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“WIGMORE” NASAL DOUCHE.
NEW INVENTIONS.
New Inventions.
the Eustachian tubes. 4. There is nothing to break, and the douche can be easily cleaned or sterilised. I have found the douche very useful in treating common nasal catarrh, the lotion employed being a weak solution of common salt and carbonate of soda. Those who suffer from MORE attacks of" cold in the head"will find a daily irrigation with
VULSELLUM CATCH-FORCEPS FOR THE EFFICIENT REMOVAL OF IMBEDDED TONSILS. THE accompanying illustration depicts the forceps Messrs. Mayer and Meltzer, 71, Great Portland-street, W., have made to my design for assisting in the removal of large tonsils which do not projectt beyond the level of the faucial pillars. Under such circumstances, and even when ’, pressure is applied from without, the " guillotine"will only succeed in removing slices of the tonsils and will not get rid of the most important part of the gland-viz., its upper portion, which is intimately associated with the supra-tonsillar fossa, a region in which many of the acute, and most of the chronic, inflammations of the tonsil take their origin. By means of these forceps the enlarged gland can be securely seized and drawn inwards and forwards, while with scalpel or scissors the faucial pillars may be freed from the gland substance, its capsule entered, and the tonsil more or less turned out of its bed. When thoroughly freed from surrounding structures the ordinary guillotine or tonsil snare may be slipped over the forceps and the tonsil completely enucleated. A
which
The advantages of the instrument are twofold : 1. It is slightly curved towards the claws, so that the surgeon’s view is not obstructed, as is the case with a straight 2. Once the tonsil is securely instrument. not released until the operation it is grasped is completed-a great advantage over the old vulsellum forceps with scissor handles.
Harley-steet,
W.
HERBERT
TILLEY, F. R. C. S. Eng.
Messrs. Allen and Hanburys are making for me a simple rubber contrivance for irrigating the nasal passages which they have registered as the "Wigmore"" nasal douche. I have made use of the douche for some months in my practice and find it answers admirably. It has the following advantages :-1. Children use it easily and without making
mess ; its simple appearance does not cause them alarm. 2. The lotion passes at inspiration through the nasal passages without discomfort or shock. 3. A good quantity of lotion can be employed, as is often necessary, without danger to
a
1563
I
A. PERCY
Croydon.
ALLAN, M.D. Lond.
NATIONAL DENTAL HOSPITAL.—On Nov. 18th, the presidency of Mr. Butlin, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the staff and past and present students of the National Dental Hospital spent a very pleasant evening at the Trocadero Restaurant, at Piccadilly-circus, London, W., the occasion being the annual dinner and the presentation of prizes and certificates to the successful students by the chairman. In addition to the chairman, the guests present included Mr. W. B. Bacon, Dr. Dudley Buxton, Mr. C. A. Clark, Mr. P. P. Cole, Mr. J. F. Colyer, Mr. W. H. Dolamore, Mr. F. S. Eve, Mr. Clinton. T. Dent, Mr. C. W. Glassington, Mr. W. A. Maggs, Sir Henry under
Morris, Mr. S. H. Olver, Mr. P. H. Parsons, Mr. W. B. Paterson, Mr. C. F. Rilot, Mr. William Rushton, Dr. H. Campbell Thomson, and Professor A. S. Underwood.
evening, which followed that of proposed by Mr. Butlin, who, in interesting speech interspersed with personal experi-
The toast of "The King," an
the
was
ences and amusing anecdotes, set forth the wonderful advance which the dental profession had made in the past 50 years. The quack, he said, was always able to make the public believe that he knew more than the professional man, and to illustrate the gullibility of the public the speaker recalled the written statement of a quack trading under the name of Cosmos, whose firm stopped teeth " which were set with diamond pivots and fitted with emeralds, the work being done with steam, which is well known to be the most efficacious method." In order to show the progress of the past half-century he pointed out that Cartwright in an address in 1857 had said that the standard of education for dentists was calculated to form merely a successful artisan. Dentistry was frequently practised by chemists and druggists, and even a brass-turner and a blacksmith combined with their trades the extraction of teeth, while the general opinion of the public was that anyone could take out a tooth. At the present time the work of the dental profession was closely related to medicine and surgery, it had a large scientific literature, and it was recognised that the proper care of the teeth had a vast bearing on national health. Who, Mr. Butlin concluded, would have ventured in 1861, when the National Hospital was founded, to say that at the present day some of the staffof the hospital would be acting as examiners, or that a dentist would be not the least interesting Hunterian Professor at the Royal College of Surgeons. Mr. Sidney Spokes, Dean of the hospital, who responded to the toast, spoke of the need for reconstructing the hospital. The matter had been brought before the notice of King Edward’s Hospital Fund and had, he understood, received the approval of that body. Dr. Campbell Thomson, the Dean of Middlesex Hospital, who proposed the toast of the "Past and Present Students," said that many of the dental students of London received part of their training at the Middlesex Hospital, and he congratulated the students on the excellence of their work. Mr. C. L. Donne and Mr. A. Barritt responded. The toast of"The Visitors"was proposed by Mr. F. R. Smyth and responded to by Sir Henry Morris, who, as a representative of the General Medical Council, said that the interest of the dental profession always received the best consideration. The following is the prize list (in addition to a certificate those marked (1) received a medal) :-Dental Anatomy and Physiology : B. Mendleson (1), A. Barritt (2), P. P. Davies (3). Dental Surgery and Pathology : B. Mendleson (1), A. Barritt (2). Dental Mechanics: G. T. Davies (1), E. R. Dermer (1), G. J. S. Rose (1) ;W. Sampson (2), G. L. Venning (3). Dental Metallurgy : A. Barritt (1), A. D. E. Shefford (1) ; G. T. Davies (2), G. J. S. Rose (2) ; G, L. Yenning (3). Dental Materia Medica : A. Barritt (1), B. Mendleson (2), P. P. Davies (3). Dental Histology : B. Mendleson (1), A. Barritt (2). Operative Dental Surgery : A. A. Hume (1), B. H. Jones (2). Ash Prize : B. Mendleson. Rymer Medal : B. Mendleson.
New Inventions.
the Eustachian tubes. 4. There is nothing to break, and the douche can be easily cleaned or sterilised. I have found the douche very useful in treating common nasal catarrh, the lotion employed being a weak solution of common salt and carbonate of soda. Those who suffer from MORE attacks of" cold in the head"will find a daily irrigation with
VULSELLUM CATCH-FORCEPS FOR THE EFFICIENT REMOVAL OF IMBEDDED TONSILS. THE accompanying illustration depicts the forceps Messrs. Mayer and Meltzer, 71, Great Portland-street, W., have made to my design for assisting in the removal of large tonsils which do not projectt beyond the level of the faucial pillars. Under such circumstances, and even when ’, pressure is applied from without, the " guillotine"will only succeed in removing slices of the tonsils and will not get rid of the most important part of the gland-viz., its upper portion, which is intimately associated with the supra-tonsillar fossa, a region in which many of the acute, and most of the chronic, inflammations of the tonsil take their origin. By means of these forceps the enlarged gland can be securely seized and drawn inwards and forwards, while with scalpel or scissors the faucial pillars may be freed from the gland substance, its capsule entered, and the tonsil more or less turned out of its bed. When thoroughly freed from surrounding structures the ordinary guillotine or tonsil snare may be slipped over the forceps and the tonsil completely enucleated. A
which
The advantages of the instrument are twofold : 1. It is slightly curved towards the claws, so that the surgeon’s view is not obstructed, as is the case with a straight 2. Once the tonsil is securely instrument. not released until the operation it is grasped is completed-a great advantage over the old vulsellum forceps with scissor handles.
Harley-steet,
W.
HERBERT
TILLEY, F. R. C. S. Eng.
Messrs. Allen and Hanburys are making for me a simple rubber contrivance for irrigating the nasal passages which they have registered as the "Wigmore"" nasal douche. I have made use of the douche for some months in my practice and find it answers admirably. It has the following advantages :-1. Children use it easily and without making
mess ; its simple appearance does not cause them alarm. 2. The lotion passes at inspiration through the nasal passages without discomfort or shock. 3. A good quantity of lotion can be employed, as is often necessary, without danger to
a
1563
I
A. PERCY
Croydon.
ALLAN, M.D. Lond.
NATIONAL DENTAL HOSPITAL.—On Nov. 18th, the presidency of Mr. Butlin, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the staff and past and present students of the National Dental Hospital spent a very pleasant evening at the Trocadero Restaurant, at Piccadilly-circus, London, W., the occasion being the annual dinner and the presentation of prizes and certificates to the successful students by the chairman. In addition to the chairman, the guests present included Mr. W. B. Bacon, Dr. Dudley Buxton, Mr. C. A. Clark, Mr. P. P. Cole, Mr. J. F. Colyer, Mr. W. H. Dolamore, Mr. F. S. Eve, Mr. Clinton. T. Dent, Mr. C. W. Glassington, Mr. W. A. Maggs, Sir Henry under
Morris, Mr. S. H. Olver, Mr. P. H. Parsons, Mr. W. B. Paterson, Mr. C. F. Rilot, Mr. William Rushton, Dr. H. Campbell Thomson, and Professor A. S. Underwood.
evening, which followed that of proposed by Mr. Butlin, who, in interesting speech interspersed with personal experi-
The toast of "The King," an
the
was
ences and amusing anecdotes, set forth the wonderful advance which the dental profession had made in the past 50 years. The quack, he said, was always able to make the public believe that he knew more than the professional man, and to illustrate the gullibility of the public the speaker recalled the written statement of a quack trading under the name of Cosmos, whose firm stopped teeth " which were set with diamond pivots and fitted with emeralds, the work being done with steam, which is well known to be the most efficacious method." In order to show the progress of the past half-century he pointed out that Cartwright in an address in 1857 had said that the standard of education for dentists was calculated to form merely a successful artisan. Dentistry was frequently practised by chemists and druggists, and even a brass-turner and a blacksmith combined with their trades the extraction of teeth, while the general opinion of the public was that anyone could take out a tooth. At the present time the work of the dental profession was closely related to medicine and surgery, it had a large scientific literature, and it was recognised that the proper care of the teeth had a vast bearing on national health. Who, Mr. Butlin concluded, would have ventured in 1861, when the National Hospital was founded, to say that at the present day some of the staffof the hospital would be acting as examiners, or that a dentist would be not the least interesting Hunterian Professor at the Royal College of Surgeons. Mr. Sidney Spokes, Dean of the hospital, who responded to the toast, spoke of the need for reconstructing the hospital. The matter had been brought before the notice of King Edward’s Hospital Fund and had, he understood, received the approval of that body. Dr. Campbell Thomson, the Dean of Middlesex Hospital, who proposed the toast of the "Past and Present Students," said that many of the dental students of London received part of their training at the Middlesex Hospital, and he congratulated the students on the excellence of their work. Mr. C. L. Donne and Mr. A. Barritt responded. The toast of"The Visitors"was proposed by Mr. F. R. Smyth and responded to by Sir Henry Morris, who, as a representative of the General Medical Council, said that the interest of the dental profession always received the best consideration. The following is the prize list (in addition to a certificate those marked (1) received a medal) :-Dental Anatomy and Physiology : B. Mendleson (1), A. Barritt (2), P. P. Davies (3). Dental Surgery and Pathology : B. Mendleson (1), A. Barritt (2). Dental Mechanics: G. T. Davies (1), E. R. Dermer (1), G. J. S. Rose (1) ;W. Sampson (2), G. L. Venning (3). Dental Metallurgy : A. Barritt (1), A. D. E. Shefford (1) ; G. T. Davies (2), G. J. S. Rose (2) ; G, L. Yenning (3). Dental Materia Medica : A. Barritt (1), B. Mendleson (2), P. P. Davies (3). Dental Histology : B. Mendleson (1), A. Barritt (2). Operative Dental Surgery : A. A. Hume (1), B. H. Jones (2). Ash Prize : B. Mendleson. Rymer Medal : B. Mendleson.