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Universities Parliamentary CommitteeA parliamentary committee of representatives of the

universities in Parliament has been formed under the

chairmanship of Sir Ernest Graham-Little. The com-mittee will meet from time to time to discuss subjectsaffecting the universities and education generally. At thefirst meeting items discussed were : legislation for theconduct of universities during the war ; the commandeer-

ing by Government departments of buildings used foreducational purposes; and the calling up under theNational Service Act of students at universities and

training colleges nearing important examinations.

Emergency Medical Service

On Nov. 4 Mr. Walter Elliot, Sir George Chrystal andDr. Hebb discussed with representatives of the advisorycommittee set up by the Central Medical War Committeetheir recommendations for the reorganisation of the

Emergency Medical Service. The main objects of theserecommendations are to release consultants and othersenior members of the medical profession from their whole-time obligations in the Service, so that they may be free toattend to the needs of the civilian sick and to their normalduties in the medical schools, while remaining available ona part-time basis for casualty work.

Course in Psychological MedicineThe annual course of lectures and practical instruction

for a diploma in psychological medicine, held at the

Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, S.E.5, under the aus-pices of the London County Council and the Universityof London, will begin as usual on Jan. 1. War conditionswill necessitate some alterations in arrangements, but theclinical instruction necessary to satisfy the requirements ofthe various examining bodies will be provided. Furtherinformation may be had from the honorary director of themedical school, the Central Pathological Laboratory, WestPark Hospital, Epsom, Surrey.

British Institute of PhilosophyA special series of public addresses on the deeper causes

of the war and the issues involved in it will be given in theAssembly Hall of the Royal Empire Society CravenStreet, Strand, W.C.2, at 2 P.M. on Thursdays, beginningon Nov. 16. The first four speakers will be Prof. W. G. S.Adams, warden of All Souls College, Oxford, Prof. GilbertMurray, formerly regius professor of Greek in the Univer-sity of Oxford, Viscount Samuel and the Very Rev. W. R.Matthews, dean of St. Paul’s. Tickets may be had fromthe director of studies of the institute, University Hall,14 Gordon Square, London, W.C.I.

For Australian Soldiers

The Prime Minister of Australia has accepted LordStradbroke’s offer of Henham Hall, Wangford, Suffolk, asa convalescent home for Australians.

London Clinic of Psycho-analysisThe absorption of psychiatrists by official emergency

organisations has led to an increasing need for psycho-logical guidance and treatment for those who are sufferingfrom nervous crises brought on by the war . To meet thisneed the London Clinic of Psycho-analysis (96, GloucesterPlace, W.1) has organised a temporary psychological aidcentre, which opened on Nov. 3. Three units have beenarranged to provide advisory consultations and shortemergency treatments on Mondays at 2 P.M., Wednesdaysat 3 P.M. and Fridays at 2 P.M. The ordinary psycho-analytical routine of the clinic will not be affected by thisauxiliary service. Analytical treatments will be carriedon as before ; and analytical consultations will be givenat the usual time (each Tuesday at 5 P.M.). If necessaryemergency treatments will also be provided on this day.The Clinic is making no charges for its emergency guidanceand treatment. It is a sign of the times that the clinicis prepared to depart from its classical technique ofpsycho-analysis. It is hoped that many of the temporarycrises will be of a kind that can be alleviated by oneconsultation, but under the emergency scheme as many as12 treatments spread over 4 weeks may be given.

Maida Vale Hospital for Nervous Disease, LondonFrom Monday, Nov. 13, the outpatient department of

this hospital will be open daily at 7.30 A.M. instead of at1’.45 P.M.

Rations for Diabetics

The Medical Advisory Committee of the DiabeticAssociation have agreed that diabetics require 70 grammesof protein and 100 grammes of fat a day as a desirableminimum in most cases, and the rationing authoritieshave been asked to sanction this amount. In the lastwar there were no special rations for diabetics, but thediet adopted is now as a rule very different from what wasusual then.

Medical DiarylI-eel, beginning November 13

ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE, 1, WIMPOLE STREET,W.I.

TUESDAY

Psychiaf1’y, 2.15 meeting in honour of Sigmund Freud,Dr. Ernest Jones, Prof. E. Mapother, and Prof. MillaisCulpin will speak.

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FRIDAY

Physical Medicine, 2.30 Dr. J. B. Mennell : Foot-gear.(Presidential address.)

ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND.HYGIENE, 26, PORTLAND PLACE, W.I.

THURSDAY4 P.M.. Prof. P. A. Buxton: The Louse-Present Knowledgeand Future Work.

MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, 11, CHANDOS STREETW.l.

THURSDAY3 P.M., Sir Robert Hutchison : Medical Literature. (DavidLloyd Roberts lecture.)

PADDINGTON MEDICAL SOCIETY.

TUESDAY2.30 P.M. (St. Mary’s Hospital, W.2) discussion on Present

Conditions of Medical Practice.

BRITISH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL.DAILY10 A.M.-4 P.M., Medical clinics ; surgical clinics and opera-

tions ; obstetrical and gynarcological clinics and operations.1.30-2 P.M., Postmortem demonstration.

MONDAY

3.30 P.M., Lord Horder : Ward clinic.

WEDNESDAY11.30 A.M., Clinical-pathological conference (medical). 2.30

P.M., Clinical-pathological conference (surgical).THURSDAY2-4 P.M., Dr. Duncan White : Radiological conference.FRIDAY2 P.M., Clinical-pathological conference (gynsecological).

INFECTIOUS DISEASE

IN ENGLAND AND WALES DURING THE WEEK ENDED

OCT. 21, 1939

Notifications.-The following cases of infectiousdisease were notified during the week : Smallpox, 0 ;scarlet fever, 1336 ; diphtheria, 975 ; enteric fever,31 ; pneumonia (primary or influenzal), 493 ; puer-peral pyrexia, 159 ; cerebrospinal fever, 18 ; polio-myelitis, 37 ; polio-encephalitis, 3 ; encephalitislethargica, 1 ; relapsing fever, 1 (Chelsea) ; dysentery,62 ; ophthalmia neonatorum, 74. No case of cholera,plague or typhus fever was notified during the week.Deaths.-In 126 great towns, including London,

there was no death from smallpox or scarlet fever,1(0) from measles, 2 (0) from scarlet fever, 5 (1) fromwhooping-cough, 22 (0) from diphtheria, 31 (0) fromdiarrhoea and enteritis under two years, and 23 (3)from influenza. The figures in parentheses are thosefor London itself.

Birmingham had 2 deaths from whooping-cough. Fatalcases of diphtheria were scattered over 18 great towns, Liver-pool reporting 3, Stockport and Bristol each 2. Manchestera,ttributed 3 deaths to influenza. Liverpool had 4 deaths fromdiarrhoea.