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England and France were subject to the concurrence of thisBoard ; and why it had not been summoned to meet once inits collective and consultative capacity since the warbegan.-Mr. TENNANT answered: The Advisory Board,like all other similar bodies, appears in the Army List. Itwas not instituted by Order in Council, nor is it statutory.Those of its members who receive pay receive that payfrom army funds. The answer to the fourth part of thequestion is in the negative, and the answer to the fifth parthas frequently been given in answers’to previous questionsput within the last few weeks.Mr. LYNCH : In view of the need of efficiency, would it not

be well to avoid the multiplication of these derelict institu-tions ?-Mr. TENNANT: This body has done very valuableservice, and its members are now being employed by theGovernment. Therefore I do not think it may be so

described.Mr. LYNCH : Has it done the service for which it was in-

stituted ?-Mr. TENNANT : Yes ; in peace time.Replying to a further question, Mr. TENNANT said: The

non-official members of the Board in England are employedin an advisory capacity. Those in France are similarlyemployed as an advisory board to the Director-General ofthe Medical Service.

THURSDAY, JAN. 27TH.Scottish Medical Service Emergency Committee.

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Sir H. CRAIK asked the Financial Secretary to the War I,Office whether the Central War Committee connected with Ithe British Medical Association extended its operationsbeyond England and Wales; whether an independentorganisation, called the Scottish Medical Service EmergencyCommittee, had previously been instituted in Scotland; ifso, what was its composition and what were the functionsit undertook to perform; and whether the War Office hadaccorded to the Scottish Committee the same recognition inrelation to Scotland as it had accorded to the Central WarCommittee in London.-Mr. FORSTER replied : The CentralMedical War Committee besides dealing with England andWales extends its operations to Ireland. The ScottishMedical Service Emergency Committee has been accordedthe same recognition in relation to Scotland. The functionsof both committees are similar. I will send the honourablegentleman a list of members of the Scottish Committee ifhe will permit me to do so. It would take too long to read itout to the House now. -

Temporary Medical Officer’ Rations.Sir CLEMENT KINLOCH-COOKE asked the Financial Secre-

tary to the War Office whether the contract in respect torations in the case of temporary medical officers was thesame as in the case of dental officers; and, if not, could hesee his way to place the two contracts on the same footing.-Mr. FORSTER answered : Both contracts provide for the issueof free rations while in the field.

Distribution of Wounded Soldiers in Hospitals.Mr. BARNES asked the Financial Secretary to the War

Office whether he was aware of the inconvenience and costto the relatives of wounded soldiers in consequence of suchsoldiers being sent to hospitals far removed from theirhomes or where they enlisted; was he aware that of 100wounded men sent for treatment last week to Bella-houston, in Scotland, only 12 belonged to Scottish regi-ments ; and would he have inquiry made with a viewto getting men sent nearer their homes, so as to lessenthe cost to relatives visiting them.-Mr. FORSTER saidin reply: I fully appreciate the desirability of doingwhat is suggested by my right honourable friend, andI can assure him that, as far as possible, the existingpractice is in conformity with what he suggests. It isnot, however, possible to send every man to the hos-pital to which he would prefer to be admitted. Some menare too ill to stanct the fatigue of the journey. Others areearmarked overseas for admission to hospitals specially setapart for the class of sickness or injury from which they aresuffering. It is also necessary to distribute men in ambu-lance train loads-that is, in groups of a hundred or so, asrailway conditions do not permit of the disturbance of trafficwhich would arise from a train depositing cases here andthere at hospitals not the port of disembarkation and theultimate destination of the train. Under these circum-stances some men must find themselves in hospitals remotefrom their homes, but arrangements can generally be madefor the patient’s transfer to a hospital near his home as soonas the medical authorities are satisfied that the case is a suit-able one for treatment in the hospital to which the transferis requested. -

Medical Re-examination of Rejected Recruits.Mr. THOMAS asked the Under Secretary for War whether

he was aware that local recruiting officers were summoningmen who had been previously rejected under Lord Derby’sscheme to submit to a further medical examination; andwhether, having regard to the fact that these men hold a

white certificate which stated that they presented them-selves to join the army but were not accepted on medicalexamination, they would be exempt under the MilitaryService (No. 2) Bill.-Mr. TENNANT answered: In view ofmany decisions which had to be hurriedly reached and thedesirability for greater uniformity a fresh medical examina-tion will be necessary.

First Eastern General Iiospital.Mr. CAUTLEY asked the Financial Secretary to the War

Office to say under what arrangement medical students wereemployed at the 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge;how many medical students were now employed at thathospital, and whether these students had passed a medicalexamination in anatomy and physiology ; whether he couldsee his way to extend the employment of senior medicalstudents in military hospitals in this country withoutrequiring them to enlist as private soldiers in the RoyalArmy Medical Corps ; and whether, by adopting this course,a certain number of qualified medical men now workingin those military hospitals could be set free for otherduties.-Mr. FORSTER wrote in reply: All I can say inreply to the first two parts of the question is that theemployment of these students is a private arrangementbetween the Cambridge Teaching School and the officercommanding the lst Eastern General Hospital. It ispossible that senior students may do work in militaryhospitals elsewhere under similar arrangements, but if theyhave not completed the prescribed period of their medicalstudies they would not be exempt from combatant militaryservice under Lord Derby’s scheme. The students employedin this way could not, however, undertake the duties ofqualified medical men.

Appointments.Successful applicants for vacancies, Secretaries of Public Institutions,

and others possessing information suitable for this column, areinvited to forward to THE LANCET Office, directed to the Sub.Editor, not later than 9 o’clock on the Thursday morning of eachweek, such information for grateeitous publication.

BARROW. G. A., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Lond., has been appointed An2es-thetist to the Manchester Ear Hospital.

COUPLAND, W. H., L.R.C.P. & S. Edin., L.F.P S. Glasg., has beenappointed Medical Superintendent at the Royal Albert Institution,Lancaster.

FRASER, C. L., F.R.C.P. & S. Edin., D.P.H., has been appointedTemporary Medical Officer of Health for Berwick Borough.

MACFADYEN, N., M.B Lond., D.P.H., has been appointed CertifyingSurgeon under the Factory and Workshop Acts for the BaldockDistrict of the county of Hertford.

SALMON, ARTHUR GUY. M.D., B.S. Lond., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S, L.S.A.,has been appointed Temporary Medical Officer for the Workhouse,and No. 2 District, by the Bodmin (Cornwall) Board of Guardians.

VERHEYDEN, M. H. (Mrs.). L.D.i. Edin., has been appointed Dentist’, to the Scattered Homes by the Brentford Board of Guardians.WYSE, G. H., L.R.C.P. & S. Edin., has been appointed Certifying

’ Surgeon under the Factory and Workshop Acts for the LythamDistrict of the couuty of Lancaster.

Vacancies.For further int01’mation regarding each vacancy reference should be

made to the advertisement (see Ifldex).When the application of a Belgian medical man would be considered

the ad-vertisers are requested to communicate with the Editor.

BlRKRNHEAD BOROUGH HOSPITAL.—Junior House Surgeon. SalaryB170 per annum. with board and laundry.

BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND EYE HOSPITAL, Church-street.—HouseSurgeon. Salary £ 200 per annum, with residence, board, &c.

BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY.-Rouse Physicians and House Surgeons.Salary at rate of B120 per annum, with board, apartments, andlaundry.

BURY INFIRMARY.-Senior House Surgeon. Salary JB250 per annum,with board, residence, and washing.

DEVONPORT, ROYAL ALBERT HOSPITAL.-House Surgeon, unmarried.Salary B150 per annum, with board and laundry.

’NDSLEt4H PALACE HOSPITAL FOR OFFICERS.—Resident MedicalOfficer. Terms Bl Is. per day.

HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF THE CHEST, Brompton.-House Physician for six months. Salary 30 guineas.

LEEDS PUBLIC DISPENSARY.-Female Resident Medical Officer. SalaryE130 per annum, with board, residence, and laundry.

LISCARD, VICTORIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL, Wallasey.-House Surgeon.Salary £160 per annum. and all found.

MANCHESrER CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, Pendlebury.-Resident MedicalOfficer, unmarried, for six months. Salary at rate of £100 perannum, with bonus of E5 per month.

MANCHESTER NORTHERN HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, Park-place, Cheetham Hill-road.-Female House Surgeon. Salary £120per annum, with apartments and board.

MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HosPITAL.-Junior House Surgeon. SalaryE100 per annum, with E50 war bonus, residence, board, andwashing.