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donors has been used for serum production for civilianneeds. In addition there has been a drive to providepooled serum for the Services and for possible civilianair-raid casualties ; as a result there have been 11,397calls for donors as compared with 2955 in the previousyear. The laboratory work of testing donors is carriedout almost entirely at the Hall Institute of Research.The haemoglobin content of the blood of donors who haverepeatedly given blood has been examined, and in asmall percentage of 3330 tested the original haemoglobinlevel has not been maintained. These have been notifiedand have responded to adequate iron therapy.

Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghThe annual meeting of the college was held on Dec. 3. Dr.

Charles McNeil was re-elected president and Dr. L. H. F.Thatcher, Dr. A. Murray Drennan, Dr. A. Fergus Hewat, Dr.D. M. Lyon, Dr. A. Graham Ritchie and Dr. A. Rae Gilchristwere elected to form the council of the college for the ensuingyear. Dr. A. Fergus Hewat was nominated vice-president.

Faculty of RadiologistsThe following candidates have satisfied the board at the

examination for the fellowship of the faculty :-Radiodiagnosis.—G. Friedlaender.Radiotherapy.—I. G. Williams.

Royal Society of MedicineAt 2.15 PM on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at the section of

comparative medicine Dr. A. W. Downie, Dr. H. J. Parishand Mr. R. Lovell, PhD, will open a discussion on bacterialvaccines and toxoids. On Dec. 17, the section of neurologywill meet at 3.30 PM when Prof. V. P. Sydenstricker and Dr.H. M. Sinclair will be the opening speakers in a discussionon neurological complications of malnutrition.

Medical Casualties

The following casualties among RAMC officers have beenannounced : s

Wounded.—Captain R. D. I. Beggs, mB CAMB. ; WS/CaptainP. T. Savage, MB LOND.

Prisoners of War.—WS/Captain R. W. Doyle, FRCS ; WS/CaptainB. F. B. Gulliver, atc, MB LOND. ; A/Major Turner McLardy, MBGLASG.; WS/Captain John McQuillan, MB DUBL. ; and CaptainF. J. D. Webster, MB LEEDS.

Dr. N. A. D. Sharp, late SMO in the West African medicalservice, is reported to be " missing believed killed " on activeservice during October.

Medical Honours

The George medal has been awarded to Flying-Officer J. A.Elliott, MRCS, RAFVR.

In May a Boston aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from anaerodrome and burst into flames. An airman who was on dutynear by hastened to the scene, where he was joined by five soldiers.Although the fire was intense and ammunition was exploding in alldirections, one member of the crew (the air gunner, who was seento be hanging out of the turret) was dragged from the wreckage byone of the soldiers, and then, with the assistance of the remainderof the party, carried on a stretcher to an ambulance. The party wasreturning to the aircraft, which was then being approached by thestation engineer officer and Flying-Officer Elliott, when a bombexploded. The engineer officer was thrown to the ground bleedingfrom the chest. Elliott, although also knocked down, was uninjuredand immediately went to the aid of the engineer officer. He gavehim morphia and at the time was fully aware that other bombswere in the aircraft only eight yards away. A second bombexploded which wounded Elliott, but he valiantly attempted toremove his injured comrade. Eventually Elliott was assisted awayby one of the soldiers, while the remaining men of the party removedthe engineer officer, who was found to be dead. Throughout, Elliottdisplayed great determination and complete disregard for his ownsafety.

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A sterile preparation of sulphanilamide is now issued byBurroughs Wellcome and Co. as Wellcome ’ brand SterilisedSulphanilamide Compound. This is a free-flowing, mobilepowder consisting of finely divided sulphanilamide with 5%of zinc oxide. The zinc oxide is added to facilitate completesterilisation without aggregation of the sulphanilamideparticles, and also to retard absorption of the compound soas to prolong local chemotherapeutic action. The product isissued in bottles of 15 grammes.

’The fact that goods made of raw materials in shortsupply owing to war conditions are advertised in thispaper should not be taken as an indication that they arenecessarily available for export.

Infectious Disease in England and WalesWEEK ENDED NOV. 28

Notifications.—The following cases of infectious disease-were notified during the week : smallpox, 0 ; scarletfever, 2970 ; whooping-cough, 1263 ; diphtheria, 861 ;paratyphoid, 4 ; typhoid, 13 ; measles (excluding rub-ella), 10,649 ; pneumonia (primary or influenzal), 766puerperal pyrexia, 161 ; cerebrospinal fever, 77 ; polio-myelitis, 18 ; polio-encephalitis, 6 ; encephalitis leth-argica, 1 ; dysentery, 163 ; ophthalmia neonatorum,82. No case of cholera, plague or typhus fever wasnotified during the week.The number of civilian and service sick in the Infectious Hospitals

of the London County Council on Nov. 25 was 1947, includingscarlet fever, 725 ; diphtheria, 258 ; measles, 241 ; whooping-cough, 167 ; enteritis, 97 ; chicken-pox, 54 ; erysipelas, 44 ;mumps, 38 ; poliomyelitis, 3 ; dysentery, 48 ; cerebrospinal fever,7 ; puerperal sepsis, 24 ; enteric fevers, 8 ; german measles, 1.

Deaths.—In 126 great towns there were no deaths fromenteric fevers, 2 (0) from scarlet fever, 10 (1) from measles,13 (2) from whooping-cough, 17 (0) from diphtheria,36 (5) from diarrhcea and enteritis under two years, and35 (7) from influenza. The figures in -parentheses arethose for London itself.

Liverpool reported 4 deaths from whooping-cough. There were6 fatal cases of diarrhoea at Birmingham.The number of stillbirths notified during the week was188 (corresponding to a rate of 33 per thousand total .births), including 7 in London.

AppointmentsCRAIG, A. J., MD MALTA, FRCS : temp. surgical officer at Southport

General Infirmary.ELLIS, FRANK, MB SHEFF, FFR: radiotherapist to the London

Hospital. -

GLASGOW, J. E., MB BELF, DMRE : senior asst. MO to the radio-logical department of Manchester Royal Infirmary.

JAIDKA, K. C., FRCSE : surgeon to the Peterborough and DistrictMemorial Hospital. _

MURRAY, J. BARRIE, MB CAMB., MRCP : temp. physician to theBolingbroke Hospital.

THOMAS, CHARLES, MD TORONTO : surgical registrar at the Coventryand Warwickshire Hospital.

VENTERS, MARGARET,- MB EDIN, MBCO&, MMSA : temp. (joint)obstetric officer for Barrow-in-Furness.

* WAKEMAN, A. C. R., MRCS, DMRE : whole-time radiologist to theCardiff Royal Infirmary.

WILSON, EILEEN, MD LOND. : asst. obstetrician for maternity unitat Epsom County Hospital.

WORMALD, HUGH, MB LOND., DMRE : junior asst. MO to the radio-logical department of Manchester Royal Infirmary.

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* War-time appointment.

Births, Marriages and DeathsBIRTHS

FRANKLIN.—On Dec. 2, in London, the wife of Dr. John Franklin-a son.

GALLEY.-On Nov. 28, in London, the wife of Dr. A. H. Galley-ason.

MAYON-WHITE.—On Dec. 1" at West Lulworth, Dorset, the wife ofDr. R. M. Mayon-White-a son.

ROBERTS.—On Dec. 2, in London, the wife of Mr. J. L. DigbyRoberts, FRCS—a son.

STEVENSON.—On Dec. 2, at Derby, to Dr. Patricia Stevenson(nee Cooper), wife of Surgeon Lieutenant G. D. Stevenson, RN-a daughter.

TISDALL.—On Nov. 29, at Sutton, Surrey, the wife of Dr. GerardTisdall-a daughter.

MARRIAGESBLACK—ALLEN-WILLIAMS.—On Nov. 28, in London, Walter

Rutherford Black,FRcSE, to Gwendolen Mary Allen-Williams,MS.BROWN—HOWELL.—On Dec. 1, at Neath, Donald Brown, MRCS, .

surgeon-lieutenant RNVR, to Gweneth Howell, MB.CRAIL—PETTY.—On Dec. 2, at Worle, Robert Brownfield Crail,

lieutenant RAMC, to Ellen Margaret Petty.JONES—BEATTIE.—On Nov. 26, at Formby, Walter John Jones,

MB, lieutenant RAMC, to Jessie Jane Haig Beattie, MB, lieutenantRAMC. -

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LovETT DOUST—ATKINSON.—On Nov. 28, at Oxshott, JohnWilliam Lovett Doust, MB, to Meriel Atkinson.

DEATHSCANDLER.-On Dec. 4, John Pycock Candler, MD CAMB., DPH, of

Brampton, Hunts.HARVEY.—On Dec. 2, Alexander William Montgomery Harvey,

CB, MB EDIN., major-general IMS retd, of Merrow, Guildford.HOWARD.-On Dec. 2, at Oving, Bucks, Russell John Howard,

CBE, MS LOND., FRCS, aged 67.STEWART.—On Nov. 29, at Beckenham, Frederick William Stewart,

MD RUI.TUCKETT.—On Nov. 28, Ivor Lloyd Tuckett, MD CAMB., of Cowes,

I.W., fellow of University College, London, late fellow of TrinityCollege, Cambridge, aged 69.