mr. Hilton, and Mr. Cooper replied. Sir William Fergusson his metropolitan brother during the day at the several meetings mentioned as being held here at that period, and subsequently coupled with the toast of "The Provincial Schools" the name of in the evening they meet again at the festive board of the anMr. Turner, of Manchester, whose history as a teacher and nual dinner held under the auspices of the Medical Associain of William reviewed terms warm Sir surgeon Fergusson as it may be, acerbities are smoothed down, new admiration, which Mr. Turner brieffy acknowledged. Mr. Le tion. Here,are initiated, old ones still further cemented, and Gros Clark responded for " The Metropolitan Schools." Mr. friendships South proposed the health of Mr. Partridge, which he duly all part looking forward to a happy meeting next year. Ali this may seem of but trifling import, yet, in my opinion, such acknowledged. Mr. Hancock, in appropriate terms, proposed trifles are of more importance than at first sight they may "The Stewards," to which Mr. Brooke responded. appear. Hence it is that I consider that the College should hesitate to change that which hitherto has worked so well. Such meetings effect an incalculable amount of good. By THE CLUB QUESTION. them men’s minds are enlarged, each class of practitioners learns to respect the other, and I conceive no small measure of AT a meeting of the medical profession of South Stafford- the good effected by the annual meetings of the British Medishire and East Worcestershire, held at the Dartmouth Hotel, cal Association consists in the opportunities thus given us for social intercourse rather than in the additions made at them July 2nd, 1868, it was resolved :Wednesbury, " That taking into consideration the introduction of medical to our store of professional information. Nothing tends more men into portions of these districts, who are acting contrary to cramp-either a man, a profession, or a community-than to the unanimous resolution of the profession, we pledge our- isolation ; and were we nowadaysto adopt any measure which selves neither to meet them professionally nor socially ; and we would tend to favour such isolation, it would indeed be retrofurther pledge ourselves not to consent to meet in grade in its character. any physician or surgeon who recognises them." Dublin, July 7th, 1868. ,
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provincial Fellows come up to town, principally induced ANNUAL DINNER OF THE FELLOWS. to do so for the purpose of exercising their collegiate franAfter the election of Members of the Council, on Thursday, chise, But they avail themselves of the opportunity thus to attend the meetings of the Irish Medical AsJuly 2nd, the annual dinner of the Fellows took place at the afforded them and of the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund Society, sociation, in the There Mr. chair. Albion, Aldersgate-street, Partridge Were they able to were about 120 present, a large proportion of whom were pro- both of which are held on the same day. vincial Fellows. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were pro- vote by voting-papers, many would prefer to do so and to stay institutions would posed by the Chairman, and duly responded to, after which at home, and thus two most valuable that of "The Army, Navy, and Volunteers, and especially suffer, languish, and, especially so in the case of the Irish the Medical Departments of those Services," was given, and Medical Association, eventually perhaps die out. Again, it to estimate the amount of reciprocal good acknowledged by Professor Longmore. The Chairman then would be difficult and city provincial practitioners by thus annually proposed "The General Medical Council," as the great Council done to both of the profession, which was replied to by Mr. Cooper. "The meeting each other ; the overwrought country doctor is, as it Medical Corporations" was then given, to which Dr. E. Smith, were, coerced into taking a much required holiday. He meets Mr. Hilton, and Mr. Cooper replied. Sir William Fergusson his metropolitan brother during the day at the several meetings mentioned as being held here at that period, and subsequently coupled with the toast of "The Provincial Schools" the name of in the evening they meet again at the festive board of the anMr. Turner, of Manchester, whose history as a teacher and nual dinner held under the auspices of the Medical Associain of William reviewed terms warm Sir surgeon Fergusson as it may be, acerbities are smoothed down, new admiration, which Mr. Turner brieffy acknowledged. Mr. Le tion. Here,are initiated, old ones still further cemented, and Gros Clark responded for " The Metropolitan Schools." Mr. friendships South proposed the health of Mr. Partridge, which he duly all part looking forward to a happy meeting next year. Ali this may seem of but trifling import, yet, in my opinion, such acknowledged. Mr. Hancock, in appropriate terms, proposed trifles are of more importance than at first sight they may "The Stewards," to which Mr. Brooke responded. appear. Hence it is that I consider that the College should hesitate to change that which hitherto has worked so well. Such meetings effect an incalculable amount of good. By THE CLUB QUESTION. them men’s minds are enlarged, each class of practitioners learns to respect the other, and I conceive no small measure of AT a meeting of the medical profession of South Stafford- the good effected by the annual meetings of the British Medishire and East Worcestershire, held at the Dartmouth Hotel, cal Association consists in the opportunities thus given us for social intercourse rather than in the additions made at them July 2nd, 1868, it was resolved :Wednesbury, " That taking into consideration the introduction of medical to our store of professional information. Nothing tends more men into portions of these districts, who are acting contrary to cramp-either a man, a profession, or a community-than to the unanimous resolution of the profession, we pledge our- isolation ; and were we nowadaysto adopt any measure which selves neither to meet them professionally nor socially ; and we would tend to favour such isolation, it would indeed be retrofurther pledge ourselves not to consent to meet in grade in its character. any physician or surgeon who recognises them." Dublin, July 7th, 1868. ,
consultation