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DISINFECTION OF RAILWAY CARRIAGES. ’

To the Editors of ,THE LANCET.SIRS,-In your issue of to-day you gave a very interesting note on

the Disinfection of Railway Carriages, and in it you refer to BulletinNo. 27, U.S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, Washington,1906. Could you kindly inform me where this bulletin can be obtained ?Might I suggest that when such authorities are quoted it would be ofgreat convenience to your readers if you always stated where theauthorities could be obtained and, if possible, the price. You must

pardon my troubling you.I am, Sirs, yours faithfully,

. ANTONY ROCHE,Dublin, Dec. 15th, 1906. Professor Public Health, C.U.

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THE LANCET Office, Dec. 20th, 1906.

Medical Diary for the ensuing Week.OPERATIONS.

METROPOLITAN HOSPITALS.MONDAY (24th).-London (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St.

Thomas’s (3.30 P.M.), St. George’s (2 P.M.), St. Mary’s (2.30 P.M.),Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), Westminster (2 P.M.), Chelsea (2 p.at.),Samaritan (Gynaecological, by Physicians, 2 P.M.), Soho-square(2 P.M.), City Orthopaedic (4 P.M.), Gt. Northern Central (2.30 P.M.),West London (2.30 P.M.), London Throat (9.30 A.M.), Royal Free(2 P.M.), Guv’s (1.30 P.M.), Children. Gt. Ormond -street (3 P.M.).

TUESDAY (25th).-London (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St.Thomas’s (3.30 P.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), West-minster (2 P.M.), West London (2.30 P.M.), University Oollege(2 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.), St. Mary’s (1 P.M.), St. Mark’! e(2.30 P.M.), Cancer (2 P.M.), Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.), London Throat(9.30 A.M.), Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), Soho-square (2 P.M.), Chelsea (2 P.M.), CentralLondon Throat and Ear (2 P.M.), Children, Gt. Ormond-street(2 P.M., Ophthalmic, 2.15 P.M.).

WEDNESDAY (26th).-St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), University College(2 P.M.), Royal Free (2 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), Charing Crose(3 P.M.), St. Thomas’s (2 P.M.), London (2 P.M.), King’s College(2 P.M.), St. George’s (Ophthalmic, 1 P.M.), St. Mary’s (2 P.M.),National Orthopaedic (10 A.M.), St. Peter’s (2 P.M.), Samaritan(9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), Gt. Northern Central (2.30 P.M.), Westminster (2 P.M.), Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.), London Throat (9.30 A.M.).Cancer (2 P.M.), Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.),Royal Ear (2 P.M.), Royal Orthopædic (3 P.M.), Children, GtOrmond-street (9.30 A.M.. Dental, 2 P.M.).

THURSDAY (27th).-St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St. Thomas’(3.30 P.M.), University College (2 P.M.), Charing Cross (3 P.M.), St.George’s (1 P.M.), London (2 P.M.), King’s College (2 P.M.), Middlesex(1.30 P.M.), St. Mary’s (2.30 P.M.), Soho-square (2 P.M.), North-WestLondon (2 P.M.), Gt. Northern Central (Gynaecological, 2.30 P.M.),Metropolitan (2.30 P.M.), London Throat (9.30 A.M.), Samaritan(9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), Guy’e(1.30 P.M.), Royal Orthopaedic (9 A.M.), Royal Ear (2 P.M.), Children,Gt. Ormond-street (2.30 P.M.).

FRIDAY (28th).-London (2 P.M.), St. Bartholomew’s (1.30 P.M.), St.Thomas’s (3.30 P.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.), Middlesex (1.30 P.M.), CharingCross (3 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.), King’s College (2 P.M.), St. Mary’.(2 P.M.), Ophthalmic (10 A.M.), Cancer (2 P.M.), Chelsea (2 P.M.), Gt.Northern Central (2.30 P.M.), West London (2.30 P.M.), LondonThroat (9.30 A.M.). Samaritan (9.30 A.M. and 2.30 P.M.), Throat,Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), City Orthopaedic (2.30 P.M.), Soho-square(2 P.M.), Central London Throat and Ear (2 P.M.), Children, Gt.Ormond-street (9 A.M., Aural, 2 P.M.), St. Mark’s (2.30 P.M.).

SATURDAY (29th).-Royal Free (9 A.M.), London (2 P.M.), Middlesex(1.30 P.M.), St. Thomas’s (2 P.M.), University College (9.15 A.M.),Charing Cross (2 P.M.), St. George’s (1 P.M.), St. Mary’s (10 P.M.),Throat, Golden-square (9.30 A.M.), Guy’s (1.30 P.M.), Children, &t.Ormond-street (9.30 A.M.).

At the Royal Eye Hospital (2 P.M.), the Royal London Ophthalmic(10 A.M.), the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic (1.30 P.M.), and theCentral London Ophthalmic Hospitals operations are performed daily.

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