1309MEDICAL DIARY.—APPOINTMENTS

Corporation of the City of London : Public HealthCommitteeA presentation luncheon was given on Wednesday

last to the past chairman of this committee, Sir PercyShepherd, when Captain G. S. Elliston, M.P., took thechair and the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of the City wereamong the guests. After the loyal toast, Mr. GeoffreyShakespeare, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the

Ministry of Health, proposed the health of the Lord Mayor,and spoke eloquently of the duties that devolved on thecorporation of the City in respect to public health, point-ing out how multifarious were the directions in whichthe services of the committee were required. Theresi-dent population of the City might be small, but thoughonly 10,000 persons slept in the City, the better part ofa million passed their working lives in it, while the foodsupplied in bulk were in relation not to the residents butto the enormous county of London. He spoke of thework that had been put in by the House of Commonsin regard to the Housing Bill, work now nearing its com-pletion. Captain Elliston, proposing the health of the

past chairman, Sir Percy Shepherd, related in an amusingway the duties of the chairman of the public health com-mittee to the audience, testifying to the extremely satis-factory way in which his predecessor had discharged thoseduties. As far as they concerned the resident populationthat population was in charge of the committee from con-ception to cremation. Sir Percy Shepherd having replied,Captain Elliston proposed the health of the guests.Lord Balfour of Burleigh in reply spoke of the meritsof the Housing Bill and the work which the measure aspresented implied, but thought that after its issue fromthe House of Commons the House of Lords might havesomething to say. Sir George Truscott, senior alderman,proposed the health of the chairman, to which CaptainElliston briefly replied.Lebanon Hospital for Mental DiseasesAt the thirty-sixth annual meeting, held at Friends

House, Euston-road, on May 20th, the chairman, LordAlness, said that the history of this hospital was a romance.The acorn of 1896 had in 1935 become a spreading oak tree.In its inception two eminent Scottish psychiatrists-Thomas Clouston and David Yellowlees-now longdeceased, had played a leading part ; it was the latter whoconceived the idea of building the hospital on the cottageor pavilion system. In memory of them the new buildingopened in November, 1933, had been named the ScottishHouse. But despite the extensions of recent years therewas still need for a larger institution. In Syria there wasonly one bed in mental hospitals for every 16,000 people.After the audience had stood in respect for the memory ofDr. Henry Watson Smith, medical director for 25 years,who died suddenly shortly after the last annual meeting,Dr. Percy Smith presented the medical report, andDr. E. W. G. Masterman the report of the generalcommittee. Dr. Masterman said that Dr. R. StewartMiller, who took up duty as director last September, wasintimately acquainted with mental diseases in the NearEast through his work as head of the Government mentalhospital at El Khanka, near Cairo ; he spoke Arabic andFrench, and was familiar with the officials and ways of thesecountries. Soon after his arrival in Syria, Dr. Miller hadbeen appointed lecturer in mental diseases at the Universityof Beiritt, and mental expert to the criminal court.The director’s report showed the average number ofpatients in residence during the four quarters of the lasttwelvemonth to be 273, 279, 307, and 314. The ever-

increasing demand for accommodation had required theaddition of new wings to two of the older houses, enlarge-ment of the central kitchen and laundry, a new centraldining hall, and an isolation pavilion (for 32 patients andstaff). The new water-supply from the mountains had beenof great value. Fourth-year medical students from Beirutcontinued to attend for clinical demonstrations, and acourse of lectures on mental nursing was being given tosenior students of the College of Nursing, with practicaldemonstrations in the wards of the hospital. During theyear 188 patients had been admitted (130 men, 58 women),making a total of 461 under treatment ; 115 patients hadbeen discharged, and of these 52 were recovered, 30 relieved,27 not improved, 6 not insane. There had been 29 deaths.The patients came from all over the Near East and were

mainly native to those parts, but sometimes personstemporarily resident in the country. The most frequenttype of disorder was the schizophrenic reaction (77) andnext the affective reaction (38).

Medical DiarySOCIETIES

ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE, 1, Wimpole street, W.WEDNESDAY, June 5th.

Surgery. Provincial Meeting in Cardiff.History of Medicine.-5 P.M., Dr. J. D. Comrie

Eighteenth Century English Medicine.BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY.

FRIDAY, June 7th.-2.30 P.M. (Department of MedicalChemistry, University of Edinburgh), Short Com-munications.

LECTURES, ADDRESSES, DEMONSTRATIONS, &c.WEST LONDON HOSPITAL POST-GRADUATE COLLEGE,Hammersmith, W.MONDAY, June 3rd.-10 A.M., Medical Wards, Skin Clinic.

11 A.M., Surgical Wards. 2 P.M., Surgical and Gynse-cological Wards, Eye and Gynaecological Clinics.4.15 P.M., Mr. Green-Armytage : Pelvic Ruptures.

TUESDAY.-10 A.M., Medical Wards. 11 A.M., SurgicalWards. 2 P.M., Throat Clinic. 4.15 P.M., Dr. RedversIronside : Diseases of the Sympathetic NervousSystem.

WEDNESDAY.—10 A.M., Medical and Children’s Wards,Children’s Clinic. 2 P.M., Eye Clinic, GynaecologicalOperations.

THURSDAY.-10 A.M., Neurological and GynaecologicalClinics. Noon, Fracture Clinic. <2 P.M., Genito-urinaryand Eye Clinics. 3.45 P.M., Venereal Diseases.

FRIDAY.&mdash;10 A.M., Skin Clinic. Noon, Lecture on Treatment.2 P.M., Throat Clinic.

SATURDAY.&mdash;10 A.M., Surgical and Children’s Clinics,Medical Wards.

Daily at 2 P.M., Operations, Medical and Surgical Clinics.The lectures at 4.15 P.M. are open to all medical practitioners

without fee.SOUTH-WEST LONDON POST-GRADUATE ASSOCIATION.

WEDNESDAY, June 5th.-4 P.M. (St. James’ Hospital,Ouseley-road, Balham, S.W.), Dr. C. E. Lakin :Demonstration of Medical Cases.

LONDON HOMCEOPATHIC HOSPITAL, Great Ormond-street, W.C.THURSDAY, June 6th.-5 P.M., Dr. James Rishworth and

Dr. Agnes Moncrieff : Homoeopathy in General Practice.Dr. N. H. Hatfield : A Beginner’s Difficulties.

HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, Great Ormond-street,W.C.THURSDAY, June 6th.-2 P.M., Mr. A. Simpson-Smith :

Clinical Cases. 3 P.M., Dr. A. Signy: Typing ofOrganisms and Tests of Virulence.

Out-patient Clinics daily at 10 A.M. and Ward Visits (excepton Wednesday) at 2 P.M.

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THEINSTITUTE OF HYGIENE.TUESDAY, June 4th, to SUNDAY.-Health Congress at

Harrogate.INSTITUTE OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY.

WEDNESDAY, June 5th.-6.15 P.M. (Friends House, Euston-road, N.W.), Dr. Margaret Lowenfeld : Play in Child-hood. 8.15 P.M., Dr. Hazel Chodak Gregory: ThePlace of Habit in Development.

INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY AND RESEARCH, St. Mary’sHospital, W.THURSDAY, June 6th.-5 P.M., Sir Henry Dale, F.R.S.

The Active Substances in Ergot : a Thirty Years’Review.

INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY, Malet-place,W.C.WEDNESDAY, June 5th.-3 P.M., Dr. H. Crichton-Miller :

Alcoholism and Drug Addictions. 4.30 P.M., Dr.Cedric Shaw : Fatigue States.

CHADWICK LECTURE.THURSDAY, June 6th.-5 P.M. (The Chelsea Physic Garden,

Swan-walk, S.W.), Sir John Russell, F.R.S. : ModernChanges in Food Production.

UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.SUNDAY, June 2nd.&mdash;10.30 A.M. (Newcastle General

Hospital), Mr. A. Logan : Surgical Cases.UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM.

TUESDAY, June 4th.-3.30 P.M. (General Hospital), Dr.B. C. Tate : Demonstration of Skin Cases.

FRIDAY.-3.30 P.M. (Queen’s Hospital), Prof. PhilipCloake : Circulatory Disorders of the Extremities.

ROYAL INFIRMARY, Manchester.TUESDAY, June 4th.-4.15 P.M., Mr. W. M. Sutherland :

Carcinoma of the Colon.

AppointmentsDALTON, H. W., M.B. Dub., has been appointed Junior Assistant

Pathologist to the Royal Infirmary, Sheffield.DENNT-BROWN, D., M.B. N.Z., M.R.C.P. Lond., Consulting

Neurologist to the Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables,Putney.

GILLESPIE, N. A., B.M. Oxon., Hon. Anaesthetist to the PrincessBeatrice Hospital, London.